New Posts For Thread: Getting lays matchedhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matchedIm new to this whole betfair thing and have a couple of questions for you experienced layers of horses. I am working on a system that I have been trialing now for 3 months to promising results. I will be laying horses at the head of the market so theOk, so about to go live. After a further 5 months of paper trading and an 85% success rate I think i'm ready to hopefully make profits!!! Since posting, i have been keeping a closer eye on the movement of prices on selections from picking them earlyhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=490068425#490068425Ok, so about to go live. After a further 5 months of paper trading and an 85% success rate I think i'm ready to hopefully make profits!!! Since posting, i have been keeping a closer eye on the movement of prices on selections from picking them earlyTue, 22 Mar 2011 19:31:48 -0500Nice to have you on board, c98bf0caRemember, we were all beginners once. You may encounter some cynicism on here, but just ignore these people and do your own thing. You will be surprised how often you get matched when you didn't expect to.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=474815329#474815329Nice to have you on board, c98bf0caRemember, we were all beginners once. You may encounter some cynicism on here, but just ignore these people and do your own thing. You will be surprised how often you get matched when you didn't expect to.Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:09:48 -0600ttthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=474806845#474806845tttFri, 19 Nov 2010 06:16:11 -0600C98, google: "auto drip feeding bot" and it will get you to Bot Executor that includes this type of bot, and many other ones.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=473801545#473801545C98, google: "auto drip feeding bot" and it will get you to Bot Executor that includes this type of bot, and many other ones.Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:05:55 -0600C98, you asked in your 05:36 post, "How do I watch the market", i didnt see any answers for you, you can pay monthly subscription to a few API's but for looking at the market you should get the "Geeks Toy". its free & easy to use, it gives you the whhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=473541301#473541301C98, you asked in your 05:36 post, "How do I watch the market", i didnt see any answers for you, you can pay monthly subscription to a few API's but for looking at the market you should get the "Geeks Toy". its free & easy to use, it gives you the whTue, 09 Nov 2010 01:28:23 -0600c98bf0ca J - My knowledge of laying horses is very limited.....but if you have kept a record of your selections for laying, then why not check the stats to see how LOW the odds went to IR on BF.All the data you need to check results is on BF under hehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=473510261#473510261c98bf0ca J - My knowledge of laying horses is very limited.....but if you have kept a record of your selections for laying, then why not check the stats to see how LOW the odds went to IR on BF.All the data you need to check results is on BF under heMon, 08 Nov 2010 17:49:29 -0600I wish I was that expert and had that much time to prepare my own tissue prices for every race but unfortunately I dont. I just use criteria which I used when I backed horses (to cut the field down to horses that I think could win the race. I supposehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=473465009#473465009I wish I was that expert and had that much time to prepare my own tissue prices for every race but unfortunately I dont. I just use criteria which I used when I backed horses (to cut the field down to horses that I think could win the race. I supposeMon, 08 Nov 2010 11:42:34 -0600the average odds Im laying to is 5.5 but the average odds of my losers (horses winning) is 4.2. Yes, it don't matter wether the ones that get beat were 100 or 10, you get the backer's stake .But if you are using the same selection criteria over timehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=473460805#473460805the average odds Im laying to is 5.5 but the average odds of my losers (horses winning) is 4.2. Yes, it don't matter wether the ones that get beat were 100 or 10, you get the backer's stake .But if you are using the same selection criteria over timeMon, 08 Nov 2010 11:07:32 -0600Tobermory,I take your point but surely for profits sake the only average that matters is the average odds taken on the horses that went on to win their races. In this case 750 horses won their races and chances are a good proportion of these horses whttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=473442209#473442209Tobermory,I take your point but surely for profits sake the only average that matters is the average odds taken on the horses that went on to win their races. In this case 750 horses won their races and chances are a good proportion of these horses wMon, 08 Nov 2010 08:17:34 -0600For me, my problem is getting into the mindset of being the bookie rather than being on the other side of the fenceIf you can get into the mindset that backing and laying are actually the same thing it will help enormously.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26209649/getting-lays-matched?post_id=473420745#473420745For me, my problem is getting into the mindset of being the bookie rather than being on the other side of the fenceIf you can get into the mindset that backing and laying are actually the same thing it will help enormously.Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:41:39 -0600