What 15 Australian bookmakers did across 7,214 Australian and New Zealand races in October 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: 2026-09-30T14:00:00Z to 2026-10-31T12:59:59Z (31 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 1 Nov 2026 19:15 UTC from the archive as it stood then (the measurement took 25.9s) and never recomputed. The live report refreshes daily.
Bookmakers compared:
bet365, 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. 57,197 runners qualified this month.
| Bookmaker | Key | Closing lines | Best or equal | Share | Sole best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PointsBet | pointsbetau | 56,862 | 21,452 | 37.7% | 6,037 (10.6%) |
| BetRight | betright | 56,517 | 20,485 | 36.2% | 5,869 (10.4%) |
| TAB | tab | 56,499 | 18,016 | 31.9% | 3,533 (6.3%) |
| bet365 | bet365 | 42,357 | 13,291 | 31.4% | 2,055 (4.9%) |
| Unibet | unibet | 54,519 | 11,810 | 21.7% | 2,415 (4.4%) |
| TABtouch | tabtouch | 56,300 | 10,776 | 19.1% | 890 (1.6%) |
| Sportsbet | sportsbet | 56,677 | 10,760 | 19.0% | 1,567 (2.8%) |
| BetGold | betgold | 39,416 | 7,299 | 18.5% | 23 (0.1%) |
| BoostBet | boostbet | 39,421 | 7,276 | 18.5% | 25 (0.1%) |
| Ladbrokes | ladbrokes_au | 56,004 | 8,132 | 14.5% | 182 (0.3%) |
| Neds | neds | 56,014 | 8,128 | 14.5% | 170 (0.3%) |
| Betr | betr_au | 44,370 | 6,038 | 13.6% | 380 (0.9%) |
| NextBet (formerly PlayUp) | playup | 55,396 | 7,429 | 13.4% | 838 (1.5%) |
| Palmerbet | palmerbet | 55,228 | 6,059 | 11.0% | 453 (0.8%) |
| BetDeluxe | betdeluxe | 56,333 | 5,009 | 8.9% | 99 (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: 123.9% average (median 124.0%) over 90,171 race-bookmaker pairs; greyhound 124.2%; harness 125.8%; thoroughbred 121.4%.
| Bookmaker | Key | Full-field races | Avg book % | Median book % | Avg runners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unibet | unibet | 6,286 | 122.7% | 122.9% | 8.0 |
| PointsBet | pointsbetau | 6,741 | 122.8% | 123.0% | 8.1 |
| BetRight | betright | 6,515 | 123.0% | 122.7% | 8.1 |
| TABtouch | tabtouch | 6,373 | 123.2% | 123.4% | 8.0 |
| bet365 | bet365 | 5,085 | 123.4% | 123.7% | 8.2 |
| Betr | betr_au | 5,284 | 123.7% | 123.9% | 8.1 |
| TAB | tab | 6,573 | 123.7% | 123.5% | 8.1 |
| Sportsbet | sportsbet | 6,564 | 123.8% | 124.1% | 8.0 |
| BetGold | betgold | 4,701 | 123.9% | 124.0% | 7.9 |
| BoostBet | boostbet | 4,701 | 124.0% | 123.9% | 7.9 |
| Ladbrokes | ladbrokes_au | 6,593 | 124.6% | 125.2% | 8.1 |
| Neds | neds | 6,589 | 124.6% | 125.2% | 8.1 |
| BetDeluxe | betdeluxe | 6,462 | 124.7% | 125.0% | 8.0 |
| Palmerbet | palmerbet | 5,940 | 125.1% | 125.6% | 7.9 |
| NextBet (formerly PlayUp) | playup | 5,764 | 125.2% | 125.0% | 7.8 |
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 | 3,940 | 14 | 13.87 | 15 |
| Australia | Harness | 1,260 | 14 | 13.88 | 15 |
| Australia | Thoroughbred | 1,538 | 14 | 13.80 | 15 |
| New Zealand | Harness | 245 | 13 | 12.41 | 13 |
| New Zealand | Thoroughbred | 231 | 13 | 12.36 | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Boy Zeus | Capalaba R1 greyhound, AU | Wed 14 Oct, 12:05 PM | $91.00 | $13.00 | 0.14× | 15 | Unplaced |
| Dee Jays Big Boy | Pinjarra R10 harness, AU | Mon 5 Oct, 8:50 PM | $151.00 | $26.00 | 0.17× | 14 | Unplaced |
| Birkirkara | Albion Park R1 harness, AU | Sat 31 Oct, 7:08 PM | $126.00 | $23.00 | 0.19× | 12 | Unplaced |
