Each-Way AtlasExtra places and offers on horse racing
What are extra places, and when do bookmakers offer them?
Extra places raise the number of positions that pay on the place part of an each-way bet, on races a bookmaker chooses, under the terms of its own promotion. This page covers promotions the bookmaker applies to a race without a customer choice. On 7 November 2026 the operators and races that publish them are Not verified.
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Facts to record
An extra-place offer has four parts: which race, how many places, what fraction, and until when. We record all four for each operator, with the date we read them.
| Item | What we record | Value on 7 November 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Definition in the operator's terms | Exact wording, quoted, with the page address | Not verified |
| Races covered | The list the operator publishes, or the rule for choosing races | Not verified |
| Number of places and fraction | As printed in the offer | Not verified |
| Conditions | Withdrawals, price guarantee, closing time | Not verified |
The short version: an extra-place promotion is defined by the operator's wording for one race on one day.
How extra places work
On a standard each-way bet, the place part pays if your horse finishes in one of the paying positions. The number is set by the race, for example three places.
An extra-place promotion lengthens that list, so a horse that would have finished just outside the money can still be paid.
The fraction of the odds applied to the place part is a separate item. It is stated in the offer, and our page on places and fractions explains the pair.
The short version: more positions pay, while the fraction is taken from the offer's own terms.
Promotions and options are different things
Two ideas get confused. In a promotion, the operator decides the race and the places, and you simply bet. In an option, the customer chooses the places or fraction on the slip.
We deal with options on how place options work, and the question of whether they cost you in do extra places cost you.
The short version: this page is about promotions, and options have their own page.
When do bookmakers offer them?
Operators that publish a list of qualifying races do so on their promotions pages. Big meetings, such as the Cheltenham Festival, draw the attention of readers, but the dates and races of any offer come from the operator, not from us.
We have not recorded a list, so the question of which operators publish one is open until the table above is filled.
A comparison of operators will be at UK-licensed bookmakers that publish extra-place offers.
The short version: the operator announces the races, and we record only what is published and dated.
Example
You place £5 each way, a total stake of £10, on a horse at 10/1. The place fraction is 1/5, and the horse finishes fourth.
- With three paying places, the place part loses, and the win part loses. You get back £0 and lose £10.
- With four paying places at the same 1/5 fraction, the place odds are 10/1 × 1/5 = 2/1. The place part returns the £5 stake plus £10 profit, which is £15. The win part still loses £5, so your net result is +£5.
The short version: one extra position turned a £10 loss into a £5 gain in this case, with the fraction unchanged.
What to read in the terms
Look for the number of places, the fraction, the races covered, what happens after a withdrawal and any minimum or maximum stake. See place terms for the vocabulary.
Before you bet
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How we checked
We have not yet read operators' definitions or promotion pages. The table is a plan of what will be read, and the example is our own arithmetic.
We will quote at least three operators' wording with a date before removing any Not verified mark. See options compared in a table for the later comparison.
What changed
7 November 2026: page created with the definition and a worked example; operator values pending.
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