Betfair's in-running bet matching

[doris_day]

There are some seriously odd things going on with the horse racing in-running markets this week and it seems to me that either the API is 'sticking' or the bet matching engine can't keep pace.

I have heard that the new version of Bet Trader Pro has had to be withdrawn because of refresh issues that the API couldn't handle and I really think something is going on that most of us are not aware of.

It would be good to hear of any others who are having similar problems.

I know I'm pretty paranoid about bet matching but I've been doing this for a few years and know intuitively when things are not as they should be.
The same thing is happening from all 3 of my independent servers, so I know its not just a localised ISP issue.

[Spike]

I know it's not much comfort but my In Running bots have been fine- in fact I've had a pretty good week.

I'm also very dependant on efficient bet matching (I guess we all are) so I understand your worries but sometimes you just have those kind of weeks.

Maybe it's just the end of the flat season and all that- easy pickings over the summer coming to an end. I had a bit of a strategy re-jig recently as I didn't do too well in september and now all seems well.

Roll on the jumps I say.

[doris_day]

I've re-analysed my data and think you might be right. This month is generally good for me however but I think, after further thought, what's happened this week is probably just random and I'll have to grin and bear it.
Had a great week last week which makes me feel a little better.....There is no doubt though that the site is starting to stuggle again and needs a bit of a helping hand......

[Captain Sensible]

I run some of my own bots and there are definitely problems with some of the API calls which I imagine was the reason why they pulled EVo and the geekstoy. I'd have thought the ladder would be most affected