Windsor Photos

Windsor photos are loaded and should appear in slide show shortly, Here is the team photo especially for Laura!

FUTURE COMP DATES

General thought process is like this:

Want to end a comp at Punchestown Festival 2015 so if we pick the Friday of that meeting which is 01may15 that gives us a start date of 31jan15.   As we want to have a break now across the summer holiday period we will only be able to fit in one more comp in 2014.  So picking the Hennessy at end of November as the finishing venue means we need to start next comp at the end of August.  Summary is:

#37 start 31aug14 to Saturday 29nov14 (Hennessy Day - Newbury)
#38 start 31jan15 to Friday 01may15 (Irish Champion Hurdle Day - Punchestown)

Get these dates in the diary!!

Napscomps racing tours will swing into action and begin planning the Punchestown trip in the Autumn you will all get details of the options for a group trip then.

09jun14 FINAL DAY REVIEW

Firstly Congratulations to Pat Quinn Jnr imperious in the main comp and a very worthy winner & to Barry Pemble fantastic run in 12 winners from his last 14 bets, Vince did well to even take it down to the last day with form like that.

A lot of winners for the last day 8 in total including both winners above and Tim Catlin & Dave Barker both 4-1 sufficient for them both to move past Gary Pascoe who shot for the stars and missed! The other 4 winners were Tom Feeney 4-1, Stuart Bentham 10-11, Justin Sercombe 13-8, & 2nd place Dave Kingsbury 7-4.  Need to mention John Hall in dispatches here who's 50-1 selection finished 3/4l away in 2nd and we all thought the jockey just hadn't gone through with it in the last 75 yards!

Good turn out for the final day bash at Windsor last night many pictures to follow but here is Mark Quinn Accepting the cup, from last times winner Jimmy McGarrity, on behalf of his brother Pat Quinn Jnr who couldn't be with us - sheltering from the downpour that started at the just before the end of the festivities

Mention for Steve Walton who missed his first end of comp bash as he is ill in hospital - you were missed & get well soon from us all.

TOP HALF SELECTIONS FINAL DAY

Main Comp top half

1. £1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, Amazing D'Azy NWA 2.15
2. £425 - Dave K, Amazing D'Azy NWA 2.15

3. £250 - Tom F, Applause For My Amy NWA 4.15  

4. £200 - Gary P, Chorlton Manor WIN 8.50

5. £150 - Dave B, High on Life WIN 8.50

6. £100 - Tim C, Applause For My Amy NWA 4.15

7. £75 -  Martin L, Saakhen PON 7.40

8. £75 - Pat Q Snr, Ratler O'Brien NWA 4.45

9. £50 - Barry P, Spring Fling WIN 8.20

10. £50 - Chris P, Flashheart WIN 7.20

11. £nil - Jed P, Romanesco ROS 8.30

12. £nil - Terry M, Henwood NWA 4.15

13. £nil - Vince P, Romanesco ROS 8.30

14. £nil - Jay L, FORCED LOSER

15. £nil - Adam S, Reach The Beach NWA 2.15

16. £nil - Spencer M, Go On Chas AYR 2.30

17. £nil - Paul B, Pennine Warrior WIN 8.20

18. £nil - Maurice E, Chutney WIN 8.20

19. £nil - Pete F, Hughies Bay ROS 6.00

20. £nil - Alan M, Reach The Beach NWA 2.15

21. £nil - Annette B, Red Tycoon WIN 6.20

22. £nil - Jon H, Lady Moscou WIN 6.20

23= £nil - Craig C, Caverleigh Court NWA 2.15

23= £nil - Rod B, Dance NWA 3.15

25. £nil - Wayne M, FORCED LOSER

26. £nil - Mark Q,  Lucky Prince NWA 4.15

27. £nil - Jimmy M, Strictly The One NWA 3.15

28. £nil - Justin S, Have a Nice Day ROS 6.30

08jun14 penultimate day

Just 2 winners today and not often the best of the day is odds on but Gary Pascoe's 9-10 dead heat winner and 10 points was enough to win him the 5th spot in the plate from me and also to move 4th in the main comp.  The other winner was Stuart Bentham 4-5.

So in the plate Barry needs just a single point from his last bet to be sure of top spot after Vince failed to score and exactly the same applies to Martin long in the battle for 3rd spot with Justin.

The top 3 in the main comp are fairly spread out so most of the tactics will be for the boys in 4th through 6th, unless like most of us they look for a 66-1 winner!

LEADERS SELECTIONS 08JUN

Main Comp top 12

£1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, NO BET
£425 - Dave K, NO BET

£250 - Tom F, NO BET

£200 - Dave B, NO BET

£150 - Gary P, Gypsy King CUR 5.50

£100 - Tim C, NO BET

£75 -  Martin L, Justonefortheroad GOO 4.35

£75 - Pat Q Snr, NO BET 

£50 - Barry P, Ningbo Express PER 2.10

£50 - Chris P, Presto Volante GOO 4.05

£nil - Jed P, Tarziyna CUR 4.15

£nil - Terry M, Palazzo Bianco GOO 4.05

Plate top 6

£150 - Vince P, Wishyouwerehere CUR 3.10

£100 - Barry P, AS ABOVE 
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE

£50 - Justin S, Emerita CUR 5.50
£50 - Gary P, AS ABOVE

£nil - Maurice E, Ningbo Express PER 2.10

07jun14 Aussie Rules

Just two winners today and they were Barry Pemble & me, we both picked Australia 11-8 and 10 points.  That was enough to lift Barry one place in the main comp and as disaster struck for Vince at Limerick his horse was a late non-runner Barry also went 7 clear in the plate.  Gary Pascoe missed and so my 10 points brought me to within 4 of him with just the final 2 bets to go - all to play for.

