Soccer - Gil Vicente v Maritimo - 31/10/2011 Abandoned

[xraymitch]

Soccer - Gil Vicente v Maritimo - 31/10/2011

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This match was abandoned in the 77th minute due to foggy weather conditions with the score at 0-0. It has been confirmed that the remainder of this match will commence at 16:00 GMT today.

In line with our rules and regulations all bets will stand and will be settled at the conclusion of the event. Unfortunately we do not have a feed available to offer the remainder in-play therefore markets will remain suspended.


Only just discovered the above posted more than 11 hours after the abandonment - hardly great communication from Betfair !!

I backed the draw on the understanding this was an in-play match now they have changed the conditions under which the bet was initially placed.

Because of these changes I would now like to have my bet cancelled. What are my chances of this happening ?

Any advice appreciated as always.

Thanks

[Captain Sensible]

"In line with our rules and regulations all bets will stand and will be settled at the conclusion of the event. "

No chance. Look on the bright side though you've backed the draw and it's 0-0 with only 13 minutes to play you're obviously in a value situation. I guess you could always look to see if any other bookies are offering a market and back both teams to cancel it out.

[Captain Sensible]

Betdaq are doing a market you can always close out over there, currently 2's to lay for the draw which is bad odds but if you want out, might be closer to true odds nearer the off

[Captain Sensible]

Betfair also have a book on the market just close out there at 1.41

http://sports.betfair.com/Index.do?mi=1 ... origin=MRL

[xraymitch]

Betfair also have a book on the market just close out there at 1.41

http://sports.betfair.com/Index.do?mi=1 ... origin=MRL

Thanks Captain you are a star.

Just got off the phone to Betfair and they said no way could I cancel and they were not putting up a market pre play or in play so I will take a look at the link you sent especially as I had looked earlier without finding a reopened market.

Cheers for your help

[Captain Sensible]

No problem, I think Betfair have probably back tracked and reopened the market because either they noticed Betdaq had a market or due to the amounts of complaints they've had.

They've even changed the forum post they originally put up to say they've put up a market so people can close out.

This match was abandoned in the 77th minute due to foggy weather conditions with the score at 0-0. It has been confirmed that the remainder of this match will commence at 16:00 GMT today.

In line with our rules and regulations all bets will stand and will be settled at the conclusion of the event. Unfortunately we do not have a feed available to offer the remainder in-play however we will re-open markets to enable positions to be traded until the scheduled kick off time.

[xraymitch]

Thanks for the further information re the amended Betfair post.

"however we will re-open markets to enable positions to be traded until the scheduled kick off time."

The above was exactly the point I was making and should be the very least you could expect to happen in those circumstances.

I couldn't monitor the betting up to 4pm on the draw so I chickened out and settled for a small loss (I have been caught out to many times with last minute goals that usually go against me).

Just another day in the life of a non gambler

[xraymitch]

Just discovered this in my emal. So at least Betfair where trying to be responsive...

Dear Raymond,

Thank you for your call.
Moments after I spoke to you there was an update regarding this fixture. Due to increasing requests to re-open the market and attention shown on the forum, we have re-opened this market for trading. It will be open until play resumes at 4pm, so you will have the opportunity to trade your bets. Please accept my apologies.
Kind regards,
Robert Langford
Betfair Helpdesk