Determining the duration of a race and time left till the end BetFair betting bot - MarketFeeder Pro - triggered automated betting software

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We have been gathering some statistics of race lengths in UK, AUS and NZL markets. Based on this statistics we put together certain formulae (linear approximation) and created triggers that can predict the length of a particular race, in seconds.

Also, they can predict the time left till the end of the race, +/- 6 sec. I thought you might be interested in these triggers. A lot of MF Pro users asked us if it was possible to place a bet at certain time before the end of the race, say 30 sec before the end. We always replied it's impossible because no one knows how long the race will last.

Well, actually now we can make an informed guess.

Right-click here to download the trigger file.

The files contains several blocks of triggers which mainly process the formulae to derive two variables, RaceTime and TimeToEnd. These values are calculated in seconds, so RaceTime gives you the length of the race in seconds, and TimeToEnd - the number of seconds left till the moment when the market is suspended.

The last block of triggers called "Betting - can be edited" contains just one sample trigger placing a bet right in the middle of the race. I suggest you do not edit or delete any trigger block except this one! In this trigger block you can put any trigger that is a part of your own betting strategy. E.g. you can lay instead of backing, or apply a staking plan (that is add multiple triggers), or change the time at which you'll be betting.

For additional control you can open the "View Variables" window and watch the two key variables as you refresh the markets. The variable RaceTime will be determined as soon as you refresh it for the first time, but TimeToEnd (understandably) will be defined only after the race begins.

You can see on the screenshot that the duration of the race is 58.8 seconds, and that the bet was placed roughly in the middle of the race.

Be aware that these triggers work only for horse races, win markets, UK, AUS or NZL (not USA or RSA). Besides, we certainly do not take any responsibility if the length of the race turns out to be different from the calculated time. It is up to you whether to use these formulae or not. Based on our experience the mistake can be up to 6 sec. on average.

comments:

Silverbet @ Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:56 GMT
Devo dire che questo è davvero un gran bel trigger, solo una cosa, come impostare TimeToEnd a 40 secondi dalla fine?
Feeder @ Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:34 GMT
Silverbet, cambia il trigger chiamato "sample trigger", o per essere più precisi la condizione "Trigger Expression TimeToEnd is less than RaceTime/2".
Deve essere "Trigger Expression TimeToEnd is less than 40".

Saluti.
incognito @ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:25 GMT
I have tried this trigger and i the race times were never even close to a +/- 6 seconds. Am i missing something here?? I was trying it out on UK races.
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