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    Simon, may ask, what is a "bottle", please?
    I have always understood that "bottle" is slang for odds of 2/1, but the report above seems to indicate a "bottle" as an amount of wager. So, what amount is a "bottle" ?

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    Good question. I've never heard bottle being used to describe the amount of a bet and look forward to Simon's answer.

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    Been giving this some thought and don't think that bottle is a set amount. I'm thinking it might be a max bet that one is prepared to go to before bottling it. So it might be a monkey for some or a pony for others. Or whatever one sets as a sum that they will only put on what they believe it to be a good thing.

    Just my view on it which is probably wrong

    Can't find anything on google

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    Exeter today where it all went on! wp.me/p1dLbd-pO

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    Great photos from the PTP Simon, but you should be ashamed of those pink cords

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    Sorry everyone, I missed those questions. A bottle is slang for 2/1 but can also be used as slang for £200 and it was used in that context. I do apologise for just posting links and not replying.

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    Ha thanks, but to be honest I was gutted when I was told they were't pink but salmon, I really wanted pink!

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    Sorry for not replying before, yes a bottle is slang for 2/1 but can also be used as slang for a £200 bet and that's the context it's used in here.
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    Here are some tales from yesterday's Exeter betting ring, comments welcomed and I promise to reply a lot quicker! wp.me/p1dLbd-qN

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    First one I've read, great Simon

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    Cheers Simon, never heard bottle being used as slang for £200 bet. Learning all the time

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    Thanks Harry I'm glad you enjoyed it, very nice of you to take the time to say so too.

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    Always a great read Simon!

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    Thank you very much.

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    Tales from the Kempton betting ring last night, an excellent evening of racing but marred by a horse breaking down badly. Do we really need to see a couple of replays? wp.me/p1dLbd-r4

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