2014 Spring Tipping Comp

[Sportz]

ascot r 4 n5 $15ew


Big win.

[Sportz]

All $15win
Darwin R1 H3 Noverach
Gold Coast R3 H1 Salerio
Hobart R4 H5 Miss Che Che
Morphettville Parks R4 H4 Fine Approach
Toowoomba R3 H4 Unique Mistique
Armidale R3 H4 Venera
Doomben R5 H3 Miss Cover Girl
Doomben R7 H10 Just A Perla
Ascot R4 H9 Oakhurst Flyer
Ellerslie R8 H15 Tomorrowland

Scattershot approach...

Whatever the approach, it seemed to work!!!

[Sportz]

Well, here we go with the final standings...

Leaderboard:
29.14 . Percentum ( Out: 1270 / In: 1640.05 ) *
7.91 . Try Try Again ( Out: 990 / In: 1068.35 ) *
2.42 . Sportz ( Out: 990 / In: 1013.95 ) ***
1.38 . Robalan ( Out: 1410 / In: 1429.45 ) *
-4.17 . Rabbitz ( Out: 1710 / In: 1638.65 )
-16.14 . kellmark ( Out: 1095 / In: 918.30 ) **
-18.97 . kiwi ( Out: 875 / In: 709.00 ) ***
-25.61 . Dillwar ( Out: 1262 / In: 938.80 ) ***
-25.93 . walkermac ( Out: 1270 / In: 940.75 ) **
-26.62 . william ( Out: 1625 / In: 1192.45 )
-29.26 . Shaun ( Out: 1660 / In: 1174.30 )
-44.83 . aidleo ( Out: 1290 / In: 711.75 )
-46.99 . Reded ( Out: 1410 / In: 747.50 ) **

[Sportz]

Not a bad week for tipping with several people making a profit for the week. Well done to those who made the top 8 for finals. But bad luck to those who just missed out. It was mighty close for the 8th and last spot.

To those who missed the finals, thanks for taking part in the comp!

Finalists...

1 . Percentum
2 . Try Try Again
3 . Sportz
4 . Robalan
5 . Rabbitz
6 . kellmark
7 . kiwi
8 . Dillwar

[walkermac]

Thanks Sportz! Enjoyed the comp and I don't feel at all bad about missing the finals: had I just scraped in I wouldn't have felt like I'd deserved it. (It certainly was a close thing, too! Leaving my mistakes of the early weeks aside, two of my win bets this round came second by 0.1L!)

Taught me that I need to be more disciplined with my selections (or to skip rounds entirely) and have a proper staking method; even if it is just for fun. Looking forward to the next comp already :) Cheers for your organisation and enthusiasm :)

[Sportz]

THIS WEEK'S FINALS:

Qualifying Finals
Percentum v Robalan
Try Try Again v Sportz

Elimination Finals
Rabbitz v Dillwar
kellmark v kiwi

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Tipping rules:

You can post anywhere between 5 and 10 tips.

The bet sizes are the same as we've been using all the way through.

The person listed first in each matchup finished higher on the ladder, so they get to bet $120 while the tipster listed second gets to bet $100. The winner will simply be the one whose tips return the most money, not the biggest % return.

The tipster in each matchup who posts second is only allowed to include one of the horses tipped by the person who posted first.

Just to clarify this. The person who's listed 2nd doesn't have to wait around and post their tips 2nd. They can get in and post their tips first if they want to. And whoever ends up posting 2nd, they can only tip one of the horses that the 1st tipster has picked.

In the unlikely event of a tie, the match will be awarded to the tipster listed 2nd as they have bet the least and therefore have the better profit/loss result.

