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Friday 30 December 2011

Countdown -2

That's not the crappy quiz Vince :-)

75 entrants now, 3 more joined today including a long lost friend Luke Silk.  Luke Silk was one of the original band of 6 that founded the modern day competition back for the NH season 2000/01 competition.  So that means we have 5 of the original 6 in this event. Only one missing is Dave Bentley.

A rare moment when I can have an excuse to mention a victory by me, I won the this opening competition (decimated by a major ban on racing because of foot and mouth) with the lowest ever winning total of -£15.87!    

Have a good new year celebration

Wednesday 28 December 2011

final reminder has gone out

Vince has just sent out the final reminders and I'm starting the file creation tomorrow we are at a brilliant 72 entrants now, and it wouldn't be impossible for this to rise further as we start.  Clearly with so many new boys (and girls) we will need to wait until we have seen the colour of their money and they have had their first bet before we can confirm prizes - however we are expecting to be at £1,500.00 for the winner and prizes down to at least 10th in the main comp and 5th in the plate.

Monday 26 December 2011

New Comp entrants update

68 and counting

Boxing Day

OK back to the important stuff

Don't forget Captain Chris in the King George today, very disappointing that Diamond Harry is a non runner so just leaves a field of 7 other wise each way the definite bet so now only really worth going for the win.  Although they still have first 3 in the place market on Betfair currently 2.24. - Remember he won The Arkle this year!!

So my yankie today is all at Kempton:

1:25 Trafalgar Road
2.00 Grands Crus
3.10 Captain Chris
3.40 Christopher Wren

Thursday 22 December 2011

HAPPY XMAS

All naps compers (?!) have a good Christmas and New Year

New Comp not far away we are already at 57 entrants (record is 58) with maybe another 20 who might join.

I'll be at Cheltenham on 1st January, en famille, so see you there for the big kick off and maybe a small beverage or two

HAVE FUN

Monday 19 December 2011

What is the naps comp

For the new visitors and those not used to these things below is a summary of what we are doing!

This is a competition, started in 2001, run by a group of mates (+ a few more we have gathered on the way) who are racing fans. Each competition is over 3 months and during that period we each have to nominate our best bet of the day (nap) for 61 days.  The reason it isn't every day is to allow for people away on holiday and when we are all too busy or pick a non-runner, in this way it is fair to everyone and everyone has the same number of bets.

The bets are not 'real' they are what you think is the best pick for that day, you text them in to the administrators before the daily cutoff, and your selection is recorded.  If it loses you score -£1.00 if it wins you score the odds to a stake of £1.00, so a 5-1 winner would get you +£5.00 and so on.  At the end of the 91 day period the person with the highest total wins the cash.  There is a small side competition based on the number of winners called the plate, but the main cash and action is as above.

So what about cash, as with any type of competition involving betting it only really works if we all have something staked, it means we are committed and so as well as the glory you get a decent prize!

So this is what we do: we ask for £50.00 from everyone who enters and very importantly ALL we collect is distributed back as prizes.  For example in the last competition there were 13 prizes ranging from £50 (a free play in the next comp) to £1,100.00 for the overall winner.  The prizes obviously change depending on how many enter each time.  We usually have 3 competitions of 3 months each every year, this gives the guys doing the admin some time off!

There is a blog www.napscomp.blogspot.com that is updated every day with a commentary on what has happened that day and other miscellaneous comments and stuff.  Each week every participant gets emailed a full report showing their, and everyone else's, selections and detailing all the results for all of the previous weeks action. On the last day we all try and meet up at a race meeting (next time it's Stratford on 31mar12) and present the very impressive solid silver antique cup to the winner, take a few photos, help him drink his winnings etc.

We would love to have new members join us but remember we are just a group of mates this is not sponsored, not a business, and I do have a day job! So any problems, thoughts or moans just ring or email us. However with the amount of cash we are now giving out as prizes we take the rules and procedures seriously for example for the comp that starts on 01jan12 we may have £3,500 in the prize pool and that is a fair bit of cash, it is kept separately and the rules are applied across the board but recognizing this is a social enterprise so hopefully with discretion

See you soon

Maurice

Sunday 18 December 2011

another MJE nap

OK a little stronger with this one although my selection does have a pretty strong favourite to overturn.

Carlisle 1.55 Highrate, 3rd last time out in only it's 2nd run over hurdles - watched this race it stayed on nicely in that 17f race here in the soft (heavy today).  Run was better than that raw form suggests he hit a couple of the last three hurdles and could have finished closer in my view.

