Bot trials....

The 'bot I will be having a look at over the next couple of weeks is the Laybotpro and as the name would suggest it is a 'bot designed to lay your horses/greyhounds. It works on Betfair and, basically, it has been designed to save you having to be in front of your computer when the race occurs.

It is available with a free 48 hour trial and as long as you have a Betfair account it's ready to go straight 'out of the box'.

The first thing that struck me is the simplicity of the product. Everything you need is on a single page of the application and it fits easily onto the computer screen. Your Betfair account details are displayed at the top with your username and account balance.

There is an option to run the 'bot in Simulation Mode where no money is traded but it still runs with all the same features. I thought this would be a good starting point while getting a 'feel' for the 'bot.

Ticking the Horses and Simulation Mode boxes and pressing the Load Races button is all that is needed to set the machine collating all of the days Horse Races.

They are displayed in the main part of the page and run in chronological order, all very easy and straight forward.

There are plenty of options available in the Lay Panel but I'll leave them on the default settings for the time being and take a look at them later on in the week.

Once you have your selections for the day it's simply a question of clicking on the race time to bring up the runners for the race and then tick the box for the horse you wish to LAY.

Do this for all your horses, click on the Start button to set the 'Bot running and that is it. Bob's your uncle, Job done and off to work / the gym / the pub or wherever.

The 'Bot will now wait for the race, place your bets if the criteria you set are met and work out your Profit/Loss. This is all displayed in the Main Part of the screen so you can check it all when you return to your computer.

So far, So very good.

As a test today I will simply be laying the Racing Post Favourite for 10 units in each race at Newmarket and Warwick if the Betfair odds are between Evens and 9/1. I'll report back tomorrow to let you know how the 'bot performed.

You can see the promotion page for the product by clicking;

LaybotPro

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I've had a lot of positive feedback for the Betfair Rapid I mentioned in an earlier post and if you haven't already got it you can still download it, for free, here;

Betfair Rapid

Judging by the comments it seems you appreciate the added speed it gives and one of the most popular features is the 'kill or fill' option enabling you to automatically cancel your bets if the price isn't matched, in a set time.

You can see the earlier post, I feel the need for speed, by scrolling down the screen.

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Still on the subject of speed, tomorrow sees the running of the 6f July Cup with 16 runners set to go to post. Let's see how quickly we can narrow the field down;

- Only 1 winner aged 6 or older has won in the last 60 years
- 8 of the last 10 winners had contested a race at Royal Ascot last time out
- Only three of the last 20 winners had previously won a Group 1 race.
- The last 5 winners all came from a double figure draw

The key to the race looks like the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot but with the slower ground this time around we may get a different result.

Sir Gerry who seemed to get outpaced 2furlongs out but then rallied and ran on strongly to claim third will definitely appreciate the softer going and is my choice in a difficult race.

Utmost Respect is another horse who should appreciate the ground conditions and this improving 4yo from the in-form Richard Fahey yard may give the selection most to do.

Selection: Sir Gerry
Danger: Utmost Respect

Must dash,
Gavin.