[Dillwar]

Flemington
R3 #4 Hucklebuck
R4 #1 Rich Enuff
R5 #9 Signoff
R7 #1 Hampton Court
R9 #6 Deep Field

All $20 win thanks Sportz

Good luck Rabbitz

[rabbitz]

Mr 5 no 3 lord van percy 10x20
Mr 2 no 11 hipster girl 5x15
Sr 8 no 15 tumult 10x15
Mr 9-2 driefontein 10x10
Mr 7-11 atmosphere 15x10

Good luck dillwar
And thanks sports if I don't get further

[kiwi]

Rosehill

r.1 h 5
r.2 h 2
r.4 h 6
r.5 h 7
r.6 h 3
r.7 h 3
r.8 h 1

Flemington

r.1 h 2
r.2 h 1
r.7 h 1

All $10 win. Good luck to kellmark :D

[Robalan]

doomben
r 2 n4 substation $10ew
r 6 n 11 gotitallwrong $10x20
r 8 n 9comacina $20w
morphettville
r 5 n 8 leahone $10ew
rosehill
r 2 n2 $15ew
good punting PERCENTUM

[rabbitz]

Mr 5 no 3 lord van percy 10x20
Mr 2 no 11 hipster girl 5x15
Sr 8 no 15 tumult 10x15
Mr 9-2 driefontein 10x10
Mr 7-11 atmosphere 15x10

Good luck dillwar
And thanks sports if I don't get further
Sportz
Lord van Percy is scratched so I will have
Mr 5-6 la amistad 20 win
And sr 7-2 said com 10win

[Percentum]

Good luck Robalan and thanks, Sportz.
Here are my bets.

MELBOURNE
R6 no15 Rising Romance ($10 each way)

PERTH
R7 no14 Trading Day ($10 each way)

The rest are all $5 each way. They are:
MELBOURNE
R5 no13 More Than Sacred
R6 no14 Costume
R7 no7 Nozomi
R8 no13 Star Fashion
no 15 Myamira
R9 no4 In Cahoots

BRISBANE
R7 no10 Amexed

ADELAIDE
R8 no8 Tuscan Flyer

(10 bets - total outlay $120)

[Try Try Again]

Flemington

1#15 Azkadellia
3#4 Hucklebuck
4#1 Rich Enuff
6#13 Criterion
7#11 Atmosphere
8#4 May's Dream

All $20 win

Good luck Sportz!

[Sportz]

Those tips look good. A few there that I was thinking of tipping. I should have been quicker. :)

[Sportz]

FLEM 3-4 HUCKLEBUCK $10ew
FLEM 3-10 WOODBINE $5win
FLEM 9-6 DEEP FIELD $25win
DOOM 7-11 RUDY $10ew
DOOM 7-7 HOPFGARTEN $5win
ROSE 4-4 BEST CASE $10ew
ROSE 4-7 MALICE $5win

Good luck, TTA

[kellmark]

Flemington

Race 1 14 Tahni Dancer
Race 6 3 Foreteller
Race 7 2 Moonovermanhattan
Race 9 4 In Cahoots 12 Eclair Big Bang
Race 4 16 Bring Me The Maid
Race 7 4 Firehouse Rock
Race 8 16 Neena Rock

All $5 Win $10 Place

Best of Luck Kiwi!!

[Sportz]

doomben
r 2 n4 substation $10ew
r 6 n 11 gotitallwrong $10x20
r 8 n 9comacina $20w
morphettville
r 5 n 8 leahone $10ew
rosehill
r 2 n2 $15ew
good punting PERCENTUM

You're only allowed to bet $100 this week, Robalan. So if you don't come back on and make a change, I will just have to convert your score back to a score out of $100.

[Try Try Again]

Well done Sportz - too good!

[Sportz]

Yep. Thanks. Will work out all the scores a bit later, but two results so far. I have beaten Try Try Again and it looks like kellmark has beaten kiwi.

[Percentum]

I think I just flopped over the line.

[kiwi]

Well done kellmark!Thanks for the comp Sportz.:)

[rabbitz]

Cheers dillwar
Cheers sports
Put me down for autumn comp

[Sportz]

This week's results...

Qualifying Finals

Percentum 45.5 v Robalan 27.5
Try Try Again 53.6 v Sportz 181.55

Percentum and I go straight through to the prelim finals on Oaks Day. Robalan and Try Try Again are still alive and have another go on Cup day.

