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Timeform is a sports data and content provider located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1948, it provides systematic information on form to punters and others involved in the horse racing industry. The company was purchased by the sports betting exchange Betfair in December 2006.
Betfair was the first betting company to sponsor an English football team, featuring on the kit of Fulham in the 2002–03 season before the Gambling Act 2005 permitted the industry to advertise on television and radio. [3] [4] In March 2007, Betfair launched its own Betfair Radio service, available via its website, on the telephone and elsewhere.
In Europe, Timeform has a similar rating scale that yields a number, but with a different value. The popular rule of thumb for a rough equivalent of the Timeform score is to deduct 12-14 points to achieve the Beyer figure. For American Quarter Horse racing, the Speed index rating system is used.
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On leaving Brunts School in Mansfield, [3] McGrath joined publisher Timeform in 1974 "putting the glue on the cards." [4] After five years, he became a racecourse reporter, in 2000 Managing Director and in August 2008 Chairman. [5] [6] McGrath joined Channel 4 Racing at launch in 1984 as a pundit having started with ITV as a presenter in 1981.
It was a fairly quiet week on the upset front in men’s college basketball. Thus the top of the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll is largely unchanged. Tennessee remains No. 1 claiming 20 of 31 ...
Add it up, and it's the worst two-game stretch in Los Angeles Lakers history. The Lakers lost to the Heat 134-93 on Wednesday, that loss coming two days after a 109-80 loss to the Timberwolves.
Paddy Power was placed 6th in the 2011 Management Today list of "Britain's Most Admired Companies". [17] Paddy Power and British rival Betfair agreed terms for a merger in September 2015. The transaction was structured as an acquisition of Betfair by Paddy Power [18] and the enlarged entity, named Paddy Power Betfair, is based in Dublin. [19]