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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.


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