TOTE BETTING RULES

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Win / Place

1. Win bets operate on all races. Place bets operate on races that have 5 or more runners.
2. You may choose a horse to win or just to be placed. More than one Win and / or Place selection can be made in each race. The number of places in a race varies with the number of runners.
   • Up to 4 runners Place betting is not available
   • 5, 6 or 7 runners 2 place dividends (1-2)
   • 8+ runner non-handicaps 3 place dividends (1-2-3)
   • 16+ runner handicaps 4 place dividends (1-2-3-4)
3. Stakes: The minimum bet is £2 for a Win or Place, or £2 Each-Way is available combining a Place and a Win bet.
4. In races of less than 5 runners or where a place pool is not operated, place bets are void.

Jackpot

5. Jackpot bets take place daily at one selected meeting. The aim is to select the winners of all 6 Jackpot races at the Jackpot meeting. The Jackpot races are always races 1 - 6 unless otherwise stated.
6. Bets must be placed before the first race and dividends are declared after the last Jackpot race.
7. Stakes: Single line entries are accepted with a minimum stake of £1, rising thereafter in multilples of 50p. Permutation entries are accepted with a minimum stake of 50p, rising thereafter in multiples of 50p, providing a minimum total of £1 is staked.
8. Horses can be selected by racecard number, horse name or un-named favourite. Should the racecard number of an overnight declared runner be allocated to a reserve horse, the reserve horse(s) will be re-numbered sequentially in line with Tote Racecourse Cash Rules.
9. Should a Jackpot race become a walkover or a specified race is not run or is declared void, the pool(s) will operate on the remaining Jackpot races. In this event total stakes on permutation entries are applied in full to the remaining races.
10. Where a selection becomes a non-runner it will be replaced by the Starting Price favourite.
11. Where there are joint favourites, the joint favourite with the lowest racecard number will be taken. Should the favourite be withdrawn before coming under Starters Orders and too late for a new favourite to be made, the horse returned at the next shortest price will be taken. Where two or more horses are returned at the next shortest price, the one with the lowest racecard number will be taken. If no Starting Price is returned the first actual runner quoted in the Racing Post betting forecast will be taken. Should the Racing Post not publish a betting forecast, settlement will be made in line with Tote Racecourse Cash Rules. In the event of a Jackpot pool being cancelled bets for the pool concerned will be void.

Placepot

12. Placepot bets take place daily at every British race meeting. The aim is to select a placed horse in all 6 Placepot races at your selected meeting. The Placepot races are always races 1 - 6 unless otherwise stated.
13. Bets must be placed before the first race and dividends are declared after the last Placepot race.
14. Stakes: Single line entries are accepted with a minimum stake of £1, rising thereafter in multiples of 10p. Permutation entries are accepted with a minimum stake of 10p, rising thereafter in multiples of 10p, providing a minimum total of £1 is staked.
15. Horses can be selected by racecard number, horse name or un-named favourite. Should the racecard number of an overnight declared runner be allocated to a reserve horse, the reserve horse(s) will be re-numbered sequentially in line with Tote Racecourse Cash Rules.
16. Should a Placepot race become a walkover or a specified race is not run or is declared void, the pool(s) will operate on the remaining Placepot races. In this event total stakes on permutation entries are applied in full to the remaining races.
17. Where a selection becomes a non-runner it will be replaced by the Starting Price favourite.
18. Where there are joint favourites, the joint favourite with the lowest racecard number will be taken. Should the favourite be withdrawn before coming under Starters Orders and too late for a new favourite to be made, the horse returned at the next shortest price will be taken. Where two or more horses are returned at the next shortest price, the one with the lowest racecard number will be taken. If no Starting Price is returned the first actual runner quoted in the Racing Post betting forecast will be taken. Should the Racing Post not publish a betting forecast, settlement will be made in line with Tote Racecourse Cash Rules. In the event of a Placepot pool being cancelled bets for the pool concerned will be void.

Quadpot

19. Quadpot bets take place daily at every British race meeting. The aim is to select a placed horse in 4 Quadpot races at your selected meeting. The Quadpot races are always races 3 - 6 unless otherwise stated.
20. Bets must be placed before the third race and dividends are declared after the last Quadpot race.
21. Stakes: Single line entries are accepted with a minimum stake of £1, rising thereafter in multiples of 10p. Permutation entries are accepted with a minimum stake of 10p, rising thereafter in multiples of 10p, providing a minimum total of £1 is staked.
22. Horses can be selected by racecard number, horse name or un-named favourite. Should the racecard number of an overnight declared runner be allocated to a reserve horse, the reserve horse(s) will be re-numbered sequentially in line with Tote Racecourse Cash Rules.
23. Should a Quadpot race become a walkover or a specified race is not run or is declared void, the pool(s) will operate on the remaining Quadpot races. In this event total stakes on permutation entries are applied in full to the remaining races.
24. Where a selection becomes a non-runner it will be replaced by the Starting Price favourite.
25. Where there are joint favourites, the joint favourite with the lowest racecard number will be taken. Should the favourite be withdrawn before coming under Starters Orders and too late for a new favourite to be made, the horse returned at the next shortest price will be taken. Where two or more horses are returned at the next shortest price, the one with the lowest racecard number will be taken. If no Starting Price is returned the first actual runner quoted in the Racing Post betting forecast will be taken. Should the Racing Post not publish a betting forecast, settlement will be made in line with Tote Racecourse Cash Rules. In the event of a Quadpot pool being cancelled bets for the pool concerned will be void.

