Why Steamers Are Your Friend
What is a steamer? Not what you think.
It’s a horse that is coming in - rapidly! Half the time, it’s a sign that a gamble is on - one that might be worth getting involved in I reckon. Oh, and if you are new to racing and wondering ‘coming in’ means, it’s a term to describe a change in price from long odds to short odds. Say from 20/1 to 10/1 for example.
So with all that in mind we’ve added a live “Steamers” page to Paddy Power’s horse racing site. You can see it linked on the right of the top dark green navigation bar. Or just take a look here. Once you get in, you’ll see a list of horses that are coming in right now, with current price, former price, and a handy % drop figure - in case it’s all getting too confusing.
Even better, you can link straight to the bet slip so you won’t waste any precious time. It’s got to be better than relying on my tips (which isn’t saying much).
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April 3rd, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Nice addition to the site lads, very imformative!
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:52 pm
oh right yeah. Why just not leave previous prices on your price page?
If you trust a bookie for your information you deserve to lose.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:42 am
We do leave previous prices up on the pages for individual races. The ’steamers’ page lets you know which horses are coming in quickly so you don’t have to trawl through all the seperate pages to find them.
The information is accurate, it’s up to you what you do with it!
April 5th, 2008 at 11:45 am
“Half the time, it’s a sign that a gamble is on”
so what does it mean the other half of the time? bookies looking for people to back a no hoper?
April 5th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Soundy
There could be a non runner in the race, and a rule 4 applied to the early price on the other horses, therefore a move in price but a man of your vast knowledge would know that
April 12th, 2008 at 10:50 am
thats handy thanks…i usually make my final decision on whos been a market mover