March Racing Challenge

gecko6 · Legend Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 12167 Location: Adelaide

MARCH RACING CHALLENGE

What is it?
A friendly CHALLENGE with the added bonus of a CUP competition - prize-money available to the respective finalists each month (£10 to the winner, £5 to the runner-up)

When is it on?
Usually when there is an evening meeting in the UK or Ireland - see scheduled challenges below (there are sometimes a few DAY meetings too so please check)

Where do I enter?
Just reply to this thread with your selections for each race and you will be entered into one of the groups - see below for more details

How do I enter?
You need to post your selections for each race of the meeting. You can only have 1 selection per race (and 1 reserve) and you have to make one of them your NAP - ie best bet. The better your selections do then the more points you get; please also pick a NB in case your NAP is a Non-Runner

This is a fun competition although there is cash to winners & runners-up in both comps but please note the following>>

* selections should be posted up before the first race of a meeting
* no editing posts after the first race (if you do, you will score no points)
* if you only have enough time to get a single selection up before the off, then that's fine so long as you post the rest up in one go and no more than about 15mins later

How do I score points?

REGULAR POINTS

Horse finishes 1st in any race = 5pts
Horse finishes 2nd in any race = 3pts
Horse finishes 3rd in any race = 1pts

* NAP = you get double points for your NAP (best bet) so 10 points for the win, 6 points for 2nd and 2pts for 3rd

> points are shared for any dead heats and you score points for 1st 2nd 3rd if there are 3 runners or more

BONUS FOR BIG PRICES

Should you be one of the people who selects the biggest priced winner on the night at any one meeting then you will be awarded 5 BONUS POINTS. This only applies to the Group Stages (not the Knockout Stages)

* PLEASE POST A RESERVE SELECTION FOR EACH RACE

If your NAP is a NR then your NB becomes your NAP - if you don't pick reserves then this won't apply. If your NB is also a NR then you revert to the SP fav in the race you selected your NAP in (if there are joint SP favs then you will be allocated the one with the lowest race card number)

If you request that your non-runners go onto the fav then you will score no points for that race. To be fair to all, you cannot amend your NAP once the meeting has started

BONUS POINTS

If you are 1st in your group at the end of the night = +5pts to your total
If you are 2nd in your group at the end of the night = +3pts to your total
If you are 3rd in your group at the end of the night = +1pt to your total

* in the event of a tie for bonus points the points will be shared equally

GROUP STAGE

* when you first post your selections you will be randomly entered into one of four different groups

* if there are any late entries - either after the first race or "extra" entries the following night - then they will be put into a random division as well

* Your total points at the end of each meeting will be recorded and added together. After the final qualifying meeting of this month, the top two in each group will progress to a knock out stage

KNOCKOUT STAGE

* if you finished in the top 2 in your group then you make it through to the knockout stages

* the challengers can PM me or with their selections so there is no copying and I will post them before the off of the first race

CUP COMPETITION

* if you have the highest overall score from a single meeting next month you will get a place in the Cup. If you end up in the top two of your group though you will only enter the main knockout contest (not the Cup)

* Once the final Cup entrants are decided then they will all compete in a single group for one meeting. The top four in the group will then go through to the semi-final to play in a head-to-head format

MARCH FIXTURES

Any queries please PM gecko6

* subject to change - will be posted on thread *

FRI 9th @ DUNDALK > scored
SAT 10th @ AYR > scored
SUN 11th @ WARWICK > scored
TUE 13th @ CHELTENHAM > scored
SAT 17th @ WOLVES > scored
SUN 18th @ CARLISLE > scored
WED 21st @ KEMPTON > scored
THUR 22nd @ KEMPTON > scored
FRI 23rd @ WOLVES > scored

KNOCKOUT STAGES >

SEMIS > WOLVES / KEMPTON on THUR 29 MAR

Overall Scores

Cup Qualifiers

GERARDPAT
LEECUFC
CARPO MARX
MARDONY
GAZTHECAT
NEIL W
LANKYLITE
BULLPOWER
MICKYGP
DUCU
BRANDYSNAP
ABOOLBOO

Win

gecko6 · Legend Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 12167 Location: Adelaide

welcome to the MARCH RACING CHALLENGE folks!

£40 in prize money up for grabs Very Happy

there's £15 and £10 for the winner/runner-up of the Challenge

and £10/£5 for the winner/runner-up in the Cup too!

not bad eh Win

Please note there are some Day meetings with fixtures on the Sats and Suns - I've also added in the first day at Cheltenham to add a bit of spice but left the rest of that week as we usually do as there are so many other comps running that week on here

Slightly shorter comp this month but the usual prize money and the glory awaits!!

ALL are welcome, please feel free to get friends to join as the more the merrier (and the more prize money too!)

good luck all

* starts this FRI at DUNDALK so get your selections up and please keep them clear (race time, correct horse name and remember your NAP and NB too!)

