Preparing to Trade a Major Race Meeting Why the Big Meetings Matter Flagship race meetings generate enormous interest, translating into deep, liquid markets on the exchange. For active traders like us, that’s a golden opportunity—but only if we’re ready for it. Below is my framework for gearing up before the...
Royal Ascot – Betfair Trading Tips
https://youtu.be/-YFnE2L67JE Royal Ascot - Betfair Trading Tips As we head into June, we come up against one of the biggest horse racing markets meetings of the year, Royal Ascot is upon us! It is one of the highest-profile race meetings you get outside the Grand National for non-racing types. Royal...
From a £5 Flutter flutter to full-time: my Betfair trading origin story
From a £5 Flutter flutter to full-time From the City to the exchange Back in the summer of 2000 I was still knee-deep in financial markets, crunching numbers by day and learning how order books really work by night. But the spark that lit the fire came on 18 June 2000...
U.S. Open Golf 2025
U.S. Open Golf 2025 Course Snapshot Venue: Oakmont Country Club, Pennsylvania Dates: 12th – 15th June 2025 (125th U.S. Open) Par / Yardage: 70 / 7,342 yds (back tees) Key characteristics: Lightning‑fast, canted greens stimping 13‑14 on tournament days 175 bunkers, including the iconic “Church Pews” between the 3rd & 4th fairways Penal primary rough (4 in +) and collar...
Trading ‘Normal’ Horse racing markets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBrvCiWXco Trading 'Normal' Horse racing markets Picture this: it’s the Monday right after a major horse racing meeting. Festival hangovers are everywhere, liquidity is thin, and the racing calendar has slipped into its least inspiring slot of the week. Perfect, I thought—let’s hit record and give you an unvarnished look...
Why Laying by Liability Works So Well
Why Laying by Liability Works So Well What Does “Laying by Liability” Mean? On Betfair you can lay a selection – effectively becoming the bookmaker and betting against it winning.When you lay by liability you decide how much you are willing to lose first (your liability) and let the stake...
How Teams Change Tactics With the Scorelines
How Game States Affect Tactics Modern analytics leave little doubt: top-tier English clubs play differently depending on whether they’re winning, drawing or losing. Over the last decade, consistent data shows shifts in pressing, possession, tempo and substitutions as soon as the scoreboard changes. Below is a digestible summary of that phenomenon....
Turn a losing betting strategy into a winning one
https://youtu.be/Gvu7wO90Fwo Turn a losing betting strategy into a winning one Wouldn’t it be great if you could take a losing betting strategy and miraculously turn it into a winning one? Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to do. We will take a strategy that only has a 25 % win...
Best tools to connect to a VPS server
Best tools to connect to a VPS server (2025 edition) Microsoft has decided to renamed and reshuffle the official 'Microsoft remote desktop' tool for Windows 11 users. The standard remote desktop client is still there, but for those that want something more here are some suggestions. In terms of what...