5th November 2005, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Patezza
La Mer mentions the $5.10 that Betfair offered in the Cup.
Makybe Diva paid $5.50 on Austote in the Melbourne Cup and $4.30 in the Cox Plate. Pools were nearly half a million in both races.
Shop around the poms don't always offer the beat odds. [/size]
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Patezza - I agree that you should shop around and if Austote offer the best odds then go for it - surely competition makes it better for everyone.
But you are gilding the lily a little about the size of the Austote pools - the pool on the Melbourne Cup was $405,000 which was very good and the highest pool that Austote have ever had.
However, the pool on the Cox Plate was just a mere $48,000 and any bet of any substance on Makybe Diva in that race would have had a great affect on the final dividend.
Also you appear to have something against the Poms for some reason - didn't take too well to the ashes loss maybe. :-) |