19/11/2004 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 about even or maybe making a profit.

Have a look at these odds about some popular tote winners from the horse racing meetings at Melbourne and Sydney last Saturday.

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.

Sandown Hillside, 13th. November, 2004

Ankaret
Tote: $4.40
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $6.00
Bookmaker starting price: $6.00

Creative Plan
Tote: $1.90
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $2.30
Bookmaker starting price: $2.30

Brannigan
Tote: $1.70
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $2.00
Bookmaker starting price: $1.95

Amtrak
Tote: $3.30
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $3.80
Bookmaker starting price: $3.80

Binding
Tote: $2.20
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $2.80
Bookmaker starting price: $2.45

Count Ricardo
Tote: $3.20
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $3.50
Bookmaker starting price: $3.50

Medium Swing
Tote: $4.30
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $5.50
Bookmaker starting price: $5.00

Rosehill, 13th. November, 2004

Regal Gaze
Tote: $5.00
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $7.00
Bookmaker starting price: $5.00

Mnemosyne
Tote: $1.80
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $2.40
Bookmaker starting price: $2.10

Golden Weekend
Tote: $2.50
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $2.90
Bookmaker starting price: $2.80

Basra
Tote: $3.90
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $5.50
Bookmaker starting price: $5.00

Panorama Heights
Tote: $6.80
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $11.00
Bookmaker starting price: $8.00

Grandazz
Tote: $3.90
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $6.00
Bookmaker starting price: $5.50

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:
Form analysis and betting strategies - unraced horses
Get those betting odds
Why your odds are nearly as important as the horse you bet
Betting favourites in small fields
Betting tips from the track - Rosehill and Sandown
Handicapping tips - weight and class
Future winners - unlucky horses
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