The Grand National Festival sets off on Thursday with FOUR Grade 1 contests along with another three top-class races.
And Tote have a huge £200,000 Placepot prize guaranteed for Thursday’s card.
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Placepot selections
- 1.45: Gidleigh Park
- 2.20: Puturhandstogether & Mambonumberfive
- 2.55: Stage Star & Ahoy Senor
- 3.30: Constitution Hill
- 4.05: Willitgoahead
- 4.40: Gunsight Ridge & Dr T J Eckleburg
What is a Placepot?
The Tote Placepot is a renowned raceday ritual, and is the bookie’s most popular bet. To win the Tote Placepot, you need to pick a horse to place in the first six races on any day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival.
How to win
To win the Placepot, you simply need to have a horse placed in the first six races of any day of the Festival. How many places are on offer depends on how many runners are in a race and the same terms apply to the Tote Place pool.
Choosing your Horses
With the Placepot, it can pay to take on the favourites. The biggest dividends are won when the most popular horses fail to make the places – so if you think a fancied horse might have a chink in their armour, you should try and find something less popular to take them on with.
Equally, it is often wise to have a couple of favourites on your side, seen as single-line “Bankers” in suitable races.
Multiple Lines in a Placepot
You can select more than one horse in each race, but this will mean that your total stake will increase.
To calculate your total stake, just multiply the number of selections in each leg. For example:
- Leg 1: 3 selections
- Leg 2: 2 selections
- Leg 3: 1 selection
- Leg 4: 3 selections
- Leg 5: 2 selections
- Leg 6: 1 selection
- 3 x 2 x 1 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 36 lines
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Remember to gamble responsibly
A responsible gambler is someone who:
- Establishes time and monetary limits before playing
- Only gambles with money they can afford to lose
- Never chase their losses
- Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed
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- GambleAware – www.gambleaware.org
Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.
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