York Competition Rules, Selections and Leaderboard

[Nathan Hughes]

WHEN

22nd – 25th August

RULES

You select 1 horse in each race over the course of the meeting
In one race per day you can select 2 horses
You may chose 1 nap per day (please make clear)
NAP selections score double for WIN ONLY
You can pick a next best (NB) as a reserve for your Nap in case of being a non runner
If Nap is a N/R and your NB is a non runner the reserve of your Nap will become the Nap. (no reserve no nap)
Entries have to be in before first race of each day, if for whatever reason you are late post your entries still for later races which will be accepted but you will get hit with 20% point deduction for that day
Strictly no Edits after the off time of 1st race, all points on that day will be deducted
You may included as many reserves as you like but cannot add any after the time of the first race

SELECTIONS

Post selections on this thread, I will post all races up at the beginning of next week

SCORING

In all races of up to 4 runners – only the winner scores
In all races of 5, 6 or 7 runners – the first two score
In all races of 8 to 15 runners – the first three score
In all races of 16 to 21 runners – the first four score
In all races of 22 or more runners – the first five score

*please note these places are for both handicap and no handicap

POINTS SCORING (SP’s)

1/2 or shorter – 1st: 2 pts – 2nd: 1 pt – 3rd: 1 pt – 4th: 0 pts

8/15 to 10/11 – 1st: 4 pts – 2nd: 2 pts – 3rd: 1 pt – 4th: 1 pt

Evens to 2/1 – 1st: 8 pts – 2nd: 4 pts – 3rd: 3 pts – 4th: 2 pt

9/4 to 4/1 – 1st: 14 pts – 2nd: 6 pts – 3rd: 4 pts – 4th: 3 pts – 5th: 1 pt

9/2 to 15/2 – 1st: 17 pts – 2nd: 8 pts – 3rd: 6 pts – 4th: 4 pts – 5th: 2 pts

8/1 to 11/1- 1st: 22 pts – 2nd: 10 pts – 3rd: 8 pts – 4th: 6 pts – 5th: 3 pts

12/1 to 20/1- 1st: 27 pts – 2nd: 14 pts – 3rd: 10 pts – 4th: 8 pts – 5th: 4 pts

21/1 to 25/1 – 1st: 32 pts – 2nd: 16 pts – 3rd: 12 pts – 4th: 10 pts – 5th: 5 pts

26/1 to 32/1 – 1st: 40 pts – 2nd: 18 pts – 3rd: 14 pts – 4th: 12 pts – 5th: 6 pts

33/1 & above – 1st: 50 pts – 2nd: 20 pts – 3rd: 16 pts – 4th: 14 pts – 5th: 7 pts

**IN THE EVENT OF A DEAD HEAT FULL POINTS WILL AWARDED TO BOTH (OR MORE) HORSES**

MISTAKES

I do have a little brain but
Please check your own scores, whilst every attempt is made to get scores 100% accurate mistakes do take place from time to time, please bring to my attention as soon as possible any differences between my scoring and your own. Thanks

Winner

The person with the highest combined score over the 4 days wins.

Charles Darwin to conquer the World

[Nathan Hughes]

Previous

2017
Winner – Triptych
Runner Up – Ham
Third – Noverre23

2016
Winner – Chestnut
Runner Up – Goldie
Third – BigG

2015
Winner – Gumsyhorse
Runner Up – Pat123
Third – Triptych

2014
Winner – Jasonm1888
Runner Up – CharlesOlney
Third – Goldie

2011
Winner – Nathan Hughes
Runner Up – Jamook
Third – Triptych

Charles Darwin to conquer the World

[raymo61]

Jac and Goldie have the course form but Steve is white hot at the mo and has to be favourite!!

[Nathan Hughes]

RACES

Wednesday

13:55 · Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap (Class 2) (3YO plus) 5½f
14:25 · Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (2YO only) 7f
15:00 · Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3YO only) 1m 4f
15:35 · Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (3YO plus) 1m 2½f
16:15 · Sky Bet Handicap (Class 2) (4YO plus) 2m ½f
16:50 · Sky Bet Nursery (Class 2) (2YO only) 6f

Thursday

13:55 · Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Fillies’ Group 2) (Class 1) (2YO only) 6f
14:25 · Goffs UK Premier Yearling Stakes (Class 2) (2YO only) 6f
15:00 · Clipper Logistics Handicap (Class 2) (3YO plus) 1m
15:35 · Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Fillies’ and Mares’ Group 1) (Class 1) (3YO plus) 1m 4f
16:15 · British EBF & Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes (Fillies’ and Mares’ Listed) (Class 1) (3YO plus) 1m 4f
16:50 · British Stallion Studs Ebf Fillies’ Handicap (Class 2) (3YO plus) 7f

Friday

13:55 · Sky Bet Handicap (Class 2) (3YO plus) 1m 4f
14:25 · Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3YO plus) 2m ½f
15:00 · Al Basti Equiworld Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2YO only) 6f
15:35 · Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (2YO plus) 5f
16:15 · British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 2) (2YO only) 7f
16:50 · Nationwide Accident Repair Services Handicap (Class 2) (3YO only) 1m

