Best Odds Guaranteed on UK & Irish Racing (With £25 Weekly Stake Requirement)
Place at least £25 in sportsbook stakes over any rolling 7-day period and unlock Best Odds Guaranteed on UK & Irish horse races from 10:00 on the day of each meeting. Take an early price and, if the Starting Price (SP) is bigger, you get paid at the higher SP – up to a £50,000 extra winnings cap per day.
18+, UK only. From 2 June 2025, BOG is available only to customers staking £25+ on sportsbook in a 7-day rolling period. Applies to cash bets on win or each-way markets on UK & Irish horse races from 10:00 (UK time) on the day of the race. Excludes international racing, ante-post, derived markets, Free Bets, cashed-out, void or cancelled bets. Max extra benefit from BOG is £50,000 per member per day. T&Cs and safer gambling rules apply.
Quick summary
How Virgin Bet’s Best Odds Guaranteed with a £25 weekly staking requirement works at a glance.
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Bookmaker | Virgin Bet (UK) |
| Bonus type | Best Odds Guaranteed (BOG) – price guarantee on UK & Irish horse racing after meeting staking criteria |
| Sports covered | UK & Irish horse racing only |
| To unlock BOG | Stake at least £25 on sportsbook over any rolling 7-day period. |
| When BOG applies | From 10:00 (UK time) on the day of the UK/Irish meeting until race off, on qualifying races, once you’ve met the staking threshold. |
| Eligible bet types | Win and each-way cash bets on the main win market for UK & Irish horse races. |
| Key exclusions | International racing, ante-post, Free Bet stakes, derived markets (e.g. Each Way Your Way, betting w/o 1 or w/o 2), cashed-out, void or cancelled bets. |
| Daily cap | Extra benefit from BOG (difference between early price and SP) capped at £50,000 per day per customer. |
| Who can participate | Virgin Bet UK customers, resident and physically located in the UK, not under responsible-gambling/account restrictions. |
How to qualify for Best Odds Guaranteed
1. Hit the £25 staking threshold
- Place at least £25 in total stakes on sportsbook over any rolling 7-day period.
- All qualifying bets must be real money stakes; Free Bet Tokens do not count.
- If you fail to reach £25 in a 7-day window, BOG access is paused until you meet the requirement again.
2. BOG activates on the next day
- Once you’ve staked £25+, BOG becomes available when you log in the following day.
- From that day, you’ll see BOG available on UK & Irish racing from 10:00 (UK time) onward.
- Qualification is constantly recalculated on a 7-day rolling basis (they always check the previous 7 days of sportsbook activity).
3. Place a qualifying BOG bet
- Place a cash bet on a UK or Irish horse race after 10:00 on the day of the race.
- Bet must include at least one win only or win & each-way selection on the main win market.
- BOG applies only to those qualifying selections and only after you’ve met the staking threshold.
What counts & what doesn’t
Qualifying for BOG (staking requirement)
- All cash sportsbook bets contribute to the £25 weekly requirement.
- Rolling window: always the previous 7 days are checked.
BOG-eligible bets (once unlocked)
- Included: UK & Irish horse races, win or each-way cash bets on the primary win market, from 10:00 on race day.
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Excluded:
- Bets placed with Free Bet Tokens.
- International racing.
- Ante-post bets.
- Derived markets such as Each Way Your Way, betting w/o 1, betting w/o 2, etc.
- Cancelled, voided or cashed-out bets – these do not benefit from BOG.
Limits, caps & rule 4
- Maximum SP increase value cap: the extra benefit from BOG is capped at £50,000 per day per customer.
- The cap only applies to the additional winnings from SP being higher than your original price, not to your original returns at the taken odds.
- If a Rule 4 deduction applies, Virgin Bet applies the deduction first, then BOG is calculated on the adjusted price.
Eligibility & responsible gambling
- Offer available to Virgin Bet members who are UK residents and physically in the UK.
- Customers under responsible gambling or account restrictions may not be able to participate or receive BOG.
- Self-excluded customers or those who self-exclude before BOG is applied cannot receive associated bonus benefits.
- Your cash balance and cash winnings can be withdrawn at any time (subject to legal/regulatory holds).
If your betting stops being fun, make use of Virgin Bet’s responsible gambling tools or seek help at GambleAware.org. Setting limits and tracking your weekly spend is especially important with rolling-requirement offers like this one.