flamingo 23rd feb

Merchy wrote:

mr hawaii wrote:

Merchy wrote: Imo, if a punter has taken the risk to back an outsider (at fixed odds) instead of the hot pot favourite, the bookies should honour this bet instead of deducting due to a scratching. The punter obviously thought that this horse could win prior to the scratching of the fav? But thats only my opinion and im a small fish in a very big smelly pond

but the winning odds of that outsider have been greatly reduced when a favorite is scratched. It's basically a new "book" or race - imagine Majmu running in a Graduation - 1/10 and the field are now 8-1 and better - Now she is scratched you have to recreate the betting race so you cannot expect a punter that has backed the third on the boards(12-1) to still get those odds as the race has changed completely. The risk the punter took has changed regardless of which horse he backed . That's why a punter does NOT get penalized if he takes a BET AFTER the scratching and the betting has been adjusted

Mr H i understand your point of view and that odds certainly have to be readjusted,but what i am trying to say is if a punter is prepared to go against a 1/10 and back a 12/1 before there are any scratchings why should he now lose a major portion of his bet if the fav gets scratched? I fully understand why the prices are readjusted when there is a scratching but i cant for the life of me understand why a bet laid BEFORE there are any scratchings cannot be paid out as such.

mr hawaii wrote: Boarding Call first two