With high street betting shops currently closed or reopening slowly due to the ongoing situation, many punters have been left in unpaid betting winnings limbo. There are likely to be hundreds or more of UK bettors that are owed winnings from unpaid betting slips placed in shops rather than online in early March.
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Sport went into lockdown the weekend after the Cheltenham Festival and it was a week that also included European Champions League football and Premier League Darts, to name but a few of the events that week. These are all heavily bet on events so those estimate are likely to be conservative at best.
We know that, while casinos are opening up again on July 04, betting shops can reopen on June 15. However, plenty still won’t be open for a while so are those lucky/unlucky punters going to have to wait for payment? Well, some will and some wont.
Bets placed at independent shops without a web presence are obviously unable to payout until they reopen, but what about the online big boys?
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Paddy Power
Well, Paddy Power are honouring any winning bets placed in Paddy Power shops between March 1st through 20th.
Customers will need to either already be a registered account holder or open a new account, after which they can email a photo of their winning betting slip, name, online username and contact number to shopwinnings@paddypower.com and Paddy will take it from there. Paddy Power have said they are reopening all shops in England on 15th June.
You can find more details on the Paddy Power site by clicking here.
Betfred
Betfred are offering something similar, if achieved over a longer process. Fred are asking Betfred online account holders to post the original betting slip to Transfer of Slips, Betfred, Spectrum Arena, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7PQ.
Customers should also remember to include their username, address and contact number. Find more information on the Betfred site.
William Hill
For any one locked out of their winnings at William Hill, betting slip numbers can be added on the William Hill Plus site, regardless if they are Plus account holders or not.
Details are light, but once a case sensitive betting slip number has been entered, the betting giant will walk you through the rest of the process. William Hill also plans to start reopening its high street betting shops very soon.
Visit William Hill for more.
Ladbrokes
As for Ladbrokes, they are paying out on bets with a return of £10 or more. To claim, winners can email retailcustomercare@ladbrokes.co.uk and include a clear photo of your wining slip, bet number and Grid username if you have one. Bet numbers placed over the counter are 14 digits long and located above the barcode.
Self-Service Betting terminal slips’ bet numbers are also 14 digits long and start with a ‘B’ or ‘V’. FOBT receipts will also honoured and the number for these are 18 digits and are located just above the barcode.
Again see Ladbrokes for details.
Coral
As you might expect from Ladbrokes’ stable mate Coral, claiming winnings work pretty much the same way. Just email a clear image of your winning bet receipt so long as you have won a minimum of £10, along with name, email and telephone number and, of course, the all-important bet number to customercare@coral.co.uk.
Counter bet numbers are 12 digits long, self service bets are 14 digits long and gaming machine numbers are 18 digit long. If you gave a Coral Connect number, remember to include that too. More info at Coral.
Sneeze Screens Installed For Shop Re-openings
From June 15, betting shops are set to reopen in England only and, in an effort to comply with social distancing guidelines, Ladbrokes and Coral have installed sneeze screens at counters.
Other measures include, extra customer signage, stylus pens, dividing partitions, plastic screen barriers and measured out signs on the floor to keep people remote from one another. Betting slips will still be the same.
Punters will still be able to sit normally and play at FOBT in any of the 2,445 Coral and Ladbrokes shops, but, as expected, limitations on customer numbers will be introduced depending on the size of the branch. Because queues are likely, customers are advised to place bets earlier. Interestingly, cash payments will be accepted although contactless payments will be preferred for obvious reasons.
Kenny Alexander, the CEO of GVC Holdings, said;
“We are very pleased to be reopening our shops in England as the UK begins the first steps in returning to some form of normality. Ever since the lockdown was introduced, we have been working tirelessly on a plan which will deliver the safest possible environment for both our customers and our people. I am confident we have achieved that and look forward to welcoming our customers back in the near future.”
Betting shops in the Republic of Ireland are also able to open for business as of Monday June 15.
The Scilly Isles Novices Chase is one of the top feature races of Saturday and this is the 13:50 Sandown.
It is a Grade 1 chase over a 2m 4f distance at the venue.
The Scilly Isles Novices Chase is open to 5 year olds and above and there are seven declared for this year’s contest.
Some of the top novice chasers in the country are in attendance with HITMAN currently the 9/4 market leader* (betting odds recorded at 22:10 GMT on Friday, 5th February 2021 at William Hill).
