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17 races again today.
4 winners
1 loser
12 draws

Made a decent profit considering my bet sizes.
Problem I'm having is my bets are too small to 'geen up'.
Once I'm more confident, I'll up my stakes enabling me to green up. Then the number of draws should reduce and the winners increase

Scrip,

Just wondered what you thought of the card today
I found it a little hard going at times with a lot of races not showing a clear favourite.

What's the general tactic with footy matches ? Do you just trade them based on POM ? Or do you go into a match betting in favour of the most probable outcome and try to trade out if it doesn't turn out as planned ?

There is some interesting and slightly complicated betting/laying stuff on I'm a Celebrity GMOOH to be done when playing the Top Woman/Top Man scenario as a hedge against other bets. Useful training.

Edit: Am now greened up on either Sophie or Janet winning Top Woman.

PS. Considered a bet on Paul winning this one. Couldn't get the odds I wanted and so had to leave it out. ;-)

The 5th elimination has been fun tonight.... 1st & 2nd favourites swapped. I'm all greened up now.

Unfortuntately I was not on the horses today as my wife is Ill with the thing I had two weeks ago. So only one left in the family not to get it. Hope I haven't passed anything on!!

14:35 Tingle Creek Chase, will be a cracker. If you are on only one race today let this one be it. I will be maxed out on this one.

Scrip

the rematch from marchs cheltenham of moscow flyer vs azertioup with well chief thrown into the mix.

This is a race i want to gambling on not trading (cant see azertioup getting beat)

I hope you were trading and not gambling!!

Creamed it on AZERTY and greened up.

Scrip

decided to pass on the race and watch, as conflicting strategies

had a good afternoon so far though - been some nice drifting favourites

Chelsea match was good as well!

A wise move, if you are too close to getting emotional better to leave it.

On the Arsenal, Man U, Barcelona and Inter matches today and a bit on the others and the horse. Other than that I'm pretty quiet!!

Perhaps as well you did Fundy.

Have you moved?????????????????

John

no - still here - will find out what is happening on monday

After 4 days of trading, I've doubled my money. 101% to be precise.
Did well on the horses today but even better on the football and rugby.

Nice win on C.Palace v Charlton after greening up on the draw. (I know I shouldn't have)
Just as well, as Charlton scored in dying seconds.

John

well done mate - looks like im going to be around the early part of the week if you wanted a look at the software

Harlosh, well done!

what does "greened up" mean ?

Spaceman,

It's basically a process of laying off a bet so that you win whatever the result eg whatever horse wins a race, you win. Marvellous.

Just looking at FTSE bets. Can anyone tell me what the index open price is and how betfair determine it. Presumable it is not last night's close? TIA