Thorns

I'll disagree with Michael a little and say "it depends when/where your betting". A mid-week country meeting could see a lay price as much as 30% or more above the back price. This is especially true (as Michael points out) if you're interest is in the mid or longer priced runners. A Saturday metro meeting will be different again, as will a country meeting coming right on the heels of a metro race where those that bet "hand to mouth" may not have been paid out yet.

Oh and the time you placed the bet makes a big difference too. If your backs where placed early in the betting then the matching lay price would generally have been very much longer.

You could compare your results against those Betfair provides. That'd give you the best idea.

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Pixie

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