29-12-2011, 06:20
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Re: Horse Racing
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/
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BETFAIR on Wednesday came in for fierce criticism from customers after they made the decision to void all in-running bets placed on a Leopardstown race after an incredible lay bet left a punter facing a theoretical £23 million payout.
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A total of £1,642,094 was matched at that price after a lay bet of £21.3m was offered on the 13-8chance at 29 - which would have resulted in a whopping payout of almost £600m if it was all matched.
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To offer that kind of amount you would have to have £600 million in your account and anybody backing it at that price knew that something was wrong."
He continued: "It is clearly a technical failure that somebody somewhere was able to place a bet with that liability. Clearly nobody in their right mind would want to strike a bet like that."
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http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...68239/related/
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HURRICANE FLY, the Champion Hurdle winner, will not run in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown on Thursday, according to trainer Willie Mullins.
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http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...le/968242/top/
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TWO-TIME Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Mark Bradburne has retired from the saddle after a 19-year career.
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He added: "I have loved my riding both as an amateur and as a professional and I've had a great time.
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