I’ve been testing the Lazy Lay system now for a few weeks and have seen some strange behaviour on the Betfair betting exchange. Horses that are odds-on favourite on the Racing Post’s website at, say, 2/1 (3.0) are then quoted to lay at huge prices.

Today I am trying to lay one particular horse which is favourite in the betting forecast at 2/1 (3.0) but on Betfair, just 30 minutes before the race, the best price I can get is 12.5!

That’s between 11/1 and 12/1 – way out of line from what I saw on the RP’s site.

Oh well, if the price doesn’t change sharpish then that particular race is ignored but I do find it strange that Betfair is so far out.

Or is it the Racing Post that is wrong?

Or, most likely, has general opinion changed and created a new favourite?

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