Jackpot punters need to know the rules

YOU’RE going to have to pardon my ignorance here, but I thought I knew all I needed to know about betting.

Clearly not, as I was taught a new lesson at Curraheen Park last week.

There was a small carryover in the jackpot and, looking at the Laurels heats, I thought it might be reasonably easy to pick up and so I invested a sum total of €36 in the hope of picking up a gross pool of only €400.