12.1 General
Horse racing data is licensed from the British Horse Racing Authority.
Bets on Racing are automatically settled on the double result basis unles otherwise stated or as detailed in the double result section below.
Ante-post bets (including Non-Runner No Bet) are settled at the price and place terms applicable at the time of acceptance. The advertised times of races, the runners, returns and results as published in the Racing Post (or the national press) will govern settlement of all bets, excepting errors and omissions. Should a wrong price or place term be given in error we reserve the right to settle the bet according to the correct price/place terms available at the time of the bet.
When a result is amended after the official result (i.e. the weigh-in), for example as a result of a successful appeal, the amendment will be ignored for settlement purposes.
We cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions in respect of accuracy in publishing or issuing of prices or information, despite every effort being made to ensure total accuracy. We reserve the right to correct these errors.
12.2 Double Result Concession
Double Result means if your horse finishes 'First Past The Post' you get paid as a winner. However, should your horse be awarded the race or promoted to a place, as a result of a Stewards' Inquiry or Objection which is announced before the 'Weigh In', we will also pay you.
All bets placed on UK and Irish horse racing will be settled on First Past the Post AND the official result (i.e. the Weighed In result). The rules will be applied so that the settlement is always in the favour of the customer.
• First Past the Post: The immediate result after the race has been completed (see Exceptions below).
• Official Result: Announced at the 'Weigh In' on the day, after any Stewards' Enquiries and/or Objections have been considered. If a winner or a placed horse is disqualified/demoted after the official result is announced, the disqualification/demotion will not affect the settlement of bets.
General
• The Double Result concession applies on all selections and bets that are not mentioned in the Exceptions section.
• Best Odds Guaranteed applies as normal and where advertised and applicable.
• There is no restriction on stakes that are applicable for the Double Result concession, but payouts are subject to our advertised Maximum Payout Limits as normal.
Exceptions
The exceptions where 'First Past the Post' settlement is not applicable, and bets will only be settled according to the official result are as follows:
• Any race that is held outside the UK and Ireland.
• Any UK/Irish race that does not have an industry SP returned.
• All selections that are placed under Ante-Post rules (including Non Runner No Bet).
• All selections from any market other than Racecard (e.g. Forecast/Tricast, Betting Without Favourite(s), Place Only, Match Betting and any other extra/special markets that are offered).
• All selections that are placed on horses finishing in places relevant under enhanced EW terms offers only.
• A selection taking the wrong course.
• A selection carrying the wrong weight or the jockey failing to weigh-in.
• A selection given as the winner in error by the judge.
• Aintree Grand National race.
12.3 Best Odds Guaranteed
For UK & Ireland: We will apply best odds guaranteed to horse racing events for races. This means that if you place your bet on fixed odds, your final price will be the fixed odds or SP odds, whichever is highest.
Best Odds Guaranteed will apply to single and accumulator bets.
Best Odds Guaranteed will apply to board prices and early prices.
Best Odds Guaranteed will not apply to ante post bets, including ‘non-runner no bet’ events unless otherwise stated.
In the event of a Rule 4, we pay you at the bigger odds, after the Rule 4 deduction has been applied.
Best Odds Guaranteed is available from 09:00 AM UK time each day on all UK and Irish horse races taking place that day.
The operator reserves the right to withdraw this guarantee at any time and to apply exemptions to selected customers.
12.4 Each Way
Bets are acceptable win or Each Way. Using the Each Way checkbox will double the unit stake placed on the winner selection.
It will contain one bet on the Winner and another bet on the Place. Terms will be written at the header of the event e.g. E/W 1/4 1-2-3.
For horse racing, the Each Way bets will be determined according to the number of runners and the table:
| NUMBER OF RUNNERS | NOT HANDICAP RACE | HANDICAP RACE |
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| 1 – 4 | Win Only | Win Only |
| 5 – 7 | ¼ odds, for place 1, 2 | ¼ odds, for place 1, 2 |
| 8 – 11 | 1/5 odds, for place 1, 2, 3 | 1/5 odds, for place 1, 2, 3 |
| 12 – 15 | 1/5 odds, for place 1, 2, 3 | ¼ odds, for place 1, 2, 3 |
| 16 + | 1/5 odds, for place 1, 2, 3 | ¼ odds, for place 1, 2, 3, 4 |
If non-runners take the race to less than five runners the place money goes on to win.
