New Posts For Thread: Staking Advice Please??????https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-pleasei would appreciate any advice here...i am currently doing a laying system.....the horses i lay are generally between odds on and no higher than 5/1..... the strike rate is quite consistent but i hit a winner every 8 races or so and some of these aresome good advice..... im trying to work out %'s to potentially do the kelly system....... i can look at tracks, race types, previous placings etc and a number of these criteria have never had a winner....i could give them a higher percentage chancehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074202#421074202some good advice..... im trying to work out %'s to potentially do the kelly system....... i can look at tracks, race types, previous placings etc and a number of these criteria have never had a winner....i could give them a higher percentage chanceWed, 07 Apr 2010 16:44:48 -0500Glasgow Brian, because your opinion differs from someone else, doesn't make that person an idiot. In fact it suggests that you are the silly one.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074114#421074114Glasgow Brian, because your opinion differs from someone else, doesn't make that person an idiot. In fact it suggests that you are the silly one.Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:28:20 -0500FACTS -- you are an idiothttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074110#421074110FACTS -- you are an idiotWed, 07 Apr 2010 05:20:25 -0500You can't win in the long term by laying imohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074106#421074106You can't win in the long term by laying imoWed, 07 Apr 2010 05:12:00 -0500over 2 weeks my bank was up 20% - i got caught in the mentality that it would keep growing at this rate , so when i lost 10% of that in the third week my initial reaction was to get it back ................................you know the rest Thats whyhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074102#421074102over 2 weeks my bank was up 20% - i got caught in the mentality that it would keep growing at this rate , so when i lost 10% of that in the third week my initial reaction was to get it back ................................you know the rest Thats whyWed, 07 Apr 2010 04:37:02 -0500If you are laying 5/1 and under and only laying 1 in 8 winners, don't jeopardise anything with some ridiculous loss recovery or other over-involved staking plan.Level stakes, reassessing your bank montly and betting accordingly, would be more than suhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074098#421074098If you are laying 5/1 and under and only laying 1 in 8 winners, don't jeopardise anything with some ridiculous loss recovery or other over-involved staking plan.Level stakes, reassessing your bank montly and betting accordingly, would be more than suWed, 07 Apr 2010 04:33:44 -0500stevie - lay 1% of your bank cover your balance up with some black tape and check after 1 month - or 200/300 lays .hope this helpshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074094#421074094stevie - lay 1% of your bank cover your balance up with some black tape and check after 1 month - or 200/300 lays .hope this helpsWed, 07 Apr 2010 04:31:45 -0500top2,I know, and I am, but staking came into the conversation.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074090#421074090top2,I know, and I am, but staking came into the conversation.Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:39:02 -0500Occasionally, but of course your bank should be big enough to withstand such a temporary abberation and leave you feeling comfortable enough to keep betting without worrying.Here's the warning: the times I've lost patience and thought "f@ck this, I whttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074086#421074086Occasionally, but of course your bank should be big enough to withstand such a temporary abberation and leave you feeling comfortable enough to keep betting without worrying.Here's the warning: the times I've lost patience and thought "f@ck this, I wWed, 07 Apr 2010 03:38:16 -0500Stevie StrikesThis thread is about laying. I thought you only got involved with backing/dutching horses and dogs?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23538902/staking-advice-please?post_id=421074082#421074082Stevie StrikesThis thread is about laying. I thought you only got involved with backing/dutching horses and dogs?Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:29:48 -0500