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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.
The Betfair Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles and 1½ furlongs (3 miles 1 furlong and 125 yards, or 5,143 metres), and during its running there are nineteen fences to be jumped.
Betfair also operates an online betting exchange. [37] The division operates over six hundred betting shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [38] The Sky Betting and Gaming, Paddy Power and Betfair are regulated in the United Kingdom by the Gambling Commission. [39] In Australia, they own Sportsbet. [40] The Board is chaired by John A. Bryant ...
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The Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle is a Premier Handicap National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles and half a furlongs (3 miles and 58 yards, or 4,881 metres).
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]