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ENGLANDBARNES1
28 Mar 11 17:32
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Hey does anyone have a link to a decent chart of the above???

I always use Boycies on a blog of his from last year but have just noticed its dissapeared.

I am capable of working this out and converting it myself, but find this quite time consuming.

Cheers
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Report ebasson61 • March 28, 2011 6:18 PM BST
If you hover your mouse over the decimal odds, it will show you what the fractional odds are.
Report Wilson1975 • March 28, 2011 7:49 PM BST
or add 1 point to the price and divide by 100

ie 2-1 +1 =3 divide-100 = 33.3%
Report ENGLANDBARNES1 • March 29, 2011 9:33 AM BST
I am aware of both of those methods thanks chaps.

However, i usually make compile my own books for each race.
Report HarryHatless • March 29, 2011 10:13 AM BST
I don't understand.  Surely everyone who compiles their own books is capable of quickly and efficiently calculating the %ages mentally?
Referring to someone else's table sounds quite time-consuming to me.
Report screaming from beneaththewaves • March 29, 2011 12:20 PM BST
You have to lodge the percentages in your memory in the first place, Harry, and that comes from repetition.

When I look at 8/13 now, I immediately think "sixty-two per cent," but that didn't happen on day 1.

Here's the table of percentages (courtesy of Laddies Grin ):

http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1998/fulltext/418a4.4.pdf
Report ENGLANDBARNES1 • March 29, 2011 3:15 PM BST
Thank you, that is a great help.

I take it nobody can get hold of one including odds on fractions also converted to fractions???
Report Alex the old wrinkled retainer • March 29, 2011 4:01 PM BST
I am failing to understand why you don't use a calculator, it is only a few button presses to get the answer.
Report kenilworth • March 29, 2011 4:41 PM BST
screaming is doing it right. A long, long time
ago I worked all the conversions out, memorized
them, and at any time can look at a bookmakers
board on course and quickly work out the margin
he is betting to. You will soon know if the prices
are going in or out.
Report screaming from beneaththewaves • March 29, 2011 4:58 PM BST
ENGLANDBARNES1: That table contains the odds on percentages in the right-hand column.
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