I am looking at the first 5 favorites. If you are betting all races each favorite in its own bank on the tote would lose. Betting the tote is always counter productive. If the favorite's tote price was $2, it would actually need $2.10 to break even. Strike rate 40.42%. If the favorite's tote price was $2.50 (34.42%) it would need $2.47 to break even. If the favorite was $3 (28.72%) then It would need $2.96 to break even. If the fav was $3.50 (24.71%) then it would need to have $3.44 to break even. At $4 (21.08%) you need $4.04 to break even. This is using my database of 43691 races.

I dug a little further $2.20 needs $2.27 and $2.30 Needs $2.25

If you could follow the tote and place on betfair at even 10% better you would have to be up long term.

true benton, the problem is that the narrow end of the bf market these days rarely provides the value you are looking for

That is where the patience comes into & also in running can produce the extra edge at times .

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I have a pensioner **** accountant client of mine who place his win bets on Betfair at 25% greater than the TAB Fav.
He often puts it in running to get his price.

He says he makes good percentages each month that are much higher than his Superannuation & keeps his brain stimulated.

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Bhagwan love to see in running betting on Aussie racing but guess thats a while away

They HAVE in running on Aussie races but the liquidity is not very good. When you think about it though it does make sense if you are backing a particular horse (as long the price goes UP to the amount you want - as the price can come down instead in running and you would then miss out on placing a bet).

still very limited tho?