Was nearly 6-1 earlier on Betfair but Bet365 has it at 7-2 this is despite the post forecasting it at 14-1 (before the 2 non runners)

Saturday 17 December 2011

yesterdays tentative nap

Right to be tentative the jockey Smullen was utter rubbish - on a horse that has good cruising speed won from the front over 10f last time.  He has a nice draw fails to take the horse to the front, this time it is only 8f so needs to put these horses likely to have a turn of foot under pressure.  No he tucks in gets boxed coming round the final turn (surprise surprise) and half the field slips him so he has no chance to get back - pathetic hope Smullen reads this.  Clearly I wasn't the only punter upset as it got backed into 5-2f

Friday 16 December 2011

16dec11 New Years Day at Chelters

For those thinking of going on Sunday 1st January check out the Gold package for tickets, normal entrance on the day is £25.00 for club.  Gold package includes racecard £3, radio link thing £5 (I think), food voucher £9 and tote betting voucher £10 for a total price of £38.00.  So that means an effective cost of entry down to £11, I just bought my tickets.

Clearly that sum doesn't work for anyone who doesn't intend to eat drink or gamble while there :-)

link is www.cheltenham.co.uk

16dec11 tentative tip

Horse I have been watching runs at Dundalk 7.00pm tonight Key Breeze only 100-30 currently on Betfair if you are desperate to have a bet tonight in Eire that would be my nap!

Also met the owner of a very nice colt that he is considering supplementing for next year's 2000 guineas - can't tell you the name yet but watch this space and hold your anti post bets for next year

16dec11 42 and counting

Great early response to email blast as at this morning we are at 42 already and Vince Paige hasn't started the phone around nag routine yet!

Great to welcome back to comp Val Impey a previous dual winner of the plate (2005) watch out Justin Sercombe & Stuart Bentham you won't have it all your own way this time.

Another blast from the past is one of the long lost Hereford boys Jon Curtis - on past form don't think he will be troubling the leaders :-) actually he is also a past winner from January 2003, bit like Kevin Dighton really - he also fluked a big winner!

Spread the word

Wednesday 14 December 2011

Monday 12 December 2011

20 already signed up for comp #30

Cracking start to the entries for the next comp 20 confirmations received today already and 19 of them have paid!!

Feedback so far on 2 prize rule is very much against any change on the basis that if you are good enough to win both then you should get the cash!!

So unless we get some sudden, and unexpected, flood of opinions the other way looks like we will be sticking with the current rules.

Sunday 11 December 2011

Opinion needed for rule change

We have been discussing the possibility of introducing the rule that no-one can win more than one prize.

What are peoples view on this - we are undecided?

Photo's from 10dec11

Uploaded but they take a day or so to get collected by the search and displayed - sorry but Pete Long has managed to get into yet another shot!

10dec11 what a finish

So Kevin Dighton held on in the most exciting way on the last day - having picked an early odd on shot that got turned over he had to watch Mark Quinn, Mark Kelly, Wayne Morton & Alan Mabb all pick horses that would have given them the win and all of those selections finished in the frame!  But hold on he did, in fact the only winner of the day fell to Stuart Bentham who snatched the win away from Justin Sercombe by securing a 10 point winner where Justin Sercombe could only muster a point and so got beaten by 2 points.  Stuart Bentham's winner also secured him 9th place and the last cash position in the main comp - Well done.

That's it from me for a while although I may post a few musings and ideas for the next comp - Vince Paige will start nagging everyone soon about the next one which was confirmed yesterday as stating 01jan12.

Friday 9 December 2011

09dec11 goodbye Denman

7 winners today from 43 bets on this the penultimate day.  Couple of last minute dashes for the cash positions Jimmy McGarrity an 8-1 winner today put him just 31p behind Dave Kingsbury in 10th place and , of course Mark Kelly who moved into 3rd with his 5-2 winner.  Kevin Dighton played a very nice hand today selecting the winner at any price he needed to go into the last day in front.  Don't have the stats but can't be all that many who lead into the last day and don't win - it has happened but not often.

Well done to Stuart Bentham who got a winner today to keep the plate going to the last day Justin Sercombe needs 5 points or more to guarantee the win anything less than a 10 point winner for Stuart Bentham will give it to Justin Sercombe anyway.

Good luck to everyone for tomorrow.

