New bets

shrek Wrote:

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> > > Heard the pick6 will no longer carry the
> > > couplings. Also going to reintroduce the Bi
> > pot.
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> > What is the Bi pot?
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> Shows you what I know I thought it was a chick
> that swung both ways. :

lol...

Is this a fact? And if so when will the changes come into effect?

Pick 6 without couplings for me as a small punter will mean no more P6 bets (same as JP) - more to invest in the PA I suppose :S

As I said before, the Quinpot was my favourite exotic bet,dunno why they dropped it
It started with the 2nd leg of PA and ended before the last
Many years ago,before the P6 every Wed & Saturday we travelled to Milnerton by bus
If you lost the 1st leg of the PA, you HAD to play it to keep interest in the day
The payouts was'nt all that bad either,and if you won, could play the last race too(tu)
I hope they use the same format(

Frodo Wrote:

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> Is this a fact? And if so when will the changes
> come into effect?
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> Pick 6 without couplings for me as a small punter
> will mean no more P6 bets (same as JP) - more to
> invest in the PA I suppose :S


With you on this Frodo

Hi

The Bi-Pot was over 6 Races and only at the Vaal and was not an easy bet to get right thus it was not so polular to the masses. Similar to todays JP mainly the big Perms win and then as BlouPerd will confess to he leaves one Horse out and that is the one that wins.

At one stage the PE P6 did not include the Couplings with the result a lot of scheming and manipulation took place by the Trainers. Now before I get moered with a titanium Baseball bat I had Horses in PE with a top Trainer so had first hand knowledge of this, not that the Plan always worked out. With the Pools being so much bigger in the main centres I can just imagine the manipulation that MIGHT take place. IMO there will be more C/O but maybe that is what is required (massive pools) to compete with Lotto, Soccer 10 & 13, etc.

Well one pays your money and takes your chances. My take is that if the majority of Punters do not win something no matter how small now and again they will look somewhere else to punt. Even the Lotto and Soccer 13 have consolation prizes lke 3 correct numbers etc. so maybe a consolations payout might help keeping and/or attracting new CUSTOMERS.

I am curious to know when these Bets will come into force and just hope that the Betting outlets know in advance so that they will be prepared to lay them and also to see what happens to the Pools over time.

What will it change, the no couplings rule already in existence in Zim, Mauritius, Ngong pools ???

Those that train and come up with the WRONG ones all the time can now have a FIELD day.........he he he he!!!!(

mikesack Wrote:

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> What will it change, the no couplings rule already
> in existence in Zim, Mauritius, Ngong pools ???
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> Those that train and come up with the WRONG ones
> all the time can now have a FIELD day.........he
> he he he!!!!(


They don't have 14 or more horses in a field:

Too many bet types imo, at this rate we will have smaller pools in the exotics....(td)

gregbucks Wrote:

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> Too many bet types imo, at this rate we will have
> smaller pools in the exotics....(td)

Gregbucks correct goes against what Vee said on TV about churning the punters money for a bigger take out , going to tie up the money for to long:S

Flash Harry Wrote:

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> the bi-pot is the bet that used to be played many
> year ago. to win you must pick the horse to run 1
> or 2 over i think was 6 or 7 race. now this bet
> was not popular and was stop even when the only
> exotic was pa and jackpot no even p6. if i
> remember properly this bet was only taken at vaal
> or may be when it end was only taken at vaal but i
> may be in correct maybe rob faux can re call?
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> for the p6 to take the coupling away i think will
> be big mistake. the jackpot is get better dividend
> but how many punter will play both the p6 and
> jackpot if both are difficult to catch? vee is
> doing to much now he must re member his punter is
> main the small player and no the gregg blank so in
> time i think big payout is garentee but pool size
> will drop

Correct FH

I can not remember the Bi pot being available in kzn.

Why dont they rather payout 4th place for 12 runners ?
Or revert back to the 3rd place payout for less thn 8 horses carded. ?

vis Wrote:

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> Thanks guys.
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> I like the couplings for the added tactical
> dimension it brings to the bet.


vis , 100% ! I have caught percentages of high paying P6's where the wrong one had won and kept my bet alive !

maybe they should trial it first in kimberly , that centre's p6 payouts will rise for sure .