Race Day Live for Race TAB Scratchings, Prices and Results

Note: This page explains the data collected and displayed in the Race Day Live module of Bet Selector. For an explanation on the live betting features (found on the far right hand side of the Race Day Live module) go to our TAB Betting Help Page

Race Day Live (previously called Race TAB Live) gives you real time access to win and place prices, scratchings, track conditions and results for each race. All Bet Selector form files and ratings are updated in accordance with the updated scratchings and track conditions.

Race Day Live is most frequently used on race day morning to automatically update scratchings for TAB races. Then on race day evenings Race Day Live is used to automatically update race results. Note Race Day Live only collects the necessary data when you request it (viz after you click a button telling it to do so) and does not collect or record TAB fluctuations or allow you to compare one TAB against another.

In the top left hand corner of the Race Day Live window are the following radio buttons for selecting the betting data source:

• Ladbrokes: This is the best option if you want fixed  prices.
• Ubet: This is an old option that selects TAB data via the Ubet JSON feed (no longer supported).
• WA TAB: This option selects TAB data via the WA TAB TABtouch data feed (VIC TAB prices due to comingling).

Next on the Race Day Live window is a date drop down list for selecting the date (below this there is a "Work Offline" checkbox which can be used if you want to quickly access previously saved data without having to update via the data feed). Then comes the following controls to select which races you want to collect data for:

• GET DATA: This button gets data for all races throughout the day including races already run.
• Open: This checkbox if checked selects only races yet to run (ie does not include resulted races).
• Next: This checkbox if checked selects only the next open race at each venue.

New in 2023: There is now a filter box alongside the GET DATA button into which you can type System Selector style venue codes like SMBAW to select just metrops (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth).

Immediately below the above controls are the following check boxes that can be used to further refine what data is collected and how it is used:

• Include Abandoned Races: Checking this box forces abandoned races to be displayed (normally they are hidden).
• Reset Opening Prices: The first odds market you collect for the day is kept for future reference but you can overwrite it by ticking this checkbox.
• Update Extra Form: Checking this box forces Extra Form pages to be updated and saved to disk so they can be recalled later without having to be re-generated.
• Update Race Start Times: Checking this box forces jump times in the form files to be updated according to those in the betting data (thus putting them all in the same time zone).

Note there is a Stop button if you wish to stop the process during data collection and there is a "Sort in Time Order" checkbox for toggling the order of races (for use after races have loaded).

Race Day Live List Boxes

Once the above settings have been set and you click the GET DATA button, the left hand list box will fill with details of all the races you requested data for. Then the larger middle list box will fill with details for each race as selected in the left hand list box. The large middle list box has details for each runner in a race as follows:

• Runner Name: The name of the horse.
• 100: The AAP 100 point rating for the horse.
• Pre: The pre-post (early newspaper) market price.
• Main: Bet Selector's "Main Rating" rated price for the horse.
• Better: Bet Selector's "Better Rating" rated price for the horse.
• Plus: Bet Selector's "Plus Rating" rated price for the horse.
• 100: The rated price for the horse based on the horses AAP 100 point rating.
• WN1: The first collected win price for the horse.
• WN2: The most recently collected win price for the horse.
• PL1: The first collected place price for the horse.
• PL2: The most recently collected place price for the horse.

Horses firming in their win prices are highlighted in blue text. Top rated horses are highlighted with a grey background and winners with a gold background (top rated winners with a grey-gold background). Note you can change races by clicking in the left hand list box of races. Once a given race is selected the following buttons can be used for race specific purposes:

• Refresh Selected Race: Refreshes the betting data for the selected race (without having to update all races in teh left hand list box).
• View Betting Website: Opens the selected race in the betting operators web site.
• Form Tables: Opens a Price Predictor style form table for the selected race.

Race Day Live Reports

Finally there are a number of additional buttons for accessing reports based on all the races in the left hand list box. These are as follows:

• Scratchings/Odds Report: Opens a report showing scratchings and track conditions for all races and meetings. It will also alert you to which races (if any) have no fixed odds available.
• Extra Form: Opens Extra Form in your web browser for all meetings but only if you collected data with 'Update Extra Form' ticked.
• Ratings Report: Opens a Price Predictor style ratings report for all races/meetings.
• Top 6 Report: Opens a Price Predictor style Top 6 report for all races/meetings.
• Place Report: Opens a Price Predictor style Place report for all races/meetings.
• CSV Report: Opens a CSV report for all races/meetings reflecting the data displayed in the large list box for each race.
• System Picks/Bets: Allows system selections to be displayed in the lower left-hand box as you change race. Also allows access to a report listing your system selections for the day.

Note the “System Picks/Bets” button pops up a dialogue with all your system tests for the day listed so you can tick those you want included. After selecting the desired systems, click the “Process Selected System CSV Files” button – then system selections from these systems will be displayed in the lower left box on the main Race Day Live window as you move from race to race (you can also tick the “Display Selection List” checkbox to open an RTF document listing your system selections and if you also tick “Include Report Items”, report items from your system reports will be included list).

Race Day Live Betting Features

Race Day Live also includes betting features on the far right hand side of the window. These features used to be in a separate pop-up window called Tote Pro but have now been fully integrated into the Race Day Live window.

In addition to simple win, place and exotic betting you can also convert win betting prices into percentages and use them to arrive at predicted percentage chances for multiple exotic betting combinations. You can manage exotic betting combinations by applying upper and lower bounds as well as by adjusting standouts to be included or excluded. This is the professional way to bet but support is also provided for simpler "boxed" type multi bets. Full documentation can be found on our TAB Betting Help Page