General Racing Rules UK

These Racing Rules UK are v1.0 and were last updated on 23 May 2025.

1.1 All horse racing bets placed within the UK and Ireland shall be settled based on

the official declaration of the result of the race. Bets are accepted for horse race

meetings held under the rules of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) & Horse

Racing Ireland (HRI) that are offered on the Dabble App.
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1.2. Once the official result has been declared the result shall not be affected by

subsequent protests or amendments to such result. This includes results

amended due to whip rule infringements, or any other reason.
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1.3 Interim results are indicative only and bets shall only be resulted based on the

official declaration above.
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1.4 If a price is not taken when a bet is struck, bets will be settled at the Dabble

Starting Price. For more information on how this price is determined. Refer to Rule

10 for details.
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2.1 All international horse racing bets will be accepted and settled as per the official

results of the relevant racing governing body.
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2.2 Once the official result has been declared the result shall not be affected by

subsequent protests or amendments to the official result.
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2.3 Interim results are indicative only and bets shall only be resulted after official

results have been declared.
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2.4 Should a bet be placed after the official off-time, the bet will be cancelled with the

customer’s stake refunded unless we can verify the official off-time.
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2.5 If no price is taken at the time the bet is placed bets will be settled at Dabble

Starting Price. Refer to Rule 10 for details.
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3.1 Bets will be accepted on all UK BAGS (Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service)

BEGS (Bookmakers Evening Greyhound Service) and RPGTV (Racing Post

Greyhound TV) meetings where Dabble offers fields, odds and results.
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3.2 Unless a price is taken bets will be settled at Dabble Starting Price which is the

last price Dabble offers before the official race start time. Refer to Rule 10 for

details.
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3.3 Bets accepted in error 4 or more seconds after the official off-time will be void,

with stakes refunded.
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3.4 Bets are settled on the official result published at the conclusion of the race. If a

winner is disqualified after the official result is announced, whatever the reason, it

will be ignored for the purpose of bet settlement.
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4.1 Where Dabble offers greyhound racing outside the UK and Ireland, bets will be

accepted and settled under the rules and as per the official result of the relevant

racing governing body.
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4.2 If a single bet is inadvertently accepted more than 3 seconds after the official offtime of any international greyhound race, the bet shall be deemed to be invalid

and stakes will be refunded.
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4.3 Any leg of an accumulator is deemed void (even if accepted) if the bet is

submitted after the official starting time of that leg. In any such instance the

remaining leg(s) of the accumulator will stand.
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4.4 Unless a price is taken bets will be settled at Dabble Starting Price which is the

last price Dabble offers before the official race start time. Refer to Rule 10 for

details.
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5.1 Where Dabble offers Harness racing bets will be accepted and settled under the

rules and as per the official result of the relevant racing governing body.
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5.2 If a single bet is inadvertently accepted more than 3 seconds after the official offtime of any Harness race, the bet shall be deemed to be invalid and stakes will be

refunded.
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5.3 Any leg of an accumulator is deemed void (even if accepted) if the bet is

submitted after the official starting time of that leg. In any such instance the

remaining leg(s) of the accumulator will stand.
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5.4 Unless a price is taken bets will be settled at Dabble Starting Price which is the

last price Dabble offers before the official race start time. Refer to Rule 10 for

details.
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6.1 If a meeting is abandoned or transferred to another venue all bets will be void, and

stakes will be refunded. Affected accumulator bets will be recalculated excluding

that event or leg.
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6.2 If any race at the Cheltenham Festival, the Royal Ascot Festival, the Grand

National, the Derby or the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe are postponed and scheduled

to run within 72 hours of the original advertised off-time, all bets placed after final

declarations will stand. In all other cases if a race is postponed and does not take

place on the same day then all bets, with the exception of ante-post bets struck

after the final declaration stage, will be declared void, with stakes refunded.
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6.3 If a single race is abandoned, all bets placed on that race are void, and bets will be refunded. Affected accumulator bets will be recalculated excluding that event or

leg.
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6.4 If a race involving an ante-post bet is postponed all bets will stand if the race is run at the original venue and entries for the race is not re-opened.
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6.5 Ante-post bets placed on a race that is abandoned or moved from the original

venue will be void, with bets refunded.
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6.6 If a race is declared a no race, or no horses complete the course, or the field size

is reduced to 1 runner (a walkover) then all bets will be void with stakes refunded.

