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Neil’s Weekend Handicap : Season 2 : Week 10

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  • #1574425
    Red Rum 77
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    Rules

    1 Anyone can enter, just put your selections down on this thread. You can change your mind as often as you like but don’t edit your previous post just put in a new one. I’ll only consider your current instructions. You have up to race time to do this.

    2 You must have a win selection and an each way selection. They must be different horses and I’ll calculate them according to your instructions. You may have as many or few reserves as you like. These reserves only count if any of your main runners fail to run. Even if they down at start and do a KING’S JOHN CASTLE on you.
    That’s refuse to race. I’ll only calculate your actual runners, and your substitute will only be used the way you’ve written them.

    3 This competition will last until 23rd April (Whitbread day so that’s 26 weeks).

    4 I may occasionally go for an Irish race. I will be looking for the best alternative race at another venue just in case the weather intervenes. (If all weather racing is on, then it may be this). Sorry to those who don’t like AW but as I’m putting the race up midweek I’ve no idea on how the weather will behave on Saturday. If both races are cancelled then the will be no race for that week.

    5 You only need to partake in 16 weeks minimum to qualify for a prize. Should you have less than 16 weeks I’ll still keep check on score but it’ll just be placed in a sub list and you won’t qualify for any prize.

    6 Prize money. I’m upping the prize to £50 for the winner, £35 for the runner up, £15 for the third. £10 for the best forecast. If more than one is tied for best forecast then I’ll take the straight way over the reserve way. Still trouble in splitting then those in the earliest week. So for example TFK get £704.25 in week 6 and Nathan equals it in week 7. Then the prize goes to TFK however should both pick the winning forecast in the same week then I’ll split that prize.

    7. I’m upping the stakes to £50 win, £25 EW and £1 C.S.F. (reverse) meaning each selections are £102 if both horses run. Or £50 if only 1 ran. All you need to do is state WIN or EACH WAY. It’s still a quarter the odds for a place.

    A few people got confused over the scoring so for transparency I’ll give an example.

    Win – Johnny Drama 22/1

    EW – Cockalorum 40/1
    Johnny Drama would return £1,150 Cockalorum would return £275 and the forecast returns £704.53
    This can be workout by going to the site https://www.free-bet-calculator.co.uk/

    I workout the profit by adding all payouts so in this case the payout is £2,129.53 subtract the cost £102 which leaves £2,027.53 as profit.
    If only one of your horses ran then I would deduct 50 from your previous score before adding any winnings.*

    8 Places will be the equivalent to Bookmakers standards for up to 20 runners;
    that 2 for 5 to 7;
    3 for 8 to 15;
    4 for 16 to 20.
    However for races with 21 to 24 I’m going 5 places, 25 to 28 6 places : anything above that 7 places.
    Should something refuse to race and reduces the number of places because of it, I’ll will still count the extra place. So if 25 horses line up but one refuses then I’ll still treat it like a 25 horse race. If however it doesn’t even make the line up then the places does go down to the lower limit.

    Leaderboard after ninth week.

    1 WYLDESYDE +1144.50
    2 DFWARD +940.25 (#1)
    3 MICHAEL WALSH +832.00
    4 NATHAN HUGHES +421.68
    5 ROBNORTH +165.25
    6 THE KRYPTON FACTOR +113.11 (#1)
    7 BOB ROLF +72.62
    8 VENTURE TO COGNAC +70.13
    9 SEA PIDGEON -4.62 (#2)
    10 EUROALIEN -33.62
    11 RAYMO61 -54.51
    12 RED RUM 77 -168.00
    13 JOHN GOOCH -192.99
    14 EP 1987 -226.75 (#5)
    15 MINCAMUS -258.50 (#6)
    16 GREENASGRASS -324.25
    17 QUELLE FARCE -370.25 (#2)
    18 MIDDLE OF MARCH -518.25 (#3)
    19 TRIPTYCH -608.00
    20 YAHOO -670.17 (#1)
    21 STEVE75 -766.00 (#1)
    22 BIG G -872.17

    Best forecast 88.49 THE KRYPTON FACTOR & RAYMO61 (Week 1) (reversed way)

    No racing on Saturday, because it’s Christmas. So the next intended race is Welsh National on Monday 27th. Weather permitting of course.

    The best things in life are free.
    But you can give them to the birds and bees.

    #1574440
    John Gooch
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    Hello Neil

    Could you check my total after Week 9 please.

    You have it as minus 199.99 but I think it should be minus 192.99.

    I did send you a PM on Monday about this.

    Many Thanks :bye:

    #1574462
    Red Rum 77
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    Really sorry for that mistake, John. Checked the others who had a 25/1 placed horse and their points seemed correct. Sorted now, didn’t receive any message perhaps you didn’t spell my name correctly. Anyway sorted now. Hope you do well in the Welsh National (weather permitting) will post alternative races which will be on standby, on Boxing Day, as I working on Monday. :mail:

    From New Year’s Day will launch TRF vs PRICEWISE. Rules are on the CHELTENHAM section of this forum.

    The best things in life are free.
    But you can give them to the birds and bees.

    #1574699
    Avatar photoQuelle Farce
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    Win: The Big Dog
    E/w: Secret Reprieve

    Res: Truckers Lodge

    #1574702
    Red Rum 77
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    My selections are :

    Win : Deise Aba (reserve Secret Reprieve )

    EW: Achille (res Mighty Thunder )

    The best things in life are free.
    But you can give them to the birds and bees.

    #1574710
    Avatar photorobnorth
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    Win – Mac Tottie
    Each-Way – Hill Sixteen

    Reserve – Ramses De Teillee

    #1574723
    Avatar photodfward
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    Oops sorry will repost in the correct week :mail:

    #1574724
    Avatar photodfward
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    Win.. Evas Oskar (Achille)
    EW.. Deise Aba (Discordantly)

    #1574728
    Avatar photoBigG
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    Highland Hunter – WIN

    Discordantly – E/W

    Reserve – Achille

    #1574729
    greenasgrass
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    Win Discordantly
    Ew Captain Drake
    Res Eva’s Oskar

    #1574732
    mike2084
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    2:50 Chepstow The Big Dog Win
    Hill Sixteen E/W

    #1574733
    Avatar photoTriptych
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    Surely a few people will miss this Neil I only caught it by chance. Jac :rose:

    Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...
    #1574739
    Avatar photowyldesyde
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    Iwilldoit
    WIN
    Colorado Doc
    EW

    #1574740
    Avatar photoEuroalien
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    Secret Reprieve – Win (Iwilldoit)

    Eva’s Oskar – E/Way (Potters Corner)

    #1574749
    ep1987
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    WIN – Deise Aba
    EW – Ramses De Teillee
    RES – Highland Hunter

    #1574760
    John Gooch
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    Win Selection Secret Reprieve

    Each Way Selection Deise Aba

    Reserve Selection Highland Hunter

    Many Thanks :good:

    #1574775
    Avatar photoNathan Hughes
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    Win – Potters Corner
    EW – Ramses De Teillee
    Sub – Secret Reprieve

    Blackbeard to conquer the World

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