27dec10 at last

Well after the devastation to the comp at least something to look at. So today 44 bets including 18 forced losers and 7 winners. A few nice ones Bert P. 6-1 & Julian 9-2 & Trevor 8-1.

Kevin W. still leds the plate but only by 1 point and having had 9 more bets than Justin is in a bit of a false position.

Excel will be sent out tonight

22dec10 new leader

Vernon reaches the top after posting an 13-2 winner today and he goes 4.19 clear of Dave F. 40 bets today 8 winners and 9 forced losers

I'm sending the excel out today as lots more may go or get very close to dormy during the Xmas break so watch out

Great that the box for Cheltenham on the last day got sorted for those that have said yes - well done Kev

HAPPY XMAS EVERYBODY

21dec10 we're back

38 bets 5 winners no major movers 10 forced losers included

19dec10 nil

Nice easy update day - I like this so much free time :-)

Excel now sent most exciting action was Pete L. 33-1 winner on Thursday that put him up to 3rd

These blank day playing havoc with spare days loads now dormy and with 3 blank days across the Christmas break scheduled looks bad for some

The 12 now DORMY are George C. Martin B. Neil, Mark O. Mark N. John H. Jed, Val, Mark D. Ricky P. Colin E. Dan P.

16dec10 nothing to report

Only because I haven't even looked at it! Company Xmas party tonight preceeded by board meeting so you will have to wait until Saturday for any more reports as I'm travelling to Atlanta tomorrow!

15dec10 just 3

41 bets only 3 winners! They were Mark K. Ian W. and James F. so not much action at the top of the leader boards. Craig set a bit of a record today with his 5th sucessive 4th place!

Vernon continued his slow reeling in of the leaders in the plate with a 5 point 2nd place

14dec10 yet another

Vernon joins the party with a 16-1 winner today one of 5 winners from 50 bets today - 50 bets is a first for the naps comp ever. That takes Vernon 2nd only 2.31 behind Dave F. who hangs on in 1st on +43.64. Rather amusingly relegating Vince to 3rd after only 1 day of glory. Geoff D. picked a 5-1 winner to move back into the cash in 5th. Other winners were Ricky, Pete, and Helen.

Plate is as it was both Justin & Kevin maintaining the 3 point gap although Vernon's 10 point winner started the process of bridging the gap he is 31 points behind but with 6 bets in hand.

13dec10 and another

Vince hits a 16-1 winner and leaps after Dave and into 2nd he is still 15.70 behind but it is the start of the field once again reeling Dave back in! 5 winners in total from 43 bets inc. 5 FL, Dave has switched back to short priced bets now and hit another winner so a good switch in tactics to make the field try and pick big winners.

Neil worthy of a mention with a 10-1 winner that lifts him back level

Plate Justin edged a little clear with a 2 point 2nd to Kevin W. zero.

12dec10 big winner again

09dec10 25 bets 4 winners
10dec10 44 bets 12 winners
11dec10 41 bets 7 winners
12dec10 20 bets 2 winners (inc 5 forced losers)

Dave F. has hit another 25-1 shot to zoom clear of the field again on +43.73 one of his regular picks so not that much of a fluke - well done. He sits 17.40 clear of Vernon in 2nd and 23.23 clear of 3rd place Barry.

Drama in the plate as well our long time leader Kevin W. lost the lead after a bad weekend he sits 1 point behind Justin on 140 & 141 points respectively. however they are both miles ahead of the rest of us 3rd place Gary P. is only on 98.

5 players now dormy Dan & Ricky P. Val, Colin, & Martin B.

Excel will be sent out this evening

08dec10 biggie

Pat Q jnr hits a big 16-1 winner, one of only 5 winners today from very much more healthy 35 bets - looks like we have all got fed up with waiting for some turf racing and now have settled for AW.

Leaders in the plate both scored points but missed winners so no change.

07dec10 ok that's it

Enough cold weather now let's get back to business. Southwell getting abandoned hit a fair few bets today but we still managed 7 winners from the 24 bets that survived, so a fair return. Kevin W. got a 11-4 winner to catch up a bit on the leaders and sits 6th but now less than 2.00 covers 2nd through 6th with Barry leading 2.09 clear.

All 3 leaders in the plate had winners and Vernon remains best of the rest in 4th on 82 points but that is 53 behind the leader!

06dec10 improving

31 bets 6 winners another new leader Barry J. hits a nice 13-2 winner to go +22.50 1.77 above Dave F. who moved back into 2nd thanks to a 8-11 winner pushing Helen down to 3rd 32p behind him.

Both Kevin W. and Gary P. had the same 8-11 winner at the top of the plate, Justin sat out in 2nd 8 bets in hand 15 points behind.

Dan had the first forced loser of the comp - pretty early notwithstanding the weather.

05dec10 poor day

26 bets and just two winners but of some significance. Rod's was pretty short priced but it consolidated his place just outside the cash in the plate and Vernon's at 11-4 pushed him up into 2nd above James by 90p and just 33p behind Helen who holds on to the yellow jersey!

So top 4 cover by only 1.41 and with Vernon with the most bets had he might be slight favourite.

Dan P. goes dormy today and so will be on forced losers everyday from now on in.

04dec10 FIFA rules OK

If the only way we can get it is to cheat we don't want it - have nothing to do with them until they sort out their stuff. Lets form a breakaway organisation!

Saturday 20 bets 4 winners, James F. Justin, Lee, & Martin B. James f. had the best priced at 11-2 and that took him up into 2nd place behind Helen by just 1.23. Dave falls to 3rd just 18p behind James.

Justin is back after 7 days without a bet and straight onto a winner now just 10 points behind Kevin W. in the plate but with 7 bets in hand.

03dec10 slow and snowy

Friday 16 bets 3 winners, Alan 4-1 with James F. and Tim picking the same 13-8 winner.

So nothing to report on the leader tables

02dec10 girls on top

Just 14 bets 3 winners on Thursday - best was Martin L. with a 11-2 winner but most significant was Helen's 100-30 winner to go top by 41p over Dave F. only other winner on a very light day was Stuart B. He has now had 17 winner this campaign, joint top in number of winners with Kevin W. although a fair way behind him (53 points to be exact) in the plate because so many of Stuart's winners have been 3 pointers.

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL

FYI the last day for club badges at a 5.00 saving per day ends on 6th December after that it is 70.00 Thursday and and for Gold Cup day , Friday 18th March, rates are 80.00.

30nov10 01dec10 2 in 1

30th - 19 bets 4 winners nothing of note price-wise but the leader had a winner an 11-4 shot so moving a little further ahead of the field.

1st - 18 bets just a solitary winner Helen who also was one of the 4 winners on the 30th so snow helping her! Now moves into 3rd a single 1p ahead of Kevin W. and just 22p behind Vernon in who sits 2nd.

Not much to report on the plate except Kevin W. has now gone 6 bets since he had a winner and in that period only picked up 1 point so with Justin not betting he now looks just ahead only 13 behind but 5 bets in hand.