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Union Jack Patent Bet Explained
A Union Jack Patent bet is a wager consisting of 8 patents applied to your selections in every row, column and diagonal when your selections are placed in a 3 x 3 grid.
Here’s a visual representation of how your selections (numbered 1 to 6) are covered.
Each line on the grid (row, column and diagonal) represents one Patent bet using 3 selections. Each Patent consists of 1 Treble, 3 Doubles and 3 Singles covering every comination of selections within their 3 selection set. This means you can see a return if only one selection in a row, column or diagonal wins.
As you can see, some selections are used in more combinations than others. This gives strategic importance to where you place your selections.
- The corner selections (1, 3, 7 and 9) are used in 3 Patents.
- The side selections (2, 4, 6 and 8) are used in 2 Patents.
- The center selection (5) is used in 5 Patents.
There are so many variations you could play with. For example, you could place your shortest odds selection in the center, with longer shots on the sides so that they don’t ruin as much of your bet if they don’t come in.
There are other variations of the Union Jack, such as the Union Jack Treble, Union Jack Trixie, and Union Jack Round Robin. Instead of Patents, they place Trebles, Trixies or Round Robins along the same grid lines, giving rise to even more possibilities. Use the Union Jack Patent calculator on this page to see how the position of each selection can impact your bet.
Since a Union Jack Patent bet consists of 8 individual Patent, each containing 7 bets, your stake is multiplied by 56. For example, if you place a £1 per bet Union Jack Patent, your total stake will be £56. The calculator on this page allows you to either set a stake per bet or enter a total stake amount and have it calculate the individual stake per bet for you.
How Does an Each Way Union Jack Patent work?
As with regular Patents, a Union Jack Patents bet can be placed each way. This means each individual Patent bet becomes an each way Patent, that covers both winning and placing selections. This doubles the number of bets to 102 because each selection is backed twice:
- One bet for the selection to win.
- One bet for the selection to place (e.g., finishing in the top three in a horse race).
For a full break down of how each individual each way Patent works, see the Patents page.
Using each way Patents increases the chances of getting a return, even if some selections don’t win outright. However, since the number of bets doubles, the total stake also doubles. You could reduce your stake to compensate, but it would provide a lower maximum return should all selections win compared to a non-each way Union Jack Patent for the same total stake.
Union Jack Trixie Pros and Cons
Pros
✓ Flexible Strategy – Having some selections used more often than others gives great strategic possibilities within a single bet.
✓ A high coverage Union Jack bet – Because Patents include all combinations of Doubles as well as Singles within their selections, they cover every possible outcome within their set of 3 selections. You only need one selection to win to see a return, and it gives protection when your winners don’t form a complete row, column or diagonal.
✓ Added excitement – By having selections that are more or less strategically important, it can add an extra level of excitement if you are watching results come in.
✓ Risk management – Covering different combinations adds an element of risk management to your bet. If one combination of selections fails to win, you still have other combinations that could give a return.
Cons
✘ Lower potential returns than a Union Jack Trebles – Since Union Jack Trixies also contain Doubles for greater coverage, they provide a lower potential payout than a Union Jack Trebles of the same total stake if all your selections come in.
✘ No flexibility in stakes – Since Union Jack Trixies place the same stake on every combination of selections, you cannot vary your stake based on your confidence in a particular set of selections.
✘ Not all combinations are covered – Unlike full coverage bets, not all combinations are covered. You could have two or three correct selections that are spread across the grid in a way that doesn’t give any winning combinations.
Similar Bets
The following bets are similar to a Permed Patent, in that they place bets on specific combinations within your set of selections.
- Union Jack Trebles – 8 trebles applied to your selections in the same 3 x 3 grid.
- Union Jack Trixie – 8 patents applied to your selections in the same 3 x 3 grid, giving a combined total of 32 bets.
- Union Jack Round Robin – 8 round robins applied to your selections in specific ways in a 3 x 3 grid, giving a combined total of 80 bets.
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