What are Powercasts?

Powercasts are fixed price Forecast & Tricast bets on selected runners which are priced by Paddy Power. They are available on all UK & Ireland races where Forecast & Tricast betting is offered and will be available approximately 30 minutes before the start of each race.

They will be settled at the price the bet is struck at. Powercast bets qualify for streaming on the relevant race.

What happens if there are Non-Runners?

When the Win or Each Way market has a non-runner of 9/1 or shorter odds after a Powercast bet has been placed, then those bets will be settled at the industry dividend.

To find out more about Non-Runners, see our article here. To find out more about Each Way bets, see our article here.

What happens for Reverse Forecasts and Straight Forecasts?

In the event a Reverse Forecast or Straight Forecast containing a non-runner, the bet will be voided.

What happens for Straight Tricasts?

In the event of a Tricast including a non-runner, the bet will be changed into computerised Straight Forecast.

What happens for Combination Forecasts and Tricasts from Three?

In the event a combination Tricast from three, or combination Forecast from three including a non-runner, the bet will change into an any order Forecast.

What happens for Combination Forecasts and Tricasts from Four?

In the event a combination tricast from four including a non-runner, the bet will change into a combination Forecast Tricast from three. In the event a combination Forecast from four including a non-runner, the bet will change into a combination Forecast from three.

What happens if there is a Dead Heat?

In the event of a Powercast result containing a dead heat, payout will revert to the industry dividend for the race. Double result will not apply to Power Casts, where there is a Dead Heat the payout will revert to the industry dividend.

Where there are insufficient finishers for a result in a fixed odds Forecast or fixed odds Tricast bet than the bet will be settled as a loser. i.e. when there are less than 3 finishers Fixed Odds Tricasts, Combination Tricasts and Tricasts from four will be settled as losers, when there are less than 2 finishers fixed odds Forecasts, Reverse Forecasts, Forecasts from three and Forecasts from four will be settled as losers.

To find out more about Dead Heats, see our article here.

What else do I need to know?

• Powercasts are not eligible for Money-Back Specials unless otherwise stated.
• Paddy Power reserve the right to withdraw or suspend a market without prior notice, and will not be held responsible for promotional imagery or social media updates being on display when the market is withdrawn
• In relation to the result or settlement of a market Paddy Power's decision is final.