6.7 If a race, or a meeting, is transferred to a different surface at the same venue and

the race distance is the same or 1 furlong or less different to the original distance

for a flat race and 2 furlongs or less for a National Hunt race bets will stand.
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7.1 References to “deduction/s” are to deductions that are calculated as per the

terms of Tattersalls Rules of Racing (notably TRR Rule 4) and are as outlined in the

table below in Rule 7.7.
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7.2 If a runner is withdrawn from a race or does not come under starters orders and is declared a non-runner, bets on that runner will be refunded unless they were

placed in an Ante-Post market, in which case bets will be settled as a loser.
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7.3 If a runner comes under starters orders but refuses to race, bets on that horse will

be settled as a loser.
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7.4 Where a Dabble price is taken (other than Ante-Post bets) and 1 or more runners

are subsequently withdrawn from a race and declared non-runners, deductions

may be applied and the size of the deductions are dependent on the price of the

non-runner(s) and detailed in Rule 7.7.
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7.5 If multiple runners are declared as non-runners, the Rule 4 deduction for each

runner will be accumulated with the total of the scheduled deductions of the

withdrawn runners deducted from the winning portion of the bet. Deductions will

be capped at 90 pence in the pound.
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7.6 Deductions are applied only to the winning portion of the bet, the win and place

portion of a winning each-way bet, and the place portion of a placed each-way

bet. The stake portion of any winning bets are paid in full.
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7.7 Rule 4 Deductions (Tattersalls Rule of Racing)
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8.1 If a single bet on a horse race is inadvertently accepted after the result of a horse

race is known the bet shall be deemed to be invalid, with stakes refunded.
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8.2 Horse racing bets placed in the UK or Ireland after the official off-time will have a

grace period applied dependent on the distance of the race at the sole discretion

of Dabble.
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8.3 If a single bet is inadvertently accepted more than 3 seconds after the official start time of any greyhound race, the bet shall be deemed to be invalid, with stakes

refunded.
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8.4 If a single bet is inadvertently accepted more than 3 seconds after the official start time of any Harness race, the bet shall be deemed to be invalid, with stakes

refunded.
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9.1 The maximum winnings listed below assume that the bet is that of one customer

only. If we detect that multiple Dabble accountholders are colluding to place (i)

the same bets; or (ii) the same pattern of bets at similar times or over similar days,

in an effort to circumvent Dabble’s maximum win limits, then the maximum win

limits in these Rules will be adjusted and applied to the cohort of colluding bets

and/or accounts.
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9.2 Maximum payout for multiple bets including different categories listed below will

have the maximum payout for the lowest maximum payout category applied.
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9.3 Maximum payouts apply to the 24-hour period the bet is settled. Bet placement

date is not considered for calculating maximum payouts.
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9.4 Maximum payouts are in Pounds Sterling and are as described in Rules 9.6, 9.7

and 9.8 below.
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9.5 Rules governing maximum payouts within these Racing Rules will take

precedence over any limits contained in Dabble’s General Terms & Conditions, in

the event of any conflict or inconsistency.
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9.6 Racing Win Bets, Each Way Bets, Multiples and Accumulators.
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Without prior negotiation, the maximum payout by Dabble to any one individual or

entity (or group deemed by Dabble to be acting on behalf of any one individual or

entity) on any one race for win bets, including multiples, accumulators and eachway bets shall be limited as per the below table.
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9.7 Racing Exotics
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The maximum payout by Dabble to any one individual or entity (or group deemed

by Dabble to be acting on behalf of any one individual or entity) on any single

exotic bet shall be limited as per the below table.

​9.8 Racing Bet Builder
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The maximum payout by Dabble to any one individual or entity (or group deemed

by Dabble to be acting on behalf of any one individual or entity) on any single

exotic bet shall be limited as per the below table.

