The NSW Official Price (NOP) is the official price for each runner at NSW TAB race meetings, worked out from the prices the larger wagering operators offer on the race. Racing NSW brought it in from May 2017, and at those meetings the official price fluctuations, the starting price (SP) and the top fluc all come from the NOP service.
Racing NSW's bookmakers and betting page, checked in October 2026, says those operators include the corporate bookmakers and TAB fixed odds. Racing NSW describes the service for NSW TAB race meetings, and this entry is about those meetings only. The other price types a racing bet can be paid at are in horse racing betting.
What the NSW Official Price replaced
| Before May 2017 | From May 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official price service | Australian Prices Network (APN) bookmakers' prices model | NSW Official Price |
| Prices taken from | On-course bookmakers | The larger wagering operators, including corporate bookmakers and TAB fixed odds |
Racing NSW's 2017 notice of the change says the price is drawn from the prices a number of wagering operators offer during betting, as determined by Racing NSW stewards. At the close of betting, it says, the same formula sets the starting price for the official results. It also said the on-course bookmakers whose prices fed the old model would be given the chance to join the calculation for metropolitan meetings.
Why the NOP matters for SP and top fluc bets
At a NSW TAB meeting the official SP is the NOP when betting closes, and the official top fluc comes from the same NOP fluc line. With an illustrative official fluc line for one runner:
| Point in the market | Official price | $10 paid at that price returns |
|---|---|---|
| First fluc | $6.00 | $60.00 |
| Highest fluc | $7.50 | $75.00 |
| Starting price | $6.50 | $65.00 |
A $10 SP bet returns $65 if the runner wins. A $10 top fluc bet returns $75 only if the highest fluc falls inside the window your bookmaker's terms set, and only if those terms pay on the official flucs rather than the bookmaker's own. Starting price betting and top fluc explain both products.
Official flucs against a bookmaker's own price
The NOP is drawn from several operators, so at any moment it can sit above or below one bookmaker's own price on the same runner. A fluc line shows where the market went, not why; horse racing flucs covers firmers, drifters and what a move can mean. Two readings cost punters money:
- Treating an official fluc as a price you could have taken. It records the market; a fixed-odds bet is paid at the price your bookmaker accepted.
- Assuming every SP bet is paid at the NOP. Your bookmaker's terms say which starting price applies, so check before you take SP.
The NOP and the Terminal's price history
The Terminal's price history is a different record again: it shows how each bookmaker's own published price moved, read on a repeating cycle, with closing lines for the last prices before the jump. It compares bookmakers' prices and is not the NSW Official Price, so settle an SP or top fluc question against the official figure your bookmaker's terms name. Bookmaker names are trade marks of their owners. B337 is not affiliated with them.
Risk: Betting involves risk. An SP or top fluc bet still loses its whole stake when the runner is beaten, and the price it is paid at is not known until the market or the window closes. See responsible gambling for limits and support.