that kind of thing, if it happens much at all, is just part of the game. someone would have to be extraordinarily well connected in order to have enough opportunities to make a living from that kind of thing.Ferru123 wrote:As an aside, I wonder to what extent 'information manipulation' takes place in the Betfair markets, where (for example) someone may lay a favourite heavily just before the trainer goes on TV to talk down the horse's chances (even though he thinks the horse will run really well today)...
and with racing we all, hopefully, accept that much of what drives late prices is not in the public domain (much the same with financial markets).
