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Shocking winner in Melbourne cup
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on November 3rd, 2009
Well that went well! I hadn’t expected anything given my failure in previous years to get a decent sum from this race. So it was a pleasant surprise to do well on this race, just a shame you only see this sort of liquidity on one Australian race a year. Even then, just about everything went right this morning. So I definitely feel lucky to have got such a flattering result.
Congratulations to those that joined me in the early hours and also profited on the race. I think it was a success for the betting community as well. £2.7m was matched on Betfair, well above the previous year, but that is nothing compared to the $76m that was put into the Australian pools in Victoria when I last checked. Nationwide, I am informed, this total would have been nearer $200m!
No fairytale win for “Alcopop” but congrats to ‘Shocking’ who edged out the field. Looks like I will be back next year.
All night support for the Melbourne cup
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on November 2nd, 2009
It’s the race that stops the nation tonight in Australia and already, 8 hours before the race is underway, £750k has been matched on the market. I’ve already put through a few trades and hope more will follow before the start of the race at 4am.
To ensure Bet Angel users can have a trouble free night we will be have a support team in place to help assist through the night. Please remember that you must have money in your ‘Australian wallet’ and you must tick ‘Use Australian wallet’ when you log into Bet Angel if you want to trade any Aussie races.
We hope you have a good day / evening / morning, best of luck!
Late nights – Not just for Halloween
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on October 30th, 2009
I’ll be up late this weekend, but not just for the odd party here and there. This weekend sees the start of the Melbourne Cup carnival. I’ve never got this right in prior years so I am trying my best to do a decent job this year.
The races at Flemington park start this Saturday at midnight GMT and the big race, the race that stops a nation, is on Tuesday at 4am. If your mad like me, you will be giving it a go. Prize money of $5.5m should ensure some liquidity. I’ll let you know how I get on.