hi guys
i have been playing with laying the filed over Christmas and have been profitable so far with race selections and tweaking here and there.
The first race this morning i laid at 1.5 odds however, although two passed this target only one was matched at 1.33, any ideas why this didn't match at 1.5 and the other horse didn't match at all?
Thanks
Laying the field
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Just because the back price goes below 1.5 doesn’t mean the lay price did....Bigd85 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:42 amhi guys
i have been playing with laying the filed over Christmas and have been profitable so far with race selections and tweaking here and there.
The first race this morning i laid at 1.5 odds however, although two passed this target only one was matched at 1.33, any ideas why this didn't match at 1.5 and the other horse didn't match at all?
Thanks
And if you read that sentence many times then you will figure out a small golden nugget.
Good luck.

very true, many thanks.BetScalper wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:32 pmJust because the back price goes below 1.5 doesn’t mean the lay price did....Bigd85 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:42 amhi guys
i have been playing with laying the filed over Christmas and have been profitable so far with race selections and tweaking here and there.
The first race this morning i laid at 1.5 odds however, although two passed this target only one was matched at 1.33, any ideas why this didn't match at 1.5 and the other horse didn't match at all?
Thanks
And if you read that sentence many times then you will figure out a small golden nugget.
Good luck.![]()
i now see that i can turn everything off so it only shows the lay and not the back
Sorry Derek I’m not very good at this.
It was only a £10 lay, placed pre-off (10 seconds) at 1.5 on all runners and kept in play.
I understand that the second may not have hit the 1.5 lay number but I cannot get my head around the one that did match, matched at 1.33.
Thank you.
Can you post the log and screenshot of the matched bets (you will have to get the matched bets from the BF site)
To retrieve the log see this link
https://betangel.kayako.com/article/101 ... -log-files
To retrieve the log see this link
https://betangel.kayako.com/article/101 ... -log-files
Which race? Only explanation is you actualled layer at 1.33 or there was a non runner before the start, probably the latter.
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Would I be right in saying that Betfair give you the best value when they take your trade,possibly the price moved that quick with the 1 second delay the trade was submitted and the spilt second delay meant it placed the lay at 1.5 but Betfair placed it at 1.33 ie better value, In my experience Betfair will matches all day long on losing trades but when one goes your way you have unmatched bets all over the show,especially when in trades at those kind off odds,The way I get around this is to have 3 rules all the same apart from time inrunning,for example have 1= rule to be active 0.1seconds inplay,with a 0.5 fill or kill,and 2nd rule 0.6_1second and third but have it in a way that it is looped so as soon as one bet is kill the next is placed,
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Isaan Queen at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457442
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Woodside Wonder at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457443
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Showu at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457444
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on London Rock at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457445
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on K Club at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457446
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Champion Brogie at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457447
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Haats Off at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457448
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457442 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457443 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457444 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457445 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457446 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457447 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457448 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:30:58: Guardian has detected that the market is suspended
30-Dec-18 11:31:08: Guardian has detected that the market is now unsuspended
30-Dec-18 11:33:26: Guardian has detected that the market is in-play
30-Dec-18 11:33:26: Guardian has detected that the market is suspended
30-Dec-18 11:33:27: Guardian has detected that the market is now unsuspended
30-Dec-18 11:34:36: Guardian has detected that the market is suspended
This was the Lingfield 11:30 6f Nursery
I can see that i layed 7no horses but only 6no ran.
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Woodside Wonder at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457443
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Showu at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457444
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on London Rock at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457445
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on K Club at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457446
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Champion Brogie at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457447
30-Dec-18 11:29:52: [G_Auto] : £ 20.00 Lay bet placed on Haats Off at 1.5. Entirely unmatched when it initially reached the market. Ref: 149383457448
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457442 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457443 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457444 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457445 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457446 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457447 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:29:57: [G_Auto] : Modify bet persistence 149383457448 from 'Cancel' to 'Keep'
30-Dec-18 11:30:58: Guardian has detected that the market is suspended
30-Dec-18 11:31:08: Guardian has detected that the market is now unsuspended
30-Dec-18 11:33:26: Guardian has detected that the market is in-play
30-Dec-18 11:33:26: Guardian has detected that the market is suspended
30-Dec-18 11:33:27: Guardian has detected that the market is now unsuspended
30-Dec-18 11:34:36: Guardian has detected that the market is suspended
This was the Lingfield 11:30 6f Nursery
I can see that i layed 7no horses but only 6no ran.
thanks Linus
tbh i had developed my auto during the day for more signals and placing 5 seconds into the race to eliminate the need for a keep in play.
I remember from an old thread about laying the field when related how I laid the field at 1.5 on a race on the all weather. An outsider and the short priced favourite hit the line together there was tight photo finish, the outsider was called the winner yet only the favourite was matched at 1.5Bigd85 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:42 amhi guys
i have been playing with laying the filed over Christmas and have been profitable so far with race selections and tweaking here and there.
The first race this morning i laid at 1.5 odds however, although two passed this target only one was matched at 1.33, any ideas why this didn't match at 1.5 and the other horse didn't match at all?
Thanks
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ANGELS15 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:07 amI remember from an old thread about laying the field when related how I laid the field at 1.5 on a race on the all weather. An outsider and the short priced favourite hit the line together there was tight photo finish, the outsider was called the winner yet only the favourite was matched at 1.5Bigd85 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:42 amhi guys
i have been playing with laying the filed over Christmas and have been profitable so far with race selections and tweaking here and there.
The first race this morning i laid at 1.5 odds however, although two passed this target only one was matched at 1.33, any ideas why this didn't match at 1.5 and the other horse didn't match at all?
Thanks
Exactly they will not match you on a winner,but if they can help it but match you for all the tea in China on a loser,