What 14 Australian bookmakers did across 6,962 Australian and New Zealand races in September 2026: who was best price at the jump, how much margin each book carried, which runners moved most, how often the favourite won, and the longest-priced winner. Every number is measured from the price archive and the counting rule sits beside each table.
Window: 2026-08-31T14:00:00Z to 2026-09-30T13:59:59Z (30 days), countries
AU and NZ, codes thoroughbred, harness and greyhound. Source: race_closing_lines on auodds_api — the archived open/close price pair per race, runner and bookmaker, with finish positions for placegetters. A "closing line" is a bookmaker's last
archived price where that observation fell within 300 seconds of the jump; "open" is the earliest archived price, up to 60 minutes before the jump.
Race times are Australia/Sydney. This edition is final: measured once on 30 Sep 2026 22:01 UTC from the archive as it stood then (the measurement took 9.76s) and never recomputed. The live report refreshes daily.
Bookmakers compared:
BetDeluxe, BetGold, Betr, BetRight, BoostBet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Palmerbet, NextBet (formerly PlayUp), PointsBet, Sportsbet, TAB, TABtouch, Unibet.
Excluded: betfair_ex_au — Ingested for internal reference only; withheld from customer responses pending a Betfair data licence. · pinnacle — Non-Australian reference book, not part of the AU racing comparison set.
Inactive connectors are dropped automatically.
For every runner in an Australian or New Zealand race that at least three served bookmakers held a closing line on (last observed price within 300 seconds of the jump), a bookmaker scores when its closing win price equals the highest of the group; its share is that count divided by its own closing lines, so equal-best counts for every bookmaker at that price and the column does not sum to 100. 53,690 runners qualified this month.
| Bookmaker | Key | Closing lines | Best or equal | Share | Sole best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PointsBet | pointsbetau | 51,309 | 21,244 | 41.4% | 7,241 (14.1%) |
| BetRight | betright | 50,506 | 18,368 | 36.4% | 5,997 (11.9%) |
| TAB | tab | 48,901 | 15,834 | 32.4% | 3,252 (6.7%) |
| Unibet | unibet | 47,160 | 11,487 | 24.4% | 2,576 (5.5%) |
| Sportsbet | sportsbet | 24,237 | 5,748 | 23.7% | 1,974 (8.1%) |
| BetGold | betgold | 34,923 | 7,794 | 22.3% | 38 (0.1%) |
| BoostBet | boostbet | 34,944 | 7,754 | 22.2% | 24 (0.1%) |
| TABtouch | tabtouch | 49,881 | 9,970 | 20.0% | 899 (1.8%) |
| Betr | betr_au | 48,283 | 8,558 | 17.7% | 1,105 (2.3%) |
| NextBet (formerly PlayUp) | playup | 48,706 | 7,758 | 15.9% | 912 (1.9%) |
| Ladbrokes | ladbrokes_au | 51,625 | 7,826 | 15.2% | 185 (0.4%) |
| Neds | neds | 51,625 | 7,846 | 15.2% | 175 (0.3%) |
| Palmerbet | palmerbet | 16,777 | 2,158 | 12.9% | 256 (1.5%) |
| BetDeluxe | betdeluxe | 4,525 | 417 | 9.2% | 7 (0.2%) |
A bookmaker with few closing lines posts most of its prices well before the jump; its share is measured only on the runners it was still quoting at the close.
Book percentage is the sum of 1/price across the field at close, per race and bookmaker, counted only where the bookmaker priced the full field (its runner count equals the largest any served bookmaker priced in that race, fields of four or more) and averaged per bookmaker; market-wide is the average over every race-bookmaker pair. Market-wide: 123.8% average (median 124.0%) over 49,729 race-bookmaker pairs; greyhound 123.9%; harness 125.6%; thoroughbred 121.3%.
