TRF 2014 SUMMER SERIES TIPPING COMPETITION 3rd & 4th May

[Gingertipster]

DAY 1.[/color:21p175zd]
Selections for Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May in here please.
A reminder, this being clssed as a “Festival”, TRFers have a maximum of 10 points for Saturday and another 10 for Sunday.
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Here are the NEW rules to our Summer Jumps Competition. Please familiarise yourself with them (particularly the new ones in blue[/color:21p175zd]). Anything you’re unsure of please don’t hesitate to ask.

[b:21p175zd]TRF 2014 SUMMER SERIES TIPPING COMPETITION[/b:21p175zd]

[b:21p175zd]TIMES OF COMPETITION –[/b:21p175zd]
Starts 2000 Guineas Day Saturday 3rd May and ends British Champions Day (If postponed the competition will continue to the rearranged date). TRFers may select in JUMPS as well as FLAT racing in ANY race in BRITAIN or IRELAND or in [b:21p175zd]FRENCH[/color:21p175zd][/b:21p175zd] Group 1 races[/color:21p175zd].

Qualifying days – Every SATURDAY and SUNDAY, plus OAKS DAY and ALL days at ROYAL ASCOT, GLORIOUS GOODWOOD (late July/early August meeting), NEWMARKRT (July Cup meeting) and YORK EBOR meeting.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO START A NEW THREAD for a particular day/weekend if one is not already in operation. Selections can be posted from the time final declarations are known.

STRICTLY NO EDITS – although TRFers can add selections with more than one post per day’s racing – once a selection is made it can NOT be withdrawn.

[b:21p175zd]THE AIM –[/b:21p175zd]
Simply to get as much profit to LEVEL STAKES as possible. To find TRF’s most profitable tipster and to see how we all stack up against the legendary Tom Segal, Pricewise.

There are significant changes to this year’s competition.

[b:21p175zd]THE BASICS –[/b:21p175zd]

TRFers have a [b:21p175zd]MAXIMUM of 10 POINTS PER WEEKEND[/b:21p175zd] (see “Festivals”).

[b:21p175zd]ONE 1 POINT EACH WAY (2 points) selection ALLOWED PER WEEKEND[/b:21p175zd] (must be 4/1+ and any each way @ less than 4/1 will be treated as 1 point win).

ALL other selections of 1 POINT WIN ONLY.

UP TO 3 selections PER RACE.

TRFers can decide NOT to use their each way nomination e.g. if wanting an extra 1 point win selection.
You do not need to use all the points available.
The place part of ALL each way bets will be treated as ¼ odds (even if the bookmaker quoted is offering less).
Only one each way selection is allowed, if anyone puts up two each way selections – the second named will be included only as a 1 point win selection.
If more than 10 points are selected only the first 10 named will be counted.

[b:21p175zd]FESTIVALS –[/b:21p175zd]
All GUINEAS FESTIVAL, OAKS & DERBY, ROYAL ASCOT, NEWMARKET JULY FESTIVAL, GLORIOUS GOODWOOD and YORK EBOR meetings also have a [b:21p175zd]MAXIMUM 10 POINTS but PER DAY[/b:21p175zd] and with ONE EACH WAY selection allowed PER DAY in the same way as above. However, because 10 points are allowed for just Saturdays of Festivals an extra[b:21p175zd] 4 [/b:21p175zd]possible points are available for the Sunday. Those 4 points do NOT include an “each way” selection unless unused from the Saturday. If any TRFer has not used the full 10 points for a Festival Saturday they can be carried forward to Sunday. e.g. If only 8 of the 10 points are used on the Saturday, 10 – 8 = 2 + 4 means a maximum of 6 could be used on the Sunday but no more than 10 points for ANY day). (With both days of the Guineas meeting being “Festival days”, they both have 10 points allowed anyway, so no points are added).[/color:21p175zd]

PLEASE mark your bets CLEARLY.

