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  • #1269021
    Avatar photoBigG
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    If anyone is interested Attheraces is starting it’s Stable Stars Jumps Competition, starting on
    11/11/16 (entries for 1st week to be in by 9pm 10/11/16). There are various prizes, including
    £8000 for the winner and monthly leader free bets of £150. It’s different from the Ten To Follow
    competition in that it has to be chopped and changed weekly with transfers. We had a decent number
    of entries from TRF, and as per last year I have created a private league for TRF, strangely enough
    named TRF. The League Pin is 10274. I started it on this thread last year, but it was suggested I
    shift it to the Racing Competitions thread. All the information is on that forum and I am happy to
    do the odd reminder for transfers, a few did forget last year….no names no pack drill, and point
    out when bonus races are coming up. I think our league did pretty well last year, I hope we can get
    a good number again :good:

    You can enter the competition here….. http://www.stable-stars.com

    #1269946
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    Just a reminder for anyone considering having a go, 9 days left to enter a stable to
    compete in the first week. Don’t worry about not putting your stable in until the
    last day in case any horse is out for the season, or just that you might have a change
    of heart…..you can change your stable as many times as you like prior to the cut off
    point of 9pm Thursday 10/11/16. It would be great to have a good sized league :good:

    #1270387
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    1 Week until the competition starts. Free to enter and the smell of 10 grand is wafting all
    the way to TRF. All welcome to throw their hat into the ring. ATR are now considering introducing
    a private leagues table, if they can organise something in time. I think TRF would have done well
    last year had a private leagues competition been part of the competition, hopefully we can have a
    good say in it again this year :good:

    #1271058
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    4 Days until the competition starts, a few more in the TRF league would be very welcome :good:

    #1271110
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    Jeez, Had Sceau Royal as my star horse for yesterdays race and they have yet to start the competition….. :wacko:

    Charles Darwin to conquer the World

    #1271111
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    8 so far BigG

    1 Frederick george Blyde GLASGOW WARIORS 0 0 0
    2 Jacqueline Monk Lagertha’s Army 0 0 0
    3 Nathan Hughes Nathan’s Nippers 0 0 0
    4 Paul Irwin Inthestream 0 0 0
    5 Graham Clark FIRSTFENCEFALLERS 0 0 0
    6 Jamie Norman DB9007 0 0 0
    7 RICHARD WILLIAMS Joliff’s gems 0 0 0
    8 Steve Conroy Kicking Kings 0 0 0

    Charles Darwin to conquer the World

    #1271142
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    Yep Nathan, I keep doing checks to see if any more entered, maybe a late surge is
    on the cards. There’s decent money, and that aside it’s an interesting competition
    with the weekly and monthly changes in your stable.

    If you keep Sceau Royal in, he might make a quick return in the Greatwood Hurdle
    next week, he’s still down for that although I’d put him in the doubtful category.
    My stable right now won’t reflect how it is on Thursday, I’ll make changes to include
    who’s likely to run. That’s the secret for me, you have to think relatively short
    term. Probably never happen again, but I did lead it after the first month last year,
    the only month that didn’t have a prize, as it wasn’t a complete month :-(

    Hopefully more will take a chance and join in, but if not we will be fine running with
    what he have.

    #1271149
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    I entered days ago but don’t seem to be visible. The TRF league is in my “Private Leagues” and I’ve picked all my horses but it’s still not showing and I can’t figure out why

    #1271154
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    What date did you join Tonge…?
    Looking at the table it could be the 1st 8 that joined on the 1st page and the rest are invisible or on a hidden page 2

    Charles Darwin to conquer the World

    #1271158
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    Tonge, perhaps you are one of the 8? When you’re in your stable, and you click on
    “Private Leagues” your name alone will appear under “Overall Leader”, with the TRF sign
    to the left of your name. I initially thought that was me in the private league, as when
    you clicked on the the TRF emblem nothing happened and I was the only name appearing.
    After a bit of consultation, they decided to open the individual league rooms prior to
    the start of the competition. Nathan may well be right, maybe there is a further page
    with other members yet to appear, but have you tried clicking on the TRF emblem once you
    are in the private league room, it works now so you might then see yourself in the league.
    Can I ask what the name of you stable is?

    #1271301
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    Well that may be the problem because I submitted my stable without naming it (thinking I could edit it afterwards – which I don’t think I can). Therefore, it’s listed as “Catherine’s Stable” (which is fine by me unless it’s somehow stopping the league from recognising it, though I don’t see why that should be). I can see the list of 8 names and mine isn’t one of them! I may just try starting from scratch

    #1271309
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    Catherine, I think Nathan may have hit the nail on the head. Initially the competition was set up
    so that the the private leagues would not show a list of competitors, within their private league,
    until the competition started. This makes it difficult to know how big our league is, and after
    contacting them about this issue we got this response …..

    ” I spoke with the developers and the answer is that under the current code you won’t see the other players in your league until the competition is under way, however, we will try to change that over the next few days provided it’s not too complex – thank you for spotting it and raising it with me.”

    Nathan suspected that there may be a 2nd, or hidden, page, and that might be the answer. They may have
    made sufficient change to show the 1st league page but not beyond that.

    It might be helpful if we can find out if there are others within TRF that have joined the competition,
    and joined the private TRF league. I joined 1st on 28/10, and the last entry shown was on 1/11, I suspect
    there have been others entered after that date. Could I ask that anyone who has entered in our league, but
    don’t see themselves in the below list, that they might let us know so that we have some idea of the numbers
    we have.

    1 Frederick george Blyde GLASGOW WARIORS 0 0 0
    2 Jacqueline Monk Lagertha’s Army 0 0 0
    3 Nathan Hughes Nathan’s Nippers 0 0 0
    4 Paul Irwin Inthestream 0 0 0
    5 Graham Clark FIRSTFENCEFALLERS 0 0 0
    6 Jamie Norman DB9007 0 0 0
    7 RICHARD WILLIAMS Joliff’s gems 0 0 0
    8 Steve Conroy Kicking Kings 0 0 0

    Still 3 days for anyone to enter before the competition gets under way.

    #1271321
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    That sound plausible. Finger crossed – thanks

    #1271326
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    Thanks, Graham.

    I’m in

    #1271328
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    Cheers Joe, all the better for having you with us :good:

    #1271330
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    Cheers Graham have just signed up too

    #1271336
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    Thanks Ben, glad you’re joining us :good:

    I’m glad Catherine brought this problem up, I can see from the TRF League that
    there are still the same 8 that have been showing since 1/11/16. We now know for
    sure that there are more than that in the league. Perhaps they will have the private
    leagues fully functional and showing all members entered before the off, but if not
    we will find out the true number come Friday.

    Still time to get those stables entered before the 1st week cut off (9pm Thursday 10th)
    although anyone can join in the competition at any time. :good:

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