This weekend the Tote is offering British and Irish pool betting customers exclusive access to the huge pools offered by the PMU. 

Since September 2023, the Tote has been the only way British and Irish racing fans can access the significant pools offered by the PMU. This covers racing throughout the year, including all races from the 2024 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe meeting on Saturday (5^th October) and Sunday (6^th October). 

For ARC weekend, the PMU typically offers pools of over €750,000 on each race, or over €17.5 million for the meeting. 

Tote customers wanting to try something new can make use of two of the bets which are popular in France and offer huge pools, and potentially big payouts: Quinella (Select the first two finishers in either order) and Swinger (Pick two horses to finish first, second or third in any order). 

Jordan Hopkins, the Tote’s French racing specialist, said: “There is exceptional value to be found in the French pools this weekend, and crucially punters can bet with unrestricted stakes, into a highly liquid market. Particular focus should be placed on races where there is a hotly fancied French-trained runner, as excessive local support makes for a distorted pool that offers overpays on the rest of the market with respect to industry SP. For example, Zarigana will most likely start the odds-on favourite in the Prix Marcel Boussac on Sunday, which should offer value in the pool on the rest of the field.”