The most extreme and bizarre in-running horse race in Betfair history

It's never over until it's definitely over

There's unprecedented in-play carnage on the Betfair exchange in the 13:30 at Fakenham with not one but two horses matched at 1.011/100 and the eventual winner backed at 1000.0n/a...

The 13:30 at Fakenham today could well have yielded a Betfair first, in that two horses traded at 1.011/100 in-running and lost, while the winner traded at the maximum price of 1000.0n/a.

But that only tells half the story of possibly the most extreme, and bizarre, in-running race in Betfair's history. 

Betfair's Tony Calvin explained: "Benny The Swinger jumped the last clear and looked set for an easy victory. As you would expect, he traded at the minimum price of 1.011/100 on Betfair, with 35,524.24 traded at that price alone.

"However, he then took the wrong course on the run-in.

"The horse in second, Roc De Guye, who had been matched at the maximum price of 1000.0n/a on Betfair when seemingly booked for second, was then also backed at the minimum price of 1.011/100 on Betfair when looking sure to take advantage of the wrong-course blunder. 

"At this stage, he becomes the second horse to trade at 1.011/100 in the race, and 538.24 matched at the minimum price alone.

"However, Roc De Guye then stopped on the run-in and Peak Seasons got up on the post to win by a nose. The winner had traded at the maximum price of 1000.0n/a on Betfair, with 45.92 matched at that price.

"A further 65.88 was matched on the winner at prices upwards of 500.0499/1 on Betfair.

Calvin added: "I can't readily recall a race where two horses have traded at the minimum price of 1.011/100 and lost, and the winner has traded at 1000.0n/a. 

"And certainly not a race when a horse - in this case, the runner-up Roc de Guye - has gone from 1000.0n/a to 1.011/100, in a matter of seconds, and still lost. 

"To cap it all, the runner-up Roc De Guye even traded as the 1.42/5 favourite in the photo finish betting!

"The race could well be a Betfair first - and no doubt one that will live long in the memory of those Betfair customers who have backed a 1000.0n/a winner in the most bizarre of circumstances."