Each-way terms. Edition of 2026-09-11.
12 of the 36 races run on Fri 11 Sept had their terms changed
We read Paddy Power’s published each-way terms once an hour, from the morning before the race. This is the record for the races run on Fri 11 Sept: 36 UK and Irish races, 13 changes to the place terms, and 9 races paying above the bookmaker’s own ladder. 8 were seen before race day and 5 on the day. A further 22 readings recorded only a change in field size, which is a non-runner rather than the book moving. Of the 13 term changes, 4 happened at the same moment the field changed, so those may be the field crossing a step of the ladder rather than a decision about the offer.
5 races lost a place. Every one of them followed a field that had already shrunk through non-runners, so they are mechanical adjustments rather than an offer being withdrawn.
When the place terms moved
| Seen at | Race | Places | Fraction | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10 Sept, 10:00 UTC | Chester 15:53 | 3 → 4 | 1/4 → 1/5 | 16 |
| Thu 10 Sept, 10:00 UTC | Salisbury 16:16 | 3 → 4 | 1/4 → 1/5 | 15 |
| Thu 10 Sept, 10:00 UTC | Chester 16:28 | 3 → 4 | 1/4 → 1/5 | 16 |
| Thu 10 Sept, 10:00 UTC | Ballinrobe 16:34 | 3 → 4 | 1/4 → 1/5 | 16 |
| Thu 10 Sept, 10:00 UTC | Chester 17:03 | 3 | 1/4 → 1/5 | 15 |
| Thu 10 Sept, 10:00 UTC | Ballinrobe 18:10 | 4 → 5 | 1/4 → 1/5 | 21 |
| Thu 10 Sept, 10:00 UTC | Ballinrobe 18:40 | 4 → 5 | 1/4 → 1/5 | 21 |
| Thu 10 Sept, 20:00 UTC | Doncaster 15:00 | 3 → 2 | 1/5 → 1/4 | 10 → 9 |
| Fri 11 Sept, 07:00 UTC | Doncaster 16:10 | 2 → 1 | 1/4 → win only | 7 → 6 |
| Fri 11 Sept, 08:00 UTC | Salisbury 17:58 | 2 → 1 | 1/4 → win only | 7 → 6 |
| Fri 11 Sept, 09:00 UTC | Doncaster 16:45 | 5 → 4 | 1/5 | 17 |
| Fri 11 Sept, 09:00 UTC | Sandown 17:32 | 3 → 2 | 1/5 → 1/4 | 10 → 9 |
| Fri 11 Sept, 11:00 UTC | Chester 17:03 | 3 → 4 | 1/5 | 15 |
The day and hour are when we saw the change, not when it was made: we read on the hour, so a change shown at 10:00 happened some time after 09:00.
Every race that day
| Race | Field | Places | Fraction | House ladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster 13:15 | 11 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Chester 13:37 | 12 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Doncaster 13:50 above ladder | 15 | 4 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Sandown 14:01 | 9 | 2 | 1/4 | 2 |
| Chester 14:12 | 6 | 1 | win only | 1 |
| Doncaster 14:25 | 13 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Sandown 14:36 | 11 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Chester 14:47 | 13 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Doncaster 15:00 (terms moved) | 9 | 2 | 1/4 | 2 |
| Sandown 15:10 | 7 | 2 | 1/4 | 2 |
| Chester 15:17 | 12 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Ballinrobe 15:24 | 15 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Doncaster 15:35 | 12 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Salisbury 15:41 | 13 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Sandown 15:47 | 10 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Chester 15:53 above ladder (terms moved) | 14 | 4 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Ballinrobe 15:59 | 17 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Doncaster 16:10 (terms moved) | 6 | 1 | win only | 1 |
| Salisbury 16:16 above ladder (terms moved) | 14 | 4 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Sandown 16:22 | 8 | 2 | 1/4 | 2 |
| Chester 16:28 above ladder (terms moved) | 15 | 4 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Ballinrobe 16:34 above ladder (terms moved) | 16 | 4 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Doncaster 16:45 (terms moved) | 17 | 4 | 1/5 | 4 |
| Salisbury 16:51 | 10 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Sandown 16:57 | 10 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Chester 17:03 above ladder (terms moved) | 14 | 4 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Ballinrobe 17:09 | 13 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Doncaster 17:20 above ladder | 19 | 5 | 1/5 | 4 |
| Salisbury 17:26 | 11 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Sandown 17:32 (terms moved) | 9 | 2 | 1/4 | 2 |
| Ballinrobe 17:40 | 11 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Salisbury 17:58 (terms moved) | 6 | 1 | win only | 1 |
| Ballinrobe 18:10 above ladder (terms moved) | 18 | 5 | 1/5 | 4 |
| Salisbury 18:28 | 12 | 3 | 1/5 | 3 |
| Ballinrobe 18:40 above ladder (terms moved) | 18 | 5 | 1/5 | 4 |
| Ballinrobe 19:10 | 7 | 2 | 1/4 | 2 |
Race times are BST. “House ladder” is the fewest places we have ever seen this bookmaker pay for a field of that size in a race of that type, derived from our own collection and cut at this edition’s date — not the classic each-way table, which they do not follow.
This count is not comparable with a later edition’s. The ladder is the fewest places we have ever seen, so it can only fall as we collect more, and “above the ladder” rises with it. This edition was judged against 6 days of collection; a later one is judged against more, and will look more generous for that reason alone.