27Doubles bets

27 Doubles bets

(1)  In this regulation –

doubles bet means a bet that requires the bettor to back the winner of 2 races.

(2)  The following conditions apply to a doubles bet:

(a) the bet is determined on the first occasion that the bettor’s selection for a relevant race does not win;

(b) if either of the relevant races is decided in the bettor's favour and the other relevant race results in a dead heat for first place, the money bet by the bettor must be put together and divided equally between the bettor and the bookmaker;

(c) if both of the competitors backed by the bettor run a dead heat for first place, the money bet by the bettor must be put together and divided in the proportion of one-fourth to the bettor and three-fourths to the bookmaker;

(d) if the first competitor named in the bet wins and –

(i) the other competitor named in the bet is scratched or withdrawn after the start of the race in which the first competitor is entered; or

(ii) the second of the relevant races is abandoned, or declared a no-race, under the Rules of Racing –

the backer of the first competitor must be paid at starting price odds;

(e) the bet is void if it is made on the day on which both of the relevant races are held and –

(i) the competitor that the bettor has backed to win the first of those races is withdrawn or does not come under starter's orders; or

(ii) the competitor that the bettor has backed to win the second of those races is scratched before the first of those races starts.