Royal Derby is an exciting game based on a horse-racing scenario. Players use racing information supplied to predict the winning horse from a set of six horses that run in each race. Bets can be placed on any number of horses in the race.
How to Play
The aim of the game is to correctly predict the winning horse from the set of six selected horses taking part in each race. To select a horse you need to click on one of the 6 preview windows on the left hand side of the screen. This will enable you to add a stake to this horse, in addition to allowing you to view further information on the horse and jockey selected.
To place a bet on a horse, choose your stake. When a bet has been placed, a spinning coin will appear on the screen against the chosen horse. You can bet on any number of horses in the race.
As well as betting on a horse to win, you may also select whether you'd like your bet to be an each-way bet by selecting the Bet Type. The 'Bet Type' heading alongside your chosen horse will indicate whether a bet is 'to win' or 'each-way'. An each-way bet will double your stake with half placed on the horse to win and half placed on the horse to finish in the top two which pays out a quarter of the odds. If your horse wins the race you will win both bets, and if it finishes second you will just win the 'place' part of the bet. If you do not select 'each-way', your bet will be on the horse 'to win' and your stake will not be doubled.
In order to view the race, click on the 'Race' button next to the stake on any of your selected horses. At this point the screen will change to display the race result.
When the race has finished, you will be taken to the 'Photo Finish' section of the screen where the race result will be displayed.
FAQ
How is a race chosen ?
Whenever you choose to bet on a Virtual Horse Race, our server will select and pair six horses and six jockeys from our database of several thousand horses and hundreds of jockeys.
The server will use the attributes of the horse, the jockey, the track, and a random real-life element to identify the relative finishing positions of each of the horses.
How should I choose which horse to back?
You should use the horse information to assess the capability of the Horse and Jockey against a given track and conditions.
The information for each horse listed gives an indication of the way in which the horse is likely to behave during that race, although it should always be noted that Virtual Horse Racing is a fixed-odds betting game and hence previous results of a horse or jockey do not necessarily reflect their future performance.
How do I know that the race isn't fixed?
The details of every race run are stored in our database in full. This includes the current status of the horses at the time of the race, the horses backed and race result. Because everything is carried out in a controlled, auditable fashion, it is impossible to 'fix' the result against the taker of the bet.
How do I know that the odds being offered are fair?
The odds are generated by our server, and reflect an assessment of the probability of each horse winning the race.
Why is this a fixed odds game and not a game of chance?
Because of two factors:
• The simulation requires skill to identify the winning selection by using the relevant form guides and tables.
• The odds that you are given on the race are an accurate assessment of the probability of each selection winning the race.
There are no dodgy tipsters, no greedy price-setters, and no ringers. We've tried to simulate Horse Racing as closely as possible.
How are the payouts rounded?
All returns from bets in the games are rounded down to 2 decimal places. For example, a return of 1.6765 will be rounded down to 1.67 and a return of 1.503 will be rounded down to 1.50. In an accumulator game, each round is a new bet so your winnings will be rounded down after each one.
e is only taken on your original hand. You cannot take Insurance after a Hit, Split, or a Double Down bet. This means you can only take Insurance when the Dealer has one card face-up and you have two cards dealt.
If the Dealer does not have a Blackjack, the Insurance bet is removed from the table, and the cost of the Insurance bet is deducted from your credit balance. The hand continues.
If the Dealer has Blackjack, the Insurance bet is paid out at odds of 2:1.