Do you think you could lay 700 500/1 and above shots on the trot?

You couldn't be very selective as there aren't very many horses that go off at those sort of odds.

Still at least 2 of them have won this year.

Sometimes this forum is a mine of creativity.

This sounds like the kind of system where you would need to keep the Samaritans on speed dial

4 winners this year alone at SP odds of 600, 814.82 and 2 x 1000. At a £2 stake per runner over 500, you would have lost £6829.64. At a commission rate of 5%, you would have needed 3595 successful lays just to break even.

cumbrianlad 23 Dec 10 13:09
4 winners this year alone at SP odds of 600, 814.82 and 2 x 1000. At a £2 stake per runner over 500, you would have lost £6829.64. At a commission rate of 5%, you would have needed 3595 successful lays just to break even.

Can you please post a link to these results? Ta.

20-Aug-10    Bangor     1.55    600
06-Apr-10    Ffos Las 2.55    814.82
19-Jun-10    Redcar   5.20    1000
29-Oct-10    Wetherby     3.35    1000

cumbrianlad thank you

2 years ago i began laying horses that had drifted to over 100 on here, max price 120.
For example going from 65 to 110.
I had a winning run of over 150 @£11 stakes everytime. I only stopped because i had 3 close calls as i approached the 150th winning bet, one traded @ 1.3 in the final 50 yards.

Its ok as a bit of fun, trying to make £100 / £150 per week, but you have to be prepared to lose alot when they win. I may start again when the flat season gets up and running.

Oh and if they drifted above my max price, i`d just put a lay i/r aroung 90.
Also on all bets i`d put i/r lay at around 6/7. Not for the faint hearted though.

Forgive me shane but, if you lay at long odds, how does laying again
at short odds help your position?

Isn't that asking for a double whammy?

19-Jun-10    Redcar   5.20    1000
29-Oct-10    Wetherby     3.35    1000


As far as I know there was only one in the previous 9 or so years before those, so I reckon the 1000.0 layers will still be ahead of the backers by quite a margin.

so that's one every other month, cumbrianlad.

so long as you stuck to the months inbetween you'd be okay.

Aunty - It doesn`t help my position. All lays i put on here i lay again at shorter odds i/r.
If original lay was @ 5 i`ll also lay @2.2 & 1.5  if over 5/6/7/f.

I have come unstuck once, paying out a fortune, that was down to my own lack of discipline. I was
bored one Wednesday evening and Wolves was on

It can be a good way of betting, but avoid maiden / novice hurdles & small aw fields which arn`t competitive.

cumbrianlad 23 Dec 10 13:09
4 winners this year alone at SP odds of 600, 814.82 and 2 x 1000. At a £2 stake per runner over 500, you would have lost £6829.64. At a commission rate of 5%, you would have needed 3595 successful lays just to break even.

So four winners above 500 at sp. Do you have the stats for horses who's sp was below 500 but reached over 500 in play and won?

laying a horse  500/1 +
is exactly the same as backing the field  at a price of 0.002/1 0r lower .
YOU WILL GET CAUGHT .