Elimination Finals

Rabbitz 36 v Dillwar 135.6
kellmark 33 v kiwi 0

Dillwar and kellmark progress to the next round of finals on Cup Day. Unfortunately, Rabbitz and kiwi are knocked out for this year. Bad luck, guys.

[Dillwar]

Cheers dillwar
Cheers sports
Put me down for autumn comp

thanks rabbitz, hope you have a good week on the punt coming up

[Sportz]

Cup Day Semi Finals

Robalan v Dillwar
Try Try Again v kellmark

Once again, the tipster listed first in each matchup gets $120 to bet with, the 2nd tipster listed gets $100 to bet with.

[Dillwar]

Flem
R7 #1 Admire Ratki
R7 #3 Fawkner
R7 #5 Protectionist
R7 #22 Lucia Valentina
R7 #24 Signoff

All $20 win thanks Sports

Good luck Robalan

[Sportz]

Don't forget that whoever posts 2nd in each matchup, they can't pick any more than one of the horses chosen by the one who posts first. So in this case, Robalan can't pick any more than one of the 5 horses Dillwar chose for the Cup...
Flem
R7 #1 Admire Ratki
R7 #3 Fawkner
R7 #5 Protectionist
R7 #22 Lucia Valentina
R7 #24 Signoff

[Sportz]

Don't forget about this today, guys.

[kellmark]

Best of luck Try Try Again, so I'll kick off

Flemington

Race 6 3 Highjack Hussy
Race 8 12 Quayside
Race 9 4 Iconic
Race 10 12 Sino Eagle

Randwick

Race 7 11 Sindariya

Doomben

Race 7 11 My Bella Syn

All $5 Win $10 Place

Sorry just realised I only have $100, that should be $90

[Sportz]

Don't want to throw $10 on something in the cup?

[Try Try Again]

Good luck to you too Kellmark! A very tough day!

Flemington
R2#1 Girl In Flight $10 win
R4#2 The Quarterback $10 win
R5#1 Law $10 win
R6#2 Wine Tales $20 win

R7#1 Admire Ratki $15 win
R7#3 Fawkner $15 win
R7#5 Protectionist $10 win
R7#11 Mutual Regard $10 win
R7#22 Lucia Valentina $10 win
R7#24 Signoff $10 win

[kellmark]

Don't want to throw $10 on something in the cup?Couldn't really see anything that took my fancy Sportz, but I'll put the other $10 on Number 12 in the Cup Who Shot Thebarman for value

Cheers.

[Sportz]

Robalan still has to tip.

[Sportz]

Unless Robalan comes back on and puts something on the last few races in Perth, then I'm afraid he misses out. In any case, Dillwar has had a good winner there anyway which would be hard to beat.

Well done to both guys who had Protectionist. And I see kellmark had Hijack Hussy too which was a good winner.

[Sportz]

Couldn't really see anything that took my fancy Sportz, but I'll put the other $10 on Number 12 in the Cup Who Shot Thebarman for value

Cheers.

Sorry. I didn't get around to asking you whether you wanted win or each way. And seeing as you didn't specify each way, I'm afraid I had to take it as $10 for the win. If you had said $5 each way, that would have been enough for you to get over the line. But instead, you fall agonisingly short. Sorry about that. :(

[Robalan]

ascot r8n7 dueton$30 place
rock magic $30 place
smoko $30 win
r9 n2 $cadenza $10 win
sorry its late celbrating cup.

[Robalan]

update to last post
ascot r9n11 gracie may $20 place

[Sportz]

Sorry. You can't bet just for the place. You have to have at least $5 on for the win.

[kellmark]

Sorry. I didn't get around to asking you whether you wanted win or each way. And seeing as you didn't specify each way, I'm afraid I had to take it as $10 for the win. If you had said $5 each way, that would have been enough for you to get over the line. But instead, you fall agonisingly short. Sorry about that. :(No worries, for the win was the intention anyway.
Congrats Try Try Again
Thanks for the comp Sportz.

[Try Try Again]

Thanks Kellmark.

It must have been as close as the Bauer and Viewed result in 2008.

I thought we may have even tied!

