Example:  Say there are 10 equally good horses in a race.  The odds would be decimal 10 or 9:1 to be fair.  But typically the odds available will be decimal 8 or 7:1 at best.  Backing 9 of the horses with a stake of GBP10 each in order to lay the remaining horse results in a loss of GBP20 no matter which horse wins.    05:10, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)