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Remarkable price action on the 16:20 at York, Big volume too 2m traded and still 10 mins before the off. Drifted out from 1.75 to 2.25 at worst.

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the horse in question was rakti - would be approx 1.3 if it didnt have temperament problems. The horse ran away from the jockey on the way down to the start.

I got caught on wrong side of it without a stop loss in place - ouch!!!!

nearly 3m matched on Rakti

phew!!!!!!!!

Wasn't on the race itself as I have other things to do today unfortunately. Just goes to show why you need commentary!

"without a stop loss in place"

I guess you may put one on next time then! Congrats on your escape.

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i was watching it happen live, just the market was moving too quickly and i couldnt get filled

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Sundrop traded at 1.02 in running before being caught on the line!!!

I've noticed while trading York the price movement seems to be more persistant. I've raised my stakes today as the volumes are so high and when a small move sets in it is seems to not be clearer but easier to catch. Or am I just having a better day? ;)

Ive caught a couple of small moves but wasn't trading the last one and the moves on azamour and ouija board should have been nicely profitable

7 no trumps a beauty of a drfiter - laid at 2.48 green at 3.45 - nice!!!

Just dropped you an email BTW.

Might have drifted but wins comfortably

See this evening there are 2 english and 1 irish meetings - and 1 of the english and the irish meeting have the same starting times - cant believe that they cant co-ordinate themselves better

It's crazy isn't it. Maybe this is why racing is in a such a pickle. They just can't seem to adapt to the modern world. If they let Channel four racing die they will lose a whole new audience. All for the sake of 8m as well.

I have noticed recently that the volume of the non UK racing is increasing at the moment. Some of the markets are attracting pretty good volume. I was up late last night and found myself trading a race at 12:15am in the morning! Only as a test for sure but couldn't have seen myself doing that at the start of the year.

If they get aussie racing going then it could turn into a 24 hour a day thing!!

Betfair founders kick off new property exchange business -"Opromark", an online property exchange

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must confess to the first few days when i was tesing i had a little dabble on the american racing - the only other prob apart from the liquidity is that they sometimes suspend the racing early ie way before the start (and the coverage on AtTheRaces is sooooo annoying)

Doc saw that, great idea a little late though.

Fundy, Yeah it's nothing like the UK yet. But getting better.

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A little late because property prices are now most possibly 'at the top' or some other reason?