| The practice of placing bets at the right time is one | | | | who attend more to enjoy the day than make money... |
| that is overlooked by most punters - and the few that | | | | These people will often bet large amounts when the |
| do try to pay attention are often confused about it. | | | | on course bookmakers open betting for the race, |
| Should I bet anti-post and hopefully get larger odds | | | | mostly on the first few short priced horses in the |
| whilst running the risk of my selection not running? | | | | betting; If you plan on backing a horse outside of the |
| Should I bet 30 seconds before the race so I can see | | | | first few short priced runners in the betting chances |
| where the big money is going but risk missing out on | | | | are you will get a much bigger price by waiting for 1-2 |
| the value? | | | | minutes before the start of the race. |
| The fact is that fixed ideas such as these are not the | | | | On the reverse of the above theory; if you plan on |
| right way to go. What you need to do is stop paying | | | | backing a horse from the first few short priced |
| attention to what everybody else is doing and start | | | | runners then you would do better to place your bet |
| watching how the market works. A few things to | | | | before the on course bookies open the betting for the |
| keep in mind... | | | | race. |
| The majority of the money in a race is placed on the | | | | (Helpful Hint - This also means that the favourites at |
| favourite. When the favourite price is shortening, the | | | | the large meetings tend to be start with odds lower |
| prices of the other horses will lengthen to balance out | | | | than their chance of winning, looking for weaknesses |
| the book. | | | | that may identify a lay bet in these runners is therefore |
| On the other side of the coin, when the price of a | | | | very profitable) |
| favourite is lengthening, it's likely that the prices of | | | | What you need to work out is how to use these |
| some (if not all) of the horses in the first 5 of the | | | | market facts to place your bet at the right time |
| betting will shorten to balance out the book. | | | | depending on what type of bet you are placing. An |
| At large prestigious race meetings such as Royal | | | | exact method for placing your bets at exactly the right |
| Ascot or the Cheltenham Festival the majority of | | | | time - the same one I used to increase my yearly |
| people there are not Pro Gamblers but betting tourists | | | | betting profit by 38% no less - can be found in... |