I made a note of this from Dallas a while ago. I have been a dedicated scavenger on this site in the past. Indeed I spent several months a few years ago reading virtually every single post. Now would the newbies who come on here and want instant success be prepared to read every post on this forum?
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Dallas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:07 pmI dont do much scalping myself but when i do my general guide is.
*Dont go race to race trying to scalp everyone the sameway instead be selective and look for the race types and times that best suit this method.
*Avoid all Maidens, Novices 2yo races etc
*Avoid races with short priced fav's
*Look for a competitive h'cap or the better quality races which have the front few in the betting priced similarly (ie 4.0 - 7.0)
*Target runners trading in a tight range and ignore anything thats been trending in a direction (unless directional scalping) or has a betfair chart that looks like a heart rate monitor - or you may end up needing one!.
*Wait till the market is turning over at a decent rate somewhere around a £200 per second average increase, the quicker you can be in and out or in and scratch the better.
*Pay close attension to the previous race going in-play and especially to when it finishes - at these times there will be a influx of money as people start to take poisitions and this can change everything - even runners that have been rock solid all day could move several ticks at this time and never come back so best just holding back around these periods till things settle again.
* Use the Risk Meter on the Bet Angel over view screen this will give a clear indication to the overall activity - the lower the better when scalping.
and when your not doing that keep reading this forum, the BA blog and watch more video's.