Tote Pool Betting

UK TOTE POOL

ACCEPTANCE OF BETS

• William Hill is an agent for the Tote allowing our LBOs, Telephone Betting Centre and www.williamhill.com to accept bets at Tote odds on horse racing in Great Britain and selected pools in the Republic of Ireland and other countries where we advertise acceptance.
  • Our rules for Tote are exactly the same as what the tote has - any changes to the Tote means ours should reflect this: https://tote.co.uk/betting-terms-and-rules
  • All Tote bets are placed directly into the live Tote pool and are settled on the rules of the UK Tote.
  • In circumstances where bets do not reach the pool, customers will have their stakes refunded and William Hill won't be liable for any loss of winnings that would have been due had the bet reached the pool.
  • When your bet has been processed, your betting slip will appear with confirmation that your bet has been placed.
  • In the event of any difference between your original slip and your receipt, the selections and stake entered into the Tote pool will determine settlement.

• The bets accepted at horse race meetings in Great Britain are the Scoop 6, Jackpot, Placepot, Quadpot, Trifecta, Exacta, Swinger, win, place and any other new bet introduced by the UK Tote.
• Where the UK Tote offer a pool facility for horse race meetings taking place outside Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, bets will be accepted.
• Where we offer a facility for Tote bets from horse race meetings in the Republic of Ireland, the rules are the same as those of the UK Tote.

SETTLEMENT

• Bets are placed using the official race card numbers.
• If the official number is misprinted in the race card, then the number declared by the racecourse will take precedence.
• In the event of any dispute arising from the horse name/number, bets will be settled on the horse number printed on the captured image of the customer receipt.
• All Tote bets are settled on the official result.

DEDUCTIONS

• Winning dividends are calculated by dividing the total amount of stakes entered into the pool (less deductions) by the number of winning units.
• Where no winning dividend is declared, the pool is carried forward to a nominated race(s) or meeting(s).
• The percentage deductions taken from each pool for horse race meetings in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland as of the 1st January 2019 are as follows:

Great Britain
Win	19.5	Placepot	27
Place	20	Trifecta	25
Exacta	25	Jackpot	29
Quadpot	26	Scoop6	30
Swinger	30
Republic of Ireland
Win	20	Exacta	30
Place	25	Placepot	30

MINIMUM DIVIDENDS

• The dividends for all pools except the Scoop 6 are calculated to a £1.00 stake and rounded down to the nearest 10p.
• The minimum dividend is £1.10, unless the calculated dividend for the win pool is 90p or less, in which case the dividend will be £1.02.
• Likewise, in the place pool if the calculated dividend is 70p or less the place dividend will be £1.02.

UNNAMED FAVOURITES, NON-RUNNERS AND VOID RACES

• In the Jackpot, Placepot, Quadpot, Scoop 6 and Super Scoop 6, the unnamed favourite can be selected.
• Where there are joint or co-favourites, the one with the lowest race card number will be taken as the selection.
• In bets with more than one leg, non-runners are replaced by the unnamed favourite and any other bet containing a non-runner is void.
• If a race is declared void, the Jackpot, Placepot, Quadpot, Scoop 6 and Super Scoop 6 are settled on the remaining legs.

DEAD HEATS

• In the win pool the pool is divided into equal parts.
• In the place pool, if an extra place(s) is created, the amount of the pool allocated to that placing will be divided equally between the runners involved in the dead heat.
• Dead heats for first place count as winners in the Jackpot and Scoop 6 win pool.
• Dead heats for places count as winners in the Placepot, Quadpot and Scoop 6 place pool.

WIN

• Predict the runner that will win the race.
• Available in all races.
• Singles only accepted.

PLACE

• Predict a runner that will be placed.
• Available in all races with 5 or more runners.
• If less than 5 runners, bets will be void.
• Singles only accepted.

EXACTA

• Select the first and second in the correct order in races with 3 or more runners.
• Singles only accepted.

TRIFECTA

• Select the first, second and third in the correct order in a race nominated as a Trifecta race.
• A Trifecta will be available on all UK races with three (3) or more declared runners.
• If there are fewer than three (3) runners, declared bets are void.
• Singles only accepted.

PLACEPOT

• The Placepot usually operates on the first 6 races at a meeting.
• The Placepot requires you to select 6 placed selections.

JACKPOT

• The Jackpot usually operates on the first 6 races at the Jackpot meeting.
• The Jackpot requires you to select all 6 winners.

SCOOP 6/SUPER SCOOP 6

• The bet requires a unit stake of £2.00 and operates on 6 nominated races.
• 6 winning selections qualify for the win dividend.
• Six placed selections qualify for the place dividend.
• Unless otherwise announced, winners of the Scoop 6 win dividend qualify to register for the bonus prize fund and Super Scoop 6 win dividend for the Shootout fund Claimants must register on 0800 0284 418 by 18:00 on the Thursday before the bonus race or Shootout.
• Registered Scoop 6 qualifiers must call the bonus line between 9:00 and one hour before the bonus race takes place and Super Scoop 6 qualifiers one hour before the Shootout takes place.
• Any registered qualifier who doesn't call or who calls and selects a non runner will be allocated the unnamed favorite, in accordance with Rule 5.
• Failure to register will mean that you're not eligible for the bonus race or Shootout fund.
• The Super Scoop 6 Shootout takes place on three nominated races on one day at the end of the season.
  • There are three prizes: leg 1, legs 1 & 2 and legs 1, 2 & 3.
• In the event of one or more Scoop6 races being abandoned or voided, whether before or after the first leg has begun, any money brought forward to the totescoop6 win fund won't form any part of the fund, and the funds will solely be comprised of money invested on that day's totescoop6 pool.
• If the Tote Scoop 6 Jackpot isn't won, it will roll over to the next available meeting.

