The BTC Horse Racing Thread

[Martin]

@richard-latimer interesting idea worth testing. Would you drop above 2?

[Richard Latimer]

@martin-futter what do you think about the other thing I linked? Essentially drip laying the field?

[Richard Latimer]

@martin-futter Yeah I know

[Richard Latimer]

@richard-latimer said in The BTC Horse Racing Thread:

http://www.sportismadeforbetting.com/2009/04/lay-field-my-favourite-racing-strategy.html

This is very interesting. Not just laying at 1 price but several staggered steps for each. I guess it's a bit like the split stake in football.

@Martin-Futter what do you think?

That particular strategy would have seen loads matched on the last and a 1.34 price turned over.

[Martin]

@richard-latimer we had 1.01 already today

[Richard Latimer]

http://www.sportismadeforbetting.com/2009/04/lay-field-my-favourite-racing-strategy.html

This is very interesting. Not just laying at 1 price but several staggered steps for each. I guess it's a bit like the split stake in football.

@Martin-Futter what do you think?

[Richard Latimer]

Going on nothing than good solid reasoning I imagine 2.04 is a good place to put each lay. We all know people always gravitate to a round number so 2.0 will be harder to match than 2.02. But then I would guess the same applies to the number directly after 2.0. A certain amount of people probably think they are being clever by going at 2.02 which of course they are.......to an extent.........until someone jumps ahead of 2.02.

I'm also wondering if doing a blanket lay the field @ 1.01 would be a good idea. The articles I've read point out a blanket lay the field @ 2.0 is a losing prospect but I'm sure we already knew this.

However a blanket lay the field @ 1.01 is a winner even if laying every single UK race on the schedule 24/7 52 weeks a year!

I wonder what kinds of races are more likely to see 1.01 turned over (same as we are allready doing or a whole new set of criteria?)......?

[Richard Latimer]

@martin-futter I've added with all the details I know but other than fave price was over 4.0 and there were at least 4 horses under 10.0 I'm not sure on exact details.

[Richard Latimer]

I make that it now until 20:20. Does everyone concur?

[Martin]

@richard-latimer just put 1.95

[A Former User]

@alan-steward said in The BTC Horse Racing Thread:

Yep 4 matched at 1.95... Am going to take a back seat view now am cooking the good lady one of my special cook to order curries

What was your criteria for that one? It didn’t make my filter of 9 runners and fav bsp of 4+

[Martin]

@keith-dow can you add it to the community sheet bud?

[Richard Latimer]

@martin-futter don't know lowest price though sorry.

[A Former User]

Yep 4 matched at 1.95... Am going to take a back seat view now am cooking the good lady one of my special cook to order curries

[A Former User]

First race lost, second race a bonanza!

[Martin]

@richard-latimer missed that one can you add it to the sheet?

[james everard]

Tampa Bay looks a good track for this strategy, well at least it provides the criteria we are needing. The next race has 10 runners with 5 currently under 10.0 with the favourite 4.1.

[Richard Latimer]

Well the next went very well! 4 matched here

[Richard Latimer]

@martin-futter yeah I looked earlier

[Martin]

@richard-latimer have you seen the sheet? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F0q6gRYItlHcULDsZTaBI4yMS7vq4lcRcSr53x_kVvc/edit#gid=0