UK & Irish Horse Racing Rules: Stewards Enquiry



Stewards Enquiry

  • A Stewards Enquiry is held into the running of a race where there was a potential breach of the rules of racing.
  • During the enquiry, the Stewards will review the running of the race to establish whether or not the rules were broken.
  • If the Stewards decide that there's a breach of the rules that influenced the result of that race, they have the authority to amend the result accordingly.
  • The settlement of bets will be delayed pending the outcome of a Stewards Enquiry.
  • If a Stewards Enquiry amends the race result, then our rules on First Past The Post will apply.

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First Past The Post

  • If the result of a race is amended before the weigh-in, when the official result is declared, win single/multiple bets and the win part of each way single/multipe bets will be paid on both the official result and the First Past The Post, with the following exceptions:
  • The Grand National
  • A selection carrying the wrong weight
  • Antepost bets
  • Forecasts or Tricast bets
  • Void races
  • A selection taking the wrong course
  • A selection given as the winner in error by the judge
  • Price Boost and any other special markets
  • A jockey failing to weigh-in
  • Totepool bets
  • Favourite points markets
  • Distance markets
  • Bets placed on a two runner race
  • Special match bets
  • Novelty bets
  • First Past The Post is applicable to win singles/multiple bets and the win part of each way single/multiple bets placed on the race winner market only.
  • It's not applicable to placed horses that are demoted.
  • Staking restrictions don't apply.
  • First Past The Post is only applicable to horse race meetings in the UK and Ireland.

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