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Schooling race - An un-graded race in which dogs train for the future

Second call – The call made on a dog’s performance at 1/8th of a mile

Selling race - A race the winner of which is afterwards sold at auction.

Settler - Bookmakers employee who calculates bets.

Shipper – A greyhound whose previous race was not run at the local track

Show – The odds a bookmaker is displaying for a certain bet at a certain time.

Show bet – A bet that your chosen dog will finish third, second or first

Show price – The current odds on offer at the course during the period before a race. Punters sometimes have the option of taking these odds rather than the starting price.

Single – A bet that involves just one selection on one event.

Single-stakes-about – A bet that is made up of two singles, each with an ‘any-to-come’ single at the same stake on the other selection.

Sleeper – A winning betting slip that has gone unclaimed.

Slip – The written evidence of a bet that is required in order for a bet to be valid.

SP – Starting Price.

Speciality bet – A bet that comes on a specially printed slip, offered by one particular company, that often comes with bonuses and consolations.

Speed – The time in seconds that it takes a dog to finish a race

Stakes about – A form of ‘any-to-come’ bet.

Staking plans – A form of betting strategy which involves moderation and management of the stake size.

Start call – The position of a dog directly following its release from the box

Starting price - The final price at the time the race starts.

Stop-at-a-winner – Instruction to a bookmaker to end a series of bets as soon as a winner is attained.

Straight bet – A bet that encompasses a win, place or show

Suspect form - Form which may not be as sound as it looks on paper.

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