25/2/2005 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.

Below you will be able to see the odds plenty of tote punters got about some popular tote winners. 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.

Warwick Farm, Saturday, 19th. February, 2005

Lord Of Lords
Tote: $3.10
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $3.40
Bookmaker starting price: $3.40

Flying Pegasus
Tote: $3.20
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $4.00
Bookmaker starting price: $3.90

Vionetto
Tote: $2.50
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $3.10
Bookmaker starting price: $2.90

But I'm Serious
Tote: $4.40
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $5.50
Bookmaker starting price: $4.80

Danni Martine
Tote: $5.20
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $7.00
Bookmaker starting price: $5.00

Moonee Valley, Saturday, 19th. February, 2005

Opportunity
Tote: $1.60
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $1.85
Bookmaker starting price: $1.65

Dizelle
Tote: $5.00
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $6.50
Bookmaker starting price: $6.50

Lieutenant
Tote: $1.70
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $1.85
Bookmaker starting price: $1.80

Cape Of Good Hope
Tote: $5.50
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $7.00
Bookmaker starting price: $5.50

Beautiful Gem
Tote: $2.50
Bookmaker top fluctuation: $3.30
Bookmaker starting price: $3.00

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:
Betting money munchers
Get those betting odds
Betting favourites in small fields
Betting tips from the track - Warwick Farm and Moonee Valley
Future winners - unlucky horses
Punt to Win 18/2/2005
Punt to Win index

Betting packages

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