Double Trio debuts in May

SINGAPORE,  30 April 2004

Come Wednesday, 5 May 2004, racing fans can look forward to betting on a new exotic bet offered by the Singapore Turf Club.

The DOUBLE TRIO should appeal to many regular racegoers as it will be an interesting challenge to pick the first three horses in two races and the winning dividends are likely to be big. Customers have to select three horses to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order in each of the two races nominated by the Club.

Each unit bet costs $2 and the minimum dividend is $3. The DOUBLE TRIO will be sold at over 150 counters selling Place Forecast bets at the Singapore Racecourse, Town Office at Asia Chambers as well as the Club’s nine off-course betting centres.

Customers have to use the new mark-sense coupon with the "DTR" option. The results for DOUBLE TRIO will be available on the same selected television monitors displaying the Place Forecast results.

Unless otherwise decided by the Club, in the event that the Double Trio pool during a Singapore meeting has no winner, the amount will be carried forward as a jackpot to the Double Trio pool in the next Singapore meeting. The same practice will apply for the Malaysian and Hong Kong meetings.

Double Trio - Additional Information:

Withdrawal of Horses

In the event of the selected horse or horses being withdrawn in one or more legs, no refund will be made. Each of the withdrawn selected horse or horses will be substituted by the 1st favorite, or the 2nd favorite, if the 1st favorite is already a selection, or the 3rd favorite, if both the 1st and 2nd favorite are already the selections.

Dead-Heat

In the event of a dead-heat for the 1st or 2nd or 3rd horse in one or both legs, the net pool will be shared among the winning combinations that are backed.

Unbacked Horses

In the event of one or more of the winning combinations being unbacked, the net pool shall be divided equally by those that are backed or, if all winning combinations are unbacked, the net pool shall be carried forward as a jackpot to the next pool unless otherwise decided by the Board.

Insufficient Finishers

If there are less than three finishers in one leg, the Club will pay on the winning combination of the other leg. If less than three finishers in both legs, all bets will be refunded.

Void Races

If one leg is void, the Club will pay on the winning combination of the other leg. If both legs are void, all bets will be refunded.

To compute the number of bet combinations in each leg:
Step 1 Use table below to find the combination for 1st Leg
Step 2 Similarly, use table below to find the combination for 2nd Leg
Step 3 Multiply the two combinations in 1st Leg and 2nd Leg

Example:

1st Leg : 1 Banker bet H#2, others H#3,4,5,7 Total = 6 combinations
2nd Leg : Box bet H#1,4,5,6 Total = 4 combinations
Total bet combinations for both legs = 6 X 4 = 24
Total cost for this bet = 24 combinations X $2 = $48

Double Trio Combinations Table

 

Bet Combinations
Number of horses selected in one leg (h) Box 1 Banker 2 Banker
3 1 - -
4 4 3 2
5 10 6 3
6 20 10 4
7 35 15 5
8 56 21 6
9 84 28 7
10 120 36 8

For selection of larger number of horses, use the following formulae to compute your bet combinations:

Box : h x (h-1) x (h-2) divided by 6
1 Banker : (h-1) x (h-2) divided by 2
2 Banker : (h-2)