New Posts For Thread: Anyone on your comps trade on the hosses?https://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hossesI`ve always been a backer, i lay now and again. Never done any of this trading lark, is there money to be made?Worth risking over jumps imo if you can be pretty sure they will make the running.https://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hosses?post_id=542395989#542395989Worth risking over jumps imo if you can be pretty sure they will make the running.Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:55:38 -0600The problem with back to lay front runners is that they can miss the break on the flat and fall at the first over the jumps. Your a bit stuck if this happens.https://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hosses?post_id=542395577#542395577The problem with back to lay front runners is that they can miss the break on the flat and fall at the first over the jumps. Your a bit stuck if this happens.Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:22:44 -0600Yes, you see some prices drop dramatically i/r as they break well on the AW. mind you i don`t watch enough racing.https://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hosses?post_id=542395019#542395019Yes, you see some prices drop dramatically i/r as they break well on the AW. mind you i don`t watch enough racing.Sun, 23 Nov 2014 16:52:35 -0600You need front runners. Back to lay(I/r). But I can only be bothered occasionallyhttps://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hosses?post_id=542394803#542394803You need front runners. Back to lay(I/r). But I can only be bothered occasionallySun, 23 Nov 2014 16:39:57 -0600Looked at variations of trying to lay at estimated sp or just below.https://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hosses?post_id=542394057#542394057Looked at variations of trying to lay at estimated sp or just below.Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:56:15 -0600I messed around with a few last week. Waited until just before the off and backed the best supported horse (final few mins before off) then laid it in-running. Back say 3.25 and lay 2.6.Also - been told that a good strategy is to lay the all Blues onhttps://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hosses?post_id=542394035#542394035I messed around with a few last week. Waited until just before the off and backed the best supported horse (final few mins before off) then laid it in-running. Back say 3.25 and lay 2.6.Also - been told that a good strategy is to lay the all Blues onSun, 23 Nov 2014 15:54:47 -0600Tried it a few times in the early days but was always useless at it. Used to make a bit from laying the book in the races at the big festival meetings but that avenue has largely disappeared now , still do it for smaller amounts at Cheltenham and onhttps://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hosses?post_id=542393655#542393655Tried it a few times in the early days but was always useless at it. Used to make a bit from laying the book in the races at the big festival meetings but that avenue has largely disappeared now , still do it for smaller amounts at Cheltenham and onSun, 23 Nov 2014 15:29:52 -0600I`ve always been a backer, i lay now and again. Never done any of this trading lark, is there money to be made?https://community.betfair.com/your_competitions/go/thread/view/94214/30390541/anyone-on-your-comps-trade-on-the-hosses?post_id=542392709#542392709I`ve always been a backer, i lay now and again. Never done any of this trading lark, is there money to be made?Sun, 23 Nov 2014 14:43:58 -0600