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Methodology and archived research context

This page now tracks the governed WIN/PLACE drift paper-capture programme. Old failed mode experiments are archived; rule-level evidence lives on the Strategy Monitor.

Generated
29/07/2026, 17:35:34
Today
2026-07-29

Current research answer

Plain-English answer before the raw evidence tables.

Keep both lay and inverse back-favourite modes in automated paper tracking.
Live drift paper-capture is the active research programme

We are no longer treating legacy back tips, steamers, false favourites, or stale MorningWAP artefacts as active strategy candidates. The current work is forward-settling WIN and PLACE drift-lay rules from live Betfair order books.

Next step
Keep paper-capturing and settling the live drift rules; do not promote anything until sample size, ROI, drawdown and execution gates pass.
  • Active evidence source: live non-virtual Betfair order-book captures plus Betfair settlement.
  • Current sample is encouraging but still small; this remains paper-only.
  • Stale/failed strategies are visible only as archived context, not active candidates.

Research pipeline

Every candidate has to move through these gates before it can affect live recommendations.

Idea scanned

Historical or exploratory research found a possible edge.

Paper tracking

Forward signals are captured without live staking.

Exchange-priced validation

Results must survive Betfair/manual price checks.

Promotion review

Sample size, ROI, drawdown and source splits are reviewed.

Live eligible

Only after passing gates; still risk-capped.

What this means

Quick definitions for the terms used on this page.

Paper tracking

Forward signals are recorded and settled for evidence, but they are not treated as live betting instructions.

Exchange-priced evidence

Rows using manual Betfair Exchange or automated Betfair delayed prices. These are more trustworthy than estimates.

Proxy/SP

A weaker estimate based on proxy or starting-price-style settlement. Proxy-only evidence cannot promote a strategy by itself.

Promotion guard

The safety gate checking sample size, ROI, drawdown and source quality before anything can move beyond research.

Live strategy monitor snapshot

Rule-level paper-capture evidence from the current WIN/PLACE drift scanners.

Open Strategy Monitor
Active rules
4
Settled records
526
Paper orders
767
Rule-sum P&L (overlaps)
£118.64
Rule-sum ROI (not portfolio)
+3.46%
PLACE higher-odds drift lays
274 settled · 385 orders · Paper evidence gate passed; automated real-money use remains blocked.
£63.60 · +3.82%
PLACE GB/IE high-field drift lays
111 settled · 221 orders · Developing sample — not enough for staking.
£44.40 · +4.46%
WIN stronger drift lays: odds 2–8
65 settled · 72 orders · Developing sample — not enough for staking.
£8.30 · +2.42%
WIN drift lays: odds 2–8, field 10+
76 settled · 89 orders · Developing sample — not enough for staking.
£2.34 · +0.55%

Can anything be promoted yet?

1643 settled · -13.91% ROI · £-767.75 paper P&L

Research-negative
Settled paper signals
1643
All-time paper ROI
-13.91%
Max drawdown proxy
£799.89
  • Live paper ROI must be positive before considering promotion.
  • Live paper max drawdown must stay at or below 50 units.

Is the evidence based on real Exchange prices?

Exchange-priced rows are more trustworthy than proxy/SP rows. Proxy-only evidence cannot promote a strategy by itself.

779 settled rows are at least partly Exchange-priced; 1593 remain proxy-only.
Manual Exchange signals
0 / 0
settled / captured
Manual Exchange ROI
0%
P&L £0.00
Betfair delayed settled
779
P&L -£669.67 · ROI -28.41%
Proxy-only settled signals
1593
Proxy P&L -£98.08 · ROI -2.79%

Cumulative P&L trend

Settled paper evidence only, grouped by race date.

2026-07-23: -£713.752026-07-24: -£725.542026-07-25: -£694.872026-07-26: -£737.482026-07-27: -£781.832026-07-28: -£767.75

Drawdown trend

Shows peak-to-trough damage in the live paper record.

2026-07-23: DD £713.752026-07-24: DD £725.542026-07-25: DD £694.872026-07-26: DD £737.482026-07-27: DD £781.832026-07-28: DD £767.75

Need the raw signal log?

The detailed active, settled and watch-only paper rows live on the Paper page, where they can be filtered without cluttering this research summary.

Advanced diagnostics

Is Betfair price capture working?

50 open signals still need prices or matching review.

