Tote Ten To Follow (flat) 2020

[Tonge]

I’m all set Big G (I may still do a bit of tinkering but it’s no problem if I can’t – in fact, could be a good thing!).

Meanwhile, anyone newly joined up can also join the Plumpton Racecourse league. Looks like TRF is already well represented. There are only 19 entries so far so we’ve got to be in with a shot. The League is simply called “Plumpton Racecourse” and the code to join is: 000122. If you’re not local, the prizes might not be of much interest but it doesn’t cost owt & worth doing to give encouragement to one of the finest small racecourses in the country (in my humble opinion) who have lost 3 of their biggest meetings of the year (Easter Sunday & Monday & “Ladies Day” in May).

Aside from the Tote’s Cash Prizes, we’ll also offer a first place prize of a table of 4 in the Paddock Restaurant to a fixture of your choice in the 2020/21 season (and of course, subject to availability) and second prize of 4 tickets to a fixture of your choice throughout the 2020/21 season at Plumpton.

[Triptych]

Just within an hour of the Competition kicking off would like to wish everyone Good Luck with their individual stables and free choices.

Thanks to BigG for being at the helm, we are in good hands and look forward to seeing our League high up on the Leaderboard by the end of the week. If I am luck enough to win Graham’s 50 smackers it’s going to Greatwood in memory of Deano’s Beano and the fantastic work they do

Best of luck with the Plumpton League Tonge what a nice gesture by the racecourse and lets hope that 2021 is a bumper year for them.

So beginning the countdown now 40 minutes to kick off…come on our TRF League
Jac

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

[BigG]

Thanks Jac, and that’s a very honourable and kind thing to do, I know you’ve been a supporter
of Greatwood for some time now. In the unlikely event that I top our league, I can hardly
pay out to myself so I’ll follow you in there and pledge any winnings to them also, they do
a fine job

We’re into the last half hour now folks, hopefully any tinkering has all been done, and just
about time for someone to squeeze themselves into the league if the’ve been on some tropical
oasis and hadn’t picked up on me rambling about the competition.

Best of luck all

[Red Rum 77]

With the Tote 10 to follow starting I wonder what’s happened to Ginger’s version

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

[BigG]

I’ve not seen anything Neil, maybe with the season being shortened Ginger has decided
just to give it a by this year.

[Red Rum 77]

The competition started on Tuesday and we’ve already had

QUEEN ANNE STAKE
COMMONWEALTH CUP
ST JAME’S PALACE STAKE
ASCOT GOLD CUP
CORONATION STAKES &
GOLDEN JUBILEE STAKES
RAN AND IN OUR LITTLE LEAGUE THIS IS HOW WE STAND

1 Neil’s Horses For Courses 1 166.16
2 Bourne Losers 140.25
3 Gift horses 129.80
4 Frankel1234 127.46
5 Man Superstars 117.21
6 momslookingdown 112.45
7 Off The Bridle 110.60
8 Middle Of March 106.91
9 Unbearables 94.96
10 Flattered To Deceive 86.00
11 Francis family 79.21
12 At A Canter 69.40
13 Dark Angels 67.36
14 Midnight 62.05
15 Free List 53.85
16 Barrow Raiders 48.47

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

[BigG]

Thanks for posting the league Neil, I was waiting until today to do an update of week 1.

Well done Neil for getting a flyer out of the stalls in the first week, that’s quite
a stable you put together with great wins by Battaash, Golden Horde and the very popular
Stradivarius who is nothing short of amazing. You were a bit unlucky for your Addeybb to
run into one as good as Lord North who looks top notch and unfortunately none of us spotted
that one Pinatubo tried his heart out in the St James Palace Stakes and just that
bit of lack of stamina did for him in the end going down to the promising Palace Pier.

Bourne Losers didn’t quite live up to their name and is just a neck behind Neil. Good wins
from Battaash and Stradivarius kept them well up there, and a well spotted Hello Youmzain,
who won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes was the icing on the cake which puts you snapping at Neil’s
hooves.

