And just for a change of country.....Louisiana Downs R5. Nice start to the day.

unlikely trade CP as it was layed in running, looks like a 'error in judgement' to me.

Given that the layer had to have the liability in the bank, obviously, otherwise he would not be able to make the offer, this is likely not just some $6 punter with a bank of a few hundred bucks. Still, for my liking, to pinch $6? 999 right and 1 wrong and you are out. May be a glitch in software or something similar?

Laying these type of long conveniences is fraught with danger; if not from anything else, then from the shock when one wins! Get a few go against you in short succession (wouldn't be impossible) and it's capable to break even the most determined, organized and consistent layer who may have a perfectly good method otherwise.

It's worth having a look at the replay, the nag was slow away & the caller probably made that sound a bit worse than it was, but was it ever anywhere near a 1000/1 chance? yeah, nah

Barry Pope
‏@Buzzathepunter
$10k traded on beaten Dalshamar at $1.01 on @Betfair_Aus in R3 Newcastle #ouch

For the layer Happy days and no big liability.
For the backer(s), what a disaster.
There are no certainties in winning or losing in play.

is another one worth looking at the replay, home for all money...until it wasnt;)

Reminded me of Seabiscuit's famous loss.

$10k to win $100, $6k to win $6 - someone please tell me what is wrong with these pictures & does it make me a bad person that I have zero sympathy for those on the wrong end?.....

Of course most of it is to do with internet betting - an old mate of mine 25 years my senior who did it hard growing up, lived through the blitz, came to Australia & did alright for himself used to regularly say to me 'people do not appreciate the value of money' & having heard it a 100 times, I would nod & say 'yep, your right' without ever really giving his words the respect or understanding they deserved.

Would anyone in their right mind walk up to a bookie with $10k in hand & take odds of $1.01? Of course not. & that lay bet is even more insane, bordering on certifiable.

If the cash is in your hands & you have to physically part with it, that's a hell of a lot more different than a rushed (maybe panicked?) decision sitting at a computer...just ask any share trader;)

/rant