Betting Glossary

Combination forecast (cfc)

A combination forecast involves 3 or more selections in the same race, with any 2 to finish 1st and 2nd in any order to give a return.

The table below shows the 6 possible winning outcomes to this bet.

	1	2	3	4	5	6
Result	a-b	a-c	b-a	b-c	c-a	c-b

The return would be five times the forecast dividend.

The number of bets in a combination forecast is calculated by multiplying the number of selections by the preceding number e.g. for 3 selections, number of bets is 3 x 2 = 6.

Combination tricasts

A combination tricast involves 3 or more selections in the same race, with any 3 to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order, to give a return.

Any 3 of the 4 selections must finish in the first 3 places. The return would be £1 multiplied by the tricast dividend.

The number of bets in a combination tricast is calculated by multiplying the number of selections by it's two preceding numbers e.g. for 4 selections, number of bets is 4 x 3 x 2 = 24.

Showcast

A showcast is a fixed price forecast or tricast, based on our early prices or show from the racecourse. Available on UK and Irish horses, and Greyhounds.Teaser

A teaser is 1 bet involving 2 or more point spread or game total selections on football and basketball. A fixed number of points are bought or sold on all selections in the teaser. Pay out odds are fixed depending on the number of teams and the number of points bought or sold. All selections must be successful for the bet to win.

Buying points is simply changing the handicap and also the potential payout.

If bet

An If bet is 1 bet involving 2 to 12 straight play selections joined by a condition. There are two types: - (1) 'Single Action' where the player will have action on the second straight bet if the first play wins only, and so on in the chain of plays; (2) 'Double Action' where the player will have action on the second play only if the first play wins, ties, or the game is cancelled, and so on in the chain. Wherever there is a loser, the bet stops.