Cheltenham Tipster Competition 2009

The Shark · At Stud Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 4531 Location: OLBG

The �1000 OLBG Cheltenham Tipster Competition is back!!!

Details can be seen in the table here

But here are some explanations...please read them and ask any questions below if you dont understand.

Entry You do not have to enter this seperately. If you are a member of OLBG then you just need to add tips (with comments) to the Cheltenham day of the race markets and these will count towards the Cheltenham table and the prizes.

Prizes �500, 200, 100, 100, 100. This is in addition to the �3k + of normal monthly prizes which you can still win this month based on the criteria for the other leagues.

LSP? This means Level Stakes Profit. One point will be placed on the horse for win tips, 1/2 a point Each Way for Each Way tips at the odds taken or SP if you dont take odds (or there are non runners after your tip is placed). So it doesnt matter if you select a stake of 50 or 500 for these tips. If you place a win tip on a 5/1 winner, you will then have a LSP of + 5 points. If you then have 3 losing win tips, your level stakes profit will be down to + 2 points.

Day of Race Markets? These should be available from the night before racing. They will be called by the time of the race say "3.20 Cheltenham" rather than "Cheltenham Gold Cup" . Tips placed on the ante post markets like those called "Cheltenham Gold Cup" will NOT count.

LSP>�0, tips>10 and stakes>�500 Those little arrows mean greater than. So you must place more than 10 qualifying tips. So thats 11 or more!

Winning Tips without tip comments are excluded (all losing tips are included) You must add good comments as to why you are tipping each horse when the tip is placed. No comments or comments added later and winning tips wont count. Poor comments, or short comments and winning tips wont count. We just need a few good reasons as to why you are choosing the selection. 20 + words should be long enough. Also no copy and pasting of comments - you will need different comments for each tip!

I cant play as Ive lost all my money Crying or Very sad

Dont worry! There will be increased daily top ups during the festival. So you will get �300 added each day - enough to make 6 tips and most days there are 6 races.

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Here's This Years Cheltenham Discussion Thread

deco121 · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:42 pm Post subject:

Great stuff once again lads Win

Can't really remember last years comp too clearly (who won? / is there an archive table?) but the first one in 2007 was a cracker.

Hopefully nobody will be moaning this time though - 3rd time lucky? Smile

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Laughing Assasin · Triple Crown Winner Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 1146

Great to see it back and with Deco's One a Day comp now helping to encourage more people to produce a reasoned write up there should be even more having a go.

LA

Graham M · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject:

Great!! but when I think about it, I only managed to clean the pen ink of my screen at Xmas Phew

after last years write ups

Thanks

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The Shark · At Stud Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 4531 Location: OLBG

Last years winner was Marker, 2007 winner Jeremiah Catskill

Ombladoon · 2yo Joined: 15 Aug 2008 Posts: 8

how can i participate at this tournament?

deco121 · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject:

By making selections through the site's tipping competiton. Further details will be announced closer to the festival. Smile

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Tax Free · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:32 pm Post subject:

I definitely won't be telling Jeremiah Catskill Very Happy

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betking · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:46 pm Post subject:

Gives me an excuse to (once again try and) attempt to improve my horse racing "skillz" Cheeky

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deswalker · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:17 am Post subject:

Blimey, 8 pages of argument last year. Can't wait for this competition as this will be essentially my first racing-conscious Cheltenham Festival.

This may be a stupid question but are you allowed more than one tip per race; back, Lay and e/w?

Confused

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deco121 · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:34 am Post subject:

Can have two bets per race same as normal (either back, Lay or e/w) but will be measured by lsp. Don't have to tip in every race either but will be a minimum number of tips needed.
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jeremiah catskill · Triple Crown Winner Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 1932

Tax Free - He knows already!!!

Really missed the banter of the comp last year & will do again this time around, unfortunately.

good Luck to all - & always look outside the supposed good things Cool