SWINGER

• Available in all races with 6 or more runners.
• Select two horses in one bet.
• You'll win if they finish either 1st and 2nd, 2nd and 3rd or 1st and 3rd.
• If the number of runners drops to 4 or 5, a dividend will only be declared for 1st and 2nd.
• If the number of runners drops below 3 bets will be void.

QUADPOT

• The Quadpot usually operates on the last four legs of the Placepot.
• The Quadpot requires you to select four placed selections.

US RACING AND INTERNATIONAL TOTE POOL

STAKES

• All horse, greyhound and harness racing bets entered into an international Tote pool are subject to minimum stakes.
• This is usually equivalent to the stake unit used for the declared dividend.
  • Example: Dividends from tracks in the US are returned to a $2 unit.
  • Therefore, the minimum stake is $2 (rising in $1 increments) and £2 in our LBOs.
• Maximum stakes for international Tote pool bets will vary depending on the country where the pool is operating.
  • Example: In the US, the maximum stake per bet must not exceed a $10,000 unit stake or a $50,000 total stake.

ACCEPTANCE

• Bets on horse racing are settled on the official result.
• Bets on all US races are transmitted directly into the relevant host track pool and bets on Australian races will go directly into a US Pari-Mutuel pool hosted at Woodbine, Canada.
• Bets on all other international Tote pools will go directly into the relevant pool for the country concerned, unless specified otherwise by us.
• International Tote pools close when the 'off' of a race is announced.
  • However, in the US, host track pools close for betting purposes when the horses begin to enter the stalls or the greyhounds are placed in the traps.
• Any bets placed after the pool has closed will be void.
• MTP or 'minutes to post' is the estimated time until the start of the race.
• This is only an estimate as the start time of races in some countries can vary and the onus remains with you to ensure that you allow sufficient time for your bet to be processed.
• All odds and potential dividends advertised by us before the pool closes are taken from the approximate odds indicator at the relevant track and therefore are for guidance purposes only.
• We can only accept bet types that are made available by the relevant track and for which the appropriate betting pool has been opened.
• All bets need to be confirmed as being accepted into the pool to be valid.
• Once a bet has been transmitted directly into the pool it cannot be cancelled or amended.
• International Tote pool bets cannot be combined with any other betting event.
• The minimum number of selections must be included per bet type for the bet to be valid e.g. a valid Daily Double bet must contain at least one selection from each of the specified races.
• In South Africa where there are less than 7 runners place bets will be void and in all races with 16 or more runners 4 place dividends will be declared.

NON RUNNERS

• Known non runner selections cannot be chosen.
• Win, place and show bets where the selection(s) is a non runner are void.
• Exactas, Quinellas, Trifectas, Superfectas and Daily Doubles that include a non runner are void.
• In boxed/combination bets all elements incorporating the non runner(s) are void, with bets remaining valid on elements of multiple bets unaffected by the non runner(s).
• If all three Pick 3 races are cancelled or declared a 'no contest' bets are void. If one or two of the Pick 3 races are cancelled or declared a 'no contest', the Pick 3 pool will remain valid.
• Should a selection in any of the Pick 3 or higher races (e.g. Pick 4 etc.) become a non runner, the actual favourite, which is determined by the total amount bet in the win pool, will be substituted for the non runner.
• If the win pool total for two or more favourites is identical, the substitute selection will be the runner with the lowest race card number.
• If the number of runners participating in a race is less than the minimum required for the bet type selected, the bet will be void.
  • Example: A Trifecta bet where the number of runners falls below three will be void.

COUPLED RUNNERS

• Horses in the same ownership are generally coupled in the win pool only.
• However, in some countries (for example US) the horses are coupled in all pools and coupling may occur for reasons other than ownership.
• Where a coupled horse is a non runner bets will transfer to the other coupled runner.
• Place bets and the place part of each way bets will only transfer if the runners are coupled in all pools.

SETTLEMENT

• In the US, the result declared by the host track will be deemed the official result and bets will be settled using the dividend declared.
• In countries outside the US, settlement will be based on the dividend declared for the official result after the weigh-in.
• There is no maximum winnings limit on bets transmitted into an international Tote pool.
• The exchange rate used at the time the bet is captured will be used for the settlement of any returns.

DEDUCTIONS

• Winning dividends are calculated by dividing the total amount of stakes entered into the pool (less deductions) by the number of winning units.
• Where no winning dividend is declared settlement will be based on the rules of the relevant track where the pool is based.
• The percentage deductions take from each pool vary depending on the track/country.

BET TYPES

• These will vary depending on the country in which the pool operates.
• Listed below are the most common bet types:
  • WIN: Select a runner to finish first.
  • PLACE: Select a runner to finish first or second.
  • SHOW: Select a runner to finish first, second or third.
  • EXACTA: Select two runners to finish first and second in the correct order.
  • QUINELLA: Select two runners to finish first and second in any order.
  • TRIFECTA: Select three runners to finish first, second and third in the correct order.
  • SUPERFECTA: Select four runners to finish first, second, third and fourth in the correct order.
  • DAILY DOUBLE: Select runners to win each of two consecutive races. Both selections must win for a dividend to be declared.
  • PICK 3: Select runners to win each of three consecutive races. All selections must win for a dividend to be declared.
  • PICK 4: Select runners to win each of four consecutive races. All selections must win for a dividend to be declared.
  • PICK 6: Select runners to win each of six consecutive races. All selections must win for a dividend to be declared.
  • PICK 8/9/PICK ALL: Select runners to win or be placed in each of between eight and twelve consecutive races. All selections must win or be placed for a dividend to be declared. Please note that the option to pay out a win or place dividend is dependent on the rules of the particular track. Some tracks only pay out a win dividend, whereas others will pay out on a win or a place dividend.