Betting.Betfair

The number of ways in which you can win and lose money at betting seems to increase with every year, and the market managers at Betfair are at their most creative when it comes to a race of the magnitude of the John Smith's Grand National, due to be run at 16:15 this Saturday at Aintree. In addition to win markets, place markets, match bets and the like, there are likely to be all sorts of 'Specials' markets (due to be live by Midday on Thursday). You don't have to be a once-a-year punter to enjoy getting stuck into these, but it does help to know a bit of history to inform your choices. The simple advice where "winning weight" (under 11-0 or 11-0 and over) and "Irish winner" (a simple yes/no proposition) are concerned is to derive a fair price from the win market, splitting the field...