Last snapshot
14/07/2026, 15:41:06
Snapshots stored
10000
WIN 5521 · PLACE 4479
Open signals priced
0 / 63
using Betfair delayed
Needs runner/market matching review
50
still proxy-priced while open

Strategy candidates by evidence source

Profitability must survive per-mode and per-source checks before any promotion.

back tips
-£121.67 · -49.69% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
27 settled
-£107.98 · -68.9% ROI
proxy
11 settled
-£13.69 · -15.53% ROI
false favourite each way alternatives
-£7.97 · -10.73% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
3 settled
-£2.78 · -18.53% ROI
proxy
13 settled
-£5.19 · -8.75% ROI
false favourite place alternatives
-£5.00 · -100% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
proxy
1 settled
-£5.00 · -100% ROI
inverse lay back favourites
-£52.43 · -11.64% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
122 settled
-£22.84 · -10.65% ROI
proxy
127 settled
-£29.59 · -12.53% ROI
lay bad draw sprint favourites
-£13.56 · -14.29% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
8 settled
£3.87 · 9.7% ROI
proxy
11 settled
-£17.43 · -31.69% ROI
lay drifting morning favourite
-£10.20 · -10.2% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
100 settled
-£10.20 · -10.2% ROI
proxy
649 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
lay exchange slice b candidates
-£2.67 · -1.21% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
26 settled
-£1.36 · -1.23% ROI
proxy
24 settled
-£1.31 · -1.2% ROI
lay exchange slice candidates
£18.05 · 6.29% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
41 settled
-£38.29 · -25.58% ROI
proxy
32 settled
£56.34 · 41.07% ROI
lay false favourites
£12.57 · 2.8% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
147 settled
-£0.65 · -0.31% ROI
proxy
158 settled
£13.22 · 5.58% ROI
lay false favourites cycle filtered
-£11.47 · -10.57% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
30 settled
-£17.70 · -21.09% ROI
proxy
7 settled
£6.23 · 25.3% ROI
lay festival big field favourites
£9.95 · 19.9% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
proxy
10 settled
£9.95 · 19.9% ROI
lay gb high draw top weight favourites
£4.22 · 1.57% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
37 settled
-£2.10 · -1.61% ROI
proxy
36 settled
£6.32 · 4.58% ROI
lay ire flat hot course favourites
£5.20 · 34.67% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
1 settled
£1.90 · 38% ROI
proxy
2 settled
£3.30 · 33% ROI
lay trainer cold delta place
-£63.12 · -28.78% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
21 settled
-£31.87 · -53.68% ROI
proxy
71 settled
-£31.25 · -19.54% ROI
lay vulnerable favourites
-£3.10 · -31% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
1 settled
-£5.00 · -100% ROI
proxy
1 settled
£1.90 · 38% ROI
place back jumps handicap bigfield
-£463.35 · -20.59% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
162 settled
-£312.58 · -38.59% ROI
proxy
288 settled
-£150.77 · -10.47% ROI
place back midprice jumps smallfield
-£63.20 · -6.17% ROI
manual
0 settled
£0.00 · 0% ROI
Betfair delayed
53 settled
-£122.09 · -46.07% ROI
proxy
152 settled
£58.89 · 7.75% ROI

Exchange matching diagnostics

Open proxy-priced signals and persisted Betfair capture failures. These are candidates for market/runner matching fixes.

