12/11/2004 edition

Get Those Betting Odds!

Placing a bet on "the winner" is not all there is to betting on horses. Just by making sure you obtain good odds about your bets can mean the difference between losing a lot of money and breaking around even or maybe making a small profit.

Have a look at these odds about some popular tote winners from the horse racing meeting at Flemington racetrack on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival on Saturday, November 6.

See the odds plenty of tote punters got and compare them with the odds obtained by many punters who bet with bookmakers. We think you'll agree - the difference is staggering. It must make a huge difference to your results.

Flemington - Melbourne Cup Carnival Final Day

Leone Chiara
Tote: $3.90
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $4.80
Bookmaker starting price: $4.40

Holding
Tote: $4.70
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $6.00
Bookmaker starting price: $5.50

Our Smoking Joe
Tote: $1.90
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $2.35
Bookmaker starting price: $2.25

Fantastic Love
Tote: $4.50
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $5.50
Bookmaker starting price: $5.50

Demerger
Tote: $8.00
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $9.00
Bookmaker starting price: $7.50

As a general rule bookmaker odds for Saturday meetings held in Sydney and Melbourne are better than tote odds for:

1. The most favoured horses (That's where most of the winners are!)
2. There needs to be reasonable disclosed form. This rule will not apply for a 2YO race full of first starters.

There are plenty of offers on this site that will help you get decent odds and give you a much better chance. The question is:

If you are not doing so already are you prepared to make the changes necessary to your win betting so you get better odds and better returns for your money? Or are you going to turn a blind eye, ignore reality, and pretend you are getting good odds for popular horses in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturdays? Just like some posters in our forum who post saying, "Bookmaker odds are no good. I always bet on the tote."

This edition of Punt to Win:
Melbourne Cup Carnival betting tips - Heavy track favourites
Get those betting odds
Betting favourites in small fields
Betting tips from the track - Victoria Derby, Rosehill and Warwick Farm
Handicapping tips - weight and class
Future winners - unlucky horses
Punt to Win 29/10/2004
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