Betting.Betfair

Some punters remain wedded to the idea that you should back or lay a horse and take whatever comes once the tapes go up. But a growing number of Betfair users now use the flexibility of the exchange to back and lay horses with a view to saving their stake or better once the In-Play action begins. The "keep bets" facility is the ideal device for those like me who don't feel inclined to take on those with the edge of fast pictures and the following points might be worth noting as regards Friday's Cheltenham card. [b]1:[/b] Garde Champetre might well trade at longer than his Betfair SP in the cross country chase at 14:20. After all, he needs to negotiate 32 fences during more than eight minutes of bewildering action and his hold-up style gives layers every chance to push him out if...