No mistake Catparrot. Read even further and you'll find that the table which asks whether you accepted tote odds or got the best bookmakers odds then tells you to click here to find out how you can.

The link brings you to an offer to open an account with DAS where "Also, for thoroughbred racing punters..." you can get "Top official betting ring price fluctuation."

To its credit it does make a brief mention of the 5% deduction but then you're not really getting top official fluctuations are you? So the table telling you to make sure you get the top fluctuations is an ad for a bookmaker who doesn't offer those prices.

Look, Propun is a fantastic site and in many ways is regarded as an industry watchdog which is great. However, in this case there is an apparent conflict of interest because I'm sure if the company didn't have a deal with DAS, Neil Davis would be screaming from the rafters about the nerve of a bookmaker taking 5% of punter's winnings as well as their losing bets.

You're right, they are not completely silent but they are a hell of a lot quieter than they normally are about bookmakers and much less noisy than they would be if a rails bookmaker tried the same trick.

And that speaks volumes.

Cheers