November meeting 'GETTING A YANKEE UP' Competition – Selections Thread

[Nathan Hughes]

All up the Toby Carvery for Sunday Lunch then Nathan with an extra yorkshire pud

It’s Alex’s birthday today so we are off ice skating.
If I don’t post after today it’s because I’ve lost my fingers in an ice skating accident..

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[Steve75]

I can’t see my post for yesterday!

[Red Rum 77]

For the final day’s Yankee I choose

Claimantakinforgan 13.50 Cheltenham

Sceau Royal 14.25 Cheltenham

Western Ryder 15.00 Cheltenham

Seddon 15.30 Cheltenham

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

[bob rolf]

Sunday

115 Aasleagh Dawn

225 Le Prezien

330 Itchy Feet

400 Mcfabulous

Reserves
300 Nube Negra
150 Dynamite Dollars

[robnorth]

In profit overall to level stakes, which is pleasing, but haven’t been able to hit the multiple yet. Best to stick to singles BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!

Anyway here goes for a big finish:

1.15 Follow The Bear (res. Palmers Hill)
1.50 Dynamite Dollars (res. Claimantakinforgan)
3.00 Verdana Blue (res. Charli Parcs)
3.30 Itchy Feet (res. Seddon)

[admin]

Day Two updated scores –

Nathan and Bob were the big winners with good doubles. It’s Nathan who goes into the final day in a narrow lead over Bob, although Nathan may need a page turner if he wins the book!

Steve75 – no idea what happened to your post. Didn’t show on the thread I’m afraid.

Nathan Hughes +5.95
Bob Rolf +3
Triptych -5.5
Chestnut -7
Silent Assassins -9.5
JJM Sports -12.25
Pat123 -12.25
Yeats -12.25

Everyone else on -22

Remember you can play on Sunday even though you haven’t played Fri or Sat but you’ll start on minus 22 points.

Good luck for the final throw of the dice everyone.

[chestnut]

1:50 CLAIMANTAKINFORGAN (dynamite dollars)
2:25 SCEAU ROYAL (le prezien)
3:30 ITCHY FEET (seddon)
4:00 MASTER DEBONAIR (mcfabulous)

[Steve75]

Cheltenham: 1.15 Palmers Hill
3.00 Deyrann De Carjac
3.30 Itchy Feet
4.00 Ask Dillon

Thanks

[Nausered]

Darn it, I forgot today, and missed a good priced winner too which would have been here. Ah well, good luck all.

[yeats]

Well done Triptych

Well deserved win unless I’ve miscalculated (possible)

Nice to win it with Lalor
And a near miss with Silver Streak.

Enjoy the book.

[Triptych]

Being superstitious I’ll hold that thought and let Corm call it, but thank you Yeats and yes Lalor made it for me today, what an emotional rollercoaster for the yard.
I’ve just finished watching my recording and I’m fit for nothing at the moment. LOL Jac

Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...

[admin]

I can confirm Triptych as the winner – well done, please pm me your address detail Triptych.
Thanks everyone who played, just shows how hard a Yankee is, no wonder the bookies love ‘em!

Triptych -1.875
Nathan Hughes -5.05
Bob Rolf -8
Chestnut -18
Silent Assassins -20.5
JJM Sports -23.25
Pat123 -23.25
Yeats -23.25

Everyone else on -33

[Red Rum 77]

Well done, Jac

Hope you enjoy your book, looks like a good read

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

[greenasgrass]

WD Jac…gosh those yankees are difficult!

[Nathan Hughes]

Well done Jac, your library must be bigger than Tauntons…..
Was a tricky comp, thanks Cormack.

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[Triptych]

Thanks for the congrats Yeats, VTC, green, RedRum and Nathan.
This was one competition that I never expected to win, I just went with my heart on the last day and it paid of although if Silver Streak had got past Nietsche I could have returned a healthy profit and felt more worthy of the win. Just happy that Lalor came home in such great style that really made my day.

LOL Nathan, my husband’s going to go bananas when another racing book appears on the shelf, but I’m really looking forward to reading it as my old dad had a Press Photo amongst his belongings that I keep close by of Michael Scu winning at Plumpton on a horse called Blue Envoy in 1956 and I’m hoping the horse might get a mention in the book as I know nothing about him, It said on the back of the photo that he beat a horse called Mass.

Well done to all with winners over the 3 days , there were some good priced singles that came up and perhaps a Lucky15 Comp next time might see more of us in the mix putting in a profit, those Yankees are so hard to pull off.

Many thanks to Cormack for putting up such a great prize and running the comp, I’ll PM you today with details. Jac

Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...

[bob rolf]

Nice One Jac, well done and many thanks David for running the competition

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