Watch those Irish placepots, punter urges

Dear PG,
Can I just draw attention to something for the punters who place bets on placepots, especially placepots at Irish meetings.
Up until last September bookmakers did not lay bets on placepots at Irish meetings. Now most of them do.
Punters who place bets at Irish meetings are unaware that if you bet in bookmakers that have Tote Direct machines and your horse finishes fourth in any race with 16 winners or more, modern hurdles or bumper races or flat races, your bet is up!
It’s as simple as this: If I do a placepot with Tote Direct I will be paid the same dividend with the fourth horse included as the bookmakers who are not Tote Direct. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a plug for Sean Grahams Bookmakers, for I believe they should put the fourth horse on their results screens and let the punters be aware that their bet is up.
The situation is that dozens of punters who have successful bets do not know. I will give you an example. A few weeks ago there were six races at Gowran Park: Four maiden hurdles with over 16 runners, one bumper race over 16 runners and one 16-runner handicap.
This meant there was a fourth horse in every race. I got the placepot up that day. In two of my races I had the fourth-placed horse. I picked up £900.
If I had not done my bet with Tote Direct I would not have received anything, so punters out there, just check those dockets before throwing them away.
B. Kennedy