Betting > Guide to Betting on the Tote
Below are a list of betting options available.
Win
You are betting for your chosen dog to come 1st.
How to bet :
Ask for “Stake — Win — Trap Number” e.g. £2 — Win — Trap 3 (this is 1 bet) Total investment: £2 (minimum spend: £1)
Place
You are betting for your chosen dog to be placed either 1st or 2nd.
How to bet :
Ask for “Stake — Place — Trap Number” e.g. £2 — Place — Trap 6 (this is 1 bet) Total investment: £2 (minimum spend: £1)
Win and Place (Also known as each-way)
You are betting for your dog to finish either 1st or 2nd. If your dog wins, you collect two payments — one for winning and one for placing!
How to bet :
Ask for “Stake — Win/Place — Trap Number” e.g. £2 — Win/Place — Trap 5 (this is 2 bets) Total investment: £4 (minimum spend: £2)
Straight Forecast
Here you are predicting which dogs will finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order.
How to bet :
Ask for “Stake — Straight Forecast — Trap Numbers” e.g. £2 — Straight Forecast — Traps 5 & 6 (this is 1 bet) Total investment: £2 (minimum spend: £1)
Reverse Forecast
You are betting for 2 dogs to finish 1st or 2nd in either order.
How to bet :
Ask for “Stake — Reverse Forecast — Trap Numbers” e.g. £1 — Reverse Forecast — Traps 3 & 4 (this is 2 bets) Total investment: £2 (minimum spend: £1)
Forecast Combination
Here you choose 3 dogs, of which 2 must finish 1st and 2nd in any order.
How to bet :
Ask for “Stake — Forecast Combination — Trap
Numbers" e.g. £1 — Forecast Combination — Traps 1, 4,
6 (this is 6 bets) Total investment: £6 (minimum spend: £1.20)
Straight Trio
Choose 3 dogs to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order.
How to bet :
Ask for “Stake — Straight Trio — Trap Numbers” e.g. £2 — Straight Trio — Traps 3, 5 & 6 (this is 1 bet) Total investment: £2 (minimum spend: £1)
Trio Combinations
You are betting that your 3 chosen dogs will finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order.
How to bet :
Ask for “Stake — Trio Combination — Trap
Numbers” e.g. £1 — Trio Combination — Traps 2, 4 & 6
(this is 6 bets) Total investment: £6 (minimum spend: £1.20)
Straight 4 Jackpot
Select the winners of the 4 nominated Jackpot races.
How to bet :
Choose more than one dog in each race to increase your chances of winning. Simply complete a Straight 4 play card and hand it to any Tote Operator. The minimum spend is £1.
Pick 6 Jackpot
Select the winners of the 6 nominated races.
How to bet :
Choose more than one dog in each race to increase your chances of winning. Simply complete a Pick 6 play card and hand it to any Tote Operator or why not ask for a Lucky Dip The minimum spend is £1.