Greyhound Racing Glossary - R

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Recent form - A dogs overall performance in its last few races. Can be either POSITIVE , NEGATIVE or NEUTRAL

Relative grade – The grade that matches the local grade to the shippers grade

Reruns – A greyhound race can be declared void by the stewards, who may request that it be rerun at the end of the meeting. If the race is rerun with fewer runners, bets on the withdrawn dogs are void, and the stakes are returned. All other bets stand as if the race were run as normal, except where a show price has been taken, in which case winning bets are paid out at starting prices.

Reserves – Unlike in horse racing, the places of withdrawn dogs are usually taken by reserves (so long as the dog withdraws before the meeting).

Result – The outcome of a race.

Return – The sum you get back from a winning bet, which includes the winnings plus your original stake.

Reverse forecast – A bet where you combine two permutations, (A and B) into two combination bets (AB, BA). This bet requires two stakes but wins if the two selections come home in any order.

Rigged betting – Betting where the odds have been artificially manipulated in order to make an unfair gain.

Ring - The place where the bookmakers trade from.

Roll-up – An accumulator bet.

Ruin – A technical term referring to the loss of a given capital set aside for gambling.

Running style – The characteristics that make up a dogs performance ability

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