Bookies aim to recoup €20m in fees

IRISH bookmakers being charged €20 million a year for lists of runners and riders in British horse races are suing the body providing the data in a bid to recover their money.

The action, involving 60 bookmakers who between them own approximately 350 betting shops, is being led by former Agriculture Minister Ivan Yates, chairman of Celtic Bookmakers.

He said he was “full of confidence” that they would win their case.