OCTOBER RACING CHALLENGE

gecko6 · At Stud Read My Blog! Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 4256

OCTOBER RACING CHALLENGE RULES

What is it?
A friendly challenge based on sportslive's "trap challenge" but this one is for horse racing.

When is it on?
Whenever there is an evening meeting in the UK or Ireland - see scheduled challenges below.

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.

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.

BONUS FOR BIG PRICES -

Should you be one of the people who selects the biggest priced winner on the night t any one meeting then you will be awarded 5 BONUS POINTS. This only applies to the Group Stages.

* PLEASE POST A RESERVE SELECTION FOR EACH RACE

If you request that your non-runners go onto the fav then you will score no points for that race. Only if your selection and reserve selections are both non runners will your selection then go onto the SP favourite.

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 = +1pts to your total

* in the event of a tie for bonus points the person with the most 1st placed selections will be deemed the winner. If these are equal then it goes to the most 2nd places and then 3rd places. If all the above are equal then the points for the winning positions will be added together and then divided out 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 meeting at Great Leighs on 23rd of this month, the top two in each group will progress to a knock out stage.

KNOCKOUT STAGE

* if you finished in the top two in your group then you will go head-to-head with another challenger here... any Ties will be settled by a Tiebreaker race in any head 2 heads (rather than countback) - countback still applies to the League format of the CUP Quarter-Final however

* 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.

The Quarter Final draw will be as follows:

Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group D
Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group C
Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group B
Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group A

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.

* 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. PM GECKO6 with entries in the head to head stages.

OCTOBER FIXTURES

Any queries please PM Apollo 14 / Gecko6

* subject to change - will be posted on thread *

8th @ KEMPTON...done
9th @ GREAT LEIGHS...done
10th @ DUNDALK...done
11th @ WOLVES...done
15th @ KEMPTON...done
16th @ GREAT LEIGHS...done
17th @ DUNDALK...done
18th @ WOLVES...done
22nd @ KEMPTON...done
23rd @ GREAT LEIGHS...done

24th @ WOLVES - CUP QUARTER-FINAL
24th @ DUNDALK – CHALLENGE QUARTER-FINAL

29th @ KEMPTON – CUP & CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALS

30th @ GREAT LEIGHS – CUP & KNOCKOUT FINALS

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OVERALL SCORES

Group A

REDMAN 200
GECKO 164

TATTFLASH 143
DANWRIG 119
BETKING 117
GRAHAM 116
QWILLY 103
STEVE 101
PAULCAL 90
LIVINGTHEDREAM 75
LAUGHING ASSASIN 62
DOC2008 29
JOHNO 17
MANDA 1

Group B

HAGGY 224
BLUEMAL 173

THEBALDGUY 159
KBJONESY 149
DUCKIE 146
ALAN 113
POSHMAN 110
SIBOSS 89
STICKY 85
DESWALKER 52
CARO 50
ALITALIB 36
MARTINALLEN 14
LORDLUCAN 12

Group C

SAUSAGEMANDOG 173.75
CARPO MARX 157

WHAMBAM 155
TIPSTONGA 125
SWERVE 124
PROUDPOOLIE 109
ALFTANGO 102.25
DICKY 97
LOCHINVAR 71.25
FIANNA 47.25
KELSAEBHOY 41.25
HINDSIGHT 22
ONAED 18
TOPTOTTY 1

Group D

KILKENNYCAT 174.5
JAMMY 171
MERCER 171

KMAUG 157.5
ONTHEBRIDLE 157
FLETCHER 146
TAFF 114
RAMICO 112
HOGSBACK 112
BUBBS 93
AULD BOB 88
CHAPPY 86
WAR ADMIRAL 37

CUP QUALIFIERS

TAFF
FLETCHER
WHAMBAM
JAMMY
GRAHAM
KBJONESY
KMAUG

Win

gecko6 · At Stud Read My Blog! Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 4256

* October's RACING CHALLENGE starts again next WED 8th OCTOBER

* everyone is welcome - bit of fun and prizes too... NEW entrants are more than welcome - please post your selections on the thread and remember to pick a NAP and NB, and a reserve selection

Good luck to all

Win

gecko6 · At Stud Read My Blog! Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 4256

Challenge starts TOMORROW folks

Kempton evening card

good luck to all

Win

chappy · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject:

