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[cachetazo]

What's the best way to handle horse racing delayed starts?

I have a strategy that makes bets 10 seconds before the off, according to prices, in horse racing win.
But i often (especially in the non UK markets) find that when race start time is delayed, i back say 3rd fav, then race starts 5 minutes later, and my 3rd fav is now 4th fav (and of course, the universe always make that new 3rd fav win the race)

I think maybe use Start price in "determine favourite positions by using", in global strategy settings form.
But what would that do in non sp markets?

[BfBotManager]

Hi cachetazo,

Have you tried using Racing - Race status condition to allow strategy to bet before race starts? This will work well for races for which race status is available e.g. UK/Irish races. For US/RSA races that usually are delayed this will not work.

BSP is only available after race starts, so that will not work.

Regards,
Rade

[cachetazo]

Thank you Rade, will try that for UK/IRE