30sep13 classic final week day

Loads of bets mostly hunting for big prices so hardly any winners! 3 winners actually Martin Long & Ian Carpenter 1-10 (enough to earn Ian a place and move to 11th) and a best of the day 5-2 for Paul Marks.

In the plate Justin gained a point on the leader and Dave Kingsbury stretched his lead over me to 4 points after mine could only finish 4th

Problem currently updating the tables site won't accept amends - will do later but only change is for Ian as above.

30sep13 leaders selections

Main Comp top 10

£1,000 - Steve W, Zarzal NAB 3.50
£375 - Michael, Indigo Blues HAM 4.40

£200 - Roger, Emjayem BTH 4.30

£150 - Martin L, Oscar Magic NAB 2.20
£125 - Craig, Manatee Bay HAM 2.10
£100 - Justin, John Constable ROS 2.35
£75 - Mark N, Jinky HAM 4.40
£50 - Matt H, Gym Shoes HAM 2.40
£50 - Annette, Appease BTH 3.30
£nil - Jimmy, Vallarta BTH 4.30

Plate top 5

£150 - Vince, Useful Smurfer ROS 5.35

£100 - Justin, AS ABOVE
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE
£50 - Dave K, Rising Dawn BTH 3.00
£nil - Maurice, Global Reach ROS 3.35

29sep13 gathering for the final assault

Very few bets today especially among the leaders as most chose to use up a blank day and get ready for the final week.  So despite their being only 16 bets that ran there was still 7 winners, two picked Jakey, the best of the day, 10-1 winner, obviously Jake Fifield! and Robert Baker.  A nice 7-1 winner for both Rod Brown & Chris Pascoe, Julian Ciampioli 6-1, Ian Carpenter 15-8 and finally the only winner that affected the leader board was Annette Berg 6-4 that moved her to 9th spot.

I was the only player in the top 6 of the plate to play and failed to score so that unravels my games in hand on Dave Kingsbury and leaves me still 2 behind.  Also that confirms Martin Long's minimum of 3rd place in the plate and £75.

29sep13 leaders selections

Main Comp top 10

£1,000 - Steve W, NO BET
£375 - Michael, NO BET

£200 - Roger, Soryah EPS 3.55

£150 - Martin L, NO BET
£125 - Craig, NO BET
£100 - Justin, NO BET
£75 - Mark N, Tobacco Road EPS 3.20
£50 - Matt H, NO BET
£50 - Jimmy, NO BET
£nil - Dave B, NO BET

Plate top 5

£150 - Vince, NO BET

£100 - Justin, NO BET
£75 - Martin L, NO BET
£50 - Dave K, NO BET
£nil - Maurice, Wexford Opera CUR 3.45

28sep13 Beaucoup change

8 winners overall that saw 2nd & 1st, 4th & 3rd, 6th & 5th in the main comp and 2nd & 1st in the plate all swap places!  Clearly the stand out (and pretty unbelievable) best of the day was Steve Walton picking Bouggler at 22-1 to retake the lead, Roger Dore 7-1 went above Martin Long evens, and Craig Connelly 5-6 winner was enough to move him 5th.  Rod Brown & I both picked the 8-1 winner of the Cambridgeshire my 2nd 8-1 10 point winner in 6 days, but not good enough to move either of us onto the leader board - although it did take me 14p ahead of Vince :-). Vince Paige 9-10 in Ireland and Matt Harrison 7-4 were the remaining 2 winners, that brought up a 4 timer for Matt, nice play.

In the plate Vince's 10 point winner against Justin's single point for a 3rd saw him take an important 9 point lead with just 5 bets left, Martin Long just needs 6 more points to be mathematically certain of 3rd place and cash, the top two are certain collectors.  The final cash spot is Dave Kingsbury sitting out again while I play my in hand bets, one more in hand to go with 3 more points required to move ahead.

