March 11th, 2015 | 
Author: In the past, bookmakers, especially those in the UK, typically displayed their odds in fractional…
Odds Names (or Odd Names!)
A break from our regular tips t0 bring you an incomplete list to some of the tic tac terms used for various betting odds. Tic Tac is a method of signing used by bookmakers at race courses to communicate odds to each other. Technology has for the most part consigned tic tac to the past, but it’s an art form in its own right as far as I’m concerned and some of the slang terms given to the signs bring a smile the face.
Major Stevens – ‘tic tac’ for Evens
Ear’ole – ‘tic-tac’ term for 6-4.
Double Tops – 15-8
Bottle – ‘tic-tac’ term for 2-1
Top of the head – 9-4
Carpet – The ‘tic-tac’ term for 3-1.
Burlington Bertie – ‘tic-tac’ for 100-30.
Roof – ‘tic-tac’ term for 4-1.
Handful – ‘tic-tac’ for 5-1.
Xis – ‘tic-tac’ for 6-1.
Neves – ‘tic-tac’ term for 7-1.
Enin – The ‘tic-tac’ term for 9-1.
Cockle – The ‘tic-tac’ term for 10-1.
Elef – ‘tic-tac’ for 11-1
Double Net – ‘tic-tac’ for 20-1
Double carpet – ‘tic-tac’ for 33-1.
Century – ‘tic-tac’ for 100-1
