tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post318656807077263682..comments2023-10-23T18:27:06.378+01:00Comments on PoliticalBetting - Channel 2: China: pre-raceMike Smithsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961547389548912471noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post-12198730361278884122012-04-14T18:26:48.235+01:002012-04-14T18:26:48.235+01:00Thanks for clarifying who that was by, Mr. Putney ...Thanks for clarifying who that was by, Mr. Putney :p<br /><br />I concur that Button's unlikely to have a good race, but I don't see Vettel doing all that well either. He might make up ground but I'm not sure I can see him doing much better than that.<br /><br />Still, maybe he'll try to be cunning and start on primes.Morris Dancernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post-7358111041907749272012-04-14T18:23:19.734+01:002012-04-14T18:23:19.734+01:00Oops, that anonymous post immediately above was fr...Oops, that anonymous post immediately above was from me!<br /><br />Peter from Putney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post-52369850569678278722012-04-14T18:21:07.004+01:002012-04-14T18:21:07.004+01:00Morris - I have laid off my £4 bet on Kobayashi bu...Morris - I have laid off my £4 bet on Kobayashi but there didn't seem to be much point on a small bet such as this, other than the satisfaction of having an entirely free bet delivering a £23.80 profit if successful.<br /><br />Otherwise the only bit of value I can see right now is the prospect of selling Button at odds-on against his gaining a podium place - considering he finished 6th, net 5th, in qualifying this morning and with Mark Webber just a tenth behind him and both Lewis Hamilton & Seb Vettel both looking likely to move up the field. All told Jenson doesn't really look the part this weekend and I somehow don't see him finishing in the top three.... but then again he's a good racer.... I think on balance I'll invest a fiver opposing him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post-84420401420255193352012-04-14T16:56:49.046+01:002012-04-14T16:56:49.046+01:00Thanks, Mr. Putney.
Indeed, the last race (which ...Thanks, Mr. Putney.<br /><br />Indeed, the last race (which was, admittedly, especially crazy due to the rain) had 9 teams scoring points.<br /><br />Have you laid, or are you going to hold onto the bet without diluting its potential profitability?Morris Dancernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post-43939973497601300532012-04-14T16:38:34.209+01:002012-04-14T16:38:34.209+01:00Morris - a very good and interesting piece again f...Morris - a very good and interesting piece again from you.<br />What's is already clear even at this early stage of the season is that the honours are going to be far more widely spread between 5 or even 6 teams and probably between as many as 9 or 10 than last season when only 3 teams and 5 drivers really got a look in.<br />That being the case the overwhelming value in my opinion is to lay the season's points tally of those drivers who are unlikely to get close to matching their performance during 2011 even if they achieve a fair degree of success overall and pitch in within a range of say 180-240 points say. I'm sure I don't have to name names but there are a couple in particular I would like to be laying right now, but as has so often proved the case of late, the spread-betting firms are running scared and have suspended their markets - almost certainly until after tomorrow's race.<br />Naturally I'm very pleased to see Kobayashi qualify in 4th (net 3rd) place, although of course that is no guarantee that he'll finish in the top 6th. The fact that he can now be laid at evens against his 7/1 price yesterday demonstrates just what great value he then was with Hills. I certainly expect him to one of the 2 or 3 drivers moving into the really big time this season.<br /><br />Peter from Putney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com