9.9 Notwithstanding any of the above maximum win limits which apply by default,

Dabble reserves the right to limit the total payout to any individual customer(s) on

any bet type on any single race.
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9.10 Notwithstanding any of the above maximum win limits, the total payout by Dabble to any individual customer(s) across all bets in any 24-hour period is limited to a total of £250,000.
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10.1 Dabble prices are offered on horse racing, greyhound racing and harness until the official off-time of each race.
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10.2 Dabble prices are subject to fluctuation.
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10.3 Should a horse or greyhound be withdrawn Dabble prices may be subject to

deductions. See Rule 7 above for details.
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10.4 A Dabble price taken on a selection in an each-way bet will apply to the win and

place portion of the each-way bet. The place component of the bet will be paid out

as per the each-way terms detailed in Rule 13 below.
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10.5 Each-way bets at Dabble prices are governed by our Starting Price place betting

terms detailed in Rule 13 and determined by the actual number of starters, not the

number of declared runners when the bet is placed unless the bet was placed in

an Ante-Post market.
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10.6 Each-way bets placed in Ante-Post markets will be paid as per the each-way

terms advertised at the time the bet was struck regardless of how many horses

start the race.
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10.7 If a price is taken in a horse race with reserve runners bets will be settled on the

result without ‘’without the reserve runner(s)’’ unless a price is available for the

reserve runner(s), in which case bets will be settled on the official result.
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11.1 Racing Exotics are offered on selected Horse Racing, Greyhound Racing and

Harness Racing events.
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11.2 Dividends for the Forecast, Reverse Forecast, Tricast, First Four and Quadrellas (Quaddies) shall be calculated on the final price offered by Dabble prior to the off-time

(Dabble Starting Price).
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11.3 Dead Heats will impact racing exotics in various ways depending on the number

and position of runners dead heating. Details can be found in the General Terms &

Conditions UK available in our Help Centre.
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11.4 Non-runners will impact racing exotics in various ways depending on the number of selections. Details can be found in our Help Centre.
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11.5 For more information on racing exotics and please visit our Help Centre.
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12.1 Racing Bet Builders are offered on selected Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing

events at Dabble’s discretion.
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12.2 Racing Bet Builder odds are calculated based on the relationship between the

selections in the bet and not by a simple multiplication of odds of each selection.

The total odds will be clearly stated in the bet slip before a bet is placed.
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12.3 In the event one or more selections are non-runners in a single Racing Bet Builder bet, that Racing Bet Builder bet will be voided and stake refunded.
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12.4 Racing Bet Builder will only be available on races with a field size of 6 or more. In the event a field is reduced to five or less runners, any Racing Bet Builder bets

struck prior to the reduction in field size will stand.
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12.5 Dabble may, in its absolute discretion, change, suspend, restrict or cease to offer the Racing Bet Builder feature at any time without providing a reason or advance notification, even in scenarios where Racing Bet Builder has been previously

advertised as being available at a particular time or in connection with a particular

event.
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13.1 Each-Way horse racing bets placed on UK and Irish horse racing will be settled as per Industry Standard place terms which are as follows:​

13.2 All greyhound and harness bets will have the following place terms applied:

13.3 Each-way accumulators or multiple bets are treated as 2 distinct bets with the

above-described place terms applied to the place portion of the bet.

14.1 Racing accumulator bets (or “acca” bets) involve selecting runners in 2 or more

races and combining them into a single bet. The odds of the runners are multiplied

for the final dividend of the accumulator bet, and all selections must win for the

accumulator bet to win.
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14.2 Racing multiples allow you to select runners in multiple races and combine them

into multiple accumulators within the same bet.
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14.3 In the event of an accumulator or multiples bet selection(s) being declared a nonrunner, or a race is abandoned, the bet will be recalculated with that runner being

removed from the bet. For example, a multiple bet consisting of 3 runners can be

combined in a multiple bet to have 3 doubles (Runner A/Runner B/ Runner

B/Runner C. Runner A/Runner C) and 1 treble (Runner A/Runner B/Runner C) If 1

of the runners is subsequently declared a non-runner the bet will be settled as

follows. Assuming Runner A is declared a non-runner 3 doubles become (Runner

A -VOID/ Runner B, Runner A- VOID/Runner C, Runner B/Runner C) and the treble

becomes a double (Runner A- Void/Runner B/Runner C)
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14.4 In the event of a dead heat in one or more accumulator legs, the standard Dead

Heat Rule applies (defined in clause 19.4 of the General Terms & Conditions UK).