28sep13 leaders selections

Main Comp top 10

Michael - NO BET
Steve W - Bouggler MAR 2.50
Martin L - Short Squeeze HAY 5.25
Roger - Ahyaknowyerself MAR 2.15
Justin - Jacobs Pillow ??? 2.10
Craig - Spirit of Shankly MAR 3.55
Mark N - King of the Danes CHS 3.05
Matt H - Sky Lantern NWM 3.10
Jimmy - Come to Heal NWM 2.35
Dave B - Grandads Horse MAR 2.50

Plate top 5

Justin - AS ABOVE
Vince - Minella Fiveo NAV 2.20
Martin L - NO BET
Dave K - NO BET
Maurice - Educate NWM 3.50

27sep13 static

One to come in the 9.00pm ignoring that we have 5 winners today Adam Slater best of the day 7-2, Matt Harrison & Richard Pascoe both 13-8 and Vince Paige and Justin Sercombe both 4-11.  Those results shuffled Matt Harrison up a few spots and allowed Richard Pascoe to get onto the foot of the leader board.

Vince Paige kept pace with Justin Sercombe as they both picked the same horse - I suppose a good day for Justin then!

27sep13 leaders selections

Main Comp top 10

Michael - Ihtimal NWM 3.15
Steve W - Royale's Charter WOR 2.50
Martin L - NO BET
Roger - Lanansaak NWM 2.10
Justin - Village Vic WOR 4.00
Craig - Radiator NWM 1.40
Mark N - Tall Ship NWM 3.50
Jimmy - Expressly NWM 2.10
Dave B - Magic of Reality HAY 4.10
Annette - Sound Reflection NWM 3.15

Plate top 5

Justin - AS ABOVE
Vince - Village Vic WOR 4.00
Martin L - NO BET
Dave K - Montiridge NWM 2.40
Maurice - Morpheus NWM 5.00

Maurice - 

26sep13 London rocks

7 winners today with some jostling for position in the lower reaches of the leader board.  Matt Harrison with a nice 13-2 winner scored the best of the day which took him back onto the leader board in 11th.  Others were Steve Tyson 3-1, Richard Pascoe & Roger Dore 15-8, Paul Creed 11-4, Jimmy McGarrity 11-4 to move him into the cash - pressure is on as he displaced Annette Berg for that spot!  Finally Ian Carpenter with the same 11-4 winner that takes him to -£4.00 and 13th place.

No action in the plate not a single point

26sep13 leaders selections

Main Comp top 10

Michael - Croquembouche PON 4.05
Steve W - Good Egg PER 5.35
Martin L - Secrete Stream PER 6.05
Mark N - Roskilly NWM 2.00
Justin - NO BET
Craig - NO BET
Roger - Caucus NWM 4.15
Annette - Phiz NWM 3.10
Dave B - NO BET
Jimmy - Astonishing NWM 3.10

Plate top 5

Justin - NO BET
Vince - NO BET
Martin L - AS ABOVE
Dave K - NO BET
Maurice - God Willing NWM 3.40

25sep13 much better

As I'm sure most will know catastrophic software failure on my phone and lost everything (yes I know I should back it up!) still mostly reprogrammed now.

8 winners today with a nice best of the day 17-2 for Steve Tyson, Vince Paige, Craig Connelly & Chris Pascoe all picked a 6-4 winner, Kevin Wood 4-1, Roger Dore 4-1, Jed Parramore 10-11 just enough to scrape onto the foot of the leader board & Matt Harrison 2-1. Surprisingly despite so many winners a fairly static top 12.

In the plate Vince scored 5 points to Justin's 2 and so that brought them level on points - Justin stays top on number of winners count-back 26 to Vince's 16 - so that's worth a point which could be very valuable.

I'm out tomorrow in London for dinner so at best update will be Friday morning - will put up the selections before I leave so you can do it for yourselves :-)

24sep13 move in 2nd

3 winners and the best of the day 9-1 for Steve Walton in 2nd to make a serious bent in Michael Brook's lead, Martin Long 9-4 to move 3rd & Adam Slater 5-4.

