Royal Ascot 2026

[jamesedwards]

market was understandably bonkers final few sec of IP

Looking at a market replay now. In the last few yards there was thousands traded on the beaten 6th horse at around 5.0. And the clear winner was 1.25 on the line.

[jamesedwards]

15:40, Opportunity and Hopewell Rock had the wrong caps on!

fingers crossed you caught that via tpd

Yes, TPD was correct. I was smashing the winner wondering what was going on, and then there was a few seconds of sheer horror when I saw the colours and thought it was a transponder swap.

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[jamesedwards]

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[eightbo]

Yes, TPD was correct. I was smashing the winner wondering what was going on, and then there was a few seconds of sheer horror when I saw the colours and thought it was a transponder swap.

good job! how common is transponder swap in your experience?

isn't it fascinating how many good edges across all mkts simply as a result of human mistake somewhere along the chain.

it's days like today that put me off manual to begin with, not worth the stress, weeks of focused grinding to be thrown in the bin in seconds for a few today. 

i've hit some fliers since the festi started but in all honesty I couldn't care too much, how things change over the years

[jamesedwards]

how common is transponder swap in your experience?

Transponder swaps in the UK are very uncommon, perhaps a couple a year. Plus at ATR tracks you have the safety net of error flags if TPD spot a swap after they leave the paddock. But an unflagged swap in a huge race like at Royal Ascot would be nightmare scenario.

It's a different story in other countries though, perhaps a handful of swaps a month. My biggest single loss ever (low 5 figures) was due to a transponder swap at Golden Gate Fields. I've amended my automation to significantly cap exposure since then.

[eightbo]

lovely drift on Causeway there

previous years scalping for peanuts get caught out by move as £/sec picks up nowadays just sit and wait make one decision and it's 70%

[jamesedwards]

Delaying a 28-runner class 2 handicap at Royal Ascot to try and reshoe a 130/1 shot.