Summary Apparent irregularities between the win and the place betting markets in Australian horseracing are examined. Win odds are used to predict win probabilities from which place probabilities are estimated and compared with the place odds on offer. It is concluded that anomalies do in fact exist and are capable, in theory at least, of profitable exploitation.
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R. H. Tuckwell (1981) studied this question.