I assumed as much. Sorry for not giving people more notice.

I'm obviously out of form. :(

Good tipping with Sassbee, Raw.

I was surprised I was the only one on there was very confidnet it would run well looked a good race for it by my reckoning if Perfectly Ready was in that race it would have been pretty close to fav at the worst this horse run him to about 1/2 length I was absolutely wrapped with it's odds.

I was surprised I was the only one on Due Sasso too, but there was obviously a VERY good reason for that!!!

geez i was so close to having ra sun in the next at caulfield and i see its now about $10....hope it doesn't come back to bite me :(

Chuck 15 rabbitz 11.8

three races left each...hmmm...this one could go down to the wire folks

11.8???

I organised it so there shouldn't be any decimal points needed. How did you get 11.8? Check out the rules again, Rabz.

Mark these down. Belm R6-2 & R8-2. They'll both win, because I was originally going to tip them until I made a last minute change.

two races for chuck ..slim 3.2 point lead..hmmm..whats that noise is that chuck sweating i think it is :)

Oh i miscalculated its actually rabbitz 38 chuck 15

thats right isnt it sportz...maybe better winning + paid $1.80 = 38 points

woo hoo... smart n mighty won another 59 points

Ours has come down to the last race to

Horse Whisperer 96
Sportz 53

with one race left each
Sportz Melb R8 Gold Attire
HW Bris R8 Roman Squire

All I can say Horse Whisperer is I hope your pick is right would be a nice win for me personally sorry Sportz

I have finised with 92 points if I have it right and Real Deal never put in his tips so win is a win can't knock it.

Rabbitz 97
Chuck 20
One race left each

Rabbitz,

Here are your tips. Where is Maybe Better?

Would have been very close if Mitanni had just managed to hold on. :(

hey rabbs
 

In fine form i see. Are you a sprinter or a stayer? Id prefer to think a sprinter.
Also please get your tips right for poor old sportz. He got enough work to do in this comp without babysitting you!!! hehehe

It sure would have been, I wasnt cheering on Consular or Smart and Mighty :D

Well here we go Sportz, 101 plays 53. A win will get there for you, He's flying down the outside but can sportz pip horse whisperer on the line :)

I'm tipping Gold Attire will probably be in front and just get pipped on the line. :o

Oh poo. :)

thats weird i had it written down,i think i still might have won though
59-20,with one bet left

Well, the winners have all been decided. Just some of the scores not finalised yet.

Jim Curran 30 def ijuanaQLD 0
crash 192 def Leroy 83
Svenvlad 182 def maverick1993 70
rabbitz ??? def Chuck 25
Raw Instinct 94 def Real Deal 0
breadman ??? def Stix 0
Horse Whisperer 101 def Sportz 58
umrum ??? def Panther 0

Our Private jet was ok at $4.70w but Oh, how sweet is Sweet Julie $11.90w ?

well done crash.
I did'nt stand a chance when you get a score like that.
Great competition Sportz

Leroy

Leroy,
I was hoping Evil Master would win for you because I had backed it and tipped it in my 'off the cuff' tips. A very close 2nd.

Yeah, I think it's a good competition idea.

Only problem was that 3 guys didn't tip today. I guess that's my fault for not giving people enough notice of the fact that we were starting this week.

Sorry guys. :o

Great idea Sportz..heaps of fun ..

Well done Sven ...i'll see u again in the finals ;)

Round 1 results:

Jim Curran 30 def ijuanaQLD 0
crash 192 def Leroy 83
Svenvlad 182 def maverick1993 70
rabbitz 98 def Chuck 25
Raw Instinct 94 def Real Deal 0
breadman 59 def Stix 0
Horse Whisperer 101 def Sportz 58
umrum 102 def Panther 0

Premiership ladder:

Tipster............ P W D L B P For
Crash.............. 1 1 0 0 1 5 192
Svenvlad........... 1 1 0 0 1 5 182
Umrum.............. 1 1 0 0 0 4 102
Horse Whisperer.... 1 1 0 0 0 4 101
Rabbitz............ 1 1 0 0 0 4 98
Raw Instinct....... 1 1 0 0 0 4 94
Breadman........... 1 1 0 0 0 4 59
Jim Curran......... 1 1 0 0 0 4 30
-----------------------------------
Leroy.............. 1 0 0 1 0 0 83
Maverick1993....... 1 0 0 1 0 0 70
Sportz............. 1 0 0 1 0 0 58
Chuck.............. 1 0 0 1 0 0 25
Stix............... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Real Deal.......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Panther............ 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
IjuanaQLD.......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

I decided to simply use "points for" to separate the tipsters instead of "%" as I think it will be much fairer that way.

mate this horse was born to run places....i vowed last year never to back it again and i'm happy....it just can't win

well done rabz got the better of me today despite some blatant cheating - quite saddening actually "excuse me mr sportz i had maybe better so can u give me points for that"

just kidding well done i guess i will have to amend the market now!!! :b

Thanks Mav,

You're unlucky, i actually had a good day today...not a common occurance i can tell you :)

And yes, i've no doubt we will meet again :D

Sven

What did I tell you? There was nothing more certain.

Horse Whisperer, you're lucky I'm such an idiot! :D

Rabbitz 1-1 Fav
Crash 6-1
Umrum 6-1
Maverick1993 9-1
Svenlad 9-1
ijuandaQLD 12-1
Raw Instinct 12-1
Horse Whisperer 13-1
Jim Curran 15-1
Sportz 15-1
Breadman 15-1
Stix 17-1
Leroy 19-1
Real Deal 21-1
Panther 23-1
Chuck 500-1

congrats rabbs
 

that would have to be the biggest upset since ajax got beat at odds on.

Hey Chuck..can i have $50 on Sportz..thanks.. great value ..also $1 on yourself for fun ;)

Yeah its always the way, i had a few i was gunna have but decided against them and one won and the other got second. Had a couple of close places today that could have made it a bit more convincing but im not complaining. Great comp. though mate, lots of fun!!

Okay, let's have a look at the draw for round 2:

ROUND 2
Saturday July 29
Real Deal v Sportz
Leroy v Panther
umrum v rabbitz
Chuck v ijuanaQLD
Jim Curran v crash
Stix v Raw Instinct
maverick1993 v Horse Whisperer
breadman v Svenvlad

Not sure which race I'll make the race of the week yet. The biggest race is actually the Hiskens Steeplechase, but I don't think I should use a jumping race.

After missing the first week, (sorry guys-Footy currently running my life) I see this week i am in the Marquee Match-up. Yes sportz hours of study will be going in this week!

Okay, a bit short on for feature races this week. I thought I'd better leave the jumps racing out of it, and the Dermody Stks seems to be lacking in depth, so although it's not actually a feature race, I've decided to use Melbourne Race 8 as the race of the week this week:

M.VALLEY R8-4.55 AUSTEREO HANDICAP 1200 M
1 GHOST PARTY - Gary Carson N Mehmet (a3) 9 57
2 DANDY KID - Robbie Griffiths R Maloney (a1.5) 8 56.5
3 GO FUHREVER - Phillip Stokes L Nolen 10 56
4 APPIAN WAY - Steve Richards B Shinn (a0) 6 55.5
5 MARWIN GOLD - Gary Portelli Ms N Beriman (a2) 4 55.5
6 PARIS ZERO - Brian Mayfield-Smith C Newitt 2 55
7 STEPTOE - Danny J Bougoure D Oliver 3 55
8 COFFEESHOPRUMOURS - Ron Franklin P Mertens 5 54
9 PAINTED PURE - Max Hinton R Hinton (a2) 1 54
10 APOLLO THIRTEEN - Russell Bell F Alesci 7 54

MY BETS FOR RD2:

AUSTEREO HCP:
6 PARIS ZERO
RES:1 GHOST PARTY

BR2: 7 THE REAL ROKOCOKO
BR6 2 DEFECTING PLAYBOY
BR7 5 TOP MARC
MR4 2 BLUTIGEROO

RES:SR3 3 ROSECUTTER
BR1 4 REGIMENTAL

GOOD LUCK ALL!!