09dec11 top 6 - today's bets

Kevin Dighton - Darlan, Cheltenham 3.30
Mark Quinn -  NO BET
Wayne Morton - NO BET
Mark Kelly - Arrow Barrow, Doncaster 1.35
Alan Mabb - NO BET
Paul Berg - Youm Jamil, Doncaster 1.35

Mark Kellys won at 5-2 (backed from 7s) unlucky but still in it.

Thursday 8 December 2011

08dec11 Oracle show

Sorry no lunchtime update for top 6 was in a show all day.  Anyway just 4 winners from 47 bets.  First two of the top 6 used up another bet without a winner today Wayne Morton & Mark Kelly further strengthening the position of the top 2.  Winners were 15-2 for Lee Constable in 8th nice winner and pretty much secures some cash for him also Gary Dighton picked a 15-2 winner as well.  Great result for Stuart Bentham in the plate who picked a 10 point winner while Justin failed to score so he narrowed the gap to just 12 points and he still has an extra bet to go.  The other winner was Tom Collins that moved him above me in 31st place!

I will be at Cheltenham tomorrow so can the 3 in the top 6 with a bet left get them in nice and early and when the three of them are in I will put them up no matter what the time.

Wednesday 7 December 2011

07dec11 Reading :-)

4 winners from 43 bets (assuming the two late bets at Kempton tonight both lose).  The 4 winners were all out of the top 10 of note was Jake Fifield's first winner at 2-7 assume he was just making sure he didn't have a completely blank set of 61 bets :-).  Best by far was Gary Cawsey with a very nice 12-1 winner that took him back up into contention for cash on just -£2.90.  Other winners were Dave Fifield 8-1 and Tom Collins 13-8.

In the plate anything less than 2 points from Stuart Bentham tomorrow will give the victory to Justin Sercombe

07dec11 top 6 - today's bets

Kevin Dighton - NO BET
Mark Quinn -  NO BET
Wayne Morton - NO BET
Mark Kelly - NO BET
Paul Berg - lost
Alan Mabb - NO BET

Tuesday 6 December 2011

06dec11 old leader is back

Yes Kevin Dighton returns to the top 24p ahead but with one bet more to have that's after his 5-4 winner today. The other winner in the top 10 was Mark Kelly, 2-1, to consolidate in 4th and the only other winner from the 43 bets placed today was Justin Sercombe with a 5 pointer.

So in the plate that puts Justin Sercombe 22 points ahead of 2nd which I think probably sews it up although mathematically that's not the case.

Hey want a laugh! just in case you were wondering what has happened to Vince Paige on the leader board need I say more than his last three results PU, last, and last.  Hard to imagine what system you could think up that gave you a worse outcome than that!

06dec11 top6 - today's bets

Mark Quinn -  NO BET
Kevin Dighton - Hunt Ball, Fontwell 2.10
Wayne Morton - NO BET
Mark Kelly - Bob's Dream, Sedgefield 1.50
Paul Berg - NO BET
Alan Mabb - NO BET

Monday 5 December 2011

05dec11 all getting very cagey

48 bets and just two winners today, Rod Brown 5-2 and Jimmy McGarrity brings up a double with a 4-1 shot to move to only -£6.49 less than £10.00 from cash.  Among the leaders Mark Quinn had his last bet before Saturday a loser so just opening up a small window for those below him who now know exactly what they need to do to get to Saturday in the lead.

New small top 5 table for the plate now added

05dec11 top 6 - today's bets

Mark Quinn -  Rebel Melody, Plumpton 3.10
Kevin Dighton - NO BET
Wayne Morton - NO BET
Mark Kelly - Royal Mile, Musselburgh 2.50
Paul Berg - Sam Sharp, Plumpton 12.40 (UNPLACED 11-1)
Alan Mabb - NO BET

Sunday 4 December 2011

04dec11 Spurs away brilliant

Never mind Cheltenham Town FC winning it Spurs away for loads of cash will be fine.

5 winners from 53 bets today, Lee Constable picked a 7-1 winner to return to the top 10 in 8th place on +£5.23 but he is dormy so could easily slip back out of the money with most bets to have among the leaders.  The only other top 10 winner was Pat Quinn Jnr with a nice 9-4 winner to consolidate in 7th.  Wayne Morton sat out today so as all those around him had losers he gained £1.00 and also 2nd place as Kevin Dighton slipped back again.  Other winners were Jimmy McGarrity, the defending champ, with a 85-40 winner in the lucky last, Adam Slater another of the Milton Keynes Contingent also picked the same 7-1 winner to move up the table and above Jimmy McGarrity which will please him.  The final winner of the 5 today was Kevin Hall who has now picked 4 from the last 5 bets and sits in 15th on -£4.59, if he keeps that up he could grab one of the smaller cash prizes.