Some races can have enhanced odds or places and we keep the right to offer different odds and places. In these cases, we can alter the standard place terms as set out above (e.g. we may offer to pay out 5 or 6 places in a handicap with 16 or more runners but to do so at 1/5 of the odds as opposed to standard 1/4). These promotions are not confined to handicaps. The onus is on the customer at all times to check the each way terms on offer (particularly in those races where we are offering additional place payouts). In the event of subsequent non-runners in the race we reserve the right to apply the industry standard terms for the race according to the table above.
12.5 Dead Heats
When a dead heat occurs for first place, the stake money on the winning selection will be divided by the number of winners, with full odds paid at the reduced stake. The remainder of the stake is lost. Where an Each Way bet involves a dead heat winner, the win part of the bet will be settled as above, and the place part will be settled in full, in accordance with the relevant place terms. Should the dead heat involve placed selections and results in more than the allocated number of places, then the stakes will be divided as before and settled to the full place terms.
12.6 Ante-Post
Ante-Post events will be available in advance to customers, more than 48 hours before the race. Bets on non-runner horses in Ante-Post events will be considered lost, unless otherwise stated.
Ante-Post events may be suspended on days when races related to the event occur.
Ante-post bets will be settled according to the price and place terms at the time the bet has been placed.
We reserve the right to cancel wagers on Ante-Post prices/places which have been presented due to typing mistakes or human error.
12.7 Postponed races
If a race is postponed and final declarations stand, then the bets will stand. Bets will be void if:
- The race is declared void
- The race is abandoned
- The condition of the race has changed
- The venue has been changed
- The surface has been changed
12.8 Rule 4 Deduction
Rule 4 deduction will apply as per the following:
| PRICE OF NON-RUNNER AT TIME OF WITHDRAWAL | AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM WINNINGS |
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| 1/9 or longer odds on | 90p in the £ |
| 2/11 to 2/17 | 85p in the £ |
| 1/4 to 1/5 | 80p in the £ |
| 3/10 to 2/7 | 75p in the £ |
| 2/5 to 1/3 | 70p in the £ |
| 8/15 to 4/9 | 65p in the £ |
| 8/13 to 4/7 | 60p in the £ |
| 4/5 to 4/6 | 55p in the £ |
| 20/21 to 5/6 | 50p in the £ |
| Evens to 6/5 | 45p in the £ |
| 5/4 to 6/4 | 40p in the £ |
| 13/8 to 7/4 | 35p in the £ |
| 15/8 to 9/4 | 30p in the £ |
| 5/2 to 3/1 | 25p in the £ |
| 10/3 to 4/1 | 20p in the £ |
| 9/2 to 11/2 | 15p in the £ |
| 6/1 to 9/1 | 10p in the £ |
| 10/1 to 14/1 | 5p in the £ |
| Over 14/1 | No deduction |
In the case of a non-runner, the deduction will apply according to the non-runner odds right before the withdrawal.
R4 will apply on ‘Day of event race’, less than 48 hours before the race.
If 2 or more horses are withdrawn, the total deduction will not exceed 90p.
Rule 4 deductions will apply to all winning bets placed before the non-runner has been declared.
Example: Prices available at 9:00 AM.
1st non-runner declared: 10:00 AM.
Bookmaker applies Rule 4 at 10:05 AM.
Winning bets on fixed odds between 9:00 AM and 10:05 AM will be deducted according to the non-runner's last odds.
2nd non-runner declared: 11:30 AM.
Bookmaker applies 2nd Rule 4 at 11:35 AM.
Winning bets on fixed odds from 10:06 AM to 11:35 AM: 2nd Rule 4 will apply.
Winning bets on fixed odds between 9:00 AM and 10:05 AM: 2nd Rule 4 will apply but the sum of the deduction will not exceed 90p.
