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Extra place races, with both lays attached

When a bookmaker pays more places than usual, an each-way bet there can sit against an exchange place market that pays fewer. The extra-place board serves exactly those rows: the bookmaker's each-way terms on the back side, and a win lay plus a place lay whose places is lower than the bookmaker's.

What the board holds

Horse racing, pre-match. Each row is one runner where a bookmaker's each-way terms pay more places than the exchange place market beside it. The finishing positions in between are the extra places.

Each row carries the bookmaker's back price and terms, the exchange win lay and the exchange place lay, each with the money available and a link to the race.

The fields only this board has

It shares the each-way board's shape. The row is on this board because of two numbers:

  • back[].places: the places the bookmaker pays, with back[].place_fraction beside it.
  • lay.place[].places: the places the exchange place market pays, which is fewer. In the example below the bookmaker pays 5 and the place market 4.
  • lay is {win, place}, as on the each-way board.

Working a row

The extra place calculator takes one row's each-way terms and both lay prices and shows both lay stakes and the result on every finish. The docs carry the full response shape.

An example reply

A real reply from the live feed, recorded 17 Sep 2026, 03:27 UK time and cut to one event, one market and a couple of offers a side. It shows the shape, not what the board holds now.

Example

{
  "meta": {
    "feed_type": "extra-place",
    "region": "uk",
    "odds_format": "decimal",
    "processed_at": "2026-09-17T02:27:42.471Z"
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "event_id": "or_evt_c7ced4ea628e",
      "sport_key": "horse_racing",
      "sport_title": "Horse Racing",
      "commence_time": "2026-09-17T13:00:00Z",
      "venue": "Ayr",
      "markets": [
        {
          "key": "each_way",
          "outcomes": [
            {
              "name": "Oriental Prince",
              "back": [
                {
                  "bookmaker": "betfred",
                  "price": 4,
                  "places": 5,
                  "place_fraction": 0.2,
                  "link": "https://www.betfred.com/sports/horse-racing/event/36917739"
                }
              ],
              "lay": {
                "win": [
                  {
                    "exchange": "smarkets",
                    "price": 4.3,
                    "available": 38.74,
                    "link": "https://smarkets.com/sport/horse-racing/ayr/2026/09/17/14-00/45322269/"
                  }
                ],
                "place": [
                  {
                    "exchange": "betfair_exchange",
                    "price": 2.18,
                    "available": 17.94,
                    "places": 4,
                    "link": "https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/horse-racing/market/1.262474551"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Live on this board now

The UK & Ireland bookmakers and exchanges serving this board, read from the feed's public coverage summary. Names only: the coverage page has the per-sport detail.

BookmakersBetfredLiveScore BetVirgin Bet

ExchangesBetfair ExchangeSmarkets

What you get

Only the extra-place rowsOffers where the bookmaker pays more places than the place market laid, not every each-way offer.
Both places counts in the rowThe bookmaker's places and the place market's, so the extra places are readable without a lookup.
Both laysThe win and place lay, each with the money available and a link.

What it does not do

Pre-match only, not in-play. The board carries the prices, the terms and the money available; the result on each finish is arithmetic on a row, and prices move between reading a row and placing a bet.

Questions

  • How do I see the extra place in a row?

    Compare back[].places with lay.place[].places. The bookmaker pays more; the finishing positions between the two are the extra places.

  • How is this different from the each-way board?

    Same shape, narrower set. The each-way board holds each-way offers with both lays; this board holds only the offers where the bookmaker pays more places than the place market laid.

  • Does an extra-place row mean a return?

    Only on the extra-place finish itself, and only at the prices on the row. Any other finish gives the qualifying result, and prices move. The extra place calculator shows every case.

  • Is it in-play?

    No. The extra-place board is pre-match.

Extra place calculatorSizes both lays for one row and shows the result on every finish.Horse racingThe three racing boards and the venues serving racing on each.Each-way feedEvery each-way offer, with the win and place lays.Matched feedEvery matched board, one endpoint.Live coverageEvery venue, live or interrupted, per sport.

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