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‘Dark Horse Jumps Guide 2011-12’ Paddy Power Gold Cup Comp

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  • #20194
    Avatar photocormack15
    Keymaster
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    We are delighted to offer the fantastic prize of a copy of Marten Julian’s ‘Dark Horse Jumps Guide 2011-2012’ to the lucky winner in our Paddy Power Gold Cup tipping competition (and if you don’t win don’t worry – we’ll be offering another copy next week!)

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    Marten Julian’s Dark Horses Jumps Guide is bigger and better than ever with a host of goodies to guide you through this Jumps season. The Jumps Guide is widely recognised and respected as the authoritative source of information about unexposed and unraced talent, including imports from Ireland and France. This year’s Jumps Guide 2011-2012 includes the following:

    1) Marten’s Premier List – 20 horses which have been selected with the intention of making a profit to level stakes

    2) Marten’s Dark Horses – over 40 horses including imports from France, the Irish point-to-point field and the Flat

    3) Marten’s Handicap Projects – 20 horses which appear to have been trained specifically with handicap hurdles and chases in mind

    4) Trainers’ Selections – Marten has asked trainers in Britain and Ireland to each nominate one dark horse to follow

    5) Cheltenham Preview – Marten previews the 2012 Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Queen Mother Champion Chase, nominating horses at 33/1, 25/1 and 8/1

    Purchasers of the Dark Horses Jumps Guide will receive information on
    • A horse for handicap hurdles which has been beaten a total of 259 lengths (and pulled up once) in five runs to date
    • A recruit to a top yard from the English point-to-point field which is considered thrown in from his mark for handicap chases
    • An ex-Irish point-to-pointer specially nominated for us by Paul Nicholls as his horse to follow
    • Edward O’Grady’s best prospect for hurdling from his team of last year’s bumpers
    • A once-raced hurdler handled by one of the shrewdest trainers in the business
    • An up-and-coming staying handicap chaser with the perfect profile for the Welsh Grand National
    • A Listed/Group class performer from the Flat switching codes and expected to take high rank in novice hurdles
    • Donald McCain’s most highly-regarded bumper horse from last year
    • A maiden hurdler trained by Nick Williams who will start the season on a very low mark
    • An eye-catcher trained by Venetia Williams

    ‘In a field where many fall by the wayside, Marten Julian gallops on, still fascinated by the daily crossword puzzle challenge of horse races. A clever man, and a principled one, Julian feeds his considerable knowledge of horses, their connections and the particular circumstances of each race into a range of well-established publications … they have become part of the racing scene.’ David Ashforth, Racing Post

    Details of how to enter below.

    #377196
    Avatar photocormack15
    Keymaster
    • Total Posts 9336

    I’ve been racking my brains to come up with another novel format and I thought, what better than having ONE Paddy Power Gold Cup than to have not one, not two, not three but FOUR!!

    What you have to do is select your 1-2 in each of the four ‘mini- Paddy Powers’ below.

    Winner will be the one who selects most winners in each of teh mini-races. If tied then most seconds will count. If still tied the person with highest priced (at sp) winner will win, and then second highest if still tied and so on through winners and seconds until tie is broken. If still tied the person to post FIRST will win (so get in early).

    Please choose a reserve in each mini-race in case of non runners.

    Straightforward? – hope so – let me know if any clarification needed. Entries close at 2pm Saturday.

    So – here are your four ‘mini-races’

    Race 1


    Great Endeavour
    Daves Dream
    The Giant Bolster
    Divers

    Race 2


    Loosen My Load
    Araldur
    Quantatative Easing
    Tullamore Dew

    Race 3


    Noble Alan
    Aerial
    Billie Magern
    Poquelin

    Race 4


    Fingeronthepulse
    Calgary Bay
    Holmwood Legend
    Oiseau De Nuit

    (Note – if less than two horses fail to finish in one or more of teh ‘mini-races’ the finishing order will be evaluated by the finishing positions as reported in the Racing Post results section)

    #377209
    Avatar photoTriptych
    Participant
    • Total Posts 18716

    Great idea Cormack, the whole compy devised around one race, at least it’s over quickly :roll:

    Race 1

    Great Endeavour

    (2)
    Daves Dream – Res
    The Giant Bolster

    Divers

    (1)

    Race 2

    Loosen My Load

    (2)

    Araldur

    (1)
    Quantatative Easing
    Tullamore Dew – Res

    Race 3
    Noble Alan

    Aerial

    (2)

    Billie Magern

    (1)
    Poquelin – Res

    Race 4
    Fingeronthepulse – Res
    Calgary Bay

    Holmwood Legend

    (1)

    Oiseau De Nuit

    (2)

    Good Luck :wink: Jac

    Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...
    #377218
    Avatar photomilbear0
    Participant
    • Total Posts 274

    Super idea I’d love to join in.

