General / Tony Calvin / 29 September 2009 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet View Market

Over 80 per cent of Arc trade is set to revolve around the favourite, sys Tony Calvin...

Proof positive that the Arc is going to be a one-horse book on Betfair - at the moment you can either back Sea The Stars at [1.85] on the exchange, or lay him and have the field running for you at [2.2] - is indicated by the fact that everything bar Sea The Stars is a massive negative on Betfair, compared to the rest of the betting marketplace.

Every single horse at the top of the Betfair market bar Sea The Stars is at least two points bigger than the next best industry price, with 20 -1+ chances available at at least twice the price.

Fame And Glory, a top-priced 5-1 elsewhere, is [8.0] on Betfair, and the industry 8-1 third favourite Conduit is [13.0] on the exchange. The 25-1 chance Beheshtam is on offer at [90.0] on the exchange.

Betfair spokesman Tony Calvin commented: "I would anticipate that over 80 per cent of the traded volume on Betfair's Arc market will revolve around Sea The Stars.

"It's a classic Betfair race, where the irresistible force of backers is set to meet an immovable wall of layers.

"In the backing blue corner, you will have the form students who think he should be more of a 2-5 chance and will unload accordingly.

"But in the pink laying corner, you will have the non-believers who think this is one step, and perhaps 2f, too far.

"And they will be content to have the field running for them at odds-against."

To win the Arc de Triomphe - Betfair bet: 5-6 Sea The Stars, 7-1 Fame And Glory, 12-1 Conduit, 13 1/2-1 Cavalryman, 18-1 Vision D'Etat, 21-1 Stacelita, 33-1 Youmzain, 49-1 Getaway, 54-1 Dar Re Mi, 64-1 Sariska, Spanish Moon. 89-1 Beheshtam

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