In the plate 5 points each for Vince in 2nd and Martin Long in 3rd while the leader missed out for the 2nd day in a row, made the top of the table much tighter.

Just 11 days to go after today will start to put the daily selections up at 1.35pm each day once we have less than 10 to go.

23sep13 ordinary fare

4 winners from 37 bets, Annette Berg continued her purple patch with a 15-8 winner and is now 8th that is 6 from 8 since going dormy - won't mention where Paul is :-).   Craig Connelly rose to 6th with a  best of the day 5-2 winner, Martin Long consolidated in 5th 7-4 and finally Jed Parramore 11-8.

No change in the plate except Justin Sercombe missed and so unwound his game in hand with improvement and stays 8 points clear.

22sep12 again - MAJOR CORRECTION

Unfortunately we had a bit of a mess up we have investigated and Vince, Steve & I are happy that Michael Brook did have a bet yesterday and it was a 16-1 winner.

So tables have been amended accordingly and he now sits £25.73 clear of Steve Walton in 2nd - he was probably going to win anyway unless someone found a 50-1 winner and if they do then they will still get there!

Apologies

22sep13 just one winner

And it was me 8-1 & 10 points moved me into the top 20 and closing in on Dave Kingsbury in 4th in the plate to try and capture the final cash paying spot.

Just 13 days left excel on its way

21sep13 well that was rubbish

Absolutely couldn't believe how bad Tropics was it got backed into 6-1 fav which takes a wall of cash in what is one of the top gambling handicaps of the whole year.  Anyway back to our busiest day of the comp with 47 bets but only 2 winners, best of the day for Chris Pascoe 7-2 and Annette Berg with her 5th winner out of 6 at 6-4 to go into a cash position in 9th.

In the plate Vince made up 3 points scoring 5 points for a 2nd and Justin could only manage 2 for a 3rd.

my nap is a cert!!

Well OK maybe not quite as nailed on as that but just take a look at Tropics in the Ayr Gold Cup.  High draw a definite advantage yesterday and he is drawn 26 of 27, 3 wins from the last 4 runs the only miss was in the Stewards Cup at Goodwood where he was drawn badly and ended up in the wrong group away from the leaders.  Since then impressed in listed event that he sluiced up in (OK that form not exactly franked since by those he beat), but he has risen over 20lbs this season so far and I see no reason why there isn't a bit more to come.  In my book he could be still underrated in what is a tough race granted but at 15-1 (strange price!!) and Bet365 paying 1/4 first five some value to be had each way.

20sep13 and again!

The leader that is, Michael Brook really piles on the pressure and goes £8.73 clear with a nice 5-2 winner.  There were 6 other winners Justin Sercombe 8-11, Paul Berg 7-1, Ian Carpenter 2-1, Annette Berg to move up to 11th and best of the day for Colin Warmington 14-1 but very P.O. as when selected it was 33-1 :-(

In the plate Justin Sercombe picked up 5 points for his 26th winner of the comp and now sits 11 points ahead level bets.

19sep13 Leader wins again

Michael Brook opened clear water after picking a nice 5-1 winner, not best of the day that honour went to Kevin Wood 10-1 and 10 points, the other winners were Justin Sercombe & me 5-2, Ian Carpenter 7-4, Jo 'the bride to be' Hutson 11-4,  & Steve Tyson 10-11.

In the plate Vince only picked up 2 points for his 3rd so Justin's 10 pointer took him 6 clear with a game in hand & my 10 points brought me to my rightful place on the plate leader board 5th and on the bubble where i have finished in the last two comps!

18sep13 all quiet

Very little movement today the only change was the arrival of Annette Berg onto the leader board in 12th place after she brought up her treble with a 9-4 winner.  She was one of just 4 winners the others were a best of the day 11-2 for Gary Dighton, Tom Feeney 9-4, & Robert Baker 5-1.

Justin Sercombe effectively edged into the lead today after Vince Paige's could only finish 5th and Justin sat out, I think one bet in hand is just about worth more than the 2 point lead Vince still retains.

