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A friend of mine questioned yesterday why i do e.w. accas with both 365 and Sky. I explained that while 365 have now begun offering extra places, Sky nearly always go one better, albeit at shorter odds.But Sky do have that annoying habit of offering money back instead of the extra places in some big field handicaps, such as the 2.25 at York
There is another consideration, which i discovered last night. 365 do not offer extra places on handicaps where there are only 8 runners, whereas Sky do. Having placed a L15 and e.w. acca with 365 and same with Sky, last night, i watched the first 3 all places. Waiting for the fav, Glorious Rio to do likewise in the last race at Hamilton. At the start, one horse reared up and was withdrawn, reducing the field to just 7 and, yep, you've guessed it, my selection finished 3rd.
I had been hoping for a return of £32 from 365 and £26 from Sky. As 365 were not paying extra places, obviously my e.w. acca with them was down :-((. However, because Sky were originally going 4 places, the withdrawal meant that they were now paying on 3, so i got my £26:-))
My friend has informed me today that he is now investing that extra £2 on his L15s. Monkey see, monkey do:-)