New Posts For Thread: Why are some people allergic to favs?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31726883/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-favsA few weeks ago I discovered a super-shrood bloke who has not picked a single horse below 4/1 in over 1300 selections. Someone as shrood as him should be able to find value favs or second favs. He can't pick a horse in a 3 horse race if they're all b@desp You meant NATURAL PATH (IRE)? He traded at 75 IR. Favs never lose.@Donb Everyone knows that, but the strike rate is obviously dependent on BSP. So many people think that anything below 2/1 is poor value even though half of them are certs.Anyonehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31726883/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-favs?post_id=561433755#561433755@desp You meant NATURAL PATH (IRE)? He traded at 75 IR. Favs never lose.@Donb Everyone knows that, but the strike rate is obviously dependent on BSP. So many people think that anything below 2/1 is poor value even though half of them are certs.AnyoneThu, 16 Sep 2021 12:31:43 -0500I saw some stats a while ago which shows that favs on average only have a 30% strike rate and over a period of a year would loose about 300 points at LSP. I suppose the strike rate of horses over 4/1 is the key as you can afford a 25% strike rate anhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31726883/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-favs?post_id=561433579#561433579I saw some stats a while ago which shows that favs on average only have a 30% strike rate and over a period of a year would loose about 300 points at LSP. I suppose the strike rate of horses over 4/1 is the key as you can afford a 25% strike rate anThu, 16 Sep 2021 11:36:16 -0500That fav at Yarmouth went to 20 in-play, and still wonhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31726883/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-favs?post_id=561432761#561432761That fav at Yarmouth went to 20 in-play, and still wonThu, 16 Sep 2021 08:11:07 -0500For me it is yeast unfortunately. Draught Beer and freshly baked bread are very bad news. It took me a few migraines and acid indigestion to realise.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31726883/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-favs?post_id=561432721#561432721For me it is yeast unfortunately. Draught Beer and freshly baked bread are very bad news. It took me a few migraines and acid indigestion to realise.Thu, 16 Sep 2021 07:59:55 -0500Suppose everyone has an allergy of some sort , with me it's potatoes & bananashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31726883/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-favs?post_id=561432593#561432593Suppose everyone has an allergy of some sort , with me it's potatoes & bananasThu, 16 Sep 2021 07:25:31 -0500Never make such rigid restrictions on your betting but on the whole, I find backing favourites is a losing strategy for me. That does not mean that I won't back one if I think it is value. The worst thing to do is back a favourite just because it ishttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31726883/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-favs?post_id=561432357#561432357Never make such rigid restrictions on your betting but on the whole, I find backing favourites is a losing strategy for me. That does not mean that I won't back one if I think it is value. The worst thing to do is back a favourite just because it isThu, 16 Sep 2021 06:21:35 -0500A few weeks ago I discovered a super-shrood bloke who has not picked a single horse below 4/1 in over 1300 selections. Someone as shrood as him should be able to find value favs or second favs. He can't pick a horse in a 3 horse race if they're all bhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31726883/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-favs?post_id=561432203#561432203A few weeks ago I discovered a super-shrood bloke who has not picked a single horse below 4/1 in over 1300 selections. Someone as shrood as him should be able to find value favs or second favs. He can't pick a horse in a 3 horse race if they're all bThu, 16 Sep 2021 05:05:49 -0500