New Posts For Thread: can someone please explain what people betting on horses mean by pointshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-pointsthanks in advance fellow furry friend gamblers...thanks for the info horse lovers.so your staking per point isnt really linked to your bank?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505448525#505448525thanks for the info horse lovers.so your staking per point isnt really linked to your bank?Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:33:23 -0500"Points mean prizes. Stay out of the red there's nothing in this game for two in a bed."https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505446009#505446009"Points mean prizes. Stay out of the red there's nothing in this game for two in a bed."Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:04:20 -0500The only true test of anything is a level stakes points profit. i.e if you have 100 bets at £10 you have laid out £1000. if your total return is £1200 then you have made 20 points profit ( 20 * £10 ). I would be jumping over the moon if this washttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505445693#505445693The only true test of anything is a level stakes points profit. i.e if you have 100 bets at £10 you have laid out £1000. if your total return is £1200 then you have made 20 points profit ( 20 * £10 ). I would be jumping over the moon if this wasThu, 18 Aug 2011 04:51:42 -0500and what do points make ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505445361#505445361and what do points make ?Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:39:47 -0500Excuse me,I opened the wrong door.I was looking for the place where the professionals meet.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505442481#505442481Excuse me,I opened the wrong door.I was looking for the place where the professionals meet.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:31:31 -0500paulme.'Points' when taking about tipsters, is a way of indicating how strongly they fancy a horse/selection. So a 3 point recommendation is more fancied that a 1 point recommendation.Punters also then use this as a way of staking their bets. so if fhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505438955#505438955paulme.'Points' when taking about tipsters, is a way of indicating how strongly they fancy a horse/selection. So a 3 point recommendation is more fancied that a 1 point recommendation.Punters also then use this as a way of staking their bets. so if fWed, 17 Aug 2011 22:10:41 -0500This looks like a potential fishing thread, but who cares if it is?paulme, don't want to confuse things but for what it is worth, a lot of people don't really use a 1-10pt staking plan - for most it's often more like a 1-3pt plan (because it's not vehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505437301#505437301This looks like a potential fishing thread, but who cares if it is?paulme, don't want to confuse things but for what it is worth, a lot of people don't really use a 1-10pt staking plan - for most it's often more like a 1-3pt plan (because it's not veWed, 17 Aug 2011 21:07:56 -0500It's kids stuff staking in x amount of points 99.9% of these tipsters will have a scale so they can go on the chase total nonsense.Look at the amount of points an average tipster would turn over to make the profits if any,roi is the only way of lookihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505437291#505437291It's kids stuff staking in x amount of points 99.9% of these tipsters will have a scale so they can go on the chase total nonsense.Look at the amount of points an average tipster would turn over to make the profits if any,roi is the only way of lookiWed, 17 Aug 2011 21:07:37 -0500Oops typo....+£40 for £10 a point.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505437095#505437095Oops typo....+£40 for £10 a point.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:01:19 -0500Yep depending on what the backers use as a 1 point stake, if £1 then it's only +£4, for £10 it's +£10 and so on, which is why they tend to use the £100 a point because if they were only +4 up for the week which isn't terrible by most standards,https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28210247/can-someone-please-explain-what-people-betting-on-horses-mean-by-points?post_id=505437051#505437051Yep depending on what the backers use as a 1 point stake, if £1 then it's only +£4, for £10 it's +£10 and so on, which is why they tend to use the £100 a point because if they were only +4 up for the week which isn't terrible by most standards,Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:00:05 -0500