Sometimes I find myself undecided between two horses, and the novelty bets help solve the dilemma. I've heard some - let's say more regular punters - say the novelty bets are for mugs.
Granted, they're there to increase bookmaker turnover, but I beg to differ in that they merely help open up the field to increase our chances of a win. That is, of course, if we can isolate the novelty bet which best suits our predictions.
Here's the latest from IASbet.com on the Lightning Stakes in Melbourne.
YOUNG OR OLD TO STRIKE IN THE LIGHTNING?
IASbet.com has a range of novelty markets for punters to choose from on the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
Punters can pick whether the winner will be aged three or four and over, whether or not a Group 1 winning horse will win the race, and whether an odd or an even-numbered horse will take the winner's cheque home.
Will a three-year-old or an older horse win the Lightning Stakes?
$1.55 Any 3YO winner
$2.45 Any 4YO+ winner
Will a Group 1 winning horse win the Lightning Stakes?
$1.55 Group 1 winner to win
$2.45 Non-Group 1 winner to win
Will an even or an odd horse win the Lightning Stakes?
$1.90 Even-numbered horse
$1.90 Odd-numbered horse
Friday, January 29, 2010
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