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Horse withdrawn an hour before my bet affecting my odds through rule 4!?

  • Surely this is taking the piss but I bet on a horse at 3 and yet they applied the rule 4 deductions from a horse that became a non-runner at 2! Is this allowed?

    Their bullshit reply:
    “The book you placed your bet on still had this runner quoted and so the r4 does apply to the bet in question.

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    Timetoloseitall
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    August 24, 2016 at 9:28 am

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    beesty2016 7 August 24, 2016 at 9:37 am

    Did you lay it on the exchange or just have a punt on the given horse?

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    Timetoloseitall 1 August 24, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Laid on the exchange :(

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    Tony 18 August 24, 2016 at 9:50 am

    If it was still listed as being in the race when you placed you bookie bet then of course it’s withdrawal had not been factored into their odds, so they are (unfortunately) entirely correct in their response.

    I presume you got a lower lay price than you had backed at? This is a sure fire indicator that it had been withdrawn on the exchange but not yet at the bookie. Always a good idea to just check that the listed non-runners match at bookie and exchange before placing any bets/lays.

    What stakes are you talking about here, and how much are you out of pocket?

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    Timetoloseitall 1 August 24, 2016 at 9:59 am

    I never like to withdraw from bookies so almost always wait for arbs or narbs to try and extract my cash so it was underlaid enough that if it won at the exchange I’d break even and at bookmaker, in profit. So on this occasion it didn’t cost me a lot. I’ve heard of this happening but surely an hour for the bookie to realise a horse is a no- runner is stretching it?

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