How do you get the best possible odds in horse racing?

To get the best possible horse racing odds, it’s not just important to understand odds but also the current betting landscape.

• Early market fixed prices, even at 9am, usually open between 125% to 135%
• Closing fixed prices usually finish up between 110% to 120%
• TAB Tote win pools are usually around 118%
• The Betfair market usually closes at 102%

As you can see, betting late gives you the advantage of obtaining market percentages far more in your favour than betting early.

Truth be told we still find a lot of members of horse racing tipping services suffer from FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), and have a tendency to back horses predominantly at fixed odds rather than alternative methods.

People seem to get ‘frustrated’ if they ‘miss a price’ when a winner firms, yet don’t seem to have the same ‘frustration’ when a horse they back at a fixed price drifts to a big price and win.

Of course successful horse racing analysts will have many winners that firm rather than drift, but that doesn’t mean that all bets should be blindly placed at fixed prices at all times.

All the professional experts providing tips through Winning Edge Investments provide information on whether to back a horse at fixed odds, or to bet late, or a combination/blend of the two.

Officially we record late bets using very simple, easy to follow methods such as Betfair SP (less commission) or Best Tote / SP.  You will match/equal officially recorded odds by using these methodologies, but we urge members to aim to exceed official odds by following the tried and tested recommendations below.