This Guide Will Tell You What You Need to Know about Greyhound Betting

Greyhound racing is very popular in the Emerald Isle, and there are many Irish sports betting fans who engage in place wagers on this exhilarating sport. If you are thinking about starting to bet on this sport regularly, then you need to read this guide about betting on greyhound racing.

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Tips for Greyhound Betting

You can enter a greyhound sportsbook for the very first time and place a bet if you like, but this is a sure way to end up losing your money. When it comes to betting on greyhounds, you should follow the advice of experts as greyhound racing is a specialist sport that you need to study for a long while before you can fully get to grips with it. Below we have provided you with some tips that you should always keep in mind when you are greyhound betting.

Look at the Form Cards

We should not really have to explain that the form of a greyhound is hard proof about how that particular dog is performing against its competitors at the current moment in time. You can find plenty of greyhound form guides on the Internet, and you should always study a couple before you go ahead and put your hard-earned cash on a dog to win. When you are betting on greyhounds you need to consider the age of the dog, its weight, the distance of the race, and the type of surface that they will be running on.

Bet on the Improving Dogs

Young dogs will quickly improve their form as they are eager and hungry to please their masters. Therefore, keep an eye out for the young dogs that are on the rise and are improving their finishing times with each race that they compete. These young dogs will usually have good odds and could very well bring back the bacon for you.

Look for Value

If you have read some of our other guides, then you have probably heard the word "value" mentioned already, but we keep mentioning it because it is just that important. Sometimes, in a particular race, it might not be clear who the best dogs are, but bookies are very skilled when it comes to giving odds to try and manipulate punters into backing a certain dog, even when those odds really not give a true reflection of its chances of winning. Therefore, sometimes it is worth your while to ignore the high odds and go with a dog if it happens to tick all of the other boxes.

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Popular Greyhound Bets to Make

The types of bets that you can make in greyhound racing are quite similar to those that you can make in horse racing. If you are new to greyhound betting, then below you can find some of the popular greyhound bets that punters like to make.

Win: You do not need to be a mathematical genius to work out that with this bet you are betting on one dog to win.

Place: With this type of bet, you are giving yourself a bit of leeway as the dog that you choose can finish first or second. Since you have a better chance of winning, the odds will be lower than a win bet.

Show: With this bet, you are giving yourself even more leeway as the dog you select only has to finish in the top three for you to win some money. The odds will be even lower than a win or place bet.

Trifecta: Here you will need to pick three dogs in a race and predict them to finish in the top three in a certain order. Due to the difficulty of getting this correct, the odds that you are given will be extremely enticing.

Pick 6 You simply pick a winner from six different races and if you get them all correct, you will be in line for a very tidy payout. You can also have a Pick 2, Pick 3, Pick, 4, or Pick 5. Obviously, the more you pick, the better your odds will be.

The Competitions to Follow

Some of the biggest greyhound races are held in Ireland, and at Shelbourne Park, Dublin, in particular. This is also one of the best greyhound stadiums in the world. So, what prestigious greyhound races are held here? Well, you can come here to enjoy the following:

• Scottish Greyhound Derby
• English Greyhound Derby

Other important competitions include the Easter Cup, the Irish Greyhound Derby, the Oaks Cup, the St. Leger Cup, and the Shelbourne Gold Cup. So, if you want to bet on the best greyhound racing events, you need to pay close attention to the events at Shelbourne Park.

The Greyhounds to Follow

The three top dogs in Ireland at the time of writing this guide were Ballymac Anton, Pestana, and Wolfe. So, if you are betting on a race and you see that one of these dogs is going to be competing in it, it would probably be quite a wise decision to back it to win.