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NAP means its the op's best horse,the one he fancys and thinks will win .
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but whats the actually abbreviation stand for!
i think its kinda slang for a certainty...a nap!
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Some might say it comes from a card game called Napoleon,the best Hand was always declared with the phrase Napoleon.
Each player is dealt 5 cards from a full pack of 52 and then they declare their elder hand first,and how many tricks he thinks he can make. "Nap" is a declaration to take all 5 tricks and therefore comes to mean a punter's best chance.
Each player is dealt 5 cards from a full pack of 52 and then they declare their elder hand first,and how many tricks he thinks he can make. "Nap" is a declaration to take all 5 tricks and therefore comes to mean a punter's best chance.
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its when ya go to sleep for half an hour or so....IE kip/sleep LMAO
roud:A little bit like a Horse Racing Dictionary
Ante-Post
Betting on an event well in advance. In the case of big horse races or football tournaments, this could be a year or more before the event takes place.
Banker
A selection that a punter or tipster feels is a near certainty.
Bar
This shows what the lowest odds of horses or competitors not mentioned in the betting forecast are likely to be - '50-1 bar' means those not quoted are 50-1 or bigger.
Best Price Percentage
Price percentages are used to calculate over-roundness. A completely fair book is classified as 100% over-round. However the bookmakers' profit margins mean the figure is almost always above 100%. But, if one aggregates the best prices from different bookmaking firms on any event, the percentages become lower. On some occasions, when odds greatly differ from firm to firm, the best price percentage may even drop below 100% showing that the best book on that event is actually in the punter's favour.
Backed
When a bookmaker takes a lot of money on one particular runner, it is said that it has been heavily backed.
Bettor
American term for someone who bets.
Bismarck
Term used to describe a favourite who bookmakers expect to lose and are therefore happy to lay.
Board Prices
This refers to the currently available odds displayed on the boards of on-course bookmakers. It is from these that the starting price for horse races is derived.
Bookmaker
The organisation or person who wins in the end.
Broke
The outcome of too many losing bets.
Each-way
Betting on both a win and a place. A percentage of the win odds is paid for the place which usually ranges from second to fourth depending on the event.
Favourite
The participant with the shortest odds in the field, who the bookmakers think is most likely to win.
Field
Some bookmakers may well group all the outsiders in a competition under the banner headline of 'field' and put it head to head with the favourite. This is known as favourite versus the field betting and is common in horse and golf betting.
Fixed odds betting
Staking a set amount to win a set amount by multiplying the stake by the odds. As opposed to spread betting where the amount you can win or lose on a single bet may vary.
Handicap
Often used for American football, soccer and rugby betting. One team, usually the away side, receives a head start for betting purposes. Punters can bet for or against the team with the head start. The handicap can also be known as the line or the spread.
In-running betting
Some bookmakers offer odds for an event while in progress with the prices quoted reflecting the current state of play.
Joint favourites
When a bookmaker cannot split two runners for favouritism.
Jolly
Another term for the favourite in a race.
Layer
An alternative term for a bookmaker, someone who lays or accepts a bet.
Monkey
Bookmakers' slang for £500.
Mug
A member of the public who places ill-considered bets.
Nap
A tipster's best bet.
No Offers
When bookmakers are unwilling to offer a price on a participant (N/O).
Odds-on
Refers to a price where you have to stake more than the amount you expect to make as profit.
Odds-against
When the amount you win is more than your stake.
Over-Round
In theory, using natural odds, a betting book can be fairly weighted between bookmaker and bettor. However bookmaker profit margins mean that they must alter the odds in their favour. Over-roundness is a means of expressing to what extent the odds are in favour of the bookmaker. An evenly weighted book based on natural odds is expressed as 100%, and the more the odds move in the bookmaker's favour the more that figure rises. Thus a book that is weighted 20% in favour of a bookmaker is expressed as 120% over-round. See Best Price Percentage for further details.
Punter
A member of the public who places bets.
Pony
Bookmakers' slang for £25.
Rag
The outsider in the field, normally available at a big price.
Rule 4
If a horse is withdrawn shortly before the start of a race and there is insufficient time to form a new market the remaining horses are subject to a deduction if they win or are placed. These are calculated according to the starting price as follows:
3-10 or longer odds 75p in the £
2-5 to 1-3 70p
8-15 to 4-9 65p
8-13 to 4-7 60p
4-5 to 4-6 55p
20-21 to 5-6 50p
Evens to 6-5 45p
5-4 to 6-4 40p
13-8 to 7-4 35p
15-8 to 9-4 30p
5-2 to 3-1 25p
10-3 to 4-1 20p
9-2 to 11-2 15p
6-1 to 9-1 10p
10-1 to 14-1 5p
14-1 unchanged
Spread Betting
An innovative form of betting for high rollers. Started by City traders and based on stock market principles, it allows punters to lose more money than they thought they would.
Starting Price
The official odds, calculated from selected on-course board prices, for a horse as the race starts.
Steamer
A runner whose odds are continually shortened in the face of heavy support.
Tic-tac
The 'sign language' with which bookmakers on the racecourse communicate.
Tipsters
Individuals who think they know what they are talking about giving betting advice.
Win only
Betting markets where no each-way betting is available.
