A Gentleman's Guide to Calculating Winning Bets: A Racing Ready Reckoner

Sharpe, Graham

ISBN 10: 1843440377 / ISBN 13: 9781843440376

Published by High Stakes Publishing, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Gentleman's Guide to Calculating Winning Bets: A Racing Ready Reckoner
• Publisher: High Stakes Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843440377
• ISBN 13: 9781843440376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 200 grams

About this title

Synopsis

A Racing Ready Reckoner

One of the most comprehensive and useful ready reckoners ever published and, with a simple guide to settling bets which explains the short cuts and systems used by the professional bet settler, there is no bet that a Gentleman should not be able to calculate himself.

This handy guide covers:

� The settlement of all standard bets such as Singles, Doubles, Trebles, Accumulators, forecasts and much more

� Details on how to calculate the newer and more esoteric bets

� Short cuts to settling your bets

� Chart which shows odds as a percentage

� Achieving Value for Money

� How to make a 'book'

� Tic Tac 'sign language' chart of all the major prices - know what the bookies are 'saying'

� Full glossary of bets and betting terms

About the Author

A journalist by trade, GRAHAM SHARPE made a name for himself by spending almost half a century publicising bookmakers William Hill, winning awards along the way, and creating one himself – the world's most prestigious and richest sports-based literary prize, the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Graham has been attending the races on the Channel Islands for over 45 years, and is the author of several titles, including Vinyl Countdown and A Gentleman’s Guide to Calculating Winning Bets.