If a horse comes under starter’s orders but refuses to race, the bet will be a loser. In all horse races where a runner is withdrawn, or adjudged not to have started - and therefore been declared a Non-Runner by the starter - stakes on that selection will be refunded. (The exception to this being Ante Post bets). Bets on the remaining runners in that race, taken at Early Prices or at Board Prices prior to withdrawal, will be subject to a deduction.
12.9 Reserves
Some races contain reserves, who may or may not be priced in our early prices lists. The finishing position of any of these reserves will count regardless of whether they are priced or not.
If a reserve horse is offered with an early price and becomes a non-runner, then normal Rule 4 deduction will be applied to all bets struck prior to the non-runner as a result of the withdrawal.
12.10 Forecasts
A Straight Forecast is a bet where you name two selections to finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order for a specified event.
A Reverse Forecast is a bet where you name two selections to finish 1st and 2nd in any order for a specific event.
A Combination Forecast is a bet where you choose three or more selections with any of these to finish 1st and 2nd for a specific event.
Forecasts will be accepted only in races of three or more runners and will be settled in accordance with the officially declared SP Computer Forecast Dividend. In races with less than three runners, the forecast bet will be declared void. If one of the selections becomes a non-runner in a forecast bet, the total stake will be placed on the other remaining selection as a win single bet at SP.
Example 1: £1 Forecast AB, where B is a non-runner, bet will be a £1 win single on A.
In races where a horse finishes alone and no forecast dividend is returned, then all forecast bets nominating that horse to finish first will be settled as a win single at SP on the winning horse. All other forecast bets in the race are lost.
In a Combination Forecast where a selection becomes a non-runner, the total stake of the bet will be divided equally between the possible forecast combinations, using the remaining selections and the forecasts, including the non-runner, becoming singles.
Example 2: A combination forecast (6 bets, total stake £6) ABC, where C is a non-runner, will be settled as:
- AC -> single on A
- AB -> bet stands
- BA -> bet stands
- BC -> single on B
- CA -> single on A
- CB -> single on B
In the event of a dead heat, separate dividends will be declared for all the horses involved in the dead heat and forecast.
Unnamed favourites are not accepted for forecast betting.
12.11 Tricasts
A Tricast is a bet where you name the first three selections to finish first, second and third in the correct order for a specified race, in races where a Computer Forecast Dividend is declared.
A Combination Tricast is a bet where you name three selections to finish first, second and third in any order.
Any winning Tricast is paid out according to the official Computer Tricast return which is declared to a £1 stake.
Tricasts are offered on all handicap races in which there are eight or more runners declared. If there are less than 8 runners, all bets will be void.
If one of the selections becomes a non-runner in a tricast bet, the bet will be settled as a forecast on the remaining selections in the order they were selected. If two of the selections become non-runners in a tricast, the bet will be settled as a win single on the remaining runner.
Example 1: £1 Tricast ABC, where B is a non-runner, will be settled as a £1 Forecast AC.
Example 2: £1 Combination Tricast ABC, where C is a non-runner, will be settled as:
- ABC -> bet stands as AB
- ACB -> bet stands as AB
- BAC -> bet stands as BA
- BCA -> bet stands as BA
- CAB -> bet stands as AB
- CBA -> bet stands as BA
In the event of two or more horses dead-heating for first, second or third place then separate dividends will be declared and paid to each qualifying tricast. In fixed price tricast, the full odds will be paid with the stake being split according to the number of horses which dead heat.
Unnamed favourites are not accepted for tricast betting.
Tricasts are accepted for singles only.
12.12 Favourites
Bets on First and Second favourites are accepted win-only at starting price. Early prices or board prices cannot be taken on unnamed favourites.
The favourite is the horse quoted at the shortest odds in the official starting price.
The second favourite is the horse quoted at the next shortest price.
If two horses are quoted at the same odds, and these odds are shorter than those quoted against any other, then these two are equal first favourite and equal second favourite.
If two or more co-favourites are selected, the stake will be divided equally between them and paid at full odds.
12.13 Betting Without
Predict the result of a given race excluding a Favourite horse. The finishing position of the Favourite horse will be ignored for bets placed on this market. For example, a bet placed on Altior without Cyrname (favourite) will win if Altior wins the race or finishes second to Cyrname. The bet will have lost in all other circumstances.
