When a party raises a claim involving alleged bias on the part of a trial court judge, as a general rule we will not consider that issue on appeal unless the party has made a proper motion for disqualification at trial. “ ‘Failure to request recusal or move for a mistrial can be construed as the functional equivalent of consenting to the judge’s presiding over the trial.’ ” Statewide Grievance Committee v. Friedland, 222 Conn. 131, 146-47, 609 A.2d 645 (1992). Failure to raise a timely objection to the participation of an attorney state trial *142referee faces similar consequences on appeal. See Rowan Construction Corporation v. Hassane, 17 Conn. App. 71, 76-77, 549 A.2d 1085 (1988), aff'd, 213 Conn. 337, 567 A.2d 1210 (1990). The defendants did not seek to disqualify the referee, move for a mistrial, or request an evidentiary hearing for that purpose. Instead, they waited to see the results of both their motion to correct and that of the plaintiffs, and now seek relief on appeal.5 Parties are not permitted to anticipate a favorable decision, reserving a right to set it aside for reasons known to them before the rendering of that decision if their anticipation is incorrect. See Diamond Fertiliser & Chemical Corporation v. Commodities Trading International Corporation, 211 Conn. 541, 553, 560 A.2d 419 (1989); Seal Audio, Inc. v. Bozak, Inc., 199 Conn. 496, 517, 508 A.2d 415 (1986); Krattensteinv. G. Fox & Co., 155 Conn. 609, 616, 236 A.2d 466 (1967); Fiddelman v. Redmon, 31 Conn. App. 201, 213, 623 A.2d 1064 (1993); Naftzger v. Naftzger & Kuhe, Inc., 26 Conn. App. 521, 526, 602 A.2d 606 (1992). Our review of the record here shows no abuse of the trial court’s discretion.