13:50 Sandown Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase Odds
Hitman 9/4
Shan Blue 5/2
Messire Des Obeaux 4/1
Dame De Compagnie 11/2
Sporting John 12/1
Paint The Dream 16/1
Up The Straight 66/1
* (betting odds recorded at 22:10 GMT on Friday, 5th February 2021 at William Hill)
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Hitman the 9/4 favourite in Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase Odds
Heading up the marker for this year’s renewal of this popular race is HITMAN at 9/4* (betting odds recorded at 22:10 GMT on Friday, 5th February 2021 at William Hill).
He is one of the best around and has made such positive strides since coming over to the UK, having been a hurdle winner in France.
On his debut for Paul Nicholls, also his reappearance run this season, Hitman scored a comfortable win at Ffos Las. That was also his chase debut.
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There should be a lot more to come from him after also impressing on his follow up race.
That was a second-place to Allmankind at the Henry VII Chase right here at Sandown 63 days ago. Hitman is likely to be in the frame.
Shan Blue a big threat to the favourite
SHAN BLUE is one of, if not the best novice chasers around in terms of jumping ability.
It has been three straight wins for him this season, so he will be putting his undefeated record over the fences on the line in this one.
The most recent victory that Shan Blue recorded was at the Grade 1 Kauto Star Novices’ Chase at Kempton 42 days ago.
Again on display was the great jumping form of Shan Blue in that one.
There is a cut in trip for him in this one, but that shouldn’t throw him off his game.
Further improvement is expected of him and Shan Blue looks to have a lot of appeal from 5/2* (betting odds recorded at 22:10 GMT on Friday, 5th February 2021 at William Hill)
Dame De Compagnie to follow up on positive opener?
Nicky Henderson’s DAME DU COMPAGNIE is one to watch in the field as well. Back at the Cheltenham Festival last year she scored a victory in the Coral Cup.
After a 10-month break, she came back and delivered a comfortable win at Ayr over a 2m trip last month in some heavy conditions.
That was a 9l margin of victory that she took over Cornerstone Lad.
Dame De Compagnie is an 11/2 contender for this Sandown contest* (betting odds recorded at 22:10 GMT on Friday, 5th February 2021 at William Hill).
There is extra on the trip for Dame Du Compagnie to deal with in this one, but she receives weight here and could have some pretty strong place claims as she looks to secure a double.
Can Messire Des Obeaux push on from promising chase debut?
MESSIRE DES OBEAUX is a 4/1 contender in this field for Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase betting* (betting odds recorded at 22:10 GMT on Friday, 5th February 2021 at William Hill).
On his chasing debut, he opened with a win at Wincanton in a handicap with another bold effort back at the same venue.
He doubled up with a win in the Grade 2 Dipper getting the better of Protektorat by 5 lengths.
That was at the 2m 4f distance last month.
So there’s plenty of promise there from Messire Des Obeaux as he looks to make further ground in this sphere.
The rest of the runners
PAINT THE DREAM has had a good season under his belt so far. After some good hurdling form, he finally got it right over the fences on his last effort.
That was a score at Newbury 39 days ago. He made it all in the race and it’ll be interesting to see if he can kick on.
SPORTING JOHN had a really good time last season.
But he was disappointing on his latest run, making his chasing bow at Exeter three months ago.
He was third there, but a distant third place finishes and will have something to prove.
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UP THE STRAIGHT may be trying to punch above his weight in this one.
He claimed a second at Fontwell just 23 days ago. But this is such a big step up in the level of competition that he faces, it’s going to be a big ask.
Predictions & Tips for Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase Racing Odds
This is a great race and we are going to make SHAN BLUE our pick at 5/2* (betting odds recorded at 22:10 GMT on Friday, 5th February 2021 at William Hill).
There are few novice chasers around that are better than him and because we expect this to be a tight battle between him and Hitman, it may come down to small margins in jumping ability.
In that regard, we think that it is Shan Blue who just takes it and the drop in trip may well suit him perfectly for this test.
With all that said, we expect HITMAN to be right in the frame as well after his excellent runner up in the Henry VIII.
Filling out the shortlist will be DAME DE COMPAGNIE who showed quite a great deal of promise on that recent score at Ayr after a long absence.
So the mare may be able to build on that.
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