    Race 1
    1st Dave’s dream
    2nd the giant bolster
    Res: great endeavor

    Race 2
    1st tullamore dew
    2nd Loosen my load
    Res: qhantative easing

    Race 3
    1st Noble Alan
    2nd poquelin
    Res: Billie magern

    Race 4
    1st Holmwood legend
    2nd oiseau de unit
    Res: Fingeronthepulse

    #377220
    Avatar photoJJMSports
    Participant
    • Total Posts 2034

    Race 1
    Daves Dream
    Great Endeavour

    Race 2
    Araldur
    Quantatative Easing

    Race 3
    Billie Magern
    Poquelin

    Race 4
    Fingeronthepulse
    Oiseau De Nuit

    #377235
    fivelongdays
    Participant
    • Total Posts 728

    Race One

    1st – The Giant Bolster
    2nd – Great Endeavour
    Res – Divers

    Race Two

    1st – Loosen My Load
    2nd – Tullamore Dew
    Res – Quantative Easing

    Race Three

    1st – Poquelin
    2nd – Billie Magern
    Res – Noble Alan

    Race Four

    1st – Calgary Bay
    2nd – Oiseau De Nuit
    Res – Fingeronthe pulse

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    So don't run, just like the others always do

    #377246
    Avatar photoJAMIEDB9007
    Participant
    • Total Posts 340

    Race 1
    1) Daves Dream
    2) Great Endeavour
    R) Divers

    Race 2
    1) Loosen My Load
    2) Tullamore Dew
    R) Araldur

    Race 3
    1) Noble Alan
    2) Poquelin
    R) Billie Magern

    Race 4
    1) Calgary Bay
    2) Fingeronthepulse
    R) Holmwood Legend

    Cheers

    #377250
    Avatar photoaddthelad
    Participant
    • Total Posts 12

    Hi,

    Not been on here for a while but saw this competition and thought I’d give it a shot!

    R1 – 1st The Giant Bolster
    2nd Great Endeavour
    Res Dave’s Dream

    R2 – 1st Araldur
    2nd Loosen My Load
    Res Tullamore Dew

    R3 – 1st Poquelin
    2nd Noble Alan
    Res Billie Magern

    R4 – 1st Oiseau Du Nuit
    2nd Calgary Bay
    Res Holmwood Legend

    Cheers

    #377268
    Avatar photothehorsesmouth
    Participant
    • Total Posts 5577

    Race 1:
    1st Great Endeavour
    2nd Divers

    Race 2:
    1st Loosen My Load
    2nd Quantatativeasing

    Race 3:
    1st Poquelin
    2nd Billy Magern

    Race 4:
    1st Calgary Bay
    2nd Oiseau De Nuit

    #377315
    Avatar photoNathan Hughes
    Participant
    • Total Posts 34725

    Great Endeavour
    Daves Dream

    Loosen My Load
    Araldur

    Poquelin
    Noble Alan

    Calgary Bay
    Oiseau De Nuit

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    #377319
    seanryan
    Member
    • Total Posts 41

    1,2 in order..

    Race 1
    Divers
    Daves Dream

    Race 2
    Quantatative Easing
    Loosen My Load

    Race 3
    Poquelin
    Noble Alan

    Race 4
    Fingeronthepulse
    Oiseau De Nuit

    #377331
    Pat123
    Participant
    • Total Posts 3078

    Race 1


    1. Daves Dream
    2. The Giant Bolster
    res Divers

    Race 2


    1. Quantatative Easing
    2. Loosen My Load
    res Araldur

    Race 3


    1. Noble Alan
    2. Poquelin
    res Billie Magern

    Race 4


    1. Holmwood Legend
    2. Oiseau De Nuit
    res Calgary Bay

    #377332
    Avatar photobob rolf
    Moderator
    • Total Posts 4427

    Hi all

    Race 1
    1: Divers
    2: Daves Dream
    res: Great Endeavour

    Race 2
    1: Quantatative Easing
    2: Tullamore Dew
    res: Araldur

    Race 3
    2: Aerial
    1: Poquelin
    res: Billie Magern

    Race 4
    2: Calgary Bay
    1: Oiseau De Nuit
    res: Holmwood Legend

    Thanks & Good Luck all

    #377335
    Avatar photokevcal
    Participant
    • Total Posts 253

    Looks a good prize so good luck to all..

    Race 1
    1st – Divers
    2nd – Dave’s Dream
    Res – The Giant Bolster

    Race 2
    1st – Loosen my Load
    2nd – Aruldur
    Res – Quantitive Easing

    Race 3
    1st – Billie Magern
    2nd – Poquelin
    Res – Aerial

    Race 4
    1st – Holmwood Ledgend
    2nd – Oiseau de Nuit
    Res – Fingeronthepulse

    #377349
    BeauRanger
    Participant
    • Total Posts 394

    Race 1
    1 Fine Parchment
    2 Daves Dream
    res. Calgary bay

    Race 2
    1 Aerial
    2 Tullamore Dew
    res.Divers

    Race 3
    1 The Gaint Bolster
    2 Great Endevour
    res Noble Alan

    Race 4
    1 Araldur
    2 Loosen my load
    res. Quantitative easing

    #377360
    Avatar photoandrew_03
    Participant
    • Total Posts 819

    Race 1

    Res – Divers

    Race 2

    Res – Tullamore Dew

    Race 3

    Res – Noble Alan

    Race 4

    Res – Calgary Bay

    #377375
    goodfellow
    Participant
    • Total Posts 668

    Race 1
    Great Endeavour res
    Daves Dream 1
    The Giant Bolster
    Divers 2

    Race 2
    Loosen My Load 1
    Araldur Res
    Quantatative Easing
    Tullamore Dew 2

    Race 3
    Noble Alan 2
    Aerial
    Billie Magern Res
    Poquelin 1

    Race 4
    Fingeronthepulse
    Calgary Bay 2
    Holmwood Legend 1
    Oiseau De Nuit Res

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