Trigger betting question

[51m017]

This should be simple to answer......

Im using trigger betting to lay 2 minutes b4 the off with

=IF(AND(TEXT(NOW(),"hh:mm:ss")>"13:18:00",H7<=6),"LAY","")

I pick my selections the night b4 and want to lay if the odds meet my selected criteria.

In the odds cell i'm linking to the Lay 1 cell so i should get matched. But if i don't will my bet carry on and be posted in play??

Cheers in advance

Simon

[GeorgeUK]

I'm afraid not mate.

As with the betfair interface - if you put a lay bet on 2 min before the off, after the race starts all bets not accepted by someone else get cancelled. So your bet may end up canceled.

[Mitch]

If it's a market with good liquidity so the LAY1, LAY2, LAY3 odds are only a tick or 2 apart then you could just link to the LAY2 or even LAY3 columns to make sure you get matched. If the odds might be more than a few ticks apart you could use the LAY1 odds in a vlookup or index/match formula to request a price 1 or 2 ticks on the 'safe-side' so you have more chance of being matched.