NATIONAL PUNTING LEAGUE (Spring 2014)

Here's how the comp works. We will all be tipping against each other for 12 weeks from this Saturday, August 9, through to October 25. Then at the completion of those 12 weeks, the top 8 tipsters will go head to head in a final series over the week of the Melbourne Cup carnival, culminating in the Grand Final on Saturday, November 8.



RULES

1. Of the 12 Saturdays during the preliminary rounds, you must tip on at least 9 of them.

You are allowed to miss 3 weeks. No more. People will have to start tipping by August 30 or they miss out.

2. You can post anywhere between 5 and 15 selections each week.

3. You can bet anywhere between $50 and $150 each week.

The leading tipsters are judged on % profit, not the total amount of profit. So betting more won't give you a better chance.

4. You can bet either win only or win & place and you can bet any multiples of $5 win or place, up to a total of $30.

This might sound confusing, but it's not really. Firstly, win only betting will be the same as usual... $5, $10, $15, $20, $25 or $30 for the win. It's win & place betting where there's been a change. From now on, you don't have to have the standard "each way" bet as we've done in previous years. For example, say you want to bet $30. Instead of having to bet $15 each way, you can now have $10 win / $20 place or even $5 win / $25 place. The only thing you can't do is bet place only. So as long as you have at least $5 win on a horse and the total bet doesn't exceed $30, then you're okay.

5 . Races you can tip in:
You can tip at any Australian or New Zealand meeting covered by Tattsbet on Saturdays. Which is just about everything.



Calculating your $ return:
I will be using "Sportingbet Best Tote +5%" to calculate the return on all races if available. If not available, I will be using Tattsbet dividends.



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