{"id":3012,"date":"2018-01-10T10:54:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T10:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettingdoctor.co.uk\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2018-01-10T10:54:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T10:54:46","slug":"drifters-and-steamers-what-do-they-tell-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettingdoctor.co.uk\/blog\/drifters-and-steamers-what-do-they-tell-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Drifters and Steamers \u2013 What do they tell you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just want to touch on market drifters and what to make of a \u2018drift\u2019 in terms of whether they should be avoided?<\/p>\n

There is a saying in regards to live betting shows in that \u2018the market gets it wrong more than it gets it right\u2019. This is certainly the case when observing traditional bookmakers live shows. However Betfair is certainly a different beast.<\/p>\n

My rule of thumb is what happens on Betfair needs to be taken notice of as the prices offered close to the off are the most accurate barometer of the horses likely performance in terms of its chances or winning or losing. This is a result of all the subsequent pieces of info from all the differing sources manifesting into a settled and stable price just before the race off time.<\/p>\n

A price drift is no problem in a horse race so long as it\u2019s not an alarming drift. You will often see a doubling in price on some selections within a short time frame and this is most worrying, especially when it\u2019s near the top end of the betting market and if it\u2019s one of the early favoured runners.<\/p>\n

Many mistakenly \u2018back\u2019 these thinking they now offer great value, not so me! I would not touch them with a barge pole. Obviously word has got around that something is not right with the horse to trigger this sudden and alarming drift. \u00a0Those that have gradual drifts are fine by 1-3 betting points, as maybe they are just having a \u2018bounce back\u2019 after having been backed heavily early doors to a point of extremely poor value. This has then been picked up in the market and has drifted slightly to its \u2018true\u2019 value price.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, steamers and ones that suddenly price crash are also ones to avoid and you are going to need a very high win strike rate to make these pay especially with Betfair commission factored in.<\/p>\n

Following steamers by very definition means you will have missed the boat by the time the \u2018Steamer\u2019 comes onto your radar. \u00a0A better angle for steamers is to make a note of those that have steamed from early market indicator sites such as the AT THE RACES steamer\/drifter section, then look to see if they drift later on and have a small bet on them when they have bounced back to the price they originally opened at before the price crash took place.<\/p>\n

So long as they don\u2019t drift too much over the pre steamer price as you don\u2019t want them to turn into a market negative. I have tried this a few times and have turned a nice profit backing each-way over 2 dozen data samples. A very short sample I know, but I will keep you informed on whether this has legs or not.<\/p>\n

Testing Pod Update:<\/b><\/b><\/h5>\n
Both Teams To Score (BTTS)\u2026<\/b><\/b><\/h5>\n

Still in profit but bumping along with no real push forwards or backwards. Hopefully another growth spurt is due!<\/p>\n

Check in daily to see the selections from this link below:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/bettingdoctor.co.uk\/testing-pod\/testing-pod-area-3\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Race for the Place\u2026<\/b><\/b><\/h4>\n

A rocky start to month 2 but still in profit overall which is good. Remember we are looking for a handful of these low risk\/small betting bank type of systems in order to group them together to make some decent monthly gains when operated together..<\/p>\n

Nip over now to see what it\u2019s all about from the link below;<\/p>\n

https:\/\/bettingdoctor.co.uk\/testing-pod\/testing-pod-horse-racing-strategy\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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