Win

Borutko · At Stud Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Posts: 2568

FRI 9th @ DUNDALK

18:00 - ABILITY N DELIVERY...NAP..........Queen Grace
18:30 - KANES PASS................................Nara Datta
19:00 - PATRIMONIUM...NB......................Honourable Emperor
19:30 - COOL ATHLETE............................Billyford
20:00 - SHISHA THREESIXTY....................Fleeting Moment
20:30 - SECRET HERO..............................Waterloo Sunrise
21:00 - HOUDINI BRIGHT.........................Johnnys Legacy
21:25 - DAYTIME DREAMER......................The Drunken Dr

zagreb · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:13 pm Post subject:

6.00 copper dock/calm bay
6.30 zahr alyasmeen NB/kanes pass
7.00 patrimonium NAP/foot soldier
7.30 rockys pride/iron major
8.00 matjar/king of tara
8.30 atlas pack/footprint
9.00 gort na mona/salesin
9.25 time travel/sky pilot

Cool Running · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject:

FRI 9th DUNDALK

6.00 Ability N Delivery - An Saighdiur
6.30 Kanes Pass NB - Zahr Alyasmeen
7.00 Patrimonium NAP - Honourable Emperor
7.30 Billyford - Akasaka
8.00 Shisha Threesixty - Aragorn Icon
8.30 Waterloo Sunrise - Footprint
9.00 Johnnys Legacy - Discovery Bay
9.25 Daytime Dreamer - Sky Pilot

TheHumph · Listed Class Joined: 19 May 2011 Posts: 42

Fri 9th Dundalk

6.00pm Almadaa
6.30pm Zahr Alyasmeen
7.00pm Patrimonium
7.30pm Akasaka
8.00pm Fleeting Moment
8.30pm Footprint
9.00pm Discovery Bay NAP
9.25pm Sky Pilot NB

Yes

Wils99 · Group 3 Class Joined: 28 Mar 2011 Posts: 99

Friday 9th March - Dundalk

6.00 Almadaa / Queen Grace
6.30 Zahr Alyasmeen / Kanes Pass
7.00 Patrimonium (NAP) / Honourable Emperor
7.30 Rocky's Pride / Billyford
8.00 Matjar / Shisha Threesixty
8.30 Waterloo Sunrise / Shuruwaat
9.00 Word for Word (NB) / Discovery Bay
9.25 Dancing on Turf / Daytime Dreamer

GL! Win

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Hogsback · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:48 pm Post subject:

FRI 9th DUNDALK

6.00 Queens Grace (An Saighdiur)
6.30 Kanes Pass (Roja Dove)
7.00 Patrimonium NB (Honourable Emperor)
7.30 Akasaka (Billyford)
8.00 Shisha Threesixty (Translator)
8.30 Suspect Device (Footprint)
9.00 Johnnys Legacy NAP (Salesin)
9.25 Sky Pilot (Dancing On Turf)

trapmouses · Group 1 Class Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Posts: 386

9th Dundalk

6.00 Primalova / Ability N Delivery
6.30 Kanes Pass / Nara Datta
7.00 Patrimonium NAP / Honourable Emperor
7.30 Lord Kenmare / Cool Athlete
8.00 Fleeting Moment NB / Matjar
8.30 Atlas Peak / Secret Hero
9.00 Discovery Bay / Johnnys Legacy
9.25 Daytime Dreamer / The Drunken Dr

Scaifey · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:06 pm Post subject:

Dundalk

18:00 - Queen Grace / Ability N Delivery
18:30 - Kanes Pass / Zahr Alyasmeen
19:00 - Patrimonium NAP / Honourable Emperor
19:30 - Akasaka / Lord Kenmare
20:00 - Fleeting Moment / Matjar
20:30 - Footprint / Atlas Peak
21:00 - Word for Word NB / Johnnys Legacy
21:25 - Kylebeg Krystle / Daytime Dreamer

Good Luck All ......... Fingers Crossed

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Slow and steady wins the race!

Highfield61 · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:11 pm Post subject:

Fri 9th Dundalk

6.00 Ability N Delivery - An Saighdiur
6.30 Kanes Pass - Zahr Alyasmeen
7.00 Patrimonium NAP - Honourable Emperor
7.30 Sunset Beauty - Iron Major
8.00 Matjar NB - Fleeting Moment
8.30 Waterloo Sunrise - FAtlas Peak
9.00 Johnnys Legacy - Discovery Bay
9.25 Sky Pilot - Daytime Dreamer

aboolboo · Handicapper Joined: 13 Dec 2011 Posts: 11

18.00 An Saighdiur-Queen Grace
18.30 Zahr Alyasmeen(NAP)-Kanes Pass
19.00 Patrimonium-Foot Soldier
19.30 Akasaka-Sunset Beauty
20.00 Matjar(NB)-Surfs Up
20.30 Atlas Peak-Waterloo Sunrise
21.00 Houdini Bright-Johnnys Legacy
21.25 Time Travel-Daytime Dreamer