New Posts For Thread: Rule 4 reductionhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30473471/rule-4-reductionIf you have already backed a selection sometime before a non runner is declared, and the odds you thought you were getting have been trimmed. Would it not be better if betfair cancelled your bet or you had the option to cancel.I misunderstood the OP; when he said "Rule 4" rather than "Reduction Factor" I thought he meant Sportsbook. The case on Exchange has been covered by others; the Sportsbook case is a variation of the same, though since here the layer is the bookie thhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30473471/rule-4-reduction?post_id=544224835#544224835I misunderstood the OP; when he said "Rule 4" rather than "Reduction Factor" I thought he meant Sportsbook. The case on Exchange has been covered by others; the Sportsbook case is a variation of the same, though since here the layer is the bookie thTue, 07 Apr 2015 10:43:29 -0500I get that, but similarly, he might not have wanted to lay it at 5/1 with THAT one specific horse having been taken out. It's just tough.... And in BF land, voiding all bets matched when a horse was withdrawn at the start would cause £0 to be matchttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30473471/rule-4-reduction?post_id=544224543#544224543I get that, but similarly, he might not have wanted to lay it at 5/1 with THAT one specific horse having been taken out. It's just tough.... And in BF land, voiding all bets matched when a horse was withdrawn at the start would cause £0 to be matcTue, 07 Apr 2015 10:17:45 -0500If you have backed a horse at 6-1 you might not have backed it a 5s but that's what happens with these rule 4shttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30473471/rule-4-reduction?post_id=544224451#544224451If you have backed a horse at 6-1 you might not have backed it a 5s but that's what happens with these rule 4sTue, 07 Apr 2015 10:10:13 -0500On BF, it takes two to tango, so no. The repercussions for layers would make it impossible for them to lay a book.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30473471/rule-4-reduction?post_id=544224161#544224161On BF, it takes two to tango, so no. The repercussions for layers would make it impossible for them to lay a book.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:49:26 -0500If you have already backed a selection sometime before a non runner is declared, and the odds you thought you were getting have been trimmed. Would it not be better if betfair cancelled your bet or you had the option to cancel.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30473471/rule-4-reduction?post_id=544223721#544223721If you have already backed a selection sometime before a non runner is declared, and the odds you thought you were getting have been trimmed. Would it not be better if betfair cancelled your bet or you had the option to cancel.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:18:22 -0500