Types of bet - double bets

Win double

This is betting two horses to win their respective races. If one does not win, your bet is lost.

Returns on multiples are worked out by the first horse odds + stake, multiplied by the odds of the second winner.

£5 WIN DOUBLE
WON 2/1 WON 3/1
1st WIN - £5 X 2/1 = £10 + £5 stake = £15
2nd WIN - £15 X 3/1 = £45 + £15 stake = £60 total return.
You continue with this format for all other multiples.

Each way double

This is a bet the bookies often prefer people not to do, especially when you include 2 fancied horses, as it usually means that at worst you will reclaim your stake back.

You work it out as above, but treat the win and place parts as two totally different bets. Only add them together after you have worked out the return for each of them.

Any to come

This is a type of double, but where only a portion of the winnings from the first race are bet on the second race (assuming that the first race is won). If they offer this type of bet, most bookmakers will limit the any to come part to double the original stake. This type of bet is only really suitable for people who will not be physically able to make a second bet should their first horse win. This type of bet is also known as an ‘if win’ or ‘if cash’ bet.

Forecast / Reverse forecast

This is a bet on two horses in the same race to come in first and second. You can also make a reverse forecast (reverse double) where you are betting on the two horses to come in first and second, but where you are not specifying which is coming first and which is coming second. A reverse forecast requires two bets.

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