17sep13 top 3 pulling away

5 winners again today, Mark Nutting 11-4 to close back in on the top two in 3rd, Vince Paige 11-4, Jake Fifield best of the day 4-1, Adam Slater 3-1 & Annette Berg brought up a double with a 11-8 winner to move within £2 of the leader board.

In the plate we have a new leader after Justin Sercombe's 2-7 shot broke down and Vince Paige's 10 pointer stormed home at Listowel

16sep13 new leader

5 winners today which included Michael Brook 9-4 that was sufficient to allow him to overtake Steve Walton and go £1.23 clear, Michael has 2 more bets to have than Steve so I would call that pretty even.  Other winners were Steve Tyson best of the day 9-2, Paul Creed 5-2, Julian Ciampioli 11-4, and finally Annette Berg 3-1, who is still well in touch on -£5.99 & 16th place.

In the plate things are looking very ordered with all the bets in hand unraveling with the top three all having had 47 bets we get a true picture ready for the run in.

16sep13 25th Anniversay

Yes it is Sue & my 25th today and as we have some evening selections I'm not going to be able to update it until tomorrow.

Yes some thing are sometimes more important than racing!!

15sep13 restrictions are lifted

All our winners at odds of over 33-1 will no long be restricted to a maximum of 33-1 as we are all now in the final 20 bets, so go go go.

Also what a stunning performance by Dermot Weld's horse in the Irish Ledger today absolutely killed the field no-one napped it of course! 5 winners from the 40 bets today best of which was a rather miserly 9-2 for Michael Brook that took him up a place into 2nd, Martin Long evens, Justin Sercombe 11-10, Jay Lewis 9-2, & Roger Dore 6-4 to move him a place or two into 6th were the other winners.

In the plate Justin Extended his lead with a nice 10 point winner Vince Paige picked up 5 for his 2nd place and Martin lost a bit of ground as his winner was only a 3 pointer but he looks securely in the cash in the plate so needs to head for glory in the main comp.

Final day will definitely be at Fontwell on October 5th a few already going let us know if you intend to travel down.

14sep13 leader surges clear

Steve Walton picks up a 9-2 winner to go 5.27 clear other winners Jimmy McGarrity, Carl Dean, Jed Parramore, Dave Kingsbury.

CORRECTION Tom Feeney also had a winner so it was 6 winners from 43 bets

13sep13 slow day

Just two winners today and both on the leader board, Craig Connelly 7-2 to go 4th and Dave Barker 3-1 to move 8th.

In the plate Craig Connelly's 5 points moved him a little closer to 4th the last cash paying position

12sep13 new leader again!

Mark Nutting returns to the top after bagging the best of the day 9-1 Paul Marks also picked the same winner to move into the top half.  The only other winner was Paul Berg 7-1 too little too late?

Good day for Justin Sercombe & Martin Long in the plate they sat out and everyone failed to score

11sep13 no news day

and not much happening here either just 3 winners Vince Paige 9-10 with Annette Berg & Roger Dore both selecting the same 4-1 winner.  This lifted Roger from 7th to 4th.

Justin Sercombe missed so Vince's 5 points closed him right up to the lead.

10sep13 0-0 good enough

Just 4 winners today best of the day and off the mark for Tom Feeney at 8-1 to move him off bottom spot, Chris Pascoe 85-40, me 11-8 & Justin Sercombe 2-5 were the others.

In the plate Justin's 5 point winner was matched by Vince Paige's 5 point 2nd in the last race of the day - have to say Vince was robbed best horse by miles in the race and jockey got caught by the winner who got first run and he missed by a short head!

09sep13 another big one

This time of massive significance as well Steve Walton bangs in a 25-1 winner (a very rare event might be his best ever) and zooms straight up to top spot.  The only other winner was the 8-11 shot for Roger Dore and Paul Creed.

Again another quiet day in the plate a couple of losers at the top was all that happened.