| Toeing The Line | Q Straight R3 greyhound, AU | Thu 8 Oct, 12:43 PM | $61.00 | $12.00 | 0.20× | 12 | Unplaced |
| Mane Attraction | Albion Park R1 harness, AU | Fri 23 Oct, 1:02 PM | $101.00 | $21.00 | 0.21× | 15 | 4th |
| Fumbles | Richmond Straight R7 greyhound, AU | Thu 29 Oct, 2:22 PM | $91.00 | $21.00 | 0.21× | 13 | Unplaced |
| Balladoro | Port Pirie R9 harness, AU | Sat 10 Oct, 10:10 PM | $151.00 | $32.50 | 0.23× | 8 | Unplaced |
| Galvarino | Albion Park R4 harness, AU | Fri 30 Oct, 8:22 PM | $81.00 | $19.00 | 0.23× | 13 | 2nd |
| Winston Alexander | Port Pirie R1 harness, AU | Sat 10 Oct, 6:01 PM | $126.00 | $31.00 | 0.25× | 14 | Unplaced |
| Cobblestone Way | Sale R8 thoroughbred, AU | Sun 25 Oct, 5:05 PM | $71.00 | $18.00 | 0.25× | 15 | 3rd |
| Runner | Race | Jump (Sydney) | From | To | Ratio | Books | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paw Whimsical | Geelong R1 greyhound, AU | Wed 28 Oct, 3:27 PM | $2.20 | $12.00 | 5.58× | 13 | 2nd |
| Mrs Mahoney | Parkes R3 harness, AU | Tue 13 Oct, 7:10 PM | $6.50 | $34.00 | 5.23× | 15 | 3rd |
| Louieville | Mildura R1 harness, AU | Tue 20 Oct, 6:04 PM | $23.00 | $101.00 | 5.05× | 15 | Unplaced |
| Mepunga Infrared | Warrnambool R7 greyhound, AU | Thu 22 Oct, 8:40 PM | $8.50 | $41.00 | 4.82× | 15 | 2nd |
| Platinum Release | Northam R7 greyhound, AU | Mon 12 Oct, 6:37 PM | $8.50 | $41.00 | 4.82× | 14 | Unplaced |
| Just Doug | Grafton R3 greyhound, AU | Mon 26 Oct, 4:39 PM | $5.50 | $26.00 | 4.73× | 15 | Unplaced |
| Lethal Trix | Healesville R3 greyhound, AU | Sun 25 Oct, 12:04 PM | $13.00 | $61.00 | 4.69× | 14 | Unplaced |
| Mashed Potato | Shepparton R14 greyhound, AU | Mon 19 Oct, 2:34 PM | $7.50 | $34.00 | 4.67× | 14 | Unplaced |
| Our Better Bro | Burnie R4 harness, AU | Fri 23 Oct, 6:28 PM | $10.00 | $46.00 | 4.60× | 15 | 2nd |
| Deal It Vinnie | Albion Park R8 harness, AU | Fri 23 Oct, 5:23 PM | $9.00 | $41.00 | 4.56× | 15 | 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 | 3,849 | 1,708 | 44.4% | 76.5% | $2.20 |
| Harness | 1,456 | 648 | 44.5% | 74.1% | $2.30 |
| Thoroughbred | 1,695 | 601 | 35.5% | 68.0% | $2.84 |
| All codes | 7,000 | 2,957 | 42.2% | 73.9% | $2.38 |
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.
Royal Gap won Ascot race 6 (thoroughbred, AU) on Wed 14 Oct, 7:50 PM at a median closing price of $151.00 across 13 bookmakers — best $201.00, lowest $126.00.
| Next longest | Race | Jump (Sydney) | Median close | Best | Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauri | Warrnambool R8 thoroughbred, AU | Thu 29 Oct, 6:30 PM | $151.00 | $151.00 | 13 |
| Whoopi Do | Newcastle R3 thoroughbred, AU | Sat 3 Oct, 2:44 PM | $101.00 | $201.00 | 13 |
| Jungle Ticket | Gunnedah R8 greyhound, AU | Thu 29 Oct, 8:42 PM | $101.00 | $151.00 | 13 |
| Oasis | Gawler R2 thoroughbred, AU | Fri 23 Oct, 3:50 PM | $101.00 | $126.00 | 15 |
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October 2026 — 7,214 races, 15 bookmakers
September 2026 — 6,962 races, 14 bookmakers
Measured coverage report — per-bookmaker share of races quoted on the live feed, with the SQL.
Bookmaker report — which bookmaker had the best price, by price range, with margins and sharpness.
Race price reports — bookmaker prices at the close for feature races: Melbourne Cup 2026, Cox Plate 2026, The Everest 2026, Caulfield Cup 2026.
Devlog — weekly notes on what changed in the feed and the archive.
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