Best Odds Guaranteed is a promo available on UK and Irish Horse Racing bets. This allows you to take odds on a starter, and if the Starting Price (SP) is higher, we will pay you at the higher odds. When Best Odds Guaranteed has been applied to your bet, confirmation is displayed at the bottom of your Bet Slip.
Please note that for Horse Racing, Best Odds Guaranteed only applies to bets placed from 08:00 UK Time on the day of the race.
Starting Price (SP)
The Starting Price (SP) is the odds for a Horse at the time the race begins. This is an industry standard supplied to all bookmakers by the racetrack.
Availability and Exclusions
For Horse Racing, the promo is only available on Win and Win/Place or Win Only Fixed Odds markets. This includes straight bets, parlays, Bet Boost, and Showcast bets. The promo only applies to bets placed from 8:00 AM UK Time on the day of the race and is not available for races outside the UK and Ireland.
Adjusted place terms (such as Each Way Extra), Futures bets, Position Payout, and Colossus bets are excluded, unless otherwise stated.
If your selection involves a non-runner, then Best Odds Guaranteed still applies if the SP is greater than the revised odds of your bet after the Rule 4 is applied. If no SP is declared for a withdrawn horse, then your bet will be settled at the odds it was placed at (subject to Rule 4).
For further information on non-runners and Rule 4 deductions, please see our FAQ here.
Winnings Boost
Where a Winnings Boost is applied to the Win and Each Way market, the returns received on settlement will be the greater of the bet placed (original price taken plus Winnings Boost) or the Best Odds Guaranteed starting price (with no Winnings Boost applied).
Further information on Winning Boosts can be found here.