Subzero

Allow me to first expand on the above for the sake of perspective.

It was not the form of this maiden galloper that attracted my attention but the following tell-tale signs. Simultaenously at the 9 minute mark prior to the official jump amounts of $4,339 and $4,061 were invested on the Vic and NSW TABs respectively on Jackson Hill - the next largest investments of $309 and $637 (on other horses) at this time stood in stark contrast. At the 6 minute mark $3,502 was invested on the Uni TAB on this maiden runner. The official betting fluctuations for Jackson Hill reads 7.0 into 3.5 (a fact I subsequently discovered).

So with red lights flashing and sirens sounding our corporate big note bookmaker elected to shut up shop. They loudly advertise a certain product (Best Odds) but when it suits the product is withdrawn without notice. Such contempt for their clientel should also not go without notice.

I appreciate that a bookie must actively exercise risk management - but not delivering on a basic betting product is hardly an expression of good faith. Let the unwary be warned.

The size of my wager never became an issue - I initially asked for the fixed price (displayed as a shrinking 4.40 on their web site) only to be told nominated TAB odds only thank you very much (to a credit account client of two years standing).

Prices of around 4.00 remained freely available at BetFair at these times.