Two free Excel trackers
Free Lay Betting Bank Tracker
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We have two trackers available with slightly different recovery strategies to suit your needs. Choose V7 Faster Recovery, V8 Gradual Recovery, or tick both boxes, then receive your selected file or files by email.
Choose your free Lay Picks tracker
We have two trackers available with slightly different recovery strategies to suit your needs.
Both versions track lay bets, liability, results, profit and bank movement in the same way. Their only intentional difference is the pace of recovery after a loss.
Select either tracker or both, then enter your email. Download links are delivered by email only.
- Two recovery strategies
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Direct answers
- What should a lay betting bank tracker include?
- It should include date, race, selection, stake, lay odds, visible liability, whether the bank covers that liability, result status, bank movement, compounding, withdrawal planning, recovery steps, and notes.
- Is the Lay Picks tracker free?
- Yes. Choose V7, V8, or tick both tracker boxes and enter your email address. Your selected download link or links are sent by email. The trackers are separate from paid member access and do not place bets or connect to an exchange.
- Why track liability separately?
- Stake alone does not show the real downside in lay betting. Liability shows the amount at risk if the lay loses.
- Should pending results change the bank?
- No. Pending rows should stay separate until they settle cleanly as lay wins, lay losses, voids, or non-runners.
- Can a tracker prevent losses?
- No. A tracker cannot remove risk, but it can make exposure, mistakes, and chasing behaviour easier to spot.
What a responsible tracker does
A good lay betting bank tracker slows the process down. It forces the bettor to look at the liability before judging whether a lay fits the plan.
It also records losing lays clearly, which helps avoid the common mistake of remembering only the winners and ignoring the cost of the losers.
Both Lay Picks trackers are fully editable, so users can adapt the workbook to their own manual record-keeping while keeping the core bank, liability, bank-cover, and result columns visible.
Core columns to use
A practical tracker should include date, course, race time, selection, stake, lay odds, liability, result status, profit or loss, closing bank, compounding guidance, withdrawal planning, and notes.
The notes column matters because it catches process errors: taking a stale price, laying above the cap, staking emotionally, ignoring field size, or failing to skip a messy race.
Compounding, withdrawals, and recovery
Bank tracking is useful when it supports discipline. Compounding can help stake guidance stay proportionate to the current bank, while weekly withdrawal planning keeps a separate record of what has been moved out.
V7 uses a faster recovery approach that can produce larger short-term stakes and liability. V8 takes a more gradual approach and is more suitable for starting banks of £3,000 or more. Both calculate the next suggested stake automatically.
Any recovery notes should be treated as a structured record after losing lays, not a guarantee that the next race will recover the loss. The aim is to keep exposure visible, cap suggested stakes by liability, and avoid chasing.
How this connects to Lay Picks
Lay Picks provides research, result pages, tracker education, and two free workbook choices delivered by email. It does not place bets automatically, does not control a user bank, and does not promise that following research will make a profit.
Related guides
Keep the topic connected to the next practical step, so readers can move from one concept to the full responsible lay betting workflow.
Lay betting liability
Understand the amount at risk when a laid horse wins and why liability matters more than stake size.
Read guideLiability calculator
Check the liability created by lay odds and stake before making any manual decision.
Read guideResponsible staking tracker
Track stake, odds, liability, result, bank movement, and notes without chasing losses.
Read guideTrack results without chasing
Use records and notes to avoid emotional recovery staking after a losing lay.
Read guideBest reading path
Follow the lay betting learning route
Move through the core guides in order: basics, liability, exchange mechanics, strategy, racecourse context, and transparent results methodology.
Step 1
What is lay betting?
Start with the basic exchange concept: opposing a selection rather than backing it to win.
Open guideStep 2
Liability
Understand the amount at risk before looking at tips, strike rates, or staking.
Open guideStep 3
Exchange guide
Learn how lay odds, liquidity, matching, and commission affect a usable price.
Open guideStep 4
Strategy
Turn runner vulnerability, public checks, price, and skip discipline into a process.
Open guideStep 5
Racecourse guides
Add course shape, draw, pace, going, and distance context before trusting a lay angle.
Open guideStep 6
Results methodology
Read how settled public results are counted before judging any performance record.
Open guideAfter reviewing the proof
Take the next step at your own pace
Results and methodology should build confidence in the process, not pressure. If the record makes sense, these are the practical next pages to check before signing up.
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Staking tracker
Keep bank movement and liability visible.
Liability calculator
Check the downside before any manual decision.
Lay Picks is research and tracking software only. It does not place bets or guarantee future outcomes.
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Use the companion guide for practical bank, liability, and result-recording discipline.
Read the responsible staking guideLay Picks is for informed adults who want a clearer research routine. It is research and tracking software only, never automatic betting. You stay responsible for every manual decision. 18+ only. Read the risk disclaimer.