[b:21p175zd]WHAT TYPE OF BET AND WHEN –[/b:21p175zd]
Win only selections (including French Group 1’s)[/color:21p175zd] can be SP, or TOTE or BOARD PRICE with a named bookmaker. SP and TOTE can be taken any time up to 1:00pm. In the event of races run before 1:00pm any selection/s for those races will obviously need to be put up before off time. Any EACH WAY selection must be either SP or BOARD PRICE, but NOT TOTE (scorers don’t want to bother with looking up Tote place odds). Anyone nominating Tote for each way selections will be counted as SP.[/color:21p175zd]
ALL BOARD PRICES taken MUST be nominated BEFORE 9:00AM morning of race and from one of the 11 “Eligible Bookmakers” below. Blue Square have been taken over by Sportsbook[/color:21p175zd] and have also included Skybet[/color:21p175zd] this season. We will do spot checks on availability of prices. Anyone posting bogus odds will be (a) banned from the competition and (b) held up to ridicule.
Any selection without nominating a BOARD Price will be treated as SP.
BOARD prices nominated AFTER 9:00 am on day of race will be treated as SP.
Dead heats settled at half stake to full odds.
(I recommend scorers using sportinglife.com when SP is nominated for French Group 1’s, as Racing Post seem to give only Tote prices).[/color:21p175zd]

TRFers do NOT need to post on all 25 weekends; as long as a MINIMUM of 1 selection is made for [b:21p175zd][u:21p175zd]13[/color:21p175zd] WEEKENDS[/u:21p175zd][/b:21p175zd] (ie either SATURDAY or SUNDAY or BOTH). Failure to do 13 weekends will result in DISQUALIFICATION!

[b:21p175zd]NON-RUNNERS –[/b:21p175zd]
For ease of scoring NO rule 4 deductions will be made.
Non-runners will NOT be counted towards the allowed 10 points, so if selecting what turns out to be a non-runner (a) The original horse will be VOID. (b) If in time for the 1:00pm deadline TRFers may decide to choose another selection.

[b:21p175zd]PRICEWISE –[/b:21p175zd]
For the first time Tom Segal’s each way bets will be counted as each way. Unlike us, Tom will be allowed an unlimited number of each way selections; as he doesn’t do each way bets every day, so two or more one day makes up for none at all another.
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Only Pricewise tips published in the paper will count – i.e NO Pricewise Extra selections. If two Pricewise selectors give tips on the same day – only Tom Segal’s tips to count. If Tom is not tipping on a day – his stand-in’s tips will count.

NB. Bookmakers get to know who Pricewise is going for by 7:00 or 8:00pm the night before racing; artificially shortening up his selections to limit liabilities (knowing Pricewise dominates the early day of race markets). Therefore, any TRFer taking a price on a Pricewise selection will be given Pricewise odds. e.g. Even if tipping a Pricewise horse up when only 12/1 is available – TRFers will be given the same 16/1 odds as in Tom’s column… That way it stops Tom from taking a price that is (in effect) not really available to the rest of us.
Anyone taking a price bigger than the Pricewise column (eg on the afternoon the day before racing) will be credited with those bigger odds.

[b:21p175zd]ELIGIBLE BOOKMAKERS –[/b:21p175zd]
[b:21p175zd]1 Bet 365
2 Betfred
3 BetVictor
4 Boylesports
5 Corals
6 Ladbrokes
7 Paddy Power
8 Skybet[/color:21p175zd]
9 Sportsbook[/color:21p175zd]
10 Stan James
11 William Hills[/b:21p175zd]

[b:21p175zd]SELF SCORING –[/b:21p175zd]
Scorers give their considerable time generously when adding up scores and it would be appreciated if TRFers could help – PLEASE try and do your OWN SCORING whenever possible. Instead of TRFers just claiming how much they’re up/down over the day/weekend in question… it would be preferable to QUOTE selections and ADD IN which ones WON, at what PRICE and NON-RUNNERS. With STAKES, RETURN and PROFIT/LOSS. So scorers can see instantly where the claimed profit/loss comes from. It really does help a lot, particularly with each way this season. Thanks.

Selections for Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May in here please.[/color:21p175zd]

Value Is Everything

[Gingertipster]

3:50 Newmarket
Kingman 13/8 (FD)
Toormore 8/1 (B365)
War Command 9/1 (B365)

Value Is Everything

[Nathan Hughes]

2000 Guineas
Toormore 8/1 bet365, Ladbrokes

1pt EACH/WAY

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Gingertipster]

3:50 Newmarket
Kingman 13/8 (FD)
Toormore 8/1 (B365)
War Command 9/1 (B365)
3

3:10 Newmarket
Gospel Choir 5/1 each way (PP)
2

5 points so far.

