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Neil’s Weekend Handicap : Season 2 : Week 4

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  • #1567164
    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.

    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.

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

    #1567166
    Red Rum 77
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    Leaderboard after third week

    1 THE KRYPTON FACTOR +457.49
    1 RAYMO61 +457.49
    3 MICHAEL WALSH +394.00
    4 GREENASGRASS +119.00
    4 JOHN GOOCH +119.00
    6 WYLDESYDE -31.00
    7 QUELLE FARCE -110.25 (#1)
    8 YAHOO -204.00 (#1)
    8 MIDDLE OF MARCH -204.00 (#1)
    8 DFWARD -204.00 (#1)
    11 STEVE75 -256.00
    12 MINCAMUS -258.50
    12 VENTURE TO COGNAC -258.50
    14 ROBNORTH -306.00
    14 TRIPTYCH -306.00
    14 EUROALIEN -306.00
    14 BOB ROLF -306.00
    14 NATHAN HUGHES -306.00
    14 SEA PIDGEON -306.00
    14 BIG G -306.00
    14 RED RUM 77 -306.00

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

    This weekend’s main race is at Cheltenham (2.15) PADDY POWER GOLD CUP HANDICAP CHASE

    The reserve race if needed is 8.00 Wolverhampton

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

    #1567167
    Red Rum 77
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    Don’t forget that I’m doing the annual TRF vs Pricewise Ante Post Cheltenham Festival Comp, more on that in January.

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

    #1567174
    ep1987
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    WIN: Zanza
    EW: Simply the Betts (Win if Zanza is a NR)

    Reserve 1: Dostal Phil (EW if 1 NR above, Win if 2 NRs)
    Reserve 2: Deyrann De Carjac

    #1567216
    Avatar photoTheKryptonFactor
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    Win – Paint The Dream (Belargus)

    EW – Caribean Boy (Funky Dady)

    #1567276
    Red Rum 77
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    Win : Midnight Shadow

    EW : Spiritofthegames

    Res : Protektorat

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

    #1567277
    Avatar photorobnorth
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    Win – Nietzsche
    Each-Way – Up The Straight
    Reaerve – Coole Cody

    #1567294
    greenasgrass
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    Win Spiritofthegames
    Ew Deyrann de Carjac
    Res Coole Cody

    #1567303
    Avatar photoTriptych
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    Hello Neil :bye:

    Protektorat – Win
    Simply The Betts – EW

    Nietzsche- Reserve

    Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...
    #1567312
    mike2084
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    2:15 Cheltenham Lalor Win
    Dostal Phil Each Way

    #1567314
    Avatar photowyldesyde
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    Midnight Shadow
    WIN
    Manofthemountain
    EW

    #1567324
    Avatar photoEuroalien
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    Midnight Shadow – Win (Protektorat)

    Paint The Dream – E/Way (Simply The Betts)

    #1567334
    Avatar photodfward
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    Win.. Al Dancer (Protekorat)
    EW.. Coole Cody (Manofthemountain)

    #1567344
    Avatar photobob rolf
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    win – dostal phil
    ew – galahad guest

    res – zanza

    #1567349
    John Gooch
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    Win Selection – Al Dancer

    Each Way Selection – Protektorat 

    Reserve Selection – Lalor

    Many Thanks :bye:

    #1567351
    Avatar photoQuelle Farce
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    win – Caribean Boy
    e/w – Farinet

    res Funky Dady

    #1567355
    Avatar photoYahoo
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    WIN – Caribean Boy
    EW – Galahad Quest

    Reserve – Manofthemountain

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