What are the deductions of Rule 4?
A deduction only applies to winning bets which were laid in a market where one or multiple non-runners were still priced up. Therefore, the following rates of deduction are only applied for those non-runners which were not declared as such in the market the bet was laid in:
Price of non-runner |
Percentage deducted |
1/9 or longer odds on |
90% |
2/11 to 2/17 |
85% |
1/4 to 1/5 |
80% |
3/10 to 2/7 |
75% |
2/5 to 1/3 |
70% |
8/15 to 4/9 |
65% |
8/13 to 4/7 |
60% |
4/5 to 4/6 |
55% |
20/21 to 5/6 |
50% |
1/1 to 6/5 |
45% |
5/4 to 6/4 |
40% |
13/8 to 7/4 |
35% |
15/8 to 9/4 |
30% |
5/2 to 3/1 |
25% |
10/3 to 4/1 |
20% |
9/2 to 11/2 |
15% |
6/1 to 9/1 |
10% |
10/1 to 14/1 |
5% |
Over 14/1 |
No deduction |
Should in one race more than one horse be declared as a non-runner, the according deductions are added up, but the total deduction shall not exceed 90%. Should the total deduction be 5% it will be waived.
Should a horse be withdrawn and a new market formed, then any bets laid in the original market will be subject to the above deductions. In the event of a further withdrawal after the market has been re-formed, bets placed in the original market will be subject to a further deduction based on the last price of the withdrawn horse in the original market. Bets placed in the new market will be subject to a deduction based on the current price. See below for an example.