Responsible Gambling

Version 1.0 — last updated 26 August 2026

Please read this properly

This site exists to help you understand horse racing form. It cannot help you win, and nothing on it should be treated as a reason to bet more than you intended.

Gambling costs most people money over time. That is how the industry funds itself. Anyone telling you otherwise is selling something.

Nothing here is a prediction you can rely on

Our ratings are estimates produced by software from imperfect data. They are frequently wrong. Where we show past performance it is history, and history is not a forecast.

We would rather lose your custom than have you stake money you cannot afford because a number on a screen looked confident.

Please

• Only ever bet money you can genuinely afford to lose.
• Decide your limit before you start, and stop when you reach it.
• Never chase losses. Betting more to win back what has gone is how

small losses become large ones.

• Do not bet to escape stress, boredom or low mood.
• Do not bet with borrowed money.
• Take regular breaks, and keep gambling a small part of your life.

Signs worth taking seriously

Spending more time or money than you meant to. Hiding it from people close to you. Feeling anxious, irritable or preoccupied between bets. Borrowing, selling things, or missing bills or commitments to gamble. Trying to stop and finding you cannot.

If any of that is familiar, please talk to someone. It is far more common than people think, and help works.

Where to get help — free, confidential, 24 hours

National Gambling Helpline — 0808 8020 133. Free, confidential, open 24 hours a day, every day. Run by GamCare. Live chat and WhatsApp are also available at gamcare.org.uk.

GamCare — gamcare.org.uk — advice, support and free treatment for anyone affected by gambling, including friends and family.

GambleAware — gambleaware.org — information and a finder for free support services near you.

GAMSTOP — gamstop.co.uk — free self-exclusion. Registering blocks you from every gambling site licensed in Great Britain, for six months, one year or five years. It cannot be undone before the period ends.

Gamblers Anonymous — gamblersanonymous.org.uk — local and online support groups.

NHS — nhs.uk has an overview of gambling support, and there are NHS gambling clinics across the country you can be referred to or refer yourself.

If you are struggling and need to talk to someone right now, the Samaritans are on 116 123, free, 24 hours a day.

Blocking software

Gamban, BetBlocker and similar tools block gambling sites and apps across your devices. BetBlocker is free.

Shutting your account here

If you would like your access to this site removed, email help@doublecarpet.com and we will close it. We will not ask you why and we will not try to talk you out of it.