Big win.

Whatever the approach, it seemed to work!!!

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 ) **

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

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 :)

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.

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

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

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