| Bookmaker | Key | Full-field races | Avg book % | Median book % | Avg runners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PointsBet | pointsbetau | 4,916 | 122.5% | 122.9% | 7.6 |
| Sportsbet | sportsbet | 1,580 | 122.5% | 123.4% | 7.3 |
| Unibet | unibet | 3,963 | 122.5% | 122.9% | 7.5 |
| TABtouch | tabtouch | 4,335 | 123.0% | 123.3% | 7.6 |
| BetRight | betright | 4,540 | 123.2% | 123.0% | 7.8 |
| Betr | betr_au | 3,729 | 123.5% | 123.9% | 7.4 |
| TAB | tab | 3,968 | 123.5% | 123.4% | 7.5 |
| BetGold | betgold | 2,901 | 124.0% | 124.0% | 7.4 |
| BoostBet | boostbet | 2,908 | 124.0% | 124.0% | 7.4 |
| NextBet (formerly PlayUp) | playup | 3,783 | 124.6% | 124.4% | 7.4 |
| Palmerbet | palmerbet | 1,419 | 125.1% | 125.6% | 7.5 |
| BetDeluxe | betdeluxe | 466 | 125.2% | 125.7% | 7.4 |
| Ladbrokes | ladbrokes_au | 5,606 | 125.3% | 125.9% | 7.9 |
| Neds | neds | 5,615 | 125.3% | 125.9% | 7.9 |
Lower is a tighter market for the punter. A small race count means the bookmaker rarely held a full field at the close, so its figure rests on fewer races.
A race is counted when at least one served bookmaker has an archived price for it in the window; books per race is the count of distinct served bookmakers with a price on that race, so it is the depth of the archive rather than the live feed. The live-feed coverage measurement, with its own SQL, is on the coverage report.
| Country | Code | Races | Median books | Mean books | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Greyhound | 3,981 | 13 | 12.30 | 14 |
| Australia | Harness | 1,216 | 13 | 12.13 | 14 |
| Australia | Thoroughbred | 1,347 | 13 | 12.04 | 14 |
| New Zealand | Harness | 203 | 11 | 10.99 | 12 |
| New Zealand | Thoroughbred | 215 | 11 | 10.26 | 12 |
For each runner, the median across served bookmakers of closing price divided by opening price, where 'open' is the earliest archived price up to 60 minutes before the jump, each bookmaker observed the runner at least three times over at least 20 minutes and held a closing line, at least three bookmakers qualify, and the race has a final result; steamers are the ten lowest ratios and drifters the ten highest. Prices shown are the median across the qualifying bookmakers. A runner with no place recorded is shown as unplaced, which also covers a late scratching.
| Runner | Race | Jump (Sydney) | From | To | Ratio | Books | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippin' Paddy | Cannington R1 greyhound, AU | Wed 9 Sep, 8:31 PM | $101.00 | $10.00 | 0.10× | 12 | 3rd |
| Roman City | Goulburn R2 thoroughbred, AU | Fri 11 Sep, 1:53 PM | $138.50 | $22.00 | 0.16× | 12 | Unplaced |
| Urban Cindy | Richmond R1 greyhound, AU | Wed 30 Sep, 7:07 PM | $91.00 | $16.00 | 0.17× | 14 | Unplaced |
| Nights But Young | Q1 Lakeside R1 greyhound, AU | Fri 4 Sep, 11:22 AM | $101.00 | $17.50 | 0.18× | 10 | Unplaced |
| Anthology | Healesville R1 greyhound, AU | Sun 13 Sep, 11:00 AM | $23.00 | $4.00 | 0.18× | 9 | 2nd |
| Aston Sidney | Healesville R3 greyhound, AU | Sun 6 Sep, 11:48 AM | $41.00 | $7.75 | 0.19× | 10 | Unplaced |
| But Joe | Gloucester Park R1 harness, AU | Tue 1 Sep, 7:18 PM | $42.50 | $7.00 | 0.20× | 12 | Unplaced |
| Fly Eaglerose | Bunbury R1 harness, AU | Sat 19 Sep, 8:07 PM | $151.00 | $34.00 | 0.20× | 9 | Unplaced |
