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  • An Introduction to Laying Horses To Lose  By : Henry McAnenly
    Bookmakers have been laying bets on horses to lose ever since horse racing began. As punters having a bet on a horse, we are actually involved with laying horses every time we have a bet. We are simply on the other end of the transaction. To back a horse, there will always be somebody who must want to lay the bet. Yet so many people think they are unfamiliar with laying horses, so they shy away from it entirely.
  • Don't Try This At Home! Betfair Punter Loses £237,000  By : Henry McAnenly
    A BETFAIR player lost £237,000 on Saturday night when laying winning favourite Peregrine Falcon at odds of up to 999-1 in a maiden race at Wolverhampton.
  • How To Spot A Vulnerable Favourite  By : Henry McAnenly
    As the popularity of the betting exchanges grows, so more and more people are looking to profit from horse racing by laying horses to lose. But what is the best strategy? On the face of it, one might think that simply betting that the outsider will lose is a quick way to make easy money. In reality, the best horse to bet against is the race favourite.
  • Laying Short-Priced Favourites  By : Henry McAnenly
    One of the strategies that I often employ is to lay very short priced favourites with the sole intention of backing them later on in the event. Let me explain, let us say that you are looking at a tennis match between Roger Federer and a low ranked unseeded player in a first round match at Wimbledon. Federer is the reigning champion and one of the most gifted players ever to hold a racket and his opponent basically has no or very little chance.

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