In markets where we offer 'Betting Without' a nominated selection, the place terms will be based on the remaining number of runners excluding the nominated selection.
Any Each Way terms advertised are settled on the actual number of runners who take part in the race, excluding the 'without' selection.
Any Rule 4 deductions will still apply and will be based on the price of the withdrawn runner in that market at the time of withdrawal.
Betting Without bets are settled ignoring the finishing position of the nominated ‘without’ runner. Where the nominated ‘without’ selection is withdrawn before the start of a race, all bets on any of the field in this market stand.
Where the nominated 'Without' selection is withdrawn before the start of a race, all bets on any of the field in this market stand.
If 2 or fewer runners start the race, bets will be void.
Normal dead heat rules apply.
12.14 Place Only Betting
Place Only 2 – Predict a horse to finish in one of the first two places. Place only bets are accepted on horse races of five or more runners.
Place Only 3 – Predict a horse to finish in one of the first three places. Place only bets are accepted on horse races of eight or more runners.
In the event of a horse being withdrawn (not under starter’s orders), stakes on that selection will be returned. Bets for the remaining horses in the race will be subject to a deduction in accordance with the Rule 4 table below, based on the price in the Place Only market of the withdrawn horse(s) at the time of withdrawal.
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Place Only Rule 4 Deductions Table
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| PRICE OF NON-RUNNER AT TIME OF WITHDRAWAL | PLACE ONLY 2 | PLACE ONLY 3 | PLACE ONLY 4 |
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| 1/18 or longer odds on | 50p in the £ | 35p in the £ | 25p in the £ |
| 1/9 to 1/16 | 45p in the £ | 30p in the £ | 25p in the £ |
| 2/11 to 2/17 | 45p in the £ | 30p in the £ | 20p in the £ |
| 1/4 to 1/5 | 40p in the £ | 30p in the £ | 20p in the £ |
| 3/10 to 2/7 | 40p in the £ | 25p in the £ | 20p in the £ |
| 2/5 to 1/3 | 35p in the £ | 25p in the £ | 20p in the £ |
| 8/15 to 4/9 | 35p in the £ | 25p in the £ | 15p in the £ |
| 8/13 to 4/7 | 30p in the £ | 20p in the £ | 15p in the £ |
| 4/5 to 4/6 | 30p in the £ | 20p in the £ | 15p in the £ |
| 20/21 to 5/6 | 25p in the £ | 20p in the £ | 15p in the £ |
| Evens to 6/5 | 25p in the £ | 15p in the £ | 10p in the £ |
| 5/4 to 6/4 | 20p in the £ | 15p in the £ | 10p in the £ |
| 13/8 to 7/4 | 20p in the £ | 15p in the £ | 10p in the £ |
| 15/8 to 9/4 | 15p in the £ | 10p in the £ | 10p in the £ |
| 5/2 to 3/1 | 15p in the £ | 10p in the £ | No Deduction |
| 10/3 to 4/1 | 10p in the £ | 10 in the £ | No deduction |
| 9/2 and above |
No Deduction
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If the selected horse is withdrawn from a race after coming under starter's orders, bets placed on that horse will have lost as the horse will be deemed to have been a participant in the race.
In the event of non-runners, the number of places paid will remain the same, unless the number of runners in the race is equal to or less than the number of places paid, in which case all bets will be void. This market is settled on the official place terms of the race. If an 8 horse race with Each Way terms of 3 places is reduced to a race of 7 or fewer runners, we will still pay 3 places on the Place Only market.
Normal dead heat rules apply.
12.15 Match Betting
Predict a horse to finish one place ahead of another horse in a direct Head-To-Head during Race event.
A Match bet is based on one selection beating another according to the specific conditions advertised. Dead heat rules apply unless a tie price is made available (e.g. for a handicap match bet). One of the two selections in any match bet must complete the course for the bets to stand, otherwise bets are void.
Both selections must start for bets to stand, otherwise Match Bets are void.
Settlement of bets will be based on the official declared result.
If neither horse finishes a race with hurdles/fences, the number of hurdles/fences successfully completed in the race will determine the winner.