Any Island enthusiasts?

Hey Mark, don't forget to send the message to my email add adamsn666@yahoo.com

Someone knows who is Gary Fourie??

Do you not mean Richard Fourie? Foks new jockey? Adamsnrox I am waiting for someone to come back to me on your request.

No, its not Fok's new jock. He forms part of the horse owners for Palm of Peace running this weekend in the first race, maybe has a relation with Richard Fourie!

Hope you will find somebody who can help me? By the way, any fancies for tomorrow?

Mauritius Phoenix Maiden Cup Barrier Draws

1 CAPTAIN'S KNOCK 8
2 FRUSK 14
3 GALANT GAGNANT 13
4 HALO HUNTER 4
5 HOLD MY JACKET 1
6 IMPERIAL COSSACK 7
7 JUST BANTER 2
8 NAUGHTY PRINCE 11
9 PICK SIX 3
10 SAUBESTRE 10
11 SENOR VERSACE 5
12 SOLAR SYMBOL 12
13 TEAMOG 9
14 WINTER WEATHER 6

From Thursday night the Island comes to standstill...the race card for saturday is out....what is going to win....what is cheap...and what is expensive...buying books...
dont punt...they buy books from the bookmaker...

Mark...please give the guys a writeup on the cheap...expensive....books...

In Mauritius when you back a horse you have to buy 'Books'. A book is 500 Rupees. 100 books is 50,000 rupees. So if a horse is 10/1 it will cost 50 rupees a book (50x 10 = 500) Thats relatively cheap. A horse that is 2/1 will cost 250 rupees (250 x 2 = 500) a book therefor considered expensive ( you wont find many punters on the island wanting to back these horses as they are expensive)

I know this is hard to understand as it took me a while but here is a chart i have worked out,

50/1 will cost 10 rupees (10 x 50/1 = 500) very cheap.
25/1 will cost 20 rupees (20x 25/1 =500) still cheap.
10/1 will cost 50 rupees (50 x 10/1 =500) cheapish!
5/1 will cost 100 rupees (100 x 5/1 =500) not so cheap
2/1 will cost 250 rupees (250 x 2/1 =500) expensive
1/1 will cost 500 rupees (500 x 1/1 = 500) f*cking expensive.

Thanks Mark

mark neisius Wrote:

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> In Mauritius when you back a horse you have to buy
> 'Books'. A book is 500 Rupees. 100 books is 50,000
> rupees. So if a horse is 10/1 it will cost 50
> rupees a book (50x 10 = 500) Thats relatively
> cheap. A horse that is 2/1 will cost 250 rupees
> (250 x 2 = 500) a book therefor considered
> expensive ( you wont find many punters on the
> island wanting to back these horses as they are
> expensive)
>
> I know this is hard to understand as it took me a
> while but here is a chart i have worked out,
>
> 50/1 will cost 10 rupees (10 x 50/1 = 500) very
> cheap.
> 25/1 will cost 20 rupees (20x 25/1 =500) still
> cheap.
> 10/1 will cost 50 rupees (50 x 10/1 =500)
> cheapish!
> 5/1 will cost 100 rupees (100 x 5/1 =500) not so
> cheap
> 2/1 will cost 250 rupees (250 x 2/1 =500)
> expensive
> 1/1 will cost 500 rupees (500 x 1/1 = 500) f*cking
> expensive.



To simplify, a book(500 rupees) divided by the odds(price) of a horse..............these islanders have an odd way of booking, sorry looking at things.

mark neisius Wrote:

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> In Mauritius when you back a horse you have to buy
> 'Books'. A book is 500 Rupees. 100 books is 50,000
> rupees. So if a horse is 10/1 it will cost 50
> rupees a book (50x 10 = 500) Thats relatively
> cheap. A horse that is 2/1 will cost 250 rupees
> (250 x 2 = 500) a book therefor considered
> expensive ( you wont find many punters on the
> island wanting to back these horses as they are
> expensive)
>
> I know this is hard to understand as it took me a
> while but here is a chart i have worked out,
>
> 50/1 will cost 10 rupees (10 x 50/1 = 500) very
> cheap.
> 25/1 will cost 20 rupees (20x 25/1 =500) still
> cheap.
> 10/1 will cost 50 rupees (50 x 10/1 =500)
> cheapish!
> 5/1 will cost 100 rupees (100 x 5/1 =500) not so
> cheap
> 2/1 will cost 250 rupees (250 x 2/1 =500)
> expensive
> 1/1 will cost 500 rupees (500 x 1/1 = 500) f*cking
> expensive.

Hi Mark your table above is not quite right. An even money shot costs 250 rupees a book because you get your stake back in the 500 rupees or book. a 2/1 shot would cost 166.66 rupees( they normally quote 165), a 3/1 shot 125 rupees, a 4/1 shot would cost 100 rupees, a 5/1 shot 83.33 rupees, a 9/1 shot would cost 50 rupees etc etc.

Like I said its complicated, thx for the correction.

When I was there..We put 200,000 rupees (R40,000) on a horse....race time...what a commotion....never knew anything about books....but got the bet on at 3 different bookmakers...then all hell broke loose...the Islanders also plled in....yes..the horse won...expensive we got 5/2 and 2/1