Creating A Bot For Dutching Horses

Question

Hi,

Just three questions if you don’t mind.

No1

Would it be possible to create a bot that will find any of to-days runners that are running in a left handed race that has not run in a left handed race before and of course the same with any right handed course?

No2

As I have very little experience with computers would creating even the simplest of bots be difficult?

No3

Would it be possible to create a bot for dutching (horses) using the following criteria?

1. Only bet if the fav odds are above a certain amount.
2. Not to include the fv in the dutch.
3. Bet from 2^nd fv (including 2^nd fv) down the runners until there is a gap of Xamount of points between the last horse bet on and the next horse.
4. To meet a profit target of Xamount.
5. The stake not to exceed Xamount (%) of potential profit.

        Hope this is clear?

I think I am asking far too much for any bot to do the above but I thought I would ask.

Thanks for your time.

Rog

Answer 1

To your questions:

1 - Yes; the Smartform database contains data on left handed and right handed tracks, and each runners' previous history on different courses, so this can be queried and automated (automation being necessary for a bot).

2 - Yes, probably.  Automatic Exchange Betting is available on the site and will give you a good idea of what it takes to build a bot yourself.  If you find yourself struggling with the code or concepts, you'll have a good idea of where you are at with the learning curve and if you have the time or motivation to continue it yourself.

3 - Is not that clear, but since all odds are available via the Betfair API (so can be repeatedly collected with a bot), and the rest (dutching, target profits etc) is just maths, it should be possible to code and therefore automate.