Betting against the Fav

[Dude]

I have noticed International All Sports, Mark Reads betting site will take bets for the Fav or the Field on nominated races.
(http://www.international-allsports.com.au/)

Example: Canterbury Race 2
There offering $2.10 for the Fav & $1.66 for the Field

Has anyone looked into this form of betting ?
What are your thoughts...?

Dude

[Equine Investor]

I think it's an untapped resource of profit!

If you are selective on races where you "pot" the fave, you could make big bucks.

E.G. The whole racecard on a heavy track at Sandown.

:wink:

[Dude]

Yea,
Looks promising...
But, they do seem to be very selective. They havent posted any odds for Moonee Valley or any other race apart from Canterbury race 2 for that matter.

Dude

[Dude]

Cant R3 is up:

Fav: $3.50
Field: $1.27

Dude.

[Placegetter]

It could also be a useful way of increasing your return on raging favourites. eg. Lonhro last start (beat Athens and Moonflute) paid $1.20 the win. Read gave $1.30. If this is standard, maybe you win bettors should be tapping in?

[thekey]

According to DAS rules they will provide you with a market for FAV vs FIELD on any race you request. This market is gauranteed to be set to between 106-108% (how often do you see this??).

There is a catch however, if they quote you a market you have to have a bet on either the field or the favourite (it would seem this only applies to the telephone bettors).

You will notice their fixed odds are generally called pre-post until 20 mins prior to race when it switches to normal fixed odds. This is probably when they post a market for this bet type?

If you're good at it, you can see the advantage though with the very good % bet.