KEMPTON

17.50 Joe Jo Star (lights of vegas)

18.20 Izzibizzi NAP (unbiased)

18.50 Cash In The Attic (Itainteasybeingme)

19.20 Join up NB (nun today)

19.50 Shawdow Bay (swiss art)

20.20 Summers Target (bajan tryst)

20.50 Lizard Island (irony)

21.20 Mixing (touch of style)

Graham M · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

Graham's Kemptonites

5.50 Hurricane Coast - (The Gaikwar)
6.20 Unbiased - (Follow The Band)
6.50 Bold Ring - (Kayceebee)
7.20 Barcode (res NAP) - (Gemini Jive)
7.50 Fajita - (Harthsead Flyer)
8.20 Desert Falls - (Tishtar)
8.50 Fathsta (NAP) - (Lindaro)
9.20 Lord Theo - (Little Richard)

Thanks
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onaed · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject:

Kempton

5.50 The Gaikwar (Jo Jo Star)
6.20 Indy Driver (Follow The Band) (res NAP)
6.50 Itainteasybeingme (Kayceebee)
7.20 Barcode (Gemini Jive)
7.50 Hartshead Flyer (Courageous Nature)
8.20 Summers Target NAP (Desert Falls)
8.50 King´s Wonder (Lindaro)
9.20 Ommadawn (Little Richard)

johno · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject:

Kempton

5.50 Joe Jo Star, Floodlight Fantasy
6.20 Izzibizzi, Lady Hestia
6.50 Kayceebee, Bold Ring
7.20 Gemini Jive, Artesium
7.50 Shadow Bay *** NAP ***, Swiss Art
8.20 Summers Target ** NB **, Desert Falls
8.50 My Gacho, South Cape
9.20 Ghufa, Papradon

Console

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taff1 · Group 2 Class Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 222

Heres mine for

Kempton

5.50 Classic Blue ( Joe Jo Star )
6.20 Izzibizzi ( NAP ) ( Indy Driver )
6.50 Itainteasybeingme ( Kayceebee )
7.20 Chicken Momo ( Highland River )
7.50 Shadow Bay ( NB ) ( Swiss Art )
8.20 Desert Falls ( Summers Target )
8.50 Russki ( Presumptive )
9.20 Papradon ( Mixing )

Good luck all Win

LivingtheDream · Group 2 Class Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 156

Kempton

5.50 Anduril res Jo Jo Star
6.20 Silaah res Follow The Band
6.50 Baby Josr res Kayceebee
7.20 Handful of Magic res Gemini Jive
7.50 Shadow Bay Res Courageous Nature
8.20 Mister Green res Summers Target
8.50 South Cape res King´s Wonder
9.20 Lord Theo NAP res Ommadawn

bluemal · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject:

Kempton

5.50 Classic Blue........,Joe Jo Star
6.20 Izzibizzi...............Indy Driver
6.50 Kayceebee...........Itainteasybeingme
7.20 Barcode................Chicken Momo
7.50 Shadow Bay..NAP...Fajita
8.20 Summers Target....Desert Falls
8.50 Russki...NB,,,,,,,,,,,,,Fathsta
9.20 Mixing....................Little Richard

kbjonesy · Group 3 Class Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 84

Hi I'll have a crack this month please.

Kempton

5.50 Joe Jo Star (Classic Blue)
6.20 Izzibizzi (Dark Camellia)
6.50 Bold Ring (Itainteasybeingme)
7.20 Home Before Dark (Chicken Momo)
7.50 Swiss Art (Hartshead Flyer )
8.20 Desert Falls NAP (Summers Target )
8.50 Irony (Russki)
9.20 Papradon NB (Mixing)

Thanks

tipstonga · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:49 am Post subject:

hello again here ready to ... lose Confused

thank you apollo and gecko

Kempton 8th October

5.50 Classic Blue NAP - Bold Phoenix
6.20 Izzibizzi - Elisiario
6.50 Itainteasybeingme - Kayceebee
7.20 Nun Today - Chicken Momo
7.50 Shadow Bay - Fajita
8.20 Desert Falls NB - Summers Target
8.50 King's Wonder - Lindoro
9.20 Sovereign Spirit - Mixing

good luck Win

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