{"id":10189,"date":"2014-08-27T18:22:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T17:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=10189"},"modified":"2014-10-18T07:07:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-18T06:07:55","slug":"two-horse-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2014\/08\/27\/two-horse-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Two horse races"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are three two horse races for you: &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>(1) A two horse race yesterday at Epsom, utterly depressing. Difficult to trade, I made a loss.<\/p>\n<p>(2) A Tennis match, a joy of uncertainty and volatility. Currently occurring daily in NY at the US Open Tennis at the moment. Lovely to trade.<\/p>\n<p>(3) The ensuing\u00a0premier league battle.\u00a0Two horse race? I hear you say, but the market is speaking loudly about the prospects of the key teams already.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have shortened a little as they live up to their favourite billing. Man City have shortened quite a bit from 3.75 to trade below 3.00. The market is discounting those as the two clear favourites, the premier league title is developing into a two horse race already it seems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Part of the reason for this is the lack of progress by the chasing pack. Arsenal and Liverpool have as their title credentials are questioned. Spurs have come in a bit, but the unfolding crisis of confidence gripping Man Utd is the clear \u00a0dominant factor early in the season. They have drifted from late 5&#8217;s to 14&#8217;s already. It&#8217;s interesting to note that even after last seasons start they were only out to 6&#8217;s by the end of September. See the following graphs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s going to be an interesting season!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/27-08-2014-17-43-23-Man-Utd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10191 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/27-08-2014-17-43-23-Man-Utd-600x428.png\" alt=\"27-08-2014 17-43-23 - Man Utd\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/27-08-2014-17-43-23-Man-Utd-600x428.png 600w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/27-08-2014-17-43-23-Man-Utd-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/27-08-2014-17-43-23-Man-Utd.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/22-09-2013-18-38-43-Man-Utd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10192 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/22-09-2013-18-38-43-Man-Utd-600x428.png\" alt=\"22-09-2013 18-38-43 - Man Utd\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/22-09-2013-18-38-43-Man-Utd-600x428.png 600w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/22-09-2013-18-38-43-Man-Utd-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/22-09-2013-18-38-43-Man-Utd.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_10189\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"10189\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=betangel\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are three two horse races for you: &#8211; (1) A two horse race yesterday at Epsom, utterly depressing. 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