Gift Horses keeps an eye on the front pair courtesy of Strad and Palace Pier. I think you’re
going to be well in there with PP in your stable GH, he looks destined for great things
Russian Emperor is another you cleverly latched onto, and with no one on either of those 2
you have a couple of nice cards up your sleeve

As I said, Stradavarius was pretty popular and in most stables, and geuss who missed him out
yep it was me. 52 points down the Suwannee

A couple of other horses spotted by some. Frankel 1234 has a nice one with Circus Maximus who
oblidged in the Queen Anne. Man Superstars has unearthed a little gem with Frankly Darling who
ran away with the Ribblesdale, Middle of March has the well named Art Power who powered home in
the Palace Of Holyrood H’cap and Barrow Raiders identified the impressive Fanny Logan who waltzed
away with the Hardwicke.

I’m hoping that Vatican City can make up for me leaving Strad out (sleepless nights over that one)
and do the Derby honours.

So that’s week 1 done, a long way to go but a lot of established superstars who lived up to their
names, and a few others that look to be heading that way too. Best of luck team, I still wish they
had done a league of leagues, I reckon we would be well up there.

[Red Rum 77]

I’m also currently leading the Plumpton Racecourse League with 42 members, with a score of 178.85 but I sure that before the finish someone will pass me on both leagues. The overall leader is a stable called Cretan Runners 19 & Cretan Runners 21 with a score of 347.10 so we’re someway off serious money but how much did they fork out.

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

[BigG]

You’re probably right Neil, it sounds like a consortium with a stable the size
of John Gosden. It’s hard to beat these guys when they have the cash to perm just
about every top class horse. All we can do is put up our best and hope that’s
good enough, the way you are going I would’nt rule out your chances

[John Gooch]

Hello to all of you.

Reference the overall leaders in the tote ten to follow competition.
This as been a major problem for someone who enters single entries
for many years since the Tote started to run the competition in partnership
with the Racing Post. I have tried to enter what I consider my best list
in the Free Competition, where only one entry is allowed and although so far
I have failed I live in hope.

As far as the Racing Forum 10 To Follow is concerned when I e-mailed
Gingertipster he told me that because of Racing at the time being in a
state of shut down and because he had plans to move house in the summer
he would not run the competition this season.

Plenty of good sport still to come during the rest of the season and much
to play for.

Thank You

[Red Rum 77]

How the league looks after week 2

1 Neil’s Horses For Courses 1 166.16
2 Gift horses 157.10
3 Bourne Losers 140.25
4 Middle Of March 134.21
5 Frankel1234 127.46
6 Man Superstars 117.21
7 momslookingdown 112.45
8 Off The Bridle 110.60
9 Flattered To Deceive 103.50
10 Unbearables 94.96
11 Barrow Raiders 89.57
12 Francis family 79.21
13 Free List 71.45
14 At A Canter 69.40
15 Dark Angels 67.36
16 Midnight 62.05

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

[BigG]

Thanks again Neil, here is my weekly Monday update in week 2

Despite not building on last week’s terrific score, Neil still holds the top spot
and must be looking to get some top points if Love can do the business in the
Oaks. He wont be the only one looking for her to win, she has quite a following
with Man Superstars, Momislookingdown, Unbeatables, At A Canter, Midnight and
last but by no means least, our own Jac (Triptych) aka Darkangels, who has been
singing her praises since she 1st set foot on a racecourse. She looks a bit special
and will take all the beating.

Gift Horses moves up a place from 3rd to 2nd courtesy of Magical who won the pretty
Polly Stakes and gathers a very nice 27.3 PTS. The Oaks could be the difference between
top and runner up next week with Neil on Love and Gift horses on Peaceful. That should be
a very decent fight. Very well done Gift horses

Bourne Losers drops to 3rd, but with English King in their stable, that could be some huge
bonus points if the favourite leads them all a merry dance in the Derby.

Middle Of March makes a nice move from 8th to 4th, again courtesy of Magical, but skips
both the Derby and Oaks. Having said that, he has a nice reserve in Enable in the Eclipse.
That’s a nice move up the leaderboard MOM, good luck with Enable

Frankel and Man Superstars both drop 1 place to 4th and 5th, but MS is sitting with a
quartet of Love, Kameko, Frankly Darling and Enable. That’s a hand I wouldn’t mind holding
and that could make a sizeable move up the league if all goes well

In the middle of the league Momslookingdown didn’t manage to add any points, but is another
with a hot hand coutesy of Love, Kameko, English King and Enable. There could be quite a shake
up in the league if some of these hotpots go in.

