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A GUIDE FOR THE NOVICE PUNTER -    
 

 

Glossary of Betting and Horseracing Terms  

 

Betting Ring - Area of a racecourse where the pitch bookmakers are situated

Bookie  - Slang for bookmaker

Bookmaker Person or company who accept bets from the public

Duty  - Government taxation placed on goods and services

Even Money/Evens   -  Odds of 1 to 1

Monkey five-hundred pounds bet, or wager     

Place/Placed - Usually a horse who comes 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in a race, depending on the number of runners

Pony - Twenty-five pounds (slang)

Pulled Up  -   Where a jockey ceases to take part in a race due to injury or tiredness of his horse

Punter - Person placing a bet

Score - Twenty or twenty pounds

SP/Starting Price - The betting odds of a horse officially stated as being generally available at the start of the race

Steeplechasing  - Horseracing where the horses must jump over fences to complete the course

U/Unseated Rider - Where an error by the horse causes a jockey to fall off of it      

 

 

 

 

 

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A GUIDE FOR THE NOVICE PUNTER

AA ALL-WEATHER, a new convertee to racing has written an article aimed at anyone new to racing who, would appreciate advice on what to do at the Festival, go to his article "A Guide for the Novice Punter" 

CONTENTS

Part I - How to pick a winner

Part II - How to place your bets

Part III - Glossary of Terms

 

Success Stories

THE DERBY
"Dilshaan won the Dante in good style and is my preference from this camp purely in that tactics looks to be more straightforward for him and he looks assured to stay based on York. He also has the jockey for the big occasion on board. However, for the selection I will choose Galileo. Unbeaten and untested so far his best performance came last time and the form has already been devalued. Despite this it is the potential this one holds which fires my imagination and there seems an heir of confidence in the Irish camp. Unlike Hills and Stoute he is the sole representative from the 6 entries that O'Brien left in at the recent declaration stage. There are always question marks about Saddlers Well's stock and the 12F trip but Imagine went some way to putting that theory to bed yesterday. It also goes without saying that the stable are in simply super form which is another plus. I take him to beat Dilshaan and Putra Sandhurst. Golan (I think) will come full of running but not get home"


THE FLAT MAN

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In no way does "Furlong To Go!! guarantee that selections posted above will win the specified races advertised. They are merely an indication based on current form. Whilst the selections, and advice are the basis by which we will personally place our own bets, like you, any selections that are backed, are done so at your own risk.

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