New Posts For Thread: Is it time to bot IR and front run the hooverers.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverersBeen thinking - as more and more cafe people apparently find it hard, as more and more people get faster/live on course.... that there is perhaps now enough slow sharks ( that have won for years and as such might not give up easy) being predated by fsupernal bawdNo not really..... I was kind of saying that was the reality (or worse) perhaps a 1milion matched race you would onyl shorten to 20'sbut a 250k matched race, it would be much shorter.it naturally depends on many things;how you feed the mhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718298#419718298supernal bawdNo not really..... I was kind of saying that was the reality (or worse) perhaps a 1milion matched race you would onyl shorten to 20'sbut a 250k matched race, it would be much shorter.it naturally depends on many things;how you feed the mSun, 24 Jan 2010 12:18:52 -0600MagicianBetfair markets are a mirage at times and when really test then for liquidity they are often found lacking ( I dont mind I dont expect the market to absorb my 5K at 50/1 without making the horse start 20s but that is the reality in most racehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718290#419718290MagicianBetfair markets are a mirage at times and when really test then for liquidity they are often found lacking ( I dont mind I dont expect the market to absorb my 5K at 50/1 without making the horse start 20s but that is the reality in most raceSun, 24 Jan 2010 10:21:53 -0600Interesting thread developed out of the original "let's get the baddies" theme.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718282#419718282Interesting thread developed out of the original "let's get the baddies" theme.Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:25:57 -0600Know this was directed at aye robot, but I'll try and give an input. Two strands to this for me: 1/ Specifications and strategies to be employed;2/ Design & implementation, including backtesting of the strategies and then phased deployment. Of coursehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718218#419718218Know this was directed at aye robot, but I'll try and give an input. Two strands to this for me: 1/ Specifications and strategies to be employed;2/ Design & implementation, including backtesting of the strategies and then phased deployment. Of courseSun, 24 Jan 2010 04:23:34 -0600I don't know to be honest. Speaking for myself I'm not a "maths type," maths does interest me but I don't have any formal training in it beyond GCSE, and although I've a few basic programming skills I certainly couldn't work in that field. I learnedhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718182#419718182I don't know to be honest. Speaking for myself I'm not a "maths type," maths does interest me but I don't have any formal training in it beyond GCSE, and although I've a few basic programming skills I certainly couldn't work in that field. I learnedSat, 23 Jan 2010 10:20:15 -0600thanks robot.appreciate response.quick question which you can include yourself in if you wish.Are most succesful bot users math and software programming types?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718178#419718178thanks robot.appreciate response.quick question which you can include yourself in if you wish.Are most succesful bot users math and software programming types?Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:44:30 -0600aye robot 22 Jan 23:50 Zekial- although you addressed your question to Magician I thought I'd let you know what I'm doing as IR botting is my speciality and I can probably shed some light on it for you.First- my bots are not watching the race and reshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718102#419718102aye robot 22 Jan 23:50 Zekial- although you addressed your question to Magician I thought I'd let you know what I'm doing as IR botting is my speciality and I can probably shed some light on it for you.First- my bots are not watching the race and resSat, 23 Jan 2010 04:18:38 -0600Thanks Robot .https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718098#419718098Thanks Robot .Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:57:40 -0600That's a very popular strategy, some people say it's profitable although I'm not really convinced. I experimented with it at the start of my gambling "career" and quickly moved on but it was a perfectly good starting point. If you are going to do ithttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718094#419718094That's a very popular strategy, some people say it's profitable although I'm not really convinced. I experimented with it at the start of my gambling "career" and quickly moved on but it was a perfectly good starting point. If you are going to do itSat, 23 Jan 2010 03:17:43 -0600ROBOT - so for a novice ir punter do you think it might be an idea to have "KEEP" bets at below SP and cancel all after , say a 1/4 of the race has gone ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23495070/is-it-time-to-bot-ir-and-front-run-the-hooverers?post_id=419718090#419718090ROBOT - so for a novice ir punter do you think it might be an idea to have "KEEP" bets at below SP and cancel all after , say a 1/4 of the race has gone ?Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:25:59 -0600