Rule 4 deductions today
0 races with a Rule 4 today · last update 11:36 GMT
Thursday 5 November: announced today
So far, today's races have no announced Rule 4 deduction. A market must form before deductions are announced, so most arrive on the day of the race
The Rule 4(c) scale
| Taken off each £1 | When the withdrawn horse was |
|---|---|
| 90 pence | 1/9 or shorter |
| 85 pence | between 2/11 and 2/17 |
| 80 pence | between 1/4 and 1/5 |
| 75 pence | between 3/10 and 2/7 |
| 70 pence | between 2/5 and 1/3 |
| 65 pence | between 8/15 and 4/9 |
| 60 pence | between 8/13 and 4/7 |
| 55 pence | between 4/5 and 4/6 |
| 50 pence | between 20/21 and 5/6 |
| 45 pence | between Evens and 6/5 |
| 40 pence | between 5/4 and 6/4 |
| 35 pence | between 8/5 and 7/4 |
| 30 pence | between 9/5 and 9/4 |
| 25 pence | between 12/5 and 3/1 |
| 20 pence | between 16/5 and 4/1 |
| 15 pence | between 9/2 and 11/2 |
| 10 pence | between 6/1 and 9/1 |
| 5 pence | between 10/1 and 14/1 |
| nothing | longer than 14/1 |
Source: Tattersalls Committee Rules on Betting, Rule 4(C).
What a Rule 4 means for your bet
After you take a price, bookmakers apply Rule 4 deductions to winning bets if a horse is withdrawn. Those prices for the other runners assumed that horse was in the race, so taking it out shortens them, and the deduction puts that right.
The amount follows the odds the withdrawn horse had when it came out. Prices from 10/1 to 14/1 mean 5p in the pound, while a price of 1/9 or shorter means 90p. Should two or more horses be withdrawn, the total cannot exceed 90p in the pound. Your winnings lose the deduction, but your stake stays the same
Bets taken at starting price don't change, because that price is set without the withdrawn horse Rule 4 also applies when the starter declares that a horse did not start