| Roadwork | Capalaba R1 greyhound, AU | Wed 2 Sep, 11:59 AM | $41.00 | $8.50 | 0.21× | 12 | Unplaced |
| Mcwizard | Menangle R2 harness, AU | Sat 26 Sep, 6:51 PM | $126.00 | $31.00 | 0.21× | 11 | Unplaced |
| Runner | Race | Jump (Sydney) | From | To | Ratio | Books | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic Dancer | Healesville R1 greyhound, AU | Sun 6 Sep, 11:09 AM | $4.40 | $34.00 | 7.39× | 9 | Unplaced |
| Oriental Electra | Healesville R1 greyhound, AU | Sun 20 Sep, 10:50 AM | $11.00 | $69.00 | 6.09× | 12 | Unplaced |
| Black Sabotage | Gawler R1 greyhound, AU | Mon 7 Sep, 6:34 PM | $8.00 | $41.00 | 5.47× | 9 | Unplaced |
| Hadar Jay | Shepparton R1 greyhound, AU | Mon 21 Sep, 10:30 AM | $2.02 | $11.00 | 5.43× | 12 | Unplaced |
| Eye Of Fire | Rockhampton R1 greyhound, AU | Sun 20 Sep, 5:46 PM | $5.00 | $26.00 | 5.40× | 11 | Unplaced |
| Autumn Poppy | Healesville R1 greyhound, AU | Sun 6 Sep, 11:09 AM | $8.00 | $41.00 | 5.12× | 9 | Unplaced |
| Gilt Halcyon | Q1 Lakeside R1 greyhound, AU | Tue 15 Sep, 3:21 PM | $20.00 | $101.00 | 5.05× | 9 | 4th |
| Blingadingding | Globe Derby R6 harness, AU | Mon 7 Sep, 5:40 PM | $6.50 | $34.00 | 5.04× | 9 | Unplaced |
| Gertie Gout | Casino R3 greyhound, AU | Thu 3 Sep, 3:47 PM | $5.50 | $26.00 | 5.00× | 10 | 4th |
| Birkirkara | Albion Park R3 harness, AU | Sat 26 Sep, 6:40 PM | $26.00 | $126.00 | 4.85× | 11 | Unplaced |
The favourite is the runner with the lowest median closing price across served bookmakers (at least two quotes) in each race with a final result; strike rate is the share of those races the favourite won, and placed is the share where it finished in the first three.
| Code | Races | Favourite won | Strike rate | Placed | Avg fav price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyhound | 3,774 | 1,640 | 43.5% | 75.9% | $2.18 |
| Harness | 1,343 | 557 | 41.5% | 71.7% | $2.32 |
| Thoroughbred | 1,435 | 512 | 35.7% | 67.8% | $2.82 |
| All codes | 6,552 | 2,709 | 41.3% | 73.3% | $2.35 |
Among winners with a closing line from at least three served bookmakers, the highest median closing win price; the best and lowest quotes across those bookmakers are shown beside it.
Foxwedge Arrow won Armidale race 3 (thoroughbred, AU) on Sun 20 Sep, 2:30 PM at a median closing price of $201.00 across 4 bookmakers — best $251.00, lowest $151.00.
| Next longest | Race | Jump (Sydney) | Median close | Best | Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admired | Belmont R6 thoroughbred, AU | Sat 12 Sep, 6:00 PM | $126.00 | $251.00 | 8 |
| Modern Miss | Northam R6 thoroughbred, AU | Thu 3 Sep, 5:47 PM | $126.00 | $151.00 | 3 |
| Outoftheoffice | Coffs Harbour R4 thoroughbred, AU | Sun 13 Sep, 3:05 PM | $126.00 | $151.00 | 9 |
| Flyin Disco | Gloucester Park R1 harness, AU | Fri 25 Sep, 7:48 PM | $126.00 | $151.00 | 11 |
Canonical URL: https://puntersedge.online/market-report/2026-09
Machine-readable twin: https://puntersedge.online/market-report/2026-09.json (CORS-open, same fields, UTC and Sydney timestamps side by side)
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Source: PuntersEdge Australian Racing Market Report, September 2026 edition https://puntersedge.online/market-report/2026-09
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