It’s a big day of racing at Doncaster on Saturday, and you don’t want to miss this Virgin Bet offer! Place a bet on the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (15:30), and we’ll get paid as a winner if our horse finishes 2nd. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives us a potential profit of £44.22 and here’s how…
Key terms
- Applies to our first bet on the 15:30 Doncaster, taking place on Saturday 5th March 2021.
- Qualifying bets must be placed and settled on the day of the race.
- Applies to win single bets and the win part of each way bets.
- Only the first £10 staked will be used to calculate bonus winnings.
- Maximum bonus cash winnings of £500.00.
As an added bonus, if your horse wins the race, you’ll get a free bet equal to your stake as part of Virgin Bet’s 3/1 Winners promotion.
Qualifying bet
Please see my qualifying bets guide if you’d like more information about them and how they work.
It’s entirely up to you which horse you go for, but it would make sense to select a horse with relatively short odds in the hope of a 2nd place finish (you’ll see why in a moment).
At the time of writing, Storm Control is available at back odds of 4.50 (7/2) and lay odds of 4.80.
Either exchange works for this offer
Betfair and Smarkets are both great options for this offer. If you’ve not used one of them, now is a great time to give them a try.
- Money back as cash up to £20
- 0% commission for 60 days
We can calculate our lay stakes using my Matched Betting Calculator…
As you can see, the calculator tells us that our lay stake should be £9.41…
Place £10.00 on Storm Control @ 4.50 = Potential profit of £35.00
Lay £9.41 on Storm Control @ 4.80 = Potential liability of £35.75
Outcomes
Let’s have a look at our potential profit/loss for the possible outcomes…
| Outcome | Virgin Bet | Betfair | Free Bet | Profit/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Control finishes 1st | + £35.00 | – £35.75 | + £8.00 | £7.25 profit |
| Storm Control finishes 2nd | + £35.00 | + £9.22 | £44.22 profit | |
| Any other outcome | – £10.00 | + £9.22 | £0.78 loss |
So, we’ll make a nice profit of £44.22 if Storm Control finishes 2nd. We’ll stand to lose a maximum of £0.78 on any other outcome. Risking £0.78 to make a potential profit of £44.22 gives us effective odds of 57.69, which I’m sure you’ll agree, makes this a profitable offer in the long run.
Any bonus cash winnings will be credited within 24 hours of the race finishing.
* Storm Control pulled up, resulting in a £0.78 loss on this Virgin Bet offer. *
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