Kenilworth 2 June

Sorry Bob but this is too much. Just tried to place an early double, just getting rid of funds rather than anything, with Sportingbet.

I am already restricted there to winning 50 on a double for ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD REASON so the stake total for an e/w double was well below 5 pounds

To show you the way bookies and in this instance Sportingbet treat punters...

They refused the multiple bet and immediately cut Speedball from 5s to 4s and Royal Trump from 4s to 3s,

Speedball is 6.25 at Hollywood and 5 with Bettingworld
Royal Trump is 5.5 at Hollywood and 5 with Bettingworld

I assume that rather than bothering to check whether the price should be moved they have simply assumed this is the case because they wrongly believe that I only back supported horses. This is based on me backing a couple of horses at bigger prices years ago that ended up shorter and because they were, I assume again, too blardy lazy to do their jobs efficiently and update their prices as they should.

I apologise to anyone who wanted to back these horses with Sportingbet but more reasonable prices are available elsewhere. I do not know if it effects SA punters but I would think so.

This sort of thing is disgusting and just demonstrates how ridiculous these accountants have made the industry. Really in love with this game at the moment! :evil:

R1 My choice would be Lovely Rita.Kotzen/Cheyne widish draw.
R2 Beyond Limits -nothing serious
R3 Imperial Guard or the newbie
R4 Caprice Des Dieux-not for me.Actually neither does Gauteng deserve victory.What Fun maybe .Quick Step Rosie wont be far off.Jazz Club innately better but comes off a break.Second banker in some perms!
R5 I think Catchphrase will run a good race!Im not too keen on Boston Celtic as that would make it more open.Tuvano's run to Nero has produced a good few winners and places in better.Cherish The Moment has an outside chance and a poor draw.Beulah might have had her win.

Weather @08h00: Overcast; S/E wind - head wind @12h00: @16h00:
Rainfall Last 24 Hours 5mm
Rainfall Last 7 Days 52mm
Penetrometer Reading Average 29 (Straight 30; Turn 29)
Track Condition Soft
False Rail Winter Course: 6m spur

R2 Jeremy

Flood warning for Cape Town on Wednesday. Very lucky we got a Tuesday card !

Englander I so agree sporting bet has to be the worst site/bookie I ever came across. I am also restricted to bets with horses to such an extent that I can only take R3 Yankees, R10 doubles and cannot lay a straight bet as R10 exceeds my limit and anything under R10 doesn't reach their bet limit so honestly very frustrating taking bets on this site, sorry to say. I actually take sports bets now just to spend the money in the account after which this account will def be closed

Thanks for the "support" KOP. It isn't really that they restrict me, plenty bookies have done that, primarily because they simply can't be bothered updating their prices in a timely manner and would rather ban people. I think it is pathetic but I am used to it and just about every UK based punter on this site suffers the same.

The issue here is that Un-sporting-bet immediately cut the prices on these two horses simply because a "marked man" wanted to back them for a couple of quid. I assume all their sites are linked so, effectively, because I wanted a 2 pound e/w bet everyone on the planet has to suffer a lower price! It might sound ludicrous but it is fact, I tried the two bets within 30 seconds of each other. The prices elsewhere show that these horses have not had significant support. And the prices remain at the level they were changed to, a sure indication that no-one at Un-sporting-bet has bothered to check whether the drop in price is justified. Just a blardy joke.

.com or .co.za engels?

uk Bob, but the prices are the same on the co.za and .com sites

Same prices but .co.za is a franchise

Has there been any more rain ?

Bob Brogan wrote: Has there been any more rain ?

Spitting at present....plenty clouds about but not much expected before late afternoon.

@Englander..... I have around R150 in Sportingbet ac for last two years... I dont even bother going onto their site anymore