If you want to be paid out at 6-1 for a 1-4 on shot you must read this!

Resulting from my Betfred rant (the new custodians of the Tote) a couple of days ago, a good friend and subscriber to The Actuary AllWeather Horse Racing Tips emailed joking that the BOG concession had possibly been removed from a swathe of punters over the weekend to boost the Betfred coffers after paying out a dividend of £7.10 on Slip Of The Tongue SP 1-4

As incredible as that seems this was only the tip of the iceberg. I was then sent an article of calamitous proportions entitled 'Crazy Tote Returns' which read as follows.

I have been following the tote returns since Betfred took over and the last 10 days or so there have been some very strange returns to say the least.

Nothing has been mentioned in the press that I have read but I feel that some explanation should be made as something is not right especially over the last 10 days or so  please take a look at some that I have picked out and see what you think.

21st July Race 1 Redcar (9) Runners New Street 4/9 Paid £3.5022nd

21st July Race 1 Redcar (9) Runners New Street 4/9 Paid £3.50

22nd July Race 5 Ayr (4 ) Runners Someone's Darling 7/4 Paid £6.0022nd July Race 4 Beverley (4) Runners Declamation 11/10 Paid £5.0023rd July  Race 3 Ffos Lass (9) Runners Golden Jubilee 7/2 Fav Paid £7.5023rd July Race 6  Ffos Lass (10) Runners Idle Curiosity 13/2 Paid £2.0024th July Race 7 Leicester (6) Runners Dame Nellie Melba 15/8 Fav Paid £5.1025th July Race 6 Epsom (9) Runners Nile Night 4/1 Paid £9.0025th July Race 6 Brighton (5) Runners Marjus Quest 9/4 Paid £7.1026th July Race 6 Chepstow (4) Runners Noor Al Haya 5/2 Paid £1.4027th July Race 2 Lingfield (4) Runners Liberty Jack 4/11 Fav Paid £11/228th July Race 2 Carlisle (4) Runners De Repente 5/2 Paid £5.9031st July Race 4 Leicester (7) Runners Boadicee 6/1 Paid £14.501st August Race 3 Nottingham (9) Runners Rising Breeze 7/2 Paid £7.701st August Race 5 Nottingham (9) Runners Knight Owl 7/2 Fav Paid £6.301st August Race 1 Epsom (6) Runners Attraction Ticket 9/4 Paid £5.601st August Race 3 Stratford (8) Runners Screaming Brave 7/2 Paid £6.402nd August Race 8 Thirsk (11) Runners Gran Cannrin Queen 3/1 Fav paid £6.702nd August Race 7 Bath (9) Runners Archie Walker 2/1 Fav £4.503rd August Race 6 Newton Abbott (6) Runners 11/2 Paid £1.103rd August Race 3 Hamilton (9) Runners Perfect pustance 6/1 Paid £3.404th August Race 5 Market Rasen 6 Runners Dark Energy 9/1 Paid £4.605th August Race 6 Ripon  (4) Runners Batallion 5/6 Fav paid £6.206th August Race 5 Kempton (6) Runners Pearl Spice 13/8 Fav Paid £4.506th August Race 7 Kempton (9) Runners Truly Madly 8/1 Paid £18.607th August Race 3 Pontefract (3) Runners ...Corregio 12/1 Paid £5.507th August Race 3 Kempton (8) Runners ...... Prospera 3/1 Fav Paid £6.308th August Haydock Race 3 (5) Runners ...... IF 8/13 Fav Paid £3.608th August Yarmouth Race 5 (4) Runners .... Dambusher 5/6 Fav Paid £3.908th August Southwell Race 2 (6) Runners..... Toboggan Star 11/10 Fav Paid £1.308th August Southwell Race 3 (6) Runners .....Yamamila 3/1 Paid £6.008th August Southwell Race 6 (5) Runners .....Tongue in cheek 1/4 Fav Paid £7.10

Now I didn't previously have a Tote account, but I have one know and will be watching closely to take advantage should I be looking to back anything short. 

It sounds a little mercenary but you can see the appeal of being paid over 6-1 on 1-4 shot, 4-1 on a 11-10.....the list goes on.

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