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Each-way place fractions and paid places

The place fraction sets the price of the place part. The number of paid places sets which finishing positions qualify. Those are two separate inputs.

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THE SHORT ANSWER

The place fraction changes the price. The number of paid places changes which positions qualify. Apply the fraction to profit odds, then add the returned place stake.

On this page 7 sections
  1. Two fields that are easy to confuse
  2. Worked example: 1/4 versus 1/5
  3. Where to find the terms
  4. What changes the calculation?
  5. Keep the example reproducible
  6. Source and review
  7. Next useful check
At 8/1, a £5 place part returns £15 with quarter terms or £13 with fifth terms, when the finishing position qualifies.
At 8/1, a £5 place part returns £15 with quarter terms or £13 with fifth terms, when the finishing position qualifies.

Two fields that are easy to confuse

“1/5 odds, 3 places” describes a fraction and a finishing-position condition. The number three is not the divisor used to calculate the place price. The fraction is applied to fractional profit odds, not directly to decimal odds that already include stake.

Worked example: 1/4 versus 1/5

£5 place part at 8/1Place fractional oddsPlace return
1/4 terms2/1£15.00
1/5 terms8/5£13.00

If this is a £5 each-way single, the full stake is £10. A place-only return of £13 produces £3 profit after subtracting both stakes. The £15 return under quarter terms produces £5 profit. The finishing position must still qualify under the separately stated paid-place condition.

Where to find the terms

Use the original receipt and the applicable operator conditions. Sky Bet’s each-way help says paid places are shown on the bet slip and discusses promotional extra places separately. The calculator cannot infer the terms from a horse name, race size or today’s advertised market.

What changes the calculation?

  • A non-runner may require a separate rule or market check.
  • A dead heat can reduce the paid fraction of a particular part.
  • A deduction can affect winnings under the applicable rule.
  • An each-way accumulator is not a collection of independent each-way singles.

Our ordinary each-way calculator covers two equal cash stakes without those extra adjustments. For a confirmed dead heat affecting one part, first derive the odds of that part, then use the dedicated model with the available places and tied selections.

Keep the example reproducible

Record the stake per part, original odds, place fraction, paid positions and declared result. If any one of these is unknown, a precise-looking number is still conditional. Use the settlement checklist to resolve missing details before treating the result as a payment due.

Source and review

Sky Bet: each-way bets and place terms. Reviewed . The reference describes that operator’s published scope. It does not establish the conditions of every bookmaker or the historical terms of your receipt.

Examples are original illustrations. See our methodology or report a correction.