New Posts For Thread: How do bookmakers make a living at laying horses?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horsesI have been trying to make a living laying horses but i am running at a loss over the last 3 months.I tend to lay horses in the place market because my bank is small.Is that the wrong market to lay in?Making a book on betfair would require going in play as you can't make a book before the off.The odds won't let you? there's nothing in the software to stop youhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509769511#509769511Making a book on betfair would require going in play as you can't make a book before the off.The odds won't let you? there's nothing in the software to stop youSun, 09 Oct 2011 06:23:31 -0500Life is a bitch is it not?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509768961#509768961Life is a bitch is it not?Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:53:59 -0500Making a book on betfair would require going in play as you can't make a book before the off. The odds won't let you?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509768265#509768265Making a book on betfair would require going in play as you can't make a book before the off. The odds won't let you?Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:20:31 -0500watchit"for a newbie a good system is to lay horses that go mental in the stallsthe jockey should really alert the starter but they dont give a monkeys about the punter and just happily guide the horse home in there own time out the backthe horse whehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509744865#509744865watchit"for a newbie a good system is to lay horses that go mental in the stallsthe jockey should really alert the starter but they dont give a monkeys about the punter and just happily guide the horse home in there own time out the backthe horse wheSat, 08 Oct 2011 13:57:36 -0500If Usain Bolt curls one out in the long jump pit before the 100m final next year he's a lay at 1.3 then?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509743427#509743427If Usain Bolt curls one out in the long jump pit before the 100m final next year he's a lay at 1.3 then?Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:28:56 -0500Zealot--The late great Clement Freud took the opposite view when betting on the doggieshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509743425#509743425Zealot--The late great Clement Freud took the opposite view when betting on the doggiesSat, 08 Oct 2011 13:28:54 -0500lay greyhounds that have a shyte while paradingBut doesn't that mean they are now running effectively 1/2 a pound in hand?NO , it means theyre nervous and are wasting valuable energy .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509742625#509742625lay greyhounds that have a shyte while paradingBut doesn't that mean they are now running effectively 1/2 a pound in hand?NO , it means theyre nervous and are wasting valuable energy .Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:08:57 -05003DUCKEGGS never back a dog carrying a 50 pence piece in its paw....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509742431#5097424313DUCKEGGS never back a dog carrying a 50 pence piece in its paw....Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:03:57 -0500not at first but it grows on youhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509742355#509742355not at first but it grows on youSat, 08 Oct 2011 13:01:37 -0500I've heard of that book is it an interesting read?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28495285/how-do-bookmakers-make-a-living-at-laying-horses?post_id=509742121#509742121I've heard of that book is it an interesting read?Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:56:23 -0500