Sorry mate, you had a scratching (Regal Castanea) and you didn't include any reserve selections to replace it with. Now, if this was any other type of competition, I'd just simply give you your $20 back. But this comp is about out-tipping your opponent, and in all fairness, I couldn't credit you with a win today when none of your tips actually won any money.

So, that's why it's important to list a couple of reserve selections if you can. Either that or come on here on Saturday and make the necessary changes. If people don't do that, then I'm afraid I can't give them any points for scratched horses.

Sorry about that.

Even if I included reserve selections and they lost, I still wouldn't have won would I? Just a point for a draw?

No, you wouldn't have won in that case. But I was just explaining why I couldn't give you 20 points for the scratched horse. If I'd done that, it would have meant that you beat Raw Instinct 20-0, and that would have hardly been fair seeing as none of your selections were successful.

And for those same reasons, neither tipster actually gets a competition point if there's a 0-0 draw. Your selections must actually get a return of some sort before you get a point.

Come on the VIC Team we need to lift! Crackone is trying valiantly but needs help. Which of us is going to step and help Crackone?

I'm sick and tired of playing SAFE and watching all the "Good Things" have an off day! I'm having so many nil all draws that I should play Soccer!!

I think we need to tip with a bit of flair and show these NSW and QLD opponents we are the BEST State!

Let's draw the line in the sand and make this weekend a great one for the Big V.

This week:

Goldcoaster (NSW) v Makybe Diva (QLD)
Matilda (VIC) v Sirpent (NSW)
Crackone (VIC) v Maverick1993 (QLD)
Horse Whisperer (QLD) v Chuck (NSW)
Reded (NSW) v The Blob (NSW)
Mr Quaddie (VIC) v Try Try Again (VIC)
Crash (VIC) v Raw Instinct (QLD)
YoungBuck (VIC) v Sportz (QLD)

Feature race:

CAUL R7 - 4.10 SIR RUPERT CLARKE STAKES (1400 METRES)
1 NICONERO - David Hayes / Craig Williams 20 57
2 BON HOFFA - Wendy Kelly / Vlad Duric 2 55.5
3 SWICK (NZ) - Bart Cummings / Michael Rodd 11 55
4 RUBISCENT - Mick Price / Steven King 7 54.5
5 VALEDICTUM - Danny O'Brien / Darren Gauci 21 54.5
6 ALEXANDER OF HALES (USA) - Danny O'Brien / James Winks 6 54
7 ORANGE COUNTY (NZ) - Brian Mayfield-Smith / Damien Oliver 15 54
8 ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) - Michael Moroney / Mark Zahra 14 53.5
9 GOTTA HAVE HEART - Mick Price / Craig Newitt 13 53.5
10 HERE DE ANGELS - Lee Freedman / Dwayne Dunn 5 53.5
11 OUR SMOKING JOE - Lee Freedman / Ben Melham 19 53.5
12 MARCHING - Peter Snowden / Mark Pegus 8 53
13 STICKPIN (NZ) - Brian Mayfield-Smith / Peter Mertens 18 53
14 SERIOUS SPEED - Leon Macdonald / Danny Nikolic 3 52.5
15 TURFFONTEIN - Anthony Cummings / Chris Symons 10 52.5
16 FRIDAY CREEK - David Hayes / Aaron Spiteri 9 52
17 DORABELLA (NZ) - Mick Price / Jason Benbow 22 51.5
18 J'ADANE (NZ) - Russell Cameron / Mark Du Plessis 4 51.5
19e KINGDA KA - Gai Waterhouse / Stephen Baster 1 51.5
20e SOUND JOURNEY - Mick Price 16 51.5
21e PILLAR OF HERCULES - Peter G Moody 12 51.5
22e AZTEC SMYTZER - Byron Cozamanis 17 51.5

:D Good one!

Great speech, mate. That should get the Vics firing.

Feature
no.19 KINGDA KA ew Sub no.2 BON HOFFA win

Caulfield
R3 no.6 LIVE IN VAIN ew
R8 no.5 PRINCESS GISELLA ew
R9 no.4 LIGHT VISION ew


Rosehill
R5 no.2 STRIPPER win


Res
Rosehill R1 no.3 LORNE DANCER win
Caulfield R6 no.7 WEEKEND HUSSLER win


Good luck Blob :)

NICONERO E/W (GOTTA HAVE HEART E/W)

BR1 4 DOUBLE OR NOTHING WIN
BR3 6 REGAL CASTENEA WIN
MR5 9 WHOBEGOTYOU WIN
MR8 VORMISTA WIN

BR6 1 JAZZ HEART WIN
BR7 11 ON THE FRIDGE WIN

I think i've lost only one round the whole time and i'm still in the bottom half!!

Actually, you've had 5 wins, 3 losses and a 0-0 draw. Good luck this week.

But not too much luck. ;)

Thanks mate, you too. I kinda hoped my comment would make some-one else look up my results!

I'm going so bad I think I need a paddock!