Scoop6

26. A scoop6 bet is available each week across six Saturday races, referred to as legs, designated by the Tote. The legs may be from one or more race meetings that day.

    
    Rules Summary

27. The lowest level of selection is one line of six horses, one in each leg, which costs the minimum unit stake of £2. However, any number of horses in each leg can be selected to make a permutation with each line of the permutation costing £2.
28. Bets are accepted up to 'off' of the first of the six scoop6 legs.
29. Each £2 stake unit goes into a central pool where it is divided into a Win Fund, a Place Fund and a Bonus Fund.
30. The Win Fund dividend is won by all players who have selected all six winning horses and each player is eligible to register, via the Bonus Race Hotline (see Rules Detail for telephone number), to qualify and play for the Bonus Fund the following Saturday.
31. The Place Fund dividend is paid to all players who have selected a horse placed in each of the six legs.
32. The Bonus Fund dividend is won by any player who, having registered to qualify, selects the winner of the Tote nominated Bonus Fund race on the following Saturday.

    
    Rules Detail - Selection

33. Selections for each of the scoop6 legs must be indicated by their racecard number, horse name or the un-named favourite. Should the racecard number of an overnight-declared runner be allocated to a reserve horse, the reserve horse(s) will be re-numbered sequentially in line with Tote Racecourse Cash Rules.

    
    Starting Price Favourite

34. Should a selection be omitted or become a non-runner, the Starting Price favourite will be suGMTituted. Where there are joint favourites, the joint favourite with the lowest racecard number will be taken.
35. Should the favourite be withdrawn before coming under Starters Orders and too late for a new favourite to be made, the horse returned at the next shortest price will be taken. Where two or more horses are returned at the next shortest price, the one with the lowest racecard number will be taken. If no Starting Price is returned the first actual runner quoted in the Racing Post betting forecast will be taken. Should the Racing Post not publish a betting forecast, settlement will be made in line with Tote Racecourse Cash Rules.

    
    Win Fund

36. To win a dividend from the Win Fund, the winning horse in each of the day's designated scoop6 legs must be correctly selected. If there is no outright winner of the Win Fund, the respective portion of the pool will be rolled over to the next scoop6 Win Fund as decided by the Tote.
37. Win Fund winners having correctly selected each of the six winners of the scoop6 legs qualify to compete in the Bonus Fund, see below, provided they register with the scoop6 Bonus Race Hotline within the required deadline.

    
    Place Fund

38. To win a dividend from the Place Fund, a horse on which a Tote Place dividend would normally be declared must be selected in each of the day's nominated scoop6 legs or where due to insufficient runners no Place pool is operated on a scoop6 leg, the horse winning that leg must be selected. If there is no outright winner of the Place Fund, the respective portion of the pool will be rolled over to the next scoop6 Place Fund as decided by the Tote.

    
    Bonus Fund

39. To win a dividend from the Bonus Fund the winning horse of the Bonus Race nominated by the Tote must be correctly selected.
40. Claimants for the Bonus Fund must call the Bonus Race Hotline (0800 028 4418) to register as a Bonus Race qualifier before 6pm on the Thursday prior to Saturday's nominated Bonus Race. Failure to register will result in the claimant being unable to compete in the Bonus Fund. Claimants should also state if they have more than one winning line as they will be entitled to one entry per winning line.
41. Qualifiers who choose to play for the Bonus Fund may be asked to agree to full media publicity. Qualifiers who agree to media publicity may be requested by the Tote to appear at a racecourse or other venue in which case the Tote will arrange and pay for reasonable transport and accommodation costs.
42. If there are no registered qualifiers for the Bonus Fund or no registered qualifier selects the winner of the Bonus Race, the Bonus Fund will be rolled over to future scoop6 Bonus Fund(s) as decided by the Tote.
43. The nominated Bonus Race will be announced by 12.30pm on the Friday prior to the Bonus Race and registered qualifiers must call the Bonus Race Hotline (0800 028 4418) again between 12.30pm and 6pm that Friday or on Saturday between 9am and one hour before the advertised 'off' of the Bonus Race to place their bet selection (or selections if they have more than one winning line).
44. It is the responsibility of registered qualifiers to register their selections on the Bonus Race Hotline (0800 028 4418). In the event of a selection not being received before the required time, the Starting Price favourite, in accordance with the selection rules above, will be allocated.
45. Should a Bonus Race bet selection become a non-runner, registered qualifiers will have the option up to 30 minutes prior to the advertised 'off' of the Bonus Race to make a new selection. Should no new selection be received or should a selection become a non-runner less than 30 minutes before the advertised 'off-time' of the Bonus Race, then the Starting Price favourite, in accordance with the selection rules above, will be allocated.
46. In the event of the nominated Bonus Race not taking place or being declared void for any reason, the Tote reserves the right to nominate an alternative race on the same or a future day as the Bonus Race.
47. In the event of a scoop6 leg being declared void, the scoop6 will operate on the remaining legs. Should scoop6 be decided on less than six legs the Bonus Fund will not operate and that day's Bonus Fund (excluding any carry-over, which will be rolled over to future Bonus fund(s)) will be divided equally between the Win Fund and Place Fund.

