New Posts For Thread: Irish Placepotshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepotsDoes anyone know why the pools are always so incredibly poor?Seems strange to me that, even on a good days racing, they are way below even a terrible UK aw card.Yesterday at the Curragh, there was only around £15,00 in the pot.As slippy says, today's dividend was OK given the resultsFriday night at Dundalk placepots been a good earner over the yearshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=564487475#564487475As slippy says, today's dividend was OK given the resultsFriday night at Dundalk placepots been a good earner over the yearsSun, 12 Jan 2025 12:17:52 -0600It paid £49.50 which was an okay dividend looking at the results.Doubled my stake + 10% gravy on top so good enough.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=564487173#564487173It paid £49.50 which was an okay dividend looking at the results.Doubled my stake + 10% gravy on top so good enough.Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:57:39 -0600They take more out for Ireland meetings IRRC. That won't help either.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=564486717#564486717They take more out for Ireland meetings IRRC. That won't help either.Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:03:49 -0600Only Punchestown on today for the placepot desperados amongst us and quite a reasonable card as well. Yet, a very modest £58,946.57 in the kitty.Paying £2.10 after leg 1 b.t.w.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=564486681#564486681Only Punchestown on today for the placepot desperados amongst us and quite a reasonable card as well. Yet, a very modest £58,946.57 in the kitty.Paying £2.10 after leg 1 b.t.w.Sun, 12 Jan 2025 06:44:26 -0600not as far as i know, i think the uk money is added into the irish pools which explains the anomolous ammounts showing as they update the running totals going onto leg 6 ie a total going onto a runner of £5.67, it reflects the exchange rate betweenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=469715169#469715169not as far as i know, i think the uk money is added into the irish pools which explains the anomolous ammounts showing as they update the running totals going onto leg 6 ie a total going onto a runner of £5.67, it reflects the exchange rate betweenMon, 11 Oct 2010 08:40:24 -0500Might be bollox but aren't they 2 different pools/companies. i.e in UK we are going into the UK pools of punters interested in the Irish racing hence the low pot. In IE they go into a different pool on their Tote which is probably on a par with the Uhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=469713133#469713133Might be bollox but aren't they 2 different pools/companies. i.e in UK we are going into the UK pools of punters interested in the Irish racing hence the low pot. In IE they go into a different pool on their Tote which is probably on a par with the UMon, 11 Oct 2010 08:21:38 -0500yeah well obviously that is one reason, but now that uk tote direct money is going into the pools (another recent development) the pools will continue to grow steadily as more uk puntersbet into the pool.a lot of pools therehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=469709317#469709317yeah well obviously that is one reason, but now that uk tote direct money is going into the pools (another recent development) the pools will continue to grow steadily as more uk puntersbet into the pool.a lot of pools thereMon, 11 Oct 2010 07:44:14 -0500Ireland has a smaller population than UKhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=469708845#469708845Ireland has a smaller population than UKMon, 11 Oct 2010 07:38:29 -0500I saw that York place 6 myself! I was down in the first there. I managed to perm Ascot pretty well though so not too many complaints.You ever done place 6? I dont even know who would take that bet.Nice to hear that youre well in profit.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=469707889#469707889I saw that York place 6 myself! I was down in the first there. I managed to perm Ascot pretty well though so not too many complaints.You ever done place 6? I dont even know who would take that bet.Nice to hear that youre well in profit.Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:27:17 -0500yeah doin wind, kem, sal. had a good saturday, got york and ascot, viewed getting york with mixed emotions, obviously pleased to hit it but i was a tad miffed at the dividend £2.65k as the sp based place6 paid over £7khttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26033773/irish-placepots?post_id=469707669#469707669yeah doin wind, kem, sal. had a good saturday, got york and ascot, viewed getting york with mixed emotions, obviously pleased to hit it but i was a tad miffed at the dividend £2.65k as the sp based place6 paid over £7kMon, 11 Oct 2010 07:25:35 -0500