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Norton's coin & odds

  • 14-03-2020 12:18pm
    #1
    paddy no 11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭


    Saw the piece on Norton's coin on ITV and had a look at the race result online out of interest

    Absolutely cannot believe the odds in horse racing 30 years ago - in a 12 runner gold cup the 4th fav was 25-1, that would be a 10-1 shot now. Norton's coin was 100-1, but there were also 200-1 chance running!

    How did bookies make money back then.

    Anyone of ye interested in numbers want to calculate the overs out of interest just to see how punters are being rode?


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  • #2
    stretchaq
    Registered Users Posts: 567 ✭✭✭stretchaq


    paddy no 11 wrote: »
    Saw the piece on Norton's coin on ITV and had a look at the race result online out of interest

    Absolutely cannot believe the odds in horse racing 30 years ago - in a 12 runner gold cup the 4th fav was 25-1, that would be a 10-1 shot now. Norton's coin was 100-1, but there were also 200-1 chance running!

    How did bookies make money back then.

    Anyone of ye interested in numbers want to calculate the overs out of interest just to see how punters are being rode?


    Don’t forget that tax was paid separately back then now it’s included in stake


  • #3
    Robson99
    Registered Users Posts: 4,365 ✭✭✭Robson99


    paddy no 11 wrote: »
    Saw the piece on Norton's coin on ITV and had a look at the race result online out of interest

    Absolutely cannot believe the odds in horse racing 30 years ago - in a 12 runner gold cup the 4th fav was 25-1, that would be a 10-1 shot now. Norton's coin was 100-1, but there were also 200-1 chance running!

    How did bookies make money back then.

    Anyone of ye interested in numbers want to calculate the overs out of interest just to see how punters are being rode?

    Oh I remeber that race well...there was a piece in the trainer in the NOTW the previous Sunday and the horse liked soft ground.
    Told the old fella to put a pound EW on him for me..hear the result at school.. came home chuffed only for him to tell me he put it on Dessie with his own bet...I nearly cried


  • #4
    mirwillbeback
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭mirwillbeback


    Robson99 wrote: »
    Oh I remeber that race well...there was a piece in the trainer in the NOTW the previous Sunday and the horse liked soft ground.
    Told the old fella to put a pound EW on him for me..hear the result at school.. came home chuffed only for him to tell me he put it on Dessie with his own bet...I nearly cried

    I had a similar story with Jet Ski Lady @ 50/1 and my Dad not taking notice of me. Haunts me 30 years on ;)


  • #5
    The Tetrarch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭The Tetrarch


    paddy no 11 wrote: »
    Anyone of ye interested in numbers want to calculate the overs out of interest just to see how punters are being rode?
    It shows it at the end of the race reports on the Racing Post website:
    Cheltenham Gold Cup 1990: Total SP: 113%
    Cheltenham Gold Cup 2019: Total SP: 117%


  • #6
    paddy no 11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭paddy no 11


    The Tetrarch wrote: »
    It shows it at the end of the race reports on the Racing Post website:
    Cheltenham Gold Cup 1990: Total SP: 113%
    Cheltenham Gold Cup 2019: Total SP: 117%

    Thanks, not what I was expecting, I'll have to up my research game


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