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Walt Jabsco
27 Apr 12 21:18
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Walked into Billy Hills at 8pm, looked at the Greyhound Derby heat prices and couldn't believe price on Bubbly Phoenix in 8.15, he was priced up at 5/1 so I had £20 on, checked early results in case of track bias and no bias so had another £30 on.

Happy day when he romped clear but when I went to collect "my" £300 I was told price taken was a mistake and I would be settled at SP. 4/7

Let's just say I wasn't pleased and I'm now barred from my local Billy Hills..... at least I had a result there then
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Report FATTIEWHITEYSLOVEADRINK April 27, 2012 11:02 PM BST
**** me traps like that thought out the derby he wins ping **** me he went ping
Report Singapore Woofer April 28, 2012 8:37 AM BST
i understand the infamous 'palpable error' rule but a couple of things spring to mind   a) shudnt someone in the massive hills network have noticed, or does literally everyone countrywide have no clue what they are doing?   b) i imagine there is some kind of net that shud catch the underround books?     by the way walt... the first 20 was a little gunshy!!  ;-D
Report p_r_e_m_i_e_r__f_a_n_t_a_s_y April 28, 2012 9:00 AM BST
You knew it was a palpable error, it hardly drifted from 8/13 to 5/1.
You chanced your arm and it didn't work.

As much as i don't like picking up for bookmakers come on you can't be seriously moaning they didn't pay you 5/1.
Report Singapore Woofer April 28, 2012 4:36 PM BST
pf. do u think the 8/1 we took on droopys casanova cud have been considered a palpable on last years greyhound derby final card? for me - and i know maybe the majority disagree, if hills screw up - trader error or system error, then they shud stand by what they do. somebody of their thousands of staff shud have known this was a mistake. if bookies want to pay crap wages and not employ any 'experts' they shud pay the consequences when mistakes are made.... imo
Report p_r_e_m_i_e_r__f_a_n_t_a_s_y April 28, 2012 4:52 PM BST
I don't know to be honest mate as i can't remember the exact market. I'm near sure they had it priced to around 120 odd% and when we punted Casanova they cut him into 7/2.

In this case though i think it is clear that it was a mistake as the dog was best priced 8/13 during the day. I'd love to know what the prices where in that shop on the other runners? Was the overround under 100% or did somebody inputting the information put the wrong prices beside the wrong runners.

I also think they should be made suffer for their mistakes, however there are rules in place to get them out of their fack ups and we know that so we know what to expect when it's clearly a palpable error.
Report pocket pairs April 28, 2012 7:30 PM BST
boys 8pm is very important time in my hills shop on a friday the switch over between corrie and eastenders and god help anybody in the shop if the fat fooker has to shuffle of her chair cause her little stumpy fat fingers cant reach the tv Cry
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