Yeah. I had a feeling that you might have been confused by that when I saw your tips, and I was going to say something. I really wish I had now. Sorry about that.

This is from page 3 of the thread when we began tipping each week......

Yeh if I knew that, I would have picked Viewed

Sorry about that.

Today:
72 . Sportz
69 . Matilda
62 . Chuck
52 . Maverick1993
48 . Silver and sand
33 . Stix
24 . Makybe Diva
12 . Raw Instinct
12 . Jake
8 . Samboss



Overall:
269 . Chuck
219 . Sportz
204 . Silver and Sand
191 . Matilda
188 . Makybe Diva
182 . Luv2bet
176 . Maverick1993
166 . Jake
156 . Spartacus
147 . Horse Whisperer
140 . Samboss
138 . Stix
112 . Rabbitz
101 . Raw Instinct

Isn't it a bit silly that you can pick three horses from the highest rating race? Just think it would be a better comp if it was one from each race, especially on a 'big' race day i.e CC, CP, MC.

But it's not just a straight tipping competition. It's a fantasy style competition based on trying to earn as many points as you can while still staying under the salary cap. And picking 3 horses in the Caulfield Cup is no guarantee that you'll do that. After all, several people did choose 3 horses in the cup today and scored absolutely no points at all, whereas they could easily have chosen horses like Typhoon Tracy, Hot Danish or First Command and been pretty much assured of at least getting some points. See, that's the strategy involved. The different points for the horses are all based on their chances of winning each race and also how many points those races are worth. It's up to each person to then work out if those horses are value.

hi sportz..still trying to come to grips with the way the scoring works..with this comp..can you please explain..say with your score..as todays winner..cheers..

Well, yeah, I can understand that confusion if you're only looking at the 3 horses and jockey I chose this week, because I got no points at all from them!

BUT at the start of the comp, I chose Roman Emperor and Vigor as two of my 3 stable stars. And stable stars earn double points. So they got 24 x 2 (48) and 12 x 2 (24) for a total of 72 points.

Your stable stars run for you for the whole duration of the comp and earn double points. Also, the trainer you chose at the start of the comp stays with you for the whole of the comp too. Then each week, we choose another 3 horses and a jockey, and any points they get are added on to what the stable stars and the trainer get.

The stable stars you chose were Master O'Reilly, Mic Mac and Cats Whisker, and your trainer is David Hayes.

Regarding the points available for each race, I post them each week when I list the points for all the horses. For example.......

Caulfield Cup 2400m Open Hcp
(48,24,12,6) (24) (12)

That means:

Winning horse = 48pts, 2nd horse = 24pts, 3rd horse = 12pts, 4th horse = 6pts. Winning trainer = 24pts. Winning jockey = 12pts.

Hope all that helps.

thanks sportz..much clearer now..

Oct24-09

Crystal Mile 1600m Open Hcp
(8,4,2,1) (4) (2)

Schweppes Stakes 1200ma WFA
(8,4,2,1) (4) (2)

AAMI Vase 2040m 3yo SW
(8,4,2,1) (4) (2)

Cathay Pacific Airways Cup 2500m Open SW+P
(8,4,2,1) (4) (2)

WS Cox Plate 2040m 3yo+ WFA
(48,24,12,6) (24) (12)



We have to choose 5 horses and 1 jockey and the limit is 25 points.



Crystal Mile
3 . RANGIRANGDOO
3 . RAFFAELLO
2 . MAXISUN
2 . ALL AMERICAN
2 . SOUND OF NATURE
2 . LUCKY THUNDER
1 . MAGICAL PEARL
1 . PHILDA
1 . LA ROCKET
1 . THE FONZ
1 . BOLLE

AAMI Vase
3 . EXTRA ZERO
3 . CARRARA
2 . VIKING LEGEND
2 . SPACECRAFT
1 . MISS WITH ATTITUDE
1 . HANKS
1 . MOROSSA
1 . RIVERS LANE

Schweppes Stks
3 . LUCKY SECRET
3 . APACHE CAT
2 . MIC MAC
2 . ORTENSIA
2 . LIGHT FANTASTIC
2 . DUPORTH
1 . DANLEIGH
1 . BANK ROBBER
1 . FALAISE

Cathay Pacific Airways Cup
3 . HISSING SID
3 . LODGE THE DEEDS
2 . ISTA KAREEM
2 . MISS DARCEY
2 . READY TO LIFT
2 . THINK MONEY
2 . IRAZU
1 . SAND HAWK
1 . BRITOMART
1 . NAVAL ESCORT
1 . SENTIRE
1 . FIGURE OF SPEECH
1 . THE SPORTSMAN
1 . OAK HEART
1 . KIBBUTZ
1 . GOLDEN CHARMER

WS Cox Plate
10 . WHOBEGOTYOU
8 . HEART OF DREAMS
6 . SPEED GIFTED
5 . SO YOU THINK
5 . EL SEGUNDO
4 . BLACK PIRANHA
4 . SCENIC SHOT
4 . ZIPPING
4 . ROCK KINGDOM
3 . VISION AND POWER
3 . MANHATTAN RAIN
2 . ROAD TO ROCK
1 . NOM DU JEU
1 . SIR SLICK

Jockeys
5 . D Oliver
4 . C Newitt
3 . N Rawiller
3 . D Dunn
3 . G Boss
2 . C Brown
2 . L Nolen
2 . T Angland
2 . S Scriven
2 . S Arnold
1 . Any other jockey