Race Details API - How to tell when a race is about to start?

[The Edge]

I want to know when a race is about to start using the race details api.

However, I can't seem to work out which state comes before a race. What order to the states come in?

[Mr Magoo]

Dormant -> parading -> goingdown -> atthepost -> ( goingbehind | underorders ) -> off

[The Edge]

Thanks Mr Magoo. I have seen many races go from Going Down to in play. I have also seen races go from At The Post to Going Down. So I guess the race details api is not very reliable. ;{

[geoffw123]

Hi

I implemented this RaceStatus command a few weeks back, as far as I recall it was working OK. For the last week or two I have noticed my code is not showing any useful data for this command.

Testing it with an Irish Race tonight I am seeing a response

"{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"result\":[{\"raceId\":\"27791841.2005\",\"raceStatus\":\"DORMANT\",\"lastUpdated\":\"0001-01-01T00:00:00\",\"responseCode\":\"NO_LIVE_DATA_AVAILABLE\"}],\"id\":1}"

It was puzzling me as it must have understood my sent message, but says no data available ?

Doh, as I am typing up my question, it suddenly dawned on me I wonder if the issue is to do with UTC & British Summer Time. That might be around the time my code stopped working.

So that raises the question what time system should I be using for the send packet? For the 8.05pm race I send .2005 in the string. Can anyone confirm if it needs to be UTC ?

Thanks
Geoff

[geoffw123]

Just in case it helps anyone else in future, that was the problem, you need to send the race time as UTC of course.

I had

DateTime startTime = marketStartTime.ToLocalTime();

It shouldn't have the .ToLocalTime() conversion.

It worked when I tested it in the winter time

Geoff

[AlgoTrader]

The market's marketStartTime is just an estimate. The only reliable way to detect event started is to monitor betDelay value

[PiSigma]

AlgoTrader Can you please elaborate what value of betDelay signifies the start of the race?