The market list changes from race to race. A major Group contest may carry different options from a large handicap, while some selections only appear after final declarations.
Win
A win bet is settled on one question: did the selected horse finish first? Any other position results in a losing bet.
The price shown when Parimatch accepts the wager determines the potential return, subject to the applicable market rules.
Each-Way
Each-way is really two bets wearing one label. Half of the stake backs the horse to win and the other half backs it to place, so £5 each-way costs £10 altogether.
The win half needs the horse to finish first. The place half can return if it lands within the number of places advertised beside the race. Both that number and the fraction of the win odds may differ across the week, especially in races with larger fields.
Place
Place-only betting removes the win element. The selected runner must finish inside the positions stated in that particular market.
Terms can change when horses are withdrawn, so check them again before confirming the bet.
Forecasts
Pick the winner and runner-up in the right order and you have landed a straight forecast. A reverse forecast allows the same two horses to swap those positions, but covers both outcomes through two bets.
Forecast markets may not be available for every Goodwood race.
Multiples
A five-day card offers plenty of scope for joining selections. Two form a double, three make a treble, and a longer chain becomes an accumulator. One losing leg ends a standard multiple, even when every other horse obliges.
Trixies and Lucky 15s work differently because the selections are broken into several smaller combinations. That can make the final stake much larger than the amount typed against a single line. Try the numbers in the Parimatch bet calculator before committing.
Additional Markets
Look beyond the main race-winner list and other choices may appear: one horse against another, a market with the favourite removed, winning distance or extra places. They are race-specific, so Friday's menu need not resemble Tuesday's.
One practical point is easily missed when moving between them. A familiar horse may appear at a different price because the question has changed, not because Parimatch has suddenly reassessed its chance of winning. “Betting without the favourite”, for example, settles the race after removing one runner from the calculation. A match bet only asks which of two named horses finishes ahead. Read the market title before comparing its price with the standard win odds.
