THE JURY IS OUTAnd as I said, it's out. Maybe it will be hung, meaning it cannot decide.We really fancied a horse at the weekend, and its early odds were tremendous. It firmed at every stage of the betting. It started at a more than decent each way price anyway, but better still was attainable quite freely on the Friday evening and the Saturday morning. It won as it liked.The whole thing is debatable, because while what I call "swings and roundabouts" comes into play here, there is an
THE JURY IS OUT
And as I said, it's out. Maybe it will be hung, meaning it cannot decide.
We really fancied a horse at the weekend, and its early odds were tremendous. It firmed at every stage of the betting. It started at a more than decent each way price anyway, but better still was attainable quite freely on the Friday evening and the Saturday morning. It won as it liked.
The whole thing is debatable, because while what I call "swings and roundabouts" comes into play here, there is an argument for the really aware punter to place (say) half his stake early. if this is what he believes is the likely best price, and then to place the other half of his stake at either "Best TAB" or "Best Fluctuation" (both are readily available online).
Some bookmakers also offer a service that guarantees the starting price, if it is greater than the price you take during the main betting period. That can be a big help with short priced commodities, where the TABs are all paying unders anyway.
This involves more work, and frankly it might end up amounting to no discernible advantage over the long period. Sorry to hammer that "over the long period" thing, but it's the very backbone of all our racing investments. On the other hand, I'm starting to think it's something to use on the right occasions, perhaps with the longer priced horses.
It isn't something that we can stand up and pontificate about: I can get it wrong and so can you. But it bears careful watching and there will be times when it looks a fair risk. Maybe the jury will settle for that?