Vaal Vaal Vaal Thursday 30th

Richie77 Wrote:

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> Anybody want to help me out with what "claimed"
> means?


Richie it means when a horse is backed to win the maximum. At the bigger centers a claim are for R25,000 on raced horses and R10,000. so if a horse is at 5/1 the maximum you can bet is 25000/5000 then the horse will be "claimed" and probably shortewn to around 7/2. Hope this helps.

The 8th, not a race to get involved in.
Gavin has a small chance but if I am forced into a bet then Small Miracle it will be.

Titch Wrote:

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> E Man i think i found one of your lunatic
> fringes...Famous Charmer in the last race matey

Its your life Titch...

1 Famous Charmer 3.55 Vaal (SA)
(Win and Each Way) 30/08/2012 3 Places
1/5 Odds 25/1 To Run
To Win: 107.50

Funny, I have often been called that too

Frodo Wrote:

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> And well done to Frodo on Hell Alley and Kleintjie
> - if only that got up for 3rd <

Hmmm, begrudging well done frodo... cost me a small fortune with Pres Elect... had 3rd and 4th in that order for the tricast too, was more than a little p*ssed as I liked hells but thinking it was the inside track I left it out

Was comentator scared to call Hell alley by it`s correct name? sure he was calling it Hey alley?

You okes been accessing my account ....

2012/08/30 09:25:04 AM 77455 HORSE RACING VAAL Race 8 PERFORMING LIGHT Fixed Place 1.88
2012/08/30 09:25:04 AM 77455 HORSE RACING VAAL Race 9 FAMOUS CHARMER Fixed Place 4.25

shrek Wrote:

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> Richie77 Wrote:
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> > Anybody want to help me out with what "claimed"
> > means?
>
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> Richie it means when a horse is backed to win the
> maximum. At the bigger centers a claim are for
> R25,000 on raced horses and R10,000. so if a horse
> is at 5/1 the maximum you can bet is 25000/5000
> then the horse will be "claimed" and probably
> shortewn to around 7/2. Hope this helps.

That is correct. I'm not sure what it's purpose is anymore these days, but it comes from a time when a number of bookies would operate from a single office then a punter could walk in and claim the odds, meaning all the bookies had to offer him a bet to max liability if asked. If you couldn't claim the odds the first bookie would take the hit and the others would immediately shorten the odds. With a claim the bookies had to offer you max bet on the odds when the claim was made.

Same here PL

Thanks guys, i really thought it was something else hahahahaha. Makes perfect sense.

Gotta love Julie Alexander... "with natural improvement it could improve"... really??!?! :

To JTL and 007...
bows... am not worthy... muchas gracias -D

and the best is I liked Baron Zemo originally (would have won a lot more if it had got up!) so had nice exacta and also did the tricast -D

JTL Wrote:

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> Sugar and Shake good thing in the last



thanx got 9/2 X( X( X( -D :)o