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20/6/2003 edition Melbourne Bookmakers' What's going on? Have Melbourne bookies looked at the markets being set in Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast and decided to also field very tight markets? Have a look at these markets from last Saturday's meeting at Sandown. R6. Fillies & Mares. Open. 1400 metres. R5. Open. 1600 metres. R3. 3YO Fillies. Open. 1600 metres. When form is pretty much disclosed, as it was for these races, there is no excuse for having a top fluctuation market in excess of 110%. You sure wouldn't want to take a starting price bet in markets like these. Is it any wonder that for the second week in a row not one horse firmed significantly in the Melbourne betting ring? If Melbourne bookies keep putting these markets up it won't be too long before we boycott Melbourne racing for our Specials, just as we have done to Adelaide and Brisbane racing. In the face of competition from sports betting markets at around 105% and betting exchanges you would think that horse racing bookmaker betting odds would become more competitive. While we're looking at bookmaker betting odds let's not forget what's happening in Brisbane. The feature race of the day last Saturday at Doomben was a $100,000 Fillies and Mares Listed event over 1350 metres with 18 runners. The starting price market was 139%. To top that the next race was a 3YO Open over 1200 metres. The bookies served up a starting price market of 151%. How, Brisbane bookies, will markets like that encourage punters to bet with you? How, Brisbane bookies, will markets like that compete with betting exchanges? Interstate bookmakers: This edition of Punt to Win: You Need Top Odds It
is just about impossible to get a high enough
strike rate backing short priced tote favourites
and the poor value tote horses to make up for
the big unders on the tote. Short
priced tote favourites Specials |
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