[Sportz]

Today's results

Robalan 0 v Dillwar 179.6
Try Try Again 89.8 v kellmark 88.5

That means we're left with the following 2 matchups for Oaks Day...

Preliminary Finals
Percentum v Try Try Again
Sportz v Dillwar

Again, same drill. The tipster listed first gets $120 to bet with, the 2nd tipster gets $100.

[Sportz]

Bad luck, kellmark. Boy was that close. Well done to kellmark and Robalan for getting this far. Thanks for playing.

[Try Try Again]

I will not be able to put my selections in tomorrow so Ill put them in now.

Good luck Percentum!

Flemington

R1#12 Arianne
R3#15 Fantasy Eight
R5#9 Kodinhi
R5#10 Upham
R6#11 The Messina Mynph
R7#15 Atmospherical
R8#3 Crafty
R8#4 Lumosty
R8#5 Thunder Lady
R8#8 Set Square

All $10 win

Subs if needed (in order)

R6#15 Vain Queen
R2#11 By The Grace

[Sportz]

FLEM 2-10 CADILLAC MOUNTAIN $5ew
FLEM 2-11 BY THE GRACE $5win
FLEM 3-2 TAWTEEN $10ew
FLEM 3-1 ELOPING $10ew
FLEM 5-6 PROACTIVE $10ew
FLEM 5-10 UPHAM $10ew
FLEM 6-15 VAIN QUEEN $5ew
FLEM 9-5 ARCTIC SONG $5ew
FLEM 9-8 BEL SEAL $5win

[Dillwar]

Flem
R4 #2 Beauty's Beast
R7 #16 Angels Beach
R8 #2 Go Indy Go
R8 #3 Crafty
R8 #4 Lumosty

$20 win on all thanks Sportz and good luck.

[Sportz]

Like your picks.

Originally posted early because I didn't think I'd be able to get online tomorrow morning. Now it turns out I can and I'm not sure I agree with what I've picked.

[Percentum]

Good luck Try Try Again.

All mine are at Flemington and all are $10 each way thanks, Sportz.

Race 1 no 7 Allelu
Race 2 no 9 What's In A Name
Race 4 no 6 Specter
Race 6 no 20 Counted
Race 7 no 11 Esprit De Bullet
Race 9 no 10 Aurum Spirit

[Sportz]

I have a scratching, so after a change...

FLEM 2-11 BY THE GRACE $5ew
FLEM 2-4 SAIGON TEA $5win
FLEM 3-2 TAWTEEN $10ew
FLEM 3-1 ELOPING $10ew
FLEM 5-6 PROACTIVE $10ew
FLEM 5-10 UPHAM $10ew
FLEM 6-15 VAIN QUEEN $5ew
FLEM 9-5 ARCTIC SONG $5ew
FLEM 9-8 BEL SEAL $5win

Not that confident.

[Sportz]

Race 1 no 7 Allelu


Well, that's a mighty fine start.

[Percentum]

Yeah - hope it's a backmarkers day today. All mine are run on types.

[Sportz]

Well, I sure got race 5 wrong. Meanwhile, in the two earlier races, I had 2nd and 3rd! So close!

[Sportz]

Well, after the Oaks, the two results are now known.

Unfortunately, Dillwar couldn't get one of his picks home in the Oaks, so that leaves me as the winner of that matchup.

And poor old Try Try Again DID get the winner of the Oaks (well done) and also had another 2 winners as well, but incredibly, that still wasn't enough to beat Percentum who got a big winner home in the first. Bad luck, TTA.

So on Saturday, the final will be...

Percentum v Sportz

[Sportz]

Today's results

Percentum 276.4 v Try Try Again 184.4
Sportz 88.95 v Dillwar 0

Well done to Try Try Again and Dillwar for your efforts during the comp. Bad luck, TTA. Great effort for no result, but well done to Percentum on that big score. Too good.

Meanwhile, I had a shocker today with real money!

[Try Try Again]

Congratulations Percentum, I came home hard but you had already bolted and then kicked back with a couple of placings!!! Just too good!

Thanks Sportz for another great competition!

