Tote Exacta at Catterick

[Cav]

Is the race 3 exacta correct???

1st 66/1
2nd 66/1

Div – 701.80

Cant be right surely?

[Glenn]

Why can’t it be right?

[Cav]

Thought they were missing a zero.

Jesus that’s a dreadful div.

[Glenn]

You sound like a man who’s bemused as to why this or that horse is ‘so short’ before it goes and trots up. Maybe the shrewd set that play exactas had a much better idea of this combo copping than you did?

[Peruvian Chief]

What did the FC pay? How is it calculated?

[bimble]

£2082.24

[phil walker]

Betting was:

Evens
5/2
11/1 bar

Maybe people realized that Tom Scu never wins when riding for Brian Ellison (and is generally a useless jockey anyway) so thought the 66/1 outsiders weren’t no-hopers.

[Glenn]

What did the FC pay? How is it calculated?

The CSF is based on SPs, but with the added twist of

Frankenstein algorithims

to ensure you get a truly dreadful deal.

So in this case, they’d multiply 66*(66+1) and get 4422. Then the harmonisation algorithim will kick in (aka the ‘we don’t wanna give you that’ algorithim) to slash the return by more than half.

Whatever you do folks, give these Frankenstein CSFs the bodyswerve and stick to the weight-of-money derived exacta.

[betlarge]

So in this case, they’d multiply 66*(66+1) and get 4422. Then the harmonisation algorithim will kick in (aka the ‘we don’t wanna give you that’ algorithim) to slash the return by more than half.

The CSF was a licence to print it back in the day.

Then came the Little Owl/Venture To Cognac affair and joy turned to despair.

Mike

[Cav]

"You sound like a man who’s bemused as to why this or that horse is ‘so short’ before it goes and trots up. Maybe the shrewd set that play exactas had a much better idea of this combo copping than you did?"

Not at all. I’ve been espousing the use of exchange data and price movement on here for years.

Could be wrong of course, but I don’t see any shrewdie playing at 700/1 in a 4000/1+, Catterick sixteen runner juvenile hurdle market!

Nor am I saying this is a representative exacta dividend at those sort of odds. I don’t have the data to draw that conclusion.

Looks more like a name picker having their day in the sun, or finger trouble, or both.

In any event, it’s a dreadful dividend on this particular occasion imo.

[RedRum77]

Not sure here, but it could be first or second with any other.

[grey dolphin]

How much was in the pool? For races at these small meetings midweek that is probably the main limitation.

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