Feature:
Serious Speed [Bon Hoffa]
Caulfield
2/2 Larry's Never Late
4/5 Romneya
5/3 Carnero
9/13 Zagreb


Subs:
1/4 Hifalutin
3/7 Sunburnt Lad

BR 6 No. 8 Love De Cause e/w
BR 3 No. 6 Regal Castanea Win
MR 4 No. 7 Ortensia e/w
SR 1 No. 3 Lorne Dancer Win

Feature: Turffontein Win Reserve: Bon Hoffa

Reserves
MR 5 No. 1 Von Costa De Hero e/w
SR 6 No. 8 The Wolevrine e/w

Feature

M7#14 Serious Speed EW (M8#2 Bon Hoffa)

Others

M3 #7 Sunburnt Land
M5#10 Time Thief
S1#3 Lorne Dancer
A2#1 Ballerina Girl

Reserves

M4#7 Ortensia
M9#5 Gallopin

feature
Bon Hoffa (Orange County)

Selections
Mr5 , 9 Whobegotyou
Mr4 , 7 Ortensia
Sr2, 1 Strats Flyer
Pr5, 4 Annas Choice e/w

Subs
Sr7, 5 Emperor Bonaparte e/w
Sr9, 6 Gamble Me

Feature
Orange County E/W (Bon Hoffa)

Eagle Farm... ..R3 6 REGAL CASTANEA
Eagle Farm... ..R5 3 PELLTRO
Cheltenham ....R8 3 HIDDEN WONDER
Belmont..........R3 1 VEROSSI

Subs
Eagle Farm....... R4 2 VICTORY CODE
Cheltenham ......R2 1 BALLERINA GIRL

MR7-2 Bon Hoffa e/w . Sub: Orange County e/w

SR2-1 Strat's Flyer
MR2-1 Excelltastic e/w
BR6-1 Jazz Heart e/w
SR7-1 Predatory Pricer

Subs:
BR7-2 Eleda e/w
BR1-5 Fastnstraight

Feature - SERIOUS SPEED

Rosehill R5-2 STRIPPER WIN
Eagle Farm R5-3 PELLTRO WIN
Cheltenham R8-3 HIDDEN WONDER WIN
Caulfield R8-2 VORMISTA WIN

FEATURE
NO7 ORANGE COUNTY E/W--SUB NO5 VALEDICTUM

MR4 NO2 SUGAR BABE E/W
MR9 NO5 GALLOPIN E/W
SR6 NO2 HURRAH E/W
SR7 NO1 PREDATORY PRICER E/W

SUBS
SR1 NO3
SR5 NO1

Feature
R7 N4 RUBISCENT

Rosehill
R1 N3 LORNE DANCER

Caulfield
R4 N2 SUGAR BABE
R9 N4 LIGHT VISION

Belmont
R5 N7 KENS DOUBLE

10 HERE DE ANGELS e/w
(4 RUBISCENT e/w)

PR3/ 3 OLD SAGE e/w
PR6/ 2 DIAMOND HIGHWAY e/w
PR7/ 6 SAVAGE WOLF e/w
PR8/ 7 SCENIC ASSAULT e/w

subs
BR3/ 6 REGAL CASTANEA
SR4/ 2 BANK ROBBER

Good luck reded, thought I'd try for some value, sorry for the late finish.
:eek:

I was going to have Lorne Dancer as well. Didn't pay much but a win's a win.



MR7-14 SERIOUS SPEED e.w
(7 ORANGE COUTY e.w)

BR3-6 REGAL CASTANEA
BR6-4 ZERO ROCK
AR4-4 TESTASAURUS
PR8-11 GILDED VENOM

Res:
SR7-1 PREDATORY PRICER
PR4-9 GLENMORE

MR7-2 Bon Hoffa e/w . Sub: Orange County e/w

BR3 -5 Black Morgan E/W
MR5 - 6 Lord Tavistock E/W
MR6 - Maldivian E/W
BR4 - 3 Special Voyage E/W

Res
MR8 - 5 PRINCESS GISELLA E/W
BR5 - 4 Pelltro E/W

Sir Rupert Clarke
#15 Turffontein $20 W

Caulfield
Race 6: #3 Tears I Cry $10 E/W
Race 8: #7 Antarctic Miss $10 E/W

Rosehill
Race 4: #5 Musket $20 W
Race 7: #5 Emperor Bonaparte $10 E/W

serious speed ew

S6-2 hurrah
M5-1 vin costa de hero
M6-2 Pompeii ruler ew
m8-2 vormista

Sportz sorry mate but can I please change the Turffontein pick to Pillar of Hercules E/W then just have turffontein to reserve

3/3 so far. All fairly short but I'll take it. Come on Love De Cause!

Geez, bad luck mate. You went damn well today and still lost!

Anyone got a gun lol?

Bad luck Diva...why the aaaa didn't you have turff... each way?

Today's results:

Goldcoaster (NSW) 171
Makybe Diva (QLD) 160

Matilda (VIC) 26
Sirpent (NSW) 174

Crackone (VIC) 133
Maverick1993 (QLD) 82

Horse Whisperer (QLD) 114
Chuck (NSW) 28

Reded (NSW) 25
The Blob (NSW) ???