Trifecta

48. Bets for Straight, Combination or Win Banker entries or multiple entries are accepted up to the 'off' of the race concerned - see details below.
49. Trifecta bets operate on selected races of 8 or more runners. A Straight Trifecta bet requires you to select the first, second and third horses in the correct order. Un-named selections, e.g. Favourite, are not accepted in Trifecta bets. Trifecta bets where the field is reduced to less than 5 runners before coming under Starter's Orders will be void.
50. Trifecta bets that include a non-runner will be void.
51. Stakes: Single entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of £2, rising thereafter in multiples of 10p. Permutation entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of 10p rising in multiples thereafter of 10p provided a minimum of £2 is staked. Returns will be paid in accordance with the official dividend.
52. A Combination Trifecta bet requires you to select the first, second and third horse in any order in a Trifecta race. Any number of horses from 3 upwards may be selected. Un-named selections, e.g. Favourite, are not accepted in Trifecta bets. Trifecta bets where the field is reduced to less than 5 runners before coming under Starter's Orders will be void. Within the Combination any individual Trifecta bet containing a non-runner will be void but the others will stand. Stakes: Combination entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of 10p rising in multiples thereafter of 10p provided a minimum of £2 is staked Returns will be paid in accordance with the official dividend.
53. A Banker Trifecta bet requires you to select the winner of a Trifecta race and allows you to make multiple selections for which you think will finish second and third. Un-named selections, e.g. Favourite, are not accepted in Trifecta bets. Trifecta bets where the field is reduced to less than 5 runners before coming under Starter's Orders will be void. Within the Banker Permutations any individual Trifecta bet containing a non-runner will be void but the others will stand.
54. Stakes: Permutation entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of 10p, rising in multiples thereafter of 10p, provided a minimum of £2 is staked. Returns will be paid in accordance with the official dividend.

Exacta

55. Exacta bets operate on all races of 3 or more runners and requires the selection of the first and second in correct order. Single entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of £2, rising thereafter in multiples of 10p. Permutation entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of 10p, rising in multiples thereafter of 10p provided a minimum of £2 is staked. Un-named selections (e.g. the favourite) are not accepted in Exacta bets. A bet containing a non-runner will be void.
56. A Straight Exacta bet requires you to select the first and second horse in the correct order.
57. Un-named selections, e.g. Favourite, are not accepted in Exacta bets. A bet containing a non-runner will be void.
58. Stakes: Single entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of £2, rising thereafter in multiples of 10p. Permutation entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of 10p rising in multiples thereafter of 10p provided a minimum of £2 is staked Returns will be paid in accordance with the official dividend.
59. A Combination Exacta bet requires you to select the first and second horse in any order. Any number of horses from 2 upwards may be selected. However, a Combination Exacta with 2 selections only is commonly known as a Reverse Exacta.
60. Un-named selections, e.g. Favourite, are not accepted in Exacta bets. Within the Combination any individual Exacta bet containing a non-runner will be void but the others will stand.
61. Stakes: Combination entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of 10p rising in multiples thereafter of 10p provided a minimum of £2 is staked. Returns will be paid in accordance with the official dividend.
62. A Banker Exacta bet requires you to select the winner and allows you to make multiple selections any of which may finish second.
63. Un-named selections, e.g. Favourite, are not accepted in Exacta bets.
64. Within the Banker Permutations any individual Exacta bet containing a non-runner will be void but the others will stand.
65. Stakes: Permutation entries are accepted with a minimum unit stake of 10p, rising in multiples thereafter of 10p, provided a minimum of £2 is staked. Returns will be paid in accordance with the official dividend.