Shaun,
I think a lot depends on WHEN you bet.
e.g live betting up to race jump or putting all your bets on early.
There is nothing any of us can do about the total market %, that is just a fact of life,
but you can definately can get a better price by shopping around just prior to the race jump.

As you know I basically work from odds so do notice a lot in this area.

For example yesterday a Gosford race with A Cory Brown ride. Tabs were around $5, IAS & sportodds were $13 & $14.

Another thing is sportodds seem to have a more accurate market early.
I have noticed on numerous occasions that IAS will show a horse being backed from say $7 into $4 yet on sportodds it was always in the $4 range.
What I can gleen from this is if you have a definate selection in the race then check sportodds and IAS early and you might find a couple of points better one to the other.

Cheers

[ This Message was edited by: kenchar on 2004-02-05 08:30 ]