It has been another slow and frustrating day for the Sports Trader, caused by a lack of decent racing and a visit from my estranged wife. The first problem should be resolved next week with the Cheltenham Festival on, the second in the divorce courts later this year. The net effect today was that I only traded in 8 UK horse races and 1 football match.
My first trade was a small winning one in the 13:40 at Southwell. In the 14:30 at Newcastle I had my first losing trade for three days. I laid Flake for £9 @ 7.00 quite early in the race with the intention of backing at a higher price but never got a chance due to having a discussion with my visitor, so I lost £53.
In the 16:00 at Newcastle I laid Formal Cliche for £15 @ 21.00 towards the end of the race, when well behind the eventual winner, to win £15. Next was another small winning trade.
My next trade was in the 16:30 at Newcastle where I laid Crackadee for £3 @ 1000.00 when being pulled up. I also laid Iron Warrior for £3 @ 15.00 when many lengths behind the leaders. Between the last two fences I backed Trisons Star for £11 @ 1.40 and then at the last backed him again for £94 @ 1.20 to result in a profit of £28. Next was another small winning trade.
My best trade of the day was in the 17:00 at Newcastle where I backed the short priced favourite, Starting Point, for £200 @ 1.85 before laying off £100 @ 1.56, £2 @ 1.15 and £20 @ 1.01 to leave me with a profit of £113. My final race of the day was another small winning trade.
The result for my horse trading was a profit of £111.
With 4 brilliant football matches on tonight I plumped to watch the Liverpool v Barcelona game. I didn't trade until well into the second half when I decided to back the under 1.5 goal market for £127 @ 1.16 with about 3 minutes left to play and the score standing at 0 - 1. This produced a profit of £20. I also backed the correct score line of 0 - 1 for 48 @ 1.30 with a few minutes on the clock. I later backed again for £50 @ 1.26 and laid off all my liability @ 1.16 to leave me with a profit of £11.
My trading day had therefore finished with a profit of £142.
Good Luck Ray on all counts. Onwards and upwards. :-)
Posted by: The Gambler. | 03/07/2007 at 12:22 AM
Cheers John, I will call you tomorrow regarding the email you sent earlier in the week. Good Luck.
Ray
Posted by: Ray | 03/07/2007 at 12:51 AM
Hope it all goes well for you Ray a good day today considering.
Posted by: humble | 03/07/2007 at 01:01 AM
Hi Ron,
Thanks, I hope your day goes well.
Ray
Posted by: Ray | 03/07/2007 at 01:07 AM
Hi Ray
Still no word from Russ about his discussions with ATR concerning ATR Xtra. Seems like a lack of openess with his betting public. Wouldnt have thought that it was in Betdaq's interests for punters to be betting with pictures 4.5 sces behind realtime or maybe I am missing something.
Brian
Posted by: Brian | 03/07/2007 at 10:30 AM
Hi Brian,
It is ATR that are not being open about the whole business.I know Russ is trying to get answers but he is being stone walled at every turn.
Russ could speculate as to the real reason for no news but that would definately be against the interest of Betdaq and therefore their customers.
Let's hope for some concrete news today.
Ray
Posted by: Ray | 03/07/2007 at 10:52 AM
Hi Ray,
It's difficult enough to trade and concentrate without having the emotional pressure of your wife. I sincerely hope that you can get this resolved later this year so that you can then get on again with your life and your children. You deserve better with what you have been through over the years and I am sure that I speak for all your friends on here who follow you every day in wishing you well. Chin up Ray have a successful day.
Posted by: clive | 03/07/2007 at 12:22 PM
Hi Clive,
Thanks very much for your kind words, it's very much appreciated. Good Luck today.
Ray
Posted by: Ray | 03/07/2007 at 12:41 PM
Ray,
What do you think about the Betdaq IR horses bot player who offers prices lower than Betfair?
I find it very annoying and think several people have stopped using Betdaq because of it. There hardly seems to be any proper bets there now as a result.
Posted by: Jen | 03/07/2007 at 01:10 PM
Hi Jen,
To be honest I wasn't aware of a bot on Betdaq. I do see prices flashed up on screen for a second and then taken back down is this what you mean?
People do come and go on exchanges but you will see a steady rise in activity as we approach next weeks Cheltenhan Festival.
I just take it as it comes each day and hope for more liquidity. Good Luck.
Ray
Posted by: Ray | 03/07/2007 at 01:19 PM
Ray,
Yes those flashing prices are exactly what I mean. I am surprised you didn't realise it was a bot. They all go at the same time.
They are practically impossible to match but if you do you shouldn't because they are usually not on the generous side. They are a waste of space.
Posted by: Jen | 03/07/2007 at 01:30 PM
I've also noticed the bot, sometimes in the past when I've put up bets in the weak overnight horseracing markets you only need to offer slightly better than Betfair to get matched straight away, if Betdaq could sort something out with atr extra it could be a massive coup....if
Posted by: Gavin | 03/07/2007 at 02:45 PM
Hi Ray
As I mentioned previously it would be of interest to the IR community if Russ confirmed that he is actively seeking answers on ATR Extra. The way it is at the moment it looks like he is keeping his head down and knows something but is not saying. What has ATR ever done for Betdaq anyway?
Brian
Posted by: Brian | 03/07/2007 at 03:27 PM