The Gambling Commission has issued a warning to bookies about using non-disclosure agreements when settling disputesThe Gambling Commission issued a warning notice to gambling businesses on Thursday letting them know that it believes some operators have been using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when settling disputes with customers and that “some of these agreements may have had the effect of preventing those consumers from reporting regulatory concerns to us.”As the notice points out, the Commission recognises “in certain commercial contexts, use of NDAs is commonplace and such agreements, when used properly, can benefit both parties.” However, the regulator is “keen to ensure” that, for instance, NDAs do not “result in consumers feeling they are unable to notify the Commission or other regulators...
Leopardstown’s Dublin Festival looks set to go ahead but British trainers are starting to consider alternative plans for some of their Cheltenham Festival candidatesIt was as close to a racing certainty as you will ever get that Thursday’s jumps meetings at Wincanton and Fakenham would succumb to the cold weather and the prospects are worrying for National Hunt racing both on Saturday, with Musselburgh’s pre-Cheltenham Festival card having already succumbed on Thursday lunchtime.Sandown’s clerk of the course Andrew Cooper described the outlook for the Esher course’s Saturday fixture as “challenging but not a lost cause” in a tweet on Thursday morning, stating: “Coldest night of the winter @Sandownpark at -6.7. Frozen in places, including under these shaded covers. Will lift...
Netbet decline to comment after punter complains the firm initially said it would cancel a bet that won him £763Let’s start today with another tale about a bookmaker that wasn’t going to pay up but changed its mind. A punter, I’ll call him Jack, approached me recently because he’d was in dispute with the online firm Netbet, having achieved a nice little win of £763. Related: Talking Horses: BHA seeks industry help as fatality rate rises Lingfield 1.50 Global Wonder 2.20 Dawn Crusade 2.50 Happy Escape 3.20 Speed Skater 3.50 With Caution 4.20 Malaysian Boleh Continue reading...
Horse racing is wrestling with its conscience, following news that 201 racehorses died in action in Britain last year, the highest number since 2012Horse racing is wrestling with its conscience, following the news published on Tuesday that 202 racehorses died in action in Britain last year, the highest number since 2012. More troublingly, the fatality rate went up, from 0.18% of all runners in 2017 to 0.22% last year.Why has this happened? The main suggestion being kicked around is that 2018 was unusually hot and dry, which would tend to produce a racing surface with less give in it and a higher risk of leg injuries. On the other hand, clerks of the course are quick to water the ground...
Ruth Jefferson says that Waiting Patiently is now being aimed at the Ascot Chase a fortnight on SaturdayWaiting Patiently has been ruled out of a trip to the Dublin Racing Festival this weekend, partly because the ground is currently too dry for him and partly because of a threatening weather forecast, raising some possibility that the prestigious two days of action at Leopardstown may have to be postponed.The risk of snow and low temperatures for the area south of Dublin this week are a concern to course officials and Ruth Jefferson, trainer of Waiting Patiently, said: “In the circumstances, I can’t really justify taking him over there. They tell me it’s good going on the chase course just now and...