Dutching 3 In A race

[jackster109]

Hi guys

I'm currently looking into the idea of dutching the top 3 in the market when they are the obvious market leaders.
For Example:

Horse 1 - 7/4
Horse 2 - 5/2
Horse 3 - 7/2

Horse 4 - 8/1

Is anybody else running something similiar to this or has done so in the past.

I'm interested to here peoples views or experiences on this.

Cheers

[Win2Win]

Dutching is good for moral, as it gives you a higher SR, however it is much more complicated in producing long term profits than the idea you mention. You have to be just as selective as any other Win/Lay selection process.

[jackster109]

Thanks, I could use a system such as 3rd in the market is 5 points ahead of the 4th, 2 - 7 runners but I suppose that it will be a bit of a bugger to research using past results.

Another idea I've been toying with is dutching the Fave and 2nd Fave in certain races with 2-7 runners.

However, I can't go on the past data that I have as its is based on the SPs and as we know the betting market before the race fluctuate's, and the horse who I backed may end 3rd fave at the off. To combat this I was thinking of using the Racing Post's forecasted prices but don't have the means to research that.

Do you think that is avenue worth pursuing?

Thanks

[Street cry]

I think you should be a tad more subjective than market position and price difference between horses. There is a very small margin on dutch bets and you need adecent angle to make it worthwhile.

[Win2Win]

You would only be looking at 1-3% ROI over the long term, pretty much the same as laying, as technically it is similar. And it can take a few hundred live bets to see if you have an edge at all.

Using just the prices is restricting you, as form plays just as much a part.