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Racing Certainty A team, horse reckoned to be the winner - without doubt.
Rag The biggest outsider or unfancied runner who has the biggest odds of all. The longshot.

Return

The total amount of money paid to you after your selection has won a bet: stake plus winnings.
Roll-up Another term for an accumulator bet.
Roof UK Horse Racing slang. The 'tic-tac' term for 4/1.
Round Robin A series of parlays. A three-team round robin consists of one three-team parlay and three two-team parlays.
Rule 4 If a horse is withdrawn and there is insufficient time to form a new market the remaining horses in the race are subject to a deduction if they win or are placed. These are calculated accoring to the starting price as follows: 3/10 or longer odds - 75p in the £, 2/5 to 1/3 - 70p, 8/15 to 4/9 - 65p, 8/13 to 4/7 - 60p, 4/5 to 4/6 - 55p, 20/21 to 5/6 - 50p, Evens to 6/5 - 45p, 5/4 to 6/4 - 40p, 13/8 to 7/4 - 35p, 15/8 to 9/4 - 30p, 5/2 to 3/1 - 25p, 10/3 to 4/1 - 20p, 9/2 to 11/2 - 15p, 6/1 to 9/1 - 10p, 10/1 to 14/1 - unchanged.
Rundown Line update.
Runner See Beard.
 

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