Who is everyone backing? If it was the genuine race would have backed Tiger Roll but think 5/1 on a simulation is abit short.
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Who is everyone backing? If it was the genuine race would have backed Tiger Roll but think 5/1 on a simulation is abit short.
I don't know much about horses, but I like to have a go at the national.
I'd usually back something about 20/1 or so, but not sure if a virtual race would be more likely to favour the short odds.
Are they showing it on TV? Or have we not quite got that far into this strange world yet?
I was planning to back Yala Enki in the real race so will have a couple of pounds on for a bit of fun. I wouldn't have touched Tiger Roll in the race proper, finished a well beaten and very tired horse at Cheltenham. In this I'm fairly sure he will win, they'll want a bit of a feel good fairytale story.
I said on the horse racing thread on the other sports forum that it's good that all the profits from the market are going to charities. The trade off is of course the bookies get a lot of new sign ups to their slot filled online platforms at a time when people have a lot of time to kill. Call me a cynic.
Live on ITV at 5pm. Race starts at 5.15.Quote:
Originally Posted by danhibees1875
Thanks. :aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
Will give it a watch!
Are the bookies opening just for this "race"?
Walk In The Mill for me
Online only I'd imagine.Quote:
Originally Posted by heretoday
Online betting only. Bookies are closed for the foreseeable.Quote:
Originally Posted by heretoday
If Tiger roll wins this its a fix. Dont think thats the case though. "Acapella Bourgeois" or "Any second now" for me.
I think the point of virtuals is that it's a fix regardless of who wins. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bangkok Hibby
And me.Quote:
Originally Posted by easty
Potters corner and Ballyoptic for me. Both E/W.
Sorry how do they do a virtual race on TV?Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
It's a pre recorder race based on a computer algorithm taking into account things like form, age,weight ect. The race will be a CGI race broadcasted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Whizz
Is Red Rum running?
According to TV guide it is, so a mixture of horses from different generations.
Hope it wins by at least 2 metres :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by easty
Not in the national (they are using the actual horses who would have run this year).Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
They are doing another legends race and it's in that.
There's 2 races. The virtual GN featuring the 40 runners most likely to have lined up this year followed by a race of champions right afterwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Lottery
Foinavon
Aldaniti
Golden Miller
Red Rum
Don't Push It
Many Clouds
Silver Birch
Party Politics
Neptune Collognes
Seagram
Mr Frisk
L'Escargot
Some of the better known names involved.
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Originally Posted by Since90+2
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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
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https://www.unibet.co.uk/blog/horse-...ends-1.1419265
Quite an interesting article on Unibet on what factors they believe the algorithm favours and what horses that leaves in contention.
This isnt the same as virtual racing in the shops. They've done this at least for a couple of years now using all the relevant data available loaded into the system. The result was pretty accurate last year compared to the real thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by danhibees1875
Unibet call it spot on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Money to be made there for people who are both computer geeks and racing fans.
£5 E/W at 18/1. £118 back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
Nice wee bonus during these times!
Cheers for posting the link, first winner in the national since 2002 and I’m claiming this one :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Thanks for the link PB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
No sign of Shergar?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy