- Maths reviewed by Josh Miller
- Tested by Diana Westfield
An any to come bet calculator for the old UK bet that’s quietly still on most bookmakers’ slips. £10 on a 2/1 shot, any to come £10 on a 6/4 shot. If the first wins, you get £30 back and £10 of it rides on the second. Both win and that’s £45 back on a £10 outlay. Only the first wins and you’ve still made £10. The free CasinoCalcs calculator does ATC singles plus SSA and DSA, which are where people tend to lose track.
How any to come works
ATC means “if this wins, use some of the return for the next bet”. The follow-up stake comes out of your winnings, so there’s no extra outlay. If the first bet loses, nothing else happens.
It sits between two singles and a double. A double needs both to win and pays everything or nothing: £10 at 2/1 and 6/4 is £75 back. ATC pays less when both win but leaves you something if only the first one does.
Single stakes about (SSA)
An SSA is two ATC bets: A then B, and B then A, both at the same stake. So £10 SSA costs £20. With the prices above:
| Result | Return | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| Both win | £90.00 | +£70.00 |
| Only A (2/1) wins | £20.00 | £0.00 |
| Only B (6/4) wins | £15.00 | −£5.00 |
| Neither | £0 | −£20.00 |
Older punters call it an up and down. It made a lot of sense when you couldn’t bet in-running and wanted a follow-up placed while you were at work.
Double stakes about (DSA)
Same shape, but each follow-up is twice the first stake. The bigger second bet makes both-win results bigger (£125 back on £20 here) and single-winner results worse. It also needs the first winner to return at least double the stake, so it doesn’t sit well with odds-on picks. If a first winner can’t cover it, the shop stakes what’s there.
For a plain double or treble, the double bet calculator is quicker. To settle full multiples, use the bet calculator. And if you want both horses covered in one race, that’s dutching, not ATC.
An SSA on two selections is also called an up and down bet; the up and down bet calculator is set up for it.
A follow-up bet is still your money, even if it came from a win. BeGambleAware.org is there if you need it.