It's always great fun and should I say - a test of skill.

[Percentum]

Wow! Big finish Try Try Again. It was a tricky sort of day. Looking forward to the next round. Another tough meeting on Saturday with more big fields. Big fields usually mean genuine pace. I wish racing was always like this.

[Dillwar]

Well done Sportz and thanks for running the comp.

Good luck to you and Percentum on Saturday.

[Sportz]

SATURDAY'S FINAL: Percentum v Sportz

5-10 tips
Same bet sizes as with earlier rounds
Both tipsters get $100 to bet with

Good luck, Percentum

[Percentum]

Good luck to you as well, Sportz and thanks for all your work.
I've decided to go wide and keep my fingers crossed today. All my bets are $5 each way.

MELBOURNE
R2 no14 Cadillac Mountain
R3 no12 Chile Express
R4 no 19 Durendal
R6 no 11 Cluster
R7 no4 Smokin Joey
no 16 Escado
R8 no5 My Amira
no19 Terai
R9 no1 Henwood

SYDNEY
R8 no9 Enormous Honour

[Sportz]

FLEM 3-1 EXCESS KNOWLEDGE $10/$5
FLEM 3-6 OUR HAND OF FAITH $5win
FLEM 5-8 NOBLE PROTECTOR $10/$5
FLEM 5-3 LE ROI $5win
DOOM 7-7 BEAU JET $10/$5
DOOM 7-8 FREEZETHEMILLIONS $5win
RAND 6-1 BROOK ROAD $10/$5
RAND 6-10 SHIGERU SENDAN $5win
RAND 7-7 SO NOSTALGIC $10/$5
RAND 7-2 VITELLO $5win

I've gone conservative and just following my system.

Good luck, Percentum. If one of yours get up, it'll probably be enough.

Either way, you'll end up with a nice profit overall, so if anything, you deserve to win on that alone.

[Percentum]

You wouldn't want to know it, Sportz, but Henwood is scratched in the last at Melbourne. I'll replace it with Perth Race 8
number8 , Grimsley Rocks, if that's ok ($5 each way).
Having an ok day so far but my better chances are upcoming.

[Sportz]

Geez, tough day!

[Sportz]

SYDNEY
R8 no9 Enormous Honour

Wow. There you go. That'll do it. Great stuff. No chance I'll be catching you now. Congratulations. :)

[Sportz]

Will work out the final score later, but Percentum has beaten me comfortably today. Well done, mate. A well deserved win.

[Sportz]

OK - that time of year again. Infantile political regimes come and go, empires rise and fall but the punting comp goes on, one of the few stable things (pun) in an otherwise chaotic universe. I intend winning this thing this year so look out.

:)

[Percentum]

Thanks again, Sportz. It has been a lot of fun as always and it is an honour to be listed on the winners board. I wasn't travelling very well at all for a good while. Brilliant comp - it's interesting to see the various ways and means used by contestants. Am looking forward to the autumn comp now, especially now that I have a title to defend.
Good luck to all - Double thanks to Sportz. Merry Christmas, happy new year'. Will catch up again in Autumn. Good punting.
Percentum

[Sportz]

Final score:

Percentum 131.3 v Sportz 38.7

Previous winners
Spring 2006 - Umrum 344 def Raw Instinct 176
Autumn 2007 - Maverick1993 98 def Woody 0
Spring 2008 - Sportz 112 def Goldcoaster 74
Spring 2009 - Reded 106 def Maverick1993 51
Spring 2010 - Luv2bet 125 def Maverick1993 0
Spring 2011 - Sportz 111 def axledog 72
Spring 2012 - Sportz 102 def Gratlog 42
Autumn 2013 - Om Sharntee 182 def Kiwi 0
Spring 2013 - Dillwar 132 v Try Try Again 0
Autumn 2014 - Kiwi 270 v Rogan Josh 32

[Sportz]

Will be starting up the Autumn Tipping Comp next week, guys.

[Try Try Again]

Thanks Sportz.

I'm in!

[rabbitz]

Me too sportz

[Robalan]

im a goer