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Best Tote and Top Fluc Explained

By Home Straight Racing Desk · Updated September 2026

Best Tote and Top Fluc are racing products offered by many Australian bookmakers. Both are designed to pay a better price than a standard bet in some situations.

Best Tote

A Best Tote bet pays the best dividend from the major Australian tote pools on eligible races. You do not lock in a price when you bet. Instead the dividend is confirmed after the race.

Top Fluc

Fluctuations, or flucs, are the prices a runner traded at in the fixed odds market before the race. A Top Fluc bet pays the highest of those prices, which can be better than the price available when you placed the bet.

Conditions to check

Both products usually apply only to selected races and come with maximum bet amounts and other conditions that vary between bookmakers. Always read the bookmaker's rules. Our betting site comparison shows which bookmakers offer Best Tote or Top Fluc.

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