Does anyone know if there are records kept of the delay time, in minutes/secs, from official start time to actual start time for all codes of racing?

Handy to know, as latest bots allow you to program a trigger time after the official start time.

1000/1 on that there isn't.

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Here's an IOU for one dollar then Speedy.....
....coz I'm in receipt of this post from another forum,

"You could work from the statistics on delays for races in particular venues" !

Geez I hope I can find where these stats are stashed...$1k....how good is that!! lol

Well under the odds there Speedy.

The bot I use just lets you bet x seconds after the actual off rather than relying on start times.

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I've got it for Feb to Nov this year. There are almost definitely errors in there, but nowhere near as bad as Betfair data files. I've attached a sample, let me know if it's useful to you.

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delay_sample.zip (12.6 KB, 633 views)

Champiion Fred.....ahh I love it when a long shot comes in and I backed it.

Yes I had just found the Betfair files with the scheduled off and actual off myself. Sweeet


Do you record them yourself Fred, with Gruss or something?

OK Speedy, start putting pen to paper son...'Tactics and Strategies of In Play Betting" by special correspondent Mr Speedyben.

For that sample, the average delay times were:
AUS.....86 secs
FRA....234 secs
GB.....100 secs
NZ......79 secs

That's 'GOLD' Fred.

Case closed.

Yeah I record it myself directly from the Betfair API.

Glad it's useful for you.

I don't bet UK races but I always thought they were more punctual than that? Also that sample only had 1000 races.