New Posts For Thread: Horse racing X Matching - Implications?????https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implicationsBetfair previously stated they would not introduce x matching on horse racing markets. It is now happening.Does this spell the end of lucky users getting 1,000 when requesting 10.0?Butterfies. That's what you is.Betfair says vacate the premises or STFU.Mmmn looks like most have UTFS.And will always do.Wonder why that is?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927242#420927242Butterfies. That's what you is.Betfair says vacate the premises or STFU.Mmmn looks like most have UTFS.And will always do.Wonder why that is?Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:22:53 -0500Does this mean that Betfair will now *always* take out non-runners before turning a market in-play?If they don't (which is what often happens for late NRs), then the cross-matching logic is going to get completely baffled by betting on the NR. It's nhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927238#420927238Does this mean that Betfair will now *always* take out non-runners before turning a market in-play?If they don't (which is what often happens for late NRs), then the cross-matching logic is going to get completely baffled by betting on the NR. It's nFri, 26 Mar 2010 17:10:35 -0500If you haven't got fast pictures or automated software I wouldnt touch the markets anyway. Cant think of any other market where what I would call an ordinary user faces so much disadvantage to winning long term already.Will it work like this hypothehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927234#420927234If you haven't got fast pictures or automated software I wouldnt touch the markets anyway. Cant think of any other market where what I would call an ordinary user faces so much disadvantage to winning long term already.Will it work like this hypotheFri, 26 Mar 2010 16:35:21 -0500Well--if you're submitting a small bet, the overround scraping bot at the front of the queue (on a number of runners) is probably going to do you more favours than the cross-matcher.If you're a trackside player betting big, w/ the cross-matcher you'rhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927218#420927218Well--if you're submitting a small bet, the overround scraping bot at the front of the queue (on a number of runners) is probably going to do you more favours than the cross-matcher.If you're a trackside player betting big, w/ the cross-matcher you'rFri, 26 Mar 2010 15:49:20 -0500It matter to so many?It matters not to so many?Spect BF will weigh it up and react accordingly.No change there then.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927214#420927214It matter to so many?It matters not to so many?Spect BF will weigh it up and react accordingly.No change there then.Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:50:35 -0500People like to believe the hype about bots though robot, they all assume they get instant matches, make risk free cash with no bet unmatched , stick no actual liquidity into the market and beat the delays. Only one botter I can think of that does thahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927206#420927206People like to believe the hype about bots though robot, they all assume they get instant matches, make risk free cash with no bet unmatched , stick no actual liquidity into the market and beat the delays. Only one botter I can think of that does thaFri, 26 Mar 2010 12:14:04 -0500Although there are very few races to go by (just two meetings) at a glance it doesn't appear that the cross matching is hitting my bots- even those that are going for the same money as the X matcher. Make no mistake though- if this does remove over-https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927202#420927202Although there are very few races to go by (just two meetings) at a glance it doesn't appear that the cross matching is hitting my bots- even those that are going for the same money as the X matcher. Make no mistake though- if this does remove over-Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:37:57 -0500Ghetto Joe is right too. The market becomes broader in the case of sudden price movements, so fastest finger players will be getting a better price at the expense of tactical price-takers (many of whom are bots).https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927190#420927190Ghetto Joe is right too. The market becomes broader in the case of sudden price movements, so fastest finger players will be getting a better price at the expense of tactical price-takers (many of whom are bots).Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:33:27 -0500I agree w/ Clydebank's sense of who will feel this in which order.Muqbil, it is (potentially very) advantageous for bf in that they do not promote the bet submitter's bet to 'best execution' in the sense of giving him the perfect reciprocal of the behttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927182#420927182I agree w/ Clydebank's sense of who will feel this in which order.Muqbil, it is (potentially very) advantageous for bf in that they do not promote the bet submitter's bet to 'best execution' in the sense of giving him the perfect reciprocal of the beFri, 26 Mar 2010 10:31:23 -0500that 2.30 race at Sedge would have been extremely profitable for betfair i'm surehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535430/horse-racing-x-matching---implications?post_id=420927174#420927174that 2.30 race at Sedge would have been extremely profitable for betfair i'm sureFri, 26 Mar 2010 08:37:00 -0500