The prices in the weekend Australian are the same as the Courier Mail, obviously the same owners.
I know it's only a small sample, the last 11 weeks, but favourites (paper) that opened the same or > PP, 113 bets, showed a loss of 13.6 units (12%) while those that opened shorter, 85 bets, profited by 2.7 units (3%). This is on QLD TAB div's & flat stakes. Betting with the bookies would have been a larger profit. Yesterday, 14 of 16 opened shorter than PP, backing every runner lost 65 units or 36%, backing only those that opened shorter made 14 units or 15%. I have incorporated this fact into what I do & yesterday alone my increase in POT was 12% on what I would have made.
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