Mr Quaddie (VIC) 0
Try Try Again (VIC) 120

Crash (VIC) 106
Raw Instinct (QLD) 136

YoungBuck (VIC) 30
Sportz (QLD) ???

The Blob just needs a placing from his last 3 bets in Perth to get up over Reded.

Yep, I'm asking myself that as well. I thought I did to be honest but confused it with my bet on Ortensia

Congratz Blob well done !! buddy :) and great to see Goldcoaster and Sirpent score well for the Blues team top effort guys

Thanks reded, better luck next time. Go the Blues!

Today's results:

Goldcoaster (NSW) 171
Makybe Diva (QLD) 160

Matilda (VIC) 26
Sirpent (NSW) 174

Crackone (VIC) 133
Maverick1993 (QLD) 82

Horse Whisperer (QLD) 114
Chuck (NSW) 28

Reded (NSW) 25
The Blob (NSW) 63

Mr Quaddie (VIC) 0
Try Try Again (VIC) 120

Crash (VIC) 106
Raw Instinct (QLD) 136

YoungBuck (VIC) 30
Sportz (QLD) 90


Points table:

Pts / % / Tipster
19 . 127 . Crackone (VIC)
18 . 122 . Goldcoaster (NSW)
18 . 96 . The Blob (NSW)
17 . 125 . Horse Whisperer (QLD)
17 . 115 . Reded (NSW)
14 . 105 . Sirpent (NSW)
13 . 114 . Sportz (QLD)
10 . 97 . Maverick1993 (QLD)
~~~~~
10 . 70 . YoungBuck (VIC)
10 . 68 . Try Try Again (VIC)
9 . 79 . Raw Instinct (QLD)
8 . 76 . Mr Quaddie (VIC)
7 . 80 . Matilda (VIC)
4 . 48 . Chuck (NSW)
3 . 74 . Makybe Diva (QLD)
1 . 49 . Crash (VIC)

Team scores:

QLD 3989 This week: 410 (Makybe Diva 160, Raw Instinct 136, Horse Whisperer 114)
NSW 3936 This week: 408 (Sirpent 174, Goldcoaster 171, The Blob 63)
VIC 3874 This week: 359 (Crackone 133, Try Try Again 120, Crash 106)

Next Round:

Matilda (VIC) v Makybe Diva (QLD)
The Blob (NSW) v Mr Quaddie (VIC)
Chuck (NSW) v Goldcoaster (NSW)
Try Try Again (VIC) v Sportz (QLD)
Raw Instinct (QLD) v Maverick1993 (QLD)
Crackone (VIC) v Reded (NSW)
Sirpent (NSW) v Crash (VIC)
YoungBuck (VIC) v Horse Whisperer (QLD)

Well done Sirpent....

Is there a fourth place competition anywhere? I sure win one as I got 4 4th placing out of 5!!!! lol....

This week:

Matilda (VIC) v Makybe Diva (QLD)
The Blob (NSW) v Mr Quaddie (VIC)
Chuck (NSW) v Goldcoaster (NSW)
Try Try Again (VIC) v Sportz (QLD)
Raw Instinct (QLD) v Maverick1993 (QLD)
Crackone (VIC) v Reded (NSW)
Sirpent (NSW) v Crash (VIC)
YoungBuck (VIC) v Horse Whisperer (QLD)

Feature Race:

RAND R8 - 4.50 BILL RITCHIE HANDICAP (1400 METRES)
1 FALAISE - Peter Snowden / Kerrin McEvoy 11 58
2 DANZIPPO - John Hawkes / Rod Quinn 10 57
3 ALL SILENT - Grahame Begg / Peter Robl 1 56.5
4 J'ADANE (NZ) - Russell Cameron / Glen Boss 8 54.5
5 JUDGED - Joseph Pride / Corey Brown 7 53.5
6 SPY ZAIM - Guy Walter / Kathy O'Hara 6 53.5
7 VECCHIA ROMA - David Payne / Jeff Lloyd 3 53.5
8 KILOTON - Tim Martin / Hugh Bowman 5 53.5
9 ROCKWOOD - Gai Waterhouse / Blake Shinn 9 53.5
10 BLESSUS - Bart Cummings / Craig Williams 4 53.5
11 ROAD TO ROCK - Anthony Cummings / Danny Nikolic 2 53.5

IMPORTANT - Please read:
With the AFL Grand Final on this Saturday, the big races in Melbourne are on the Friday night. So for this week only, you can tip on the Friday night races at Moonee Valley if you want to. But if you do that, you have to post ALL your tips then, including any tips you have for the Saturday races. In other words, you can't just tip a few horses on Friday night, then come back on Saturday morning and post another couple. You have to post all your tips at the same time.

And please remember to post a couple of subs in case of scratchings.

Hi Sportz,

Received an email to say the Feature race was to be the George Main but I notice you have indicated it is to be the Bill Ritchie.

Don't want to pick in the wrong race - not that it seems to make very much difference with my selections!

Good luck this week - I see we are going head-to-head.

Yeah, I originally picked the George Main Stks, but I changed it because the Bill Ritchie Hcp has a bigger field and is a bit more open. Triple Honour is odds-on in the George Main and will shorten even more if Duporth comes out.