New Posts For Thread: Typical Ante Post Storyhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-storyI am more convinced than ever that ante post Cheltenham bets are only for very serious horse bettors who follow the game daily and have a great eye for a horse's form and a bit of luck about what race it will run in.Casual horse enthusiasts like myseJust wait till you start getting into December and the top Irish meetings come thick and fast and the next Mullins wonderhorse is on the lists at 12/1......https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543986813#543986813Just wait till you start getting into December and the top Irish meetings come thick and fast and the next Mullins wonderhorse is on the lists at 12/1......Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:23:41 -0500^very sensiblehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543986325#543986325^very sensibleWed, 18 Mar 2015 08:13:00 -0500Thanks for all replies and some interesting discussion. For me it is just too tough. I do not watch the racing enough to be able to form decent opinions, never mind be able to work out which race Mullins and others are planning to go for. My planhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543985829#543985829Thanks for all replies and some interesting discussion. For me it is just too tough. I do not watch the racing enough to be able to form decent opinions, never mind be able to work out which race Mullins and others are planning to go for. My planWed, 18 Mar 2015 06:38:05 -0500Yes agree entirely with that mate... Powder dry until the Autumn then!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543976999#543976999Yes agree entirely with that mate... Powder dry until the Autumn then!Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:34:15 -0500I did not have any A/P bets going into this years meeting but looking at that 2014 thread there were many of us that had spotted stars for this years meeting. Having had a look at the markets for next year though there does not seem to be anything aphttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543976987#543976987I did not have any A/P bets going into this years meeting but looking at that 2014 thread there were many of us that had spotted stars for this years meeting. Having had a look at the markets for next year though there does not seem to be anything apTue, 17 Mar 2015 14:33:22 -0500Same here CCM, 90% of my bets are antepost, and it's worked well for me over the past three or four years.I do think there is some good value in the novice races once we get to November time. These are the races were if you know of a good one, thesehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543976679#543976679Same here CCM, 90% of my bets are antepost, and it's worked well for me over the past three or four years.I do think there is some good value in the novice races once we get to November time. These are the races were if you know of a good one, theseTue, 17 Mar 2015 14:11:46 -0500As I posted on the other thread, antepost betting is one of my favourite things about Cheltenham... I simply cant imagine turning up without my spreadsheet printed off with a list of bets... some down the pan already and some looking really juicy. Buhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543975645#543975645As I posted on the other thread, antepost betting is one of my favourite things about Cheltenham... I simply cant imagine turning up without my spreadsheet printed off with a list of bets... some down the pan already and some looking really juicy. BuTue, 17 Mar 2015 12:34:13 -0500Yep, it's that urge to have the bet that gets me Sint. I tend not to crow too much about winners anyway, so it's not really an ego thing, although I am quietly smug with myself when I get one right - few and far between though.I can't believe there ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543975643#543975643Yep, it's that urge to have the bet that gets me Sint. I tend not to crow too much about winners anyway, so it's not really an ego thing, although I am quietly smug with myself when I get one right - few and far between though.I can't believe there aTue, 17 Mar 2015 12:34:09 -0500Agree with Roger's first comment, a lot of ante-post is about ego and also the urge to strike a bet.I had a shocking return from ante-post bets this season compared to recent seasons and am considering just binning it altogether. Prices are just getthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543975557#543975557Agree with Roger's first comment, a lot of ante-post is about ego and also the urge to strike a bet.I had a shocking return from ante-post bets this season compared to recent seasons and am considering just binning it altogether. Prices are just gettTue, 17 Mar 2015 12:26:22 -0500agree with the OP, most of the value is on the daypeople underestimate the risk of a horse not runningso your A/P price is the probability of winning given the probability that the horse runsthe 'given' bit is a big big big 5 letter wordhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30460065/typical-ante-post-story?post_id=543975387#543975387agree with the OP, most of the value is on the daypeople underestimate the risk of a horse not runningso your A/P price is the probability of winning given the probability that the horse runsthe 'given' bit is a big big big 5 letter wordTue, 17 Mar 2015 12:08:58 -0500