Greyhounds Take SP

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Inforaquid
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Hi, I want to test a strategy on greyhounds and would like to take sp on all unmatched bets but it seems they remain unmatched even after the race starts. I'm in practice mode.
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Crazyskier
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Inforaquid wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:24 am
Hi, I want to test a strategy on greyhounds and would like to take sp on all unmatched bets but it seems they remain unmatched even after the race starts. I'm in practice mode.
The back bets must be for a minimum of £1 and the lay bets for a minimum of £10 liability, I believe. Though I should also mention that the win market usually works OK with SP bets, though the place market often leaves them unmatched in y experience.

CS
Inforaquid
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Crazyskier wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 12:30 pm
Inforaquid wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:24 am
Hi, I want to test a strategy on greyhounds and would like to take sp on all unmatched bets but it seems they remain unmatched even after the race starts. I'm in practice mode.
The back bets must be for a minimum of £1 and the lay bets for a minimum of £10 liability, I believe. Though I should also mention that the win market usually works OK with SP bets, though the place market often leaves them unmatched in y experience.

CS
My stakes meet the conditions but nevertheless bets marked as take sp remain unmatched. I wonder if it only happens in practice mode
Inforaquid
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Is there anyone who might know the cause?
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Crazyskier
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Inforaquid wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:09 pm
Crazyskier wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 12:30 pm
Inforaquid wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:24 am
Hi, I want to test a strategy on greyhounds and would like to take sp on all unmatched bets but it seems they remain unmatched even after the race starts. I'm in practice mode.
The back bets must be for a minimum of £1 and the lay bets for a minimum of £10 liability, I believe. Though I should also mention that the win market usually works OK with SP bets, though the place market often leaves them unmatched in y experience.

CS
My stakes meet the conditions but nevertheless bets marked as take sp remain unmatched. I wonder if it only happens in practice mode
Have you tried actual 'SP Bets' rather than just 'keep SP' ticked? This should work for win at least - it does for me.

CS
Inforaquid
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Crazyskier wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:40 pm
Inforaquid wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:09 pm
Crazyskier wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 12:30 pm


The back bets must be for a minimum of £1 and the lay bets for a minimum of £10 liability, I believe. Though I should also mention that the win market usually works OK with SP bets, though the place market often leaves them unmatched in y experience.

CS
My stakes meet the conditions but nevertheless bets marked as take sp remain unmatched. I wonder if it only happens in practice mode
Have you tried actual 'SP Bets' rather than just 'keep SP' ticked? This should work for win at least - it does for me.

CS
I also work on win markets. I haven't tried it yet but I'm trying right now.
Inforaquid
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Ok, now I place sp bets on any selection that meets the conditions, the stake is a stored value.
Let's see if it triggers.
Inforaquid
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SP bets successfully placed but after the start of the race the stake and odds both remain 0
Inforaquid
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All right, that's it, I'm summoning Dallas by the power of the megathumb.
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ShaunWhite
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Inforaquid wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:09 pm
SP bets successfully placed but after the start of the race the stake and odds both remain 0
Remain zero? What were they when the bet was an unmatched TakeSp bet ?
Inforaquid
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:00 pm
Inforaquid wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:09 pm
SP bets successfully placed but after the start of the race the stake and odds both remain 0
Remain zero? What were they when the bet was an unmatched TakeSp bet ?
I meant that they appear as zero in the matched bets section. The bets obviously were at sp and the stakes a stored value as mentioned above.
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Hepburn
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Does the bet actually change to 'Take SP' ?

How many markets do you have in guardian?

Do you have a refresh rate fast enough to cycle through them?
Inforaquid
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Hepburn wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:09 pm
Does the bet actually change to 'Take SP' ?

How many markets do you have in guardian?

Do you have a refresh rate fast enough to cycle through them?
Yes, the bets were changing status to take sp according to the log and automation trigger counter, but I did as Crazyskier suggested and placed the bets directly at SP, I have all greyhounds races for today in Guardian at refresh rates of 20ms restricted to only the last two minutes before each race.
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Hepburn
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Yeah just re read your in practice mode.

Have a go in real mode to see the difference.
Inforaquid
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Hepburn wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:24 pm
Yeah just re read your in practice mode.

Have a go in real mode to see the difference.
No, I have a feeling I'm going to lose money. This happens every time I leave the house and now it's going to happen when I'm still in the house. Doesn't seem like the right direction at the moment. I don't get as upset when I lose virtual money though.
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