Value Is Everything

[Gingertipster]

3:50 Newmarket
Kingman 13/8 (FD)
Toormore 8/1 (B365)
War Command 9/1 (B365)
3

3:10 Newmarket
Gospel Choir 5/1 each way (PP)
2

2:40 Newmarket
Pearl Secret 7/2 (B365)
Hot Streak 13/2 (PP)
2

7 points so far

Value Is Everything

[Nathan Hughes]

2000 Guineas
Toormore 8/1 bet365, Ladbrokes

1pt EACH/WAY

3.10 Newmarket
Trading Leather 5/4 betfred

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Hot Fuss]

3:30 Goodwood – Long Awaited @ 15/2 (Bet Fred)

[Nathan Hughes]

2000 Guineas
Toormore 8/1 bet365, Ladbrokes

1pt EACH/WAY

3.10 Newmarket
Trading Leather 5/4 betfred

4.05 Goodwood
Maureen 7/2 Paddy Power

2.40 Newmarket
Sole Power 4/1 various

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Gingertipster]

3:50 Newmarket
Kingman 13/8 (FD)
Toormore 8/1 (B365)
War Command 9/1 (B365)
3

3:10 Newmarket
Gospel Choir 5/1 each way (PP)
2

2:40 Newmarket
Pearl Secret 7/2 (B365)
Hot Streak 13/2 (PP)
2

5:00 Newmarket
Postponed 7/2 (C)

Value Is Everything

[andrew_03]

3:40 Thirsk – Fort Bastion 1pt EW (12/1 Hills)
2:40 Newm – Sole Power (4/1 Hills)
3:50 Newm – Kingman (15/8 PP)
2:55 Good – Magic City (7/2 Var)

[Nathan Hughes]

2000 Guineas
Toormore 8/1 bet365, Ladbrokes

1pt EACH/WAY

3.10 Newmarket
Trading Leather 5/4 betfred

4.05 Goodwood
Maureen 7/2 Paddy Power

2.40 Newmarket
Sole Power 4/1 various

2.55 Goodwood
Magic City 7/2 various

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Gingertipster]

Already Tipped:
3:50 Newmarket
Kingman 13/8 (FD)
Toormore 8/1 (B365)
War Command 9/1 (B365)
3

3:10 Newmarket
Gospel Choir 5/1 each way (PP)
2

2:40 Newmarket
Pearl Secret 7/2 (B365)
Hot Streak 13/2 (PP)
2

5:00 Newmarket
Postponed 7/2 (C)
Now:
Pinzolo 13/2 (L)
2

9 points so far

Value Is Everything

[Nathan Hughes]

2000 Guineas
Toormore 8/1 bet365, Ladbrokes

1pt EACH/WAY

3.10 Newmarket
Trading Leather 5/4 betfred

4.05 Goodwood
Maureen 7/2 Paddy Power

2.40 Newmarket
Sole Power 4/1 various

2.55 Goodwood
Magic City 7/2 various

Now

5.00 Newmarket – Barley Moe 10/1 betvictor
5.00 Newmarket – Cloudscape 15/8 bet365

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[RedRum77]

My selection are

Goodwood 2.55

1 point win Absolutely so 4/1 Boylesport
1 point win Newstead Abbey 5/1 Betvictor, William Hill

Goodwood 3.30

1 point win Elusivity 100/30 Paddy Power, William Hill, Betvictor

Goodwood 5.10

1 point win Cotton Club 5/1 William Hill

[RedRum77]

PRICEWISE TIPS ARE.

Bold Sniper
2.05 Newmarket
1pt win at 10-1 with Betfred, Boylesports and Hills

Niceofyoutotellme
2.05 Newmarket
1pt win at 16-1 with bet365 (15-1 Hills)

War Command
3.50 Newmarket
1pt win at 8-1 with Bet365, Betfred and Hills

[Triptych]

They’re coming for Toormore

Newmarket:

2.05 .. Trumpet Major

14/1

BetVictor
Directorship

28/1

BetVictor

2.40.. Sole Power

4/1

BetFred

3.50.. Toormore

8/1

Boylesports

4.25.. Stars Above Me

3/1

Paddy Power
Tanseeb

11/1

Paddy Power

5.00.. Cloudscape

7/4

Bet365
Pinzolo

13/2

Ladbrokes

5.35.. Golden Town

5/1

Ladbrokes

Thirsk:

3.40.. Farlow

10/1

BetVictor

10 Selections I could have gone on and on and on and…

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

[Nathan Hughes]

Yeah, a great days racing in prospect win, lose or lose.

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

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