In the plate Martin Long is pretty much nailed on 4th as he can't catch Kevin Wood in 3rd now.  So the top 3 look like this, all with 4 bets to go:

Justin Sercombe 241
Stuart Bentham 224
Kevin Wood 212

So all still to play for in the plate

04dec11 top 6 - today's bets

Mark Quinn - Ballyfitz, Kelso 2.30
Kevin Dighton - Outlaw Tom, Kelso 2.30
Wayne Morton - no bet
Mark Kelly - The Panama Kid, Kelso 1.00 (3RD 3-1)
Paul Berg - Strong Knight, Kelso 1.30
Alan Mabb - You Know Yourself, Kelso 2.00

Saturday 3 December 2011

03dec11 Chelters in 3rd round

Assuming the two late Wolverhampton selections are losers then the only winners today were three odds on shots for two of the leaders in the plate and Kevin Hall.  That means the only move in the top 10 is the £1.00 gain that Mark Quinn gets over everyone else by sitting out again, that puts him £2.01 ahead of Kevin Dighton in 2nd and £2.86 ahead of Wayne Morton in 3rd.  Panel on Right now shows the remaining bets for each top 10 player.

Plate reads:

Justin Sercombe 236 points from (56 bets)
Stuart Bentham 224 (57)
Kevin Wood 207 (56)
Martin Long 124 (54)


So lets have a nice away draw at Chelsea - given their current home form we might even win it :-)

03dec11 top 6 - today's bets

Mark Quinn - no bet
Kevin Dighton - Knight Pass, Sandown 12.55 (3RD 4-6f)
Wayne Morton - Wishful Thinking, Sandown 3.05
Mark Kelly - Master Overseer, Chepstow 2.05
Paul Berg - Warne's Way, Sandown 1.25
Alan Mabb - Shalimar Fromentro, Aintree 2.10

Friday 2 December 2011

02dec11 another big'un

This time only 25-1 for John Roach which moves him to -£5.52 that's £8.34 behind the first cash place.  Overall today we have 53 bets and 7 winners the only scorer in the top 10 was Tom Feeny with a 5-2 winner to consolidate in 8th, all but Justin Sercombe of the top 4 in the plate had the same 2-5 winner and the other two winners were Howard Kelly and Michael Brook.

Plate reads:

Justin Sercombe 236 points from (55 bets)
Stuart Bentham 219 (56)
Kevin Wood 197 (55)
Martin Long 124 (53)

No-one else has got over 100!

02dec11 top 6 - today's naps

Kevin Dighton - Power Pack Jack, Exeter 1.30
Mark Quinn - no bet
Wayne Morton - Rosco Flyer, Lingfield 3.30
Paul Berg - Ballyegan, Exeter 3.15
Mark Kelly - New Code, Sandown 3.40
Alan Mabb - Diamond Brook, Exeter 1.30

Thursday 1 December 2011

01dec11 Pat's first winner

WOW! and what a winner 66-1 - yes Pat Quinn Jnr's first winner of the comp after 53 losers in a row and proof there is hope for us all, moved from bottom, that's 58th, up to 7th and +£13.00, even better knocks Vince Paige out of the cash :-)

Hard to believe that something could have knocked the fact that Mark Quinn has taken over the lead from the lead news item.  A real sicken-er for Kevin Dighton just 1p behind but has three more bets to have.  £600 of prize money hanging on this!  Lets not forget both Wayne Morton in 3rd after his 5-2 winner now only 86p off the lead and the impressive 15-2 winner for Mark Kelly to lift him right into the mix in 4th only £3.24 behind.  Overall 8 winners from 48 bets - I'm sure those winners not mentioned will understand.

Is it the accountant in me or is this actually quite exciting

Who cares about the plate

01dec11 new leader by 1p!!

Check out updated top 6 over - full update will be late evening a large number of selections at Wolverhampton this evening.

01dec11 top 6 - today's bets

Kevin Dighton - Sang Bleu, Wincanton 1.40 (unplaced)
Mark Quinn - no bet
Wayne Morton - Canal Bank, Market Rasen 1.50 (1ST 5-2)
Paul Berg - Carrickmines, Wincanton 1.10 (Unplaced)
Mark Kelly - Master cobbler, Wincanton 2.10 (1ST 15-2)
Alan Mabb - no bet