14.5 For each-way multiple bets and accumulators the place portion of the bet will be

settled independently of the win portion of the bet. Each-way accumulators

consist of 2 separate bets: a win accumulator and a place accumulator.

​14.6 In the event of a selection being declared a non-runner in the same race as an

accumulator selection, Dabble reserves the right to apply deductions in

accordance with 7.7.
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15.1 Ante-Post Bets are available on selected horse races.
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15.2 All bets struck prior to the final field being declared are accepted on an All-In basis (i.e. no refunds will apply for runners not taking their place in the final field and no deductions will apply).
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15.3 Regardless of whether an ‘Ante-Post event (all-in betting)' has been, postponed,

or transferred from the original date, all bets stand until the completion of the

event unless any of the following conditions are met. Ante-Post bets will be

refunded if:
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15.3.1 The race is re-opened after final declarations;

15.3.2 The race is transferred from the original racecourse to a new venue; or

15.3.3 The distance of the race is changed from the original race distance by more

than 1 furlong for a flat race, or more than 2 furlongs for a National Hunt race.
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16.1 For bets on any Jockey, Trainer or Trap Challenge to stand, all races scheduled

for the race meeting must be run and correct weight declared. If the meeting is

postponed or abandoned, all bets for that meeting will be refunded, unless the

result of the market has already been determined.
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16.2 Subject to Dead Heats, the points will be accrued per race and calculated as

follows: 3 points to 1st Place; 2 points to 2nd Place; 1 point to 3rd Place.

​16.3 In the event of a Dead Heat, points are allocated on a proportionate fractional

basis:
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16.3.1 2-Way Dead Heat Example: a 2-way Dead Heat for the win would see each of

the winners split the points received for 1st and 2nd (3+2 = 5 points) meaning

they would each receive 2.5 points.

16.3.2 3-Way Dead Heat Example: a 3-way Dead Heat for 2nd would see the winners

split the points received for 2nd and 3rd (2+1 = 3 points) meaning they would

all receive 1 point.
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16.4 In the case of two or more Jockeys/Trainers/Traps finishing the meeting on the

same amount of points the Dead Heat Rules applies.
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16.5 The “Trap” or “Box” is defined as the trap number the greyhound jumps from in

the race.
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17.1 While Dabble takes all care possible in compiling and publishing betting

information including the publication of form, betting data, market condition and

terms, odds and results errors caused by external providers, internal systems and

human error may occur. When an obvious error occurs, it is referred to as a

palpable error.
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17.2 A non-exhaustive list of obvious errors that may occur include bets accepted on a market that should have been suspended or closed, bets accepted on a race

where the result is already known, bets accepted at odds that are obviously

incorrect when compared to the market (Example: Dabble offer 50/1 for a runner

that is 5/1 in the general market), incorrect market data is offered where some or

all runners are not quoted or runners, incorrect place terms are offered, or a race,

or market, is resulted incorrectly.
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17.3 If an obvious error (palpable error) occurs as described, but not limited to, Rules

17.1 and 17.2 above, Dabble reserves the right to rectify the error as described in

Rule 17.4 below.
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17.4 If able, we will correct the error on the bet and settle/resettle the bet at the correct price or terms at the time the bet was placed, or alternatively, void the bet and refund your stake in a single bet, or void that leg(s) in an accumulator or a multiple bet.
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17.5 If a race, or a market within a race has been resulted and settled incorrectly we

reserve the right to re-settle the market according to the official result and adjust

payouts accordingly.