betfair auth error
852
missing market
148
Wild Blossom
betfair auth error
2026-07-29 · 14:25 Goodwood · Betfair keepAlive failed with HTTP 403 after 3 attempts; inspect the raw response for network/IP restriction before refreshing BETFAIR_SESSION_TOKEN.
Wild Blossom
betfair auth error
2026-07-29 · 14:25 Goodwood · Betfair keepAlive failed with HTTP 403 after 3 attempts; inspect the raw response for network/IP restriction before refreshing BETFAIR_SESSION_TOKEN.
Areti
betfair auth error
2026-07-29 · 14:40 Redcar · Betfair keepAlive failed with HTTP 403 after 3 attempts; inspect the raw response for network/IP restriction before refreshing BETFAIR_SESSION_TOKEN.
Areti
betfair auth error
2026-07-29 · 14:40 Redcar · Betfair keepAlive failed with HTTP 403 after 3 attempts; inspect the raw response for network/IP restriction before refreshing BETFAIR_SESSION_TOKEN.
Flora Of Bermuda
betfair auth error
2026-07-29 · 15:00 Goodwood · Betfair keepAlive failed with HTTP 403 after 3 attempts; inspect the raw response for network/IP restriction before refreshing BETFAIR_SESSION_TOKEN.
Wild Blossom
2026-07-29 · 14:25 Goodwood · British Stallion Studs EBF Alice Keppel Fillies' Conditions Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)
inverse lay back favouriteswin
Wild Blossom
2026-07-29 · 14:25 Goodwood · British Stallion Studs EBF Alice Keppel Fillies' Conditions Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)
lay false favouriteslay
Areti
2026-07-29 · 14:40 Redcar · Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Apprentice Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
inverse lay back favouriteswin
Areti
2026-07-29 · 14:40 Redcar · Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Apprentice Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
lay false favouriteslay
Bow Echo
2026-07-29 · 16:10 Goodwood · Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1)
lay trainer cold delta placeplace_lay
Under The Twilight
2026-07-29 · 17:00 Goodwood · Coral Charlton Handicap
lay festival big field favouriteslay
Mr Hollywood
2026-07-29 · 17:05 Galway · Tote Guaranteed 50K Placepot Maiden Hurdle
lay festival big field favouriteslay
Mighty Berkshire
2026-07-29 · 17:35 Galway · Tote.ie Money-Back 2nd Every Race Handicap Hurdle
place back jumps handicap bigfieldplace
Paul Collins
2026-07-29 · 17:35 Galway · Tote.ie Money-Back 2nd Every Race Handicap Hurdle
place back jumps handicap bigfieldplace
Cornmarket
2026-07-29 · 17:35 Galway · Tote.ie Money-Back 2nd Every Race Handicap Hurdle
place back jumps handicap bigfieldplace

Captured/open signal health

Today

Total63Open50Settled0W/P/L/U0/0/0/13Paper P&L£0.00ROI0%

Short-term live paper evidence

Last 7 days

Total425Open50Settled252W/P/L/U72/26/154/123Paper P&L-£56.37ROI-5.92%

Near-term validation window

Last 30 days

Total1786Open50Settled1269W/P/L/U383/146/740/467Paper P&L-£626.40ROI-14%

Complete persisted paper record

All time

Total2435Open50Settled1643W/P/L/U555/159/929/742Paper P&L-£767.75ROI-13.91%

Mode performance

inverse lay back favourites

Signals253
Settled243
Paper P&L-£52.43
ROI-11.95%

Mode performance

lay false favourites

Signals309
Settled299
Paper P&L£12.57
ROI2.87%

Mode performance

lay drifting morning favourite

Signals762
Settled97
Paper P&L-£10.20
ROI-10.52%

Mode performance

lay trainer cold delta place

Signals93
Settled91
Paper P&L-£63.12
ROI-29.23%

Mode performance

lay festival big field favourites

Signals18
Settled10
Paper P&L£9.95
ROI19.9%

Mode performance

place back jumps handicap bigfield

Signals483
Settled415
Paper P&L-£463.35
ROI-22.33%

Mode performance

lay exchange slice b candidates

Signals50
Settled48
Paper P&L-£2.67
ROI-1.27%

Mode performance

lay exchange slice candidates

Signals73
Settled71
Paper P&L£18.05
ROI6.52%

Mode performance

place back midprice jumps smallfield

Signals205
Settled186
Paper P&L-£63.20
ROI-6.8%

Mode performance

lay gb high draw top weight favourites

Signals73
Settled73
Paper P&L£4.22
ROI1.57%

Mode performance

false favourite each way alternatives

Signals16
Settled14
Paper P&L-£7.97
ROI-12.4%

Mode performance

lay bad draw sprint favourites

Signals19
Settled19
Paper P&L-£13.56
ROI-14.29%

Mode performance

lay vulnerable favourites

Signals2
Settled2
Paper P&L-£3.10
ROI-31%

Mode performance

lay ire flat hot course favourites

Signals3
Settled3
Paper P&L£5.20
ROI34.67%

Mode performance

false favourite place alternatives

Signals1
Settled1
Paper P&L-£5.00
ROI-100%

Mode performance

lay false favourites cycle filtered

Signals37
Settled35
Paper P&L-£11.47
ROI-11.31%

Mode performance

back tips

Signals38
Settled36
Paper P&L-£121.67
ROI-53.25%