As a gesture of goodwill TAB will pay the differences in dividends resulting from the UK tote changing the tote favourite in Race 6 at the race meeting at Southwell in the UK last Thursday after the official results and payouts had been declared.
The winner of the race, No 5 The Firm, was declared as the tote favourite in the official result posted by the UK tote. In terms of tote rules No 1 Billy Bond, who was scratched, also qualified as a winner in the Southwell Jackpot, Pick 3 and Place Accumulator, as well as in the relevant Jackpot QuickMix.
After posting the official result and payouts, the UK tote later announced that No 3 Limerick Lord, the fixed-odds second favourite before the scratching of favourite Billy Bond, was the tote favourite and not the winner.
Limerick Lord finished fourth and therefore No 1 Billy Bond should not have qualified as a winner in the Jackpot, Pick 3, Place Accumulator and Jackpot QuickMix.
TAB has paid all winning tickets as per the “official” result. And, as a gesture of goodwill, TAB will also recompense relevant customers the difference between the “official” payouts in the Jackpot, Pick 3, Place Accumulator and Jackpot QuickMix and what would have been the dividends had the correct tote favourite been declared in the first instance.
“Official” payouts and payouts with No 3 as tote favourite are:
JACKPOT: R18,319.20 now R32,087.60
PICK 3: R289.40 now R868.20
PLACE ACCUMULATOR: R28.90 now R106.10
JACKPOT QUICKMIX: R1964.30 now R9,429.10
TAB branch customers who have already cashed winning tickets and should have collected the higher payouts, must submit claim forms for the difference at their relevant TAB. These will be treated as a priority by TAB and will not be subject to the normal waiting period.
The balances of relevant TAB accountholders will be adjusted automatically.
