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Originally Posted by Light
....But I agree with you that dutching to win is at times more desirable than a show bet when used as a show bet.(I.E. dutching) I just did that at Tam.
One horse was 7/2 and the other 5-1. The 7/2 won. The return was the equivalent of getting $4.80 to show as opposed to $3.20 that the horse actually paid to show.
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Based on the value of the 2 entries you mentioned the Dutch win play would be as follows:
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Ex. - 2 entry Dutch play
LOW HI BET$ PRF$ PRF %
Odds 3.5 5.0
Ea Ret $9 $12
Ea Bet $12 $9 $21 $33 157%
TotRet $54 $54
My math shows that in order to achieve that same 157% profit % with a Show bet the return would have to be $5.14.
$5.14 Return ($2 Bet) = $3.14 profit/$2 = 157% profit margin.
That’s not much different from the $4.80 listed, but still the increase necessary just makes the profit potential from Show betting more difficult to keep pace with Dutching when making these types of comparisons.
BTW Nice Play!