The odds on a dog running on to the track and interrupting the inaugural Indian Grand Prix are priced at 100-1 despite two incidents during first practice at the Buddh circuit.
British bookmaker William Hill offered what looked like attractive odds on any part of third practice, qualifying or the Formula One race itself being delayed due to the presence of an animal on the circuit.
While the opening practice night's problems might be shrugged off as not unusual for India, where animals dead and alive are traffic hazards, it was no laughing matter for the drivers and particularly for Renault's Brazilian Bruno Senna.
Senna, whose uncle and triple world champion Ayrton died in a crash at Imola in 1994, was lucky to escape unscathed when he hit a dog on the track during a GP2 race at the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix.
Driver safety is very much on the minds of everyone in Formula One after a grim few weeks for motorsport, with double Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon and Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli killed in track accidents.
The straight at the circuit near Delhi is one of the longest in Formula One and cars will reach a top speed of around 315 kilometres per hour.
Hitting a dog even at far lower speeds could easily kill a driver if his head takes the impact.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso says he's confident the dog problem had been resolved.
