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swift-tuttle
14 Jan 26 09:07
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It can be advantageous to the competitor, in some situations, to select a non-runner i.e. it surely avoids a loss. The other side of the coin, of course, is - no chance of a profit.
A settler has to be aware of the process of selection in determining whether a selection has been genuinely made. The factors, to my mind, are:
Time of NR declaration;
Time of post/mail;
Gut feeling.

The settler will then come to his decision.

It is worth bearing in mind Rule 12 -
12 - Quite often, things can crop up that aren`t strictly covered by the above rules (grey areas) in these instances please abide by the individual settler`s decision/ruling.
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Report Poppydog. January 14, 2026 4:41 PM GMT
It's always tricky to determine if the poster is just trying to avoid a loss with a 'free hit'

Another factor I've seen over the years, especially at this time of the year, is a poster choosing a selection
the evening before, when it is well known the meeting has only a 0-10% chance of going ahead.

Tough for settlers to decide. Rather you than me.
Report swift-tuttle January 14, 2026 4:57 PM GMT
We generally err on the side of good faith. In other words, we don't expect napsters to be 24/7 vigilant about NR declarations or abandonments.

Taking it to it's logical conclusion, if someone did this in bad faith every day of the month, they would finish on zero and wouldn't be winning anything. On the other hand, they wouldn't get relegated either, so some monitoring is needed. Which is why I put gut feeling in the factors.
Report DeSSieReborn January 14, 2026 6:35 PM GMT
Well how about having a restriction of only 1 odds on shot in every 5 selections to stop the farce that is succesive odds on shots to stop losing the daily point? And I say this because its those that do this are the ones likely to want to use your NR fiddle!!!
Report salmon spray January 14, 2026 8:33 PM GMT
^^^
What a clown.
Report DeSSieReborn January 14, 2026 8:46 PM GMT
Come on Salmon, WTF who cares, really???
Report DeSSieReborn January 14, 2026 8:50 PM GMT
Some sad clowns pick every odds on shot they see (no imagination clowns), some are devious clowns (spend their time looking for potential non runners Laugh and some clowns don't care just enjoy LOOKING for real winners and don't care what the other clowns do.
Report DeSSieReborn January 14, 2026 8:52 PM GMT
Talk about the hard job settlers do, no wonder if this topic is even a consideration. Crazy
Report Reged January 15, 2026 10:07 AM GMT
Cry
Report TEN2FOLLOWER January 17, 2026 1:43 PM GMT
Caveat Emptor.

Put a reserve on if you want to pick  replacement.
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