The Multiple Hit

Perms are commonplace in pools and fixed odds betting on football, less so in racing. The nearest everyday approach in racing is the Yankee - 11 bets covering 4 horses, or the Canadian - 26 bets covering 5 horses.

For the same outlay as the Yankee covering 4 horses, this method covers 6 horses for the same stake (11 bets) and 15 stakes less than the Canadian covering only 5 horses.

Laids out in football-type format the "Multiplan" looks like this:

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

SUNTAN

2

X

X

X

X

X

TRISTAR

3

X

X

X

X

X

INHERIT

4

X

X

X

X

X

BEAKER

5

X

X

X

X

X

ALCAZASA

6

X

X

X

X

X

X

SIRK

Bookmakers are always suspicious of this type of reduced entry and the big bookmakers insist that all bets are made out on their own entry forms. Write the bet out in full. Using the example six selections as above your bets will look like this:

5 doubles (5 bets win or each way)

Suntan and Tristar

Tristar and Inherit

Inherit and Beaker

Beaker and Alcazasa

Alcazasa and Sirk

4 Trebles (4 bets win or each way)

Suntan, Inherit and Alcazasa

Suntan, Inherit and Sirk

Suntan, Beaker and Sirk

Tristar, Beaker and Sirk

4 Horse Accumulator (1 bet win or each way)

Suntan, Tristar, Alcazasa and Sirk

6 Horse Accumulator (1 bet win or each way)

Suntan, Tristar, Inherit, Beaker, Alcazasa and Sirk