Saturday

13:50 · Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3YO plus) 1m 1f
14:25 · Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3YO only) 1m 6f
15:00 · Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3YO plus) 7f
15:40 · Sky Bet Ebor Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (4YO plus) 1m 6f
16:15 · Julia Graves Roses Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) (2YO only) 5f
16:50 · Sky Bet Handicap (Class 2) (3YO plus) 1m 2½f
17:20 · Sky Bet Apprentice Handicap (Class 2) (3YO only) 5f

Charles Darwin to conquer the World

[greenasgrass]

Hi Nathan, Just wanting to get my selections in for Day 1 if that OK now as working late tonorrow

Line of Reason+Final Venture (Midnight Malibu)
Ventura Ocean (Persian Moon)
Old Persian (Cross Counter)
Poets Word (Roaring Lion)
Bedrock*nap (Soldier in Action)
Praire Spy (Ginger Nut)

Thanks

[007canfordcliffs]

Culturati
Persian Moon
Old Persian
Poet’s Word nap
Natural Scenery
Don Armado and ginger nut

License to kill the bookies

[dfward]

Fashion Queen + Copper Knight (Tis Marvellous)
Watan (Broome)
Cross Counter (Sevenna Star)
Roaring Lion (Poets Word)
GENETICS (NAP) (Bedrock)
Ginger Nut (Blyton)

[raymo61]

Hi Nath Hi all . Good Luck First day

1.55 LINE OF REASON (Harome)
2.25 PHOENIX OF SPAIN (James Street)
3.00 CROSS COUNTER (Old Persian)
3.35 BENBATL (Roaring Lion)
4.15 HERE AND NOW **NAP** and MANJAAM (Eye Of The Storm)
4.50 HESSLEWOOD (Prairie Spy)

Be Lucky and enjoy Gods Own County

[goodfellow]

Tommy Taylor res Culturati
Watan res Broome
Cross Counter nap res Kew Gardens nb
Poets Word res Roaring Lion
Speedo Boy res Genetics
Evie Speed & Rathbone res Dark Shadow

[MRSRAYMO]

For what it is worth here are my picks for Day One

1.55 El Astronaute (Spoof)
2.25 Phoenix Of Spain (Warat)
3.00 Sevenna Star (Old Persian)
3.35 Roaring Lion (Thundering Blue)
4.15 Eye Of The Storm **NAP** (Genetics)
4.50 Prairie Spy and Don Armado (Rathbone)

Good Luck Everybody

[Yahoo]

1.55 Tis Marvellous NAP (Tommy Taylor)
2.25 Persian Moon (Watan)
3.00 Wells Farhh Go (Kew Gardens)
3.35 Without Parole (Roaring Lion)
4.15 Bedrock (Davys Dilemma)
4.50 Prince Elzaam NB and Moyassar (Indian Sounds)

It can’t be worse than Goodwood for me. Back on home soil I strive to do better. Good luck everyone.

[silent assassins]

1:55 Culturati nap
2:25 Watan
3:00 cross counter and The pentagon
3:35 Saxon Warrior
4:15 Here and now
4:50 Rathborne

[Hot Fuss]

1:55 – Boom The Groom

2:25 – Persian Moon (Nap)

3:00 – Wells Farhh Go

3:35 – Benbatl

4:15 – Soldier In Action & Northwest Frontier nb

4:50 – Dark Shadow

[mike2084]

Wednesday

1:55 Tommy Taylor
2:30 Persian Moon
3:00 Wells Farhh Go
3:35 Poet’s Word NAP
4:15 Here And Now
4:50 Don Armado & Evie Speed

[Triptych]

Hi Nathan Thanks for doing this again….
Can’t believe I won this last year and agree with Raymo that Steve has to be the red hot fav here ..just got up for a glass of water and started looking at the card, so here are my early morning bleary eyed picks…

1.55 .. Tis Marvellous (Culturati)
2.25 .. Persian Moon (Pogo)
3.00 .. Cross Counter (Old Persian)
3.35 .. ROARING LION **NAP** and Thunder Snow (Benbatl)
4.15 .. Northwest Frontier (Here and Now)
4.50 .. Blyton (Ginger Nut)

Good luck all..
Jac

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

[Middle_Of_March]

1:55 – El Astronaute (Tommy Taylor)

2:25 – Watan (NAP) (Persian Moone)

3:00 – Kew Gardens (Wells Farhh Go)

3:35 – Roaring Lion + Poets Word (Benbatl)

4:15 – Northwest Frontier (Genetics)

4:50 – Ginger Nut (Eljayeff)

[CharlesOlney]

Another great week, thanks for running again. Reserves in brackets. 1.55 Holmeswood (Tommy Tailor), 2.25 Watan (Broome), 3.00 Wells Farhh Go (Old Persian), 3.35 Poets Word NAP (Roaring Lion), 4.15 Genetics (Speedo Boy), 4.50 Evie Speed & Thegreatestshowman (Indian Sounds).

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