Popular
Bets Explained |
ACCUMULATOR |
A
wager involving 4 or more selections in different
events where the total returns from the first
selection (including the stake) are invested
on each successive selection. Also called "fourfolds"
"fivefolds" etc. and "roll ups". |
CANADIAN/SUPER
YANKEE |
A
wager involving 5 selections in different events
consisting of 26 bets:- 10 Doubles, 10 Trebles,
5 Fourfolds, 1 Fivefold. |
CROSS
BETS/SINGLE STAKES ABOUT (SSA)/UP AND DOWN |
A
wager involving 2 selections in different events
consisting of 2 bets:- 1 single on each selection,
any to come , 1 single on the other selection
reversed. Often indicated by XXX between the selections. |
DOUBLE |
A
wager involving 2 selections in different events
where the total returns from the first selection
(including the stake) are invested on the second. |
DOUBLE
STAKES ABOUT (D.S.A) |
A
wager involving 2 selections in different events
consisting of 2 bets:- 1 single on each selection,
any to come, 1 double stake single on the other
selection reversed. |
DRAW/IF
CASH BET |
A
wager where the stake on the first selection -
if - cash - draw the original stake on to the
second. If both selections win - odds are paid
on both winners, the stakes returned. If first
selection wins and second loses, odds on the winner
only as the original stake "drawn" on
to a loser. If first selection loses, the bet
is lost. |
FIDO |
A
wager involving 5 selections in different events
consisting of 20 bets:- 10 Doubles and 10 Trebles. |
FLAG/SUPER
ROBIN |
A
wager involving 4 selections in different events
consisting of 23 bets:- 6 Doubles, 4 Trebles,
1 Fourfold, plus 12 single stake cross bets. |
GOLIATH |
A
wager involving involving 8 selections in different
events consisting of 247 bets:- 28 Doubles, 56
Trebles, 70 Fourfolds, 56 Fivefolds, 28 Sixfolds,
8 Sevenfolds and 1 Eightfold. |
HEINZ |
A
wager involving 6 selections in different events
consisting of 57 bets:- 15 Doubles, 20 Trebles,
15 Fourfolds, 6 Fivefolds, 1 Sixfold. |
PATENT |
A
wager involving 3 selections in different events
consisting of 7 bets:- 1 Single on each, 3 Doubles,
1 Treble. |
ROUNDABOUT |
A
wager involving 3 selections in different events
consisting of 3 bets:- 1 Single on each - any-to-come
- a Double stake Double on the other 2 selections. |
ROUNDER |
A
wager involving 3 selections in different events
consisting of 3 bets:- 1 Single on each - any-to-come
- a Single stake Double on the other 2 selections. |
ROUND-ROBIN |
A
wager involving 3 selections in different events
consisting of 10 bets:- 3 Doubles, 1 Treble, plus
6 Single stake cross bets. |
ROUND
THE CLOCK |
A
wager involving 3 or more selections in different
events. On 3 selections consisting of 3 bets:-
5p A if Cash 5p B if cash remaining 5p C. 5p B
if cash 5p C if cash remaining 5p A. 5p C if cash
5p A if cash remaining 5p B. |
SINGLE
STAKES ABOUT |
See
CROSS BETS |
SUPER
HEINZ |
A
wager involving 7 selections in different events
consisting of 120 bets:- 21 Doubles, 35 Trebles,
35 Fourfolds, 21 Fivefolds, 7 Sixfolds, and 1
Sevenfold. |
SUPER
ROBIN |
See
FLAG BET |
SUPER
YANKEE |
See
CANADIAN |
TREBLE |
A
wager involving 3 selections in different events
consisting of 1 bet:- The total returns from the
first selection (including the stake) invested
on each successive selection. |
TRIXIE |
A
wager involving 3 selections in different events
consisting of 4 bets:- 3 Doubles, 1 Treble. |
UNION
JACK |
A
wager involving 9 selections in different events
which are usually numbered 1 to 9 and consist
of 8 Trebles i.e. 8 bets:- Trebles are onlt 1-2-3,
4-5-6, 7-8-9, 1-4-7, 2-5-8, 3-6-9, 1-5-9, 3-5-7. |
UNION
JACK PATENT |
As
the UNION JACK but each line of 3 is taken as
a PATENT i.e. 56 bets:- 8 lines of 3 Singles,
3 Doubles, 1 Treble. |
UP
AND DOWN |
See
CROSS BETS |
YANKEE |
A
wager involving 4 selections in different events
consisting of 11 bets:- 6 Doubles, 4 Trebles,
1 Fourfold. |
YANKEE
PATENT YAP |
A
wager involving 4 selections in different events
consisting of 15 bets:- 4 Singles, 6 Doubles,
4 Trebles, 1 Fourfold. |
YAP |
See YANKEE
PATENT |
The
foregoing definitions are intended for information
purposes only, and are not to be taken as a
guarantee of acceptance. |