There are numerous ways to bet on horse racing in Britain. While most bets are settled using bookmakers’ prices, either early odds or ‘starting price’, other outlets such as exchanges, pool betting operators and racecourses also return dividend prices.
The table below shows the different deduction/takeout/commission rates, by operator and by bet. It is published ‘as is’ and is intended to help bettors understand how much different operators ‘charge’.
| Operator | Type | Bet | Description | Deduction % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Tote | Pool | totewin | Pick the winner | 19.25 |
| UK Tote | Pool | toteplace | Pick placed horse | 20 |
| UK Tote | Pool | toteswinger | Pick two horses in first 3 | 30 |
| UK Tote | Pool | toteexacta | Pick 1st & 2nd in correct order | 25 |
| UK Tote | Pool | totetrifecta | Pick 1st, 2nd, 3rd in correct order | 25 |
| UK Tote | Pool | totedouble | Pick winner of two specified races | 20 |
| UK Tote | Pool | totetreble | Pick winner of three specified races | 20 |
| UK Tote | Pool | toteplacepot | Pick placed horse in 1st six races | 27 |
| UK Tote | Pool | totejackpot | Pick winner of six specified races | 29 |
| UK Tote | Pool | totequadpot | Pick placed horse in races 3-6 | 26 |
| UK Tote | Pool | totescoop6 | Pick winner of six specified races | 30 |
| Colossus | Pool | Pick 4 | Pick winner of four specified races | 30 |
| Colossus | Pool | Pick 6 | Pick winner of six specified races | 30 |
| Colossus | Pool | Saturday 7 | Pick winner of seven specified races | 30 |
| Colossus | Pool | Place 6 | Pick placed horse in 1st six races | 20 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | Win | Pick the winner | 19.25 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | Place | Pick placed horse | 20 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | Two From Three | Pick two horses in first 3 | 30 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | First Two | Pick 1st & 2nd in correct order | 25 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | First Three | Pick 1st, 2nd, 3rd in correct order | 25 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | Ascot Double | Pick winner of two specified races | 20 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | Ascot Treble | Pick winner of three specified races | 20 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | Placepot | Pick placed horse in 1st six races | 27 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | Quadpot | Pick placed horse in races 3-6 | 26 |
| Bet With Ascot | Pool | Scoop 6 | Pick winner of six specified races | 30 |
| Betfair Exchange | Exchange | Win | Pick the winner | 5 |
| Betfair Exchange | Exchange | Place | Pick placed horse | 5 |
| Betdaq | Exchange | Win | Pick the winner | 2 |
| Betdaq | Exchange | Place | Pick placed horse | 2 |
| Smarkets | Exchange | Win | Pick the winner | 2 |
| Smarkets | Exchange | Place | Pick placed horse | 2 |