08sep13 massive winner

33-1 but luckily it was for Mark Quinn and he was sitting bottom on -£44.00 so that only lifts him into the top half.  Other winners were Steve Walton 2-1, Dave Barker 8-1 to move him back into a cash position in 7th, Adam Slater 9-2 and Chris Pascoe 11-4.

All quiet again on the plate front

07sep13 two winners

Just Jimmy McGarrity & Roger Dore - must go off out

06sep13 what a rubbish weeks racing!

6 winners today but the top 10 places remain unaltered, best was Jed Parramore 7-1 that moved him to 11th and closely followed by Jimmy McGarrity 11-2 to chase him onto the board in 12th.  Others were Jo Hutson 11-2, Steve Walton 4-6, Pat Quinn Junior 4-1 & Matty Harrison 9-4.

No action in the plate

05sep13 Wow Wawrinka

One game to go as I write this but I think he is safely through :-)

But even more newsworthy is the brand new leader Michael Brook bangs in a 14-1 winner the outsider of 6 and storms to the top £7.75 clear, Martin long has had 7 more bets than him in 3rd place but is £8.35 back, think I would rather be in Michael's spot.  Five winners in total the other 4 were Craig Connelly again, to move up another place into 4th with his 11-10 winner, Mark Sharman 2-1, Robert Baker 7-1 to move him to just £1.55 down and 15th spot, and Dave Kingsbury 10-11 to maintain his 9th spot the last cash paying position.

In the plate a good day for Justin Sercombe who sat out while 2nd & 3rd both failed to score.

He done it and beaten Murray 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

04sep13 leader goes dormy!

Mark Nutting (away in Portugal this week) goes dormy so with Martin Long snapping up another short priced winner today (1-6) he is sitting pretty good just 60p behind and 11 more bets, time to sit out for a while!

Only 4 winners in total today, another toughie, apart from Martin Long there was the best of the day from Kevin Wood 3-1, Steve Walton 4-5 and Craig Connelly 6-4 which moved him up a place into 5th.

In the plate both the top two played and both failed to score Martin only scored 2 points and Craig Connelly's 5 points moved him back onto the leader board.

03sep13 nice easy one

Only Jake Fifield troubled the scorers today with a 9-2 winner to move back onto the leader board, and that was from 33 bets so looks like it was a tough day.

In the plate 3 on the top 6 had a bet and none score even a single point so a good day for those that sat out.

Both Ken Jones & Gary Dighton went dormy today.

02sep13 ¿Hablas español?

5 winners today with Michael Brook knocking in the best of the bunch with a 9-2 shot that took him to 8th and in with the pack of players in a heap from 3rd to 8th.  Celeste Beaty & Kevin Wood both 5-2 Dave Barker 13-8 and finally our esteemed leader clearly targeting not having a loser picked a 1-25 winner!

Very quiet in the plate just 2 points each for Martin Long & Vince Paige

01sep13 flipped back again

6 winners today joint best was Jimmy McGarrity & Paul Marks with the 9-2 group 1 winner in Ireland that looks like a very classy horse 2 from 2 Royal Ascot & today.  Pat Quinn Snr 2-1 and 3 of us on the 1-3 winner in Ireland Justin Sercombe, me, & Martin Long sufficient to take him back to the top.

Not much change in the plate despite the winners all to play for.

Excel update will follow later still waiting for some race details from The Curragh

31aug13 flip flop

Sorry for delay some evening selections and I was out

The 8 winners on Saturday brought up the 300 winner mark for the comp, Mark Quinn topped the day with his first winner at 7-1 Matty Harrison 9-2 & Jed Parramore 4-1 were the others at reasonable odds, but none of those troubled the leader board.  Justin Sercombe, Vince Paige & I all picked the same 10 point winner at 11-8 in Ireland with Steve Tyson 2-7 and Craig Connelly 8-11 the final pair.

In the plate the two leaders matched each other and remain 3 points apart, Martin Long while having a few games in hand clearly needs to pay attention to the main comp where the big money prize is he has had 7 bets more than Mark Nutting the leader so should automatically regain the lead when that unravels.