Thanks F Frontrunner. Starting to wonder if I should give in and go ew. That old conundrum!Unlucky with Sky Lake P PHS , close 2nd.
I was wondering he meant.
Laura Pearson has been the star apprentice on the all-weather this winter, but she will not be seen in action this month after taking the decision to protect her claim for the turf campaign.
Based with Newmarket trainer Tom Clover, the 19-year-old's career has clicked notably into gear in the past three months with 22 victories, and she holds a six-winner gap over Darragh Keenan in the all-weather apprentice title race.
Marco Ghiani is one behind Keenan in the standings, which come to a close on April 2, and Pearson, after discussions with Clover and her agent Steven Croft, is leaving the option open to return on the all-weather from March if she is still in contention for the title.
What bothers me is when they skip price steps in drift, like other day the one I had backed went from 10/1 to 16/1 in one step (no 11/1, 12/1, 14/1). Not trying to say I am a big gambler, but this happened right after I had put more on than most people would bet on at that kind of price, I know bookies are not fools, so it makes me very wary of these big drifts.Re market moves for or against with a few exceptions the source or trigger remains one of the great mysteries, although perhaps better not to know.
But most of the on line ones are now lemmings or allow themselves to be held hostage by the exchange. ? I also suspect that the FOBTs and on line casino aspects caused them to lose interest in horse racing prob also down sizing the experienced staff they may have employed and replacing with computer programmers. As a result they are now frightened of there own shadows and it maybe this which is triggering the helter skelter EP market. ?What bothers me is when they skip price steps in drift, like other day the one I had backed went from 10/1 to 16/1 in one step (no 11/1, 12/1, 14/1). Not trying to say I am a big gambler, but this happened right after I had put more on than most people would bet on at that kind of price, I know bookies are not fools, so it makes me very wary of these big drifts.
I assume we are talking internet backing here -What bothers me is when they skip price steps in drift, like other day the one I had backed went from 10/1 to 16/1 in one step (no 11/1, 12/1, 14/1). Not trying to say I am a big gambler, but this happened right after I had put more on than most people would bet on at that kind of price, I know bookies are not fools, so it makes me very wary of these big drifts.
Yes I was talking about online, but about early morning markets. Markets are more settled around 1pm and a bit easier to understand, but early morning market is very different. And as there is very little liquidity on the exchange for a lot of the races at that time, I am not sure it’s the exchange affecting the market. I think we have to accept that bookies have access to more information than we the punters ever will.I assume we are talking internet backing here -
Would you not think that the computers are stepping in around 1pm on the day and the book is purely about weight of money and trying to get as many in the book as possible - whilst at the same time pushing the live ones ( information wise) into the shorter odds positions regardless of money.
Its no mystery of how to make an opening tissue but once the market is alive and kicking and the BOG watershed's have been met around (1pm summer time meetings earlier for winter meets ) on the day , the numbers must come into play - anyone who has watched the ladders on Bet Angel etc you can see the money queuing up to take a position - they don't all step up and down in single fractional increments, but most live ones will.
The selection was 2nd Sandhog.Well done P PHS !
Won well.