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Reading a race

What it is: the race screen. Each row is a runner. Each column is a bookie.

Why it helps: you see every bookie’s price for every runner at once, so you can spot the best one in a second.

A race grid: runner names down the left, then Best, Back, Lay and Rate, then one column per bookie with its logo.
A race. Scroll sideways to see more bookies.

The columns on the left

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Column In plain words
Runner The number and name.
Best The highest price any bookie is offering on that runner right now. Hover over it to see which bookie.
Back (blue) Betfair’s price to bet that the runner wins. Betfair is an exchange where punters bet against each other.
Lay (pink) Betfair’s price to bet that the runner doesn’t win.
Rate The Best price compared with Betfair’s Lay, as a percentage. Over 100% means a bookie is paying more than the exchange. It’s a comparison, not a tip.

Hover for details

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On a computer, hover over Best or any price to see which bookie it is and more detail. Click a bookie’s name at the top of its column to open Bookie view for it.

The mouse over a bookie price in the race grid, with a small pop-up showing the bookie and price details.
Hovering over a price shows the details.

The little symbols

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You see It means
⊘ That bookie has closed betting on this race.
· That bookie hasn’t put up a price yet. Check back soon.
Greyed-out runner, crossed out, at the bottom Scratched — taken out of the race.

Notes you might see

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Sometimes a race shows a short note instead of (or above) the grid:

  • “Bookies haven’t opened betting on this race yet.” It’s too early. Bookies usually open closer to the jump.
  • “No Betfair market for this race.” Betfair isn’t trading it, so Back, Lay and Rate are blank. Bookie prices still show.
  • “Only X of Y bookies are pricing this race.” Most bookies skip this one (often overseas or small meetings), so there’s less to compare.
A race with the note: Bookies haven't opened betting on this race yet, with a countdown to the jump.
Too early: bookies haven't opened betting yet.
A race where the Betfair columns say No Betfair market for this race.
No Betfair market: the bookie prices still show.

Win and Place

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The Win / Place switch at the top right of the grid flips between win prices and place prices.

On your phone

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On a phone, pick a race from the list first; the price grid sits underneath. Swipe sideways on the grid to see more bookies.

All races on a phone: the tab bar, the filter buttons and the Next to jump list with countdowns.
On a phone, the race list comes first.

Odds compares prices only. It is not a bookmaker, takes no bets and does not tell you what to back. Prices come from licensed Australian bookmakers' public sites and can change at any moment; always check the price with the bookmaker before you bet.

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