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laid it for some more in running :-)

wish id laid private be - another 1.01 turned over

36k matched at 1.01

thats over 45k (90k matched) down the swanny on two 1.01s today - someones gonna being having a cold xmas

If you lay a horse at 5.6 and it drfits to 12.0 before the off do you bother to green up?

i have taken my stake back but almost feel like should have just let it run

traded at 1000s half way into the race lol - very suspect

"do you bother to green up"

I do but only because I know nothing about horses. But you suspect that it would work equally well over a long period of time by not greening up.

I have been revisiting the market this week with some automation to test some generic theories and will continue in the new year. I suspect if a horse drifts from the price you lay it the expectancy is positive over the long term.

Not having a bad day over here as long as I don't mess up the last!

Just squared up on the last, didn't think I was going to find a position but managed to sneak one in.

Made money on all but the 12:10, 12:50 & 15:30, 13/16

"I suspect if a horse drifts from the price you lay it the expectancy is positive over the long term. "

What do u mean script?

You will make more than you lose by letting the position run into the market, possibly.

Ah ok.....

Ur lay is fixed, but if u leave it open without greening up u'll make more than the liability from the lay?

I dont get it sorry!

bugz

what scrip means is if you do it enough times to get a fair sized sample, you will have a few big loses and lots of wins compared to lots of smaller wins only but the former scenario will add up to more in total

ie if you let a 100 of these type bets run then over the long term youll win slightly more than if you greened them all up, though obviously you will take some hits along the way (and hence have a far more volatile p&l)

Right right - got it sorry. I didnt appreciate it was bets plural.

Acknowledgement of why I generally don't trade in these markets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4528700.stm

Anybody on the footy?

Evening Scrip,

No, not yet.

ManU is too skinny so will wait.

Think I'll lay United. LOL

I'm looking at the footy, it's been a while since I've traded any. I think Wigan are playing better than there odds suggest.

Evening all

not involved as yet but been watching the Bolton game and will lay them just before half time if still 0-0

Wigan odds look huge to me