If the stewards did not get back to the TAB and queried the odds it is unbelievable, as throughout the morning it was freely discussed on the radio in Melbourne and even in Perth. The betting steward should have been the first to alert the rest of the stewards panel to the extreme short odds, which then should have set off some flashing red light. If any steward officiating at that Sandown meeting had not seen the opening TAB odds of L'Esprit and thought" what is going on here" it surely indicates they do not comprehend betting. Perth authorities are also investigating. The price drifted slightly to $1.04 but the horse started $9 on track and ran near-last. It tumbled L'esprit's tote price into $1. He confirmed a little-known clause in Victorian and West Australian betting rules made Wednesday's cancelled bet on a race at Sandown legitimate.īailey said punters could cancel a bet within 30 minutes of a race, adding it was difficult to find an integrity loophole, or a potential for tote pool manipulation, in cancelling the bet 45 minutes before race two at Sandown.Ī Perth punter placed several small bets totalling $60,000 through a Perth TAB agency late on Tuesday or early on Wednesday.īailey believes the punter intended to place the bet on fixed odds rather than the tote. Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey confirmed last night that the "betting activities" of leading bookmaker David McLachlan were being investigated.īailey was tight-lipped about the investigation but said it began at the Sandown meeting on Wednesday. WHILE Wednesday's mystery $60,000 cancelled bet seems to be accepted as an honest mistake and within the rules, Victorian stewards have launched a separate betting probe. Victorian chief steward Terry Bailey has confirmed a little-known clause in Victorian and West Australian betting rules made Wednesday's cancelled bet on a race at Sandown legitimate. Lewis said Perth officials would investigate the "hows and whys" of the cancelled bet.Ĭancelled wager was 'within rules' as Victorian stewards launch betting probeīy:Matt Stewart From: Herald Sun Ma9:00pm It seems there is some sort of anomaly over there," he said. "I'm extremely surprised by all the circumstances here. The Perth bet was cancelled hours after being placed.Īlso, WA rules state that bets can be cancelled only if they are $200 or less.īailey said it had been suggested the punter had intended to place $60,000 on fixed odds rather than the tote, but Lewis said a bet of that size would never be accepted on fixed prices.īailey said Victoria had a two-minute cut-off for cancelled bets "for the very reason of potential tote manipulation". TAB officials from Victoria and West Australian authorities appear at odds over the bet cancellation rules.Ī WA spokesperson said yesterday the bet was a legitimate error and was cancelled in accordance with Tabcorp's SuperTAB rules, but the TAB said bets could be cancelled only within two minutes of being placed. Starting at $9 on TAB fixed odds, L'esprit ran seventh of nine in the 1000m race.Ĭoncerned about the potential for tote manipulation, Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey phoned his West Australian counterpart Brad Lewis for an explanation.īailey and Lewis have vowed to track down the punter to explain the bet and cancellation. The bet was cancelled about 45 minutes before L'esprit's 2.10pm race. His price drifted on the tote to $1.04 when the second race was run at Sandown. L'esprit became an unbackable $1 favourite (even money is $2) on SuperTAB early yesterday after the bet was placed. RACING authorities in two states are investigating how a Perth punter plonked $60,000 on a horse at Sandown yesterday and was allowed to cancel the bet. Victorian chief steward Terry Bailey has launched an inquiry into how a $60,000 bet on a horse was placed and later cancelled at Sandown yesterday.
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