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Originally posted by Yellow Rose:
Does that mean the first 4 are favourites - and in descending order- to win?

Essentially, yes. However note that specific bookies may have the HMs in a different order. For example: as I write this, Betfair has both Freddie and Siavash as joint-favourites at 4/1 (if not shown, the "/1" bit is implicit.)

The easiest way of thinking about the odds is as fractions, and the smaller the fraction, the more likely that HM is to win.
So, Betfair has Charlie at 43/10, which is 4 & 3/10ths, and Sophie at 24/5, which is 4 & 4/5ths (or 4 & 8/10ths), so you can see that they would be placed 2nd and 3rd respectively behind Freddie and Siavash...
Eugene's Lair
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Originally posted by Eugene's Lair:
quote:
Originally posted by Yellow Rose:
Does that mean the first 4 are favourites - and in descending order- to win?

Essentially, yes. However note that specific bookies may have the HMs in a different order. For example: as I write this, Betfair has both Freddie and Siavash as joint-favourites at 4/1 (if not shown, the "/1" bit is implicit.)

The easiest way of thinking about the odds is as fractions, and the smaller the fraction, the more likely that HM is to win.
So, Betfair has Charlie at 43/10, which is 4 & 3/10ths, and Sophie at 24/5, which is 4 & 4/5ths (or 4 & 8/10ths), so you can see that they would be placed 2nd and 3rd respectively behind Freddie and Siavash...


You've made my brain hurt, for instance Charlies odds, do I need to place ÂĢ43 on Charlie to win ÂĢ10? Told you I was thick. Confused
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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
You've made my brain hurt, for instance Charlies odds, do I need to place ÂĢ43 on Charlie to win ÂĢ10? Told you I was thick. Confused

No, it's the other way around. Charlie's at 43/10 on Betfair, so if you bet ÂĢ10, you'd win ÂĢ43 (and you'd also get your ÂĢ10 back).

As I said earlier, Freddie's odds of "4" are actually 4/1, so for every ÂĢ1 you bet, you'd win ÂĢ4. Or to compare with Charlie: if you bet ÂĢ10, you'd win ÂĢ40.
Eugene's Lair

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