I’m hoping I can spoil the party for some as I have Vatican City in the Derby, and I’ve requested
a papal blessing, but I’m still waiting on word

Like me, Flattered To Deceive, who scored a nice one with Telecaster at Longchamp, is hoping to
upset the applecart with Mogul, and freelist joins forces with him. Best of luck guys

Another who seems to have joind the ranks of the Entende de Cordial, is Francis Family who
adds a decent 22.7 points with Persian King at Saint-Cloud yesterday. May oui

From the lower regions of the league, a very impressive move up from 16th to 12 by Barrow
Raiders, with the ever popular Magical and a nicely spotted one with Michael Stoute’s
Highest Ground at Haydock, a combination that netted an impressive 41.1 PTS. That’s a
superb move Barrow, top marks and biggest mover of the week

FreeList was also in the Allo Allo gang at Longchamp, and has a nice one in Space Blues
who netted 17.6 PTS and will no doubt pick up more. I’ve long been a fan too

Dark Angels relies on Love and Peaceful to get that move going, whilst At A Canter is
another with Love in the air, as is Midnight who also has the almost banker Enable.

This looks like a great weekend coming up and best of luck to all with runners in
the big ones

The league looks like this……

1
Neil’s Horses For Courses 1
87
166.16
2
Gift horses
2
157.10
3
Bourne Losers
6
140.25
4
Middle Of March
8
134.21
5
Frankel1234
174
127.46
6
Man Superstars
23
117.21
7
momslookingdown
28
112.45
8
Off The Bridle
190
110.60
9
Flattered To Deceive
25
103.50
10
Francis family
4738
101.91
11
Unbearables
24
94.96
12
Barrow Raiders
21
89.57
13
Free List
30
71.45
14
At A Canter
30
69.40
15
Dark Angels
30
67.36
16
Midnight
62.05

[Middle_Of_March]

Very much appreciate the updates Big G. Hopefully enable can win next week to make up for the points I’ll be missing out in the Derby and Oaks. In fact, if she doesn’t win, I’d be pretty confident I’ll have the winner anyway with Ghaiyatth and Japan also in my team. I’m not too sure on the scoring but I presume I get points for 2nd and/or 3rd too so hopefully my lads can place behind the great mare.

If I could, I’d absolutely be having Frankly Darling in my team at this point fwiw. Think she will take a world of beating a Epsom on Saturday.

[BigG]

That’s a nice trio to have on your side MOM, and yes you get paid win and place in all races.
They are paid at the tote win/place odds at £1 E/W stake on the tote. I addition you get 25
points for a Group 1 win, 20pts for a Group 2 win, 15 points for a Group 3 win and 12 points
for a Listed win. Any other win gets an additional 10 points for a win. In addition to that,
there are 25 points awarded for a win in Bonus races, and 12 points for 2nd. So if your 3 run
in the Eclipse, and were to take the 1st 3 places home, your winner gets the tote win and place
return, plus the 25 points for a Group 1 win, plus the 25 points for a Bonus race. Your second
gets the tote place plus the additional 12 points for a Bonus race and the 3rd gets the tote place.
Hope I’ve covered all eventualities there, and best of British mate

[Triptych]

Thanks Graham that is a fantastic run down of how we are doing with the TTTF Leaderboard much appreciated.

Neil well done for having chosen a cracking stable and wish you well with Love and everyone else who has her as I’m hoping she will give me my second only winner having chosen a few disappointments such as Pinatubo and Siskin and non worse than Glass Slippers to beat Bataash (whata mistaka to makea ) I do have Peaceful to run in the French Oaks and of course Ghaiyyath and Japan in the Eclipse but Enable is on my paid list along with Magic Wand and at present my only winner has been Stradivarius for both stables.

It’s so nice to have racing back and I found it particularly difficult to put a stable together that didn’t consist of two or even 3 horses taking each other on in the same races. Still long way to go yet and hoping there is a chance to swop out a couple later in the contest.

Thanks again Graham you are a great Team Manager.. Jac

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

[BigG]

Much appreciated Jac, it takes a while working through the stables and it’s not
helped by a site that at times you feel is sticking 2 fingers up at you
I think this Saturday is going to be epic with so many great horses running against
each other, good luck with your fab 2 LOVE and Peaceful

Too many permutations to work out who goes where in the league this week, but a big
shake up looks on the cards. Best of luck everyone

[Tonge]

Thanks Big G. Forgot I had English King. Not sure I fancy him much for the Derby now!

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