LEADERS SELECTIONS 07JUN

Main Comp top 12

£1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, Baccalaureate HEX 1.40 (3RD)
£425 - Dave K, Dakar Run WOR 5.45

£250 - Tom F, NO BET

£200 - Dave B, Alex My Boy MUS 3.30

£150 - Gary P, Dare To Achieve EPS 4.50

£100 - Tim C, Innsbruck DON 3.15

£75 -  Martin L, True Story EPS 4.00

£75 - Pat Q Snr, NO BET 

£50 - Chris P, Mambo Paradise EPS 2.05

£50 - Barry P, Australia EPS 4.00

£nil - Jed P, Seek The Fair Land LIN 6.55

£nil - Terry M, Kingston Hill EPS 4.00

Plate top 8

£150 - Vince P, Danish Duke LIM 6.35

£100 - Barry P, AS ABOVE 
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE

£50 - Justin S, FORCED LOSER
£50 - Gary P, AS ABOVE

£nil - Maurice E, Australia EPS 4.00

£nil - Pat Q Jnr, AS ABOVE
£nil - Dave B, AS ABOVE

06jun14 Majestic

You heard it here first in April that Taghrooda would win the Oaks and she did handsomely for me today at 5-1 and (10-1 ante post) for me to claim the best of the day.  There were only four other winners Tim Catlin brought up his treble with a 2-1 winner not enough to catch Gary Pascoe because he captured a 5-2 winner to go tied 4th with Dave Barker (remember no tie breaker prizes are split).  The other two winners were Barry Pemble with a cert 5 point winner at 1-4 to make sure he asks the questions of Vince who answered with aplomb with a 10 point winner to go top

LEADER SELECTIONS 06JUN

Main Comp top 12

£1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, My Noisy Rosy MAR 2.30
£425 - Dave K, NO BET

£250 - Tom F, NO BET

£200 - Dave B, Lincoln EPS 5.20

£150 - Gary P, Abseil EPS 3.20

£100 - Tim C, Naivasha BAT 6.20

£75 -  Martin L, Prairie Rose GOO 8.15

£75 - Pat Q Snr, NO BET 

£50 - Chris P, Overland Express LEO 6.30

£50 - Barry P, Gabriel The Great MAR 1.55

£nil - Jed P, Spirit of The Law EPS 3.20

£nil - Terry M, Farlow EPS 3.20

Plate top 8

£150 - Vince P, Artful Artist LEO 9.05

£100 - Barry P, AS ABOVE 
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE

£50 - Justin S, Marvellous EPS 4.00
£50 - Gary P, AS ABOVE

£nil - Pat Q Jnr, As ABOVE  

£nil - Maurice E, Taghrooda EPS 4.00

£nil - Dave B, AS ABOVE

Windsor final day

Don't forget final day at Windsor on Monday, time of first race of the 6 race card is at 6.20pm and there are a fair few of us going we should be easy to spot - check out photo gallery on the right!  If you haven't already spoken with Vince or me let us know if you intend coming.

We will leave the cut off for selections on the final day at 1.30pm and I will upload everyone's selections on the blog before I leave for the course.  We will update the table in real time on course - with a pen :-)

This is the scene in August 2002 of the famous 66-1 winner Sea Danzig selected by Steve Walton to steal the win on the last day so don't give up hope!

Remember you can't nap in any race that starts after the last at Windsor (that means no naps in the last races at both Pontefract & Roscommon) - that is so we can award the cup while we are on course.

Pat - bring plenty of cash for the celebrations :-)

05jun14 no news

Not much to say really only 2 winners mainly a factor of loads of players going for last minute long shots.  Tim Catlin did best with a 4-1 winner to steal 6th place from Martin Long and the only other winner was Carl Dean 8-11.

Very cagey in the plate as all the top three sat out and went dormy at least that tactic is out the was it is a straight shoot off each day - may the best man win eh Barry!

LEADERS SELECTIONS 05JUN

Main Comp top 12

£1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, Gwile Spar FOS 6.55
£425 - Dave K, Clues & Arrows FOS 8.40

£250 - Tom F, Roses Legend FOS 6.20

£200 - Dave B, NO BET

£150 - Gary P, Pim Street SOU 5.20

£100 - Martin L, NO BET

£75 -  Tim C,  Novel Dancer KEM 5.40

£75 - Chris P, Margarets Gift HAM 2.30

£50 - Pat Q Snr, NO BET

£50 - Jed P,  Desert Snow KEM 6.10

£nil - Barry P, NO BET

£nil - Terry M, Duke of Destiny LIN 5.45

Plate top 8

£150 - Vince P, NO BET

£100 - Barry P, AS ABOVE 
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE

£50 - Justin S, Marchim TIP 8.20
£50 - Gary P, AS ABOVE

£nil - Pat Q Jnr, As ABOVE  

£nil - Maurice E,  Oscar Chimes TIP 8.20  

£nil - Dave B, AS ABOVE

04jun14 he's fallible!

10 winners today Pete Long takes the best of the day award with a 9-1 winner still needs a few more of those!  Tim Catlin probably has the best result however with a 9-2 winner to move back up to 7th.  Four guys had the 4-6 winner in the bumper at Punchestown at 4-6 and 10 points they were (as if you couldn't guess) Barry, Vince, Justin, and Gary Pascoe.  That leaves just 4 others Chris Pascoe brought up a treble with an 8-11 winner, Dave Kingsbury closed the gap on the leader a touch with his 5-2 winner, Ian Carpenter 9-2 too little too late, and finally Rod Brown 9-2 moving into the top half.

I think Gary Pascoe can consider he has wrapped up the final cash spot (5th) with his 10 points to my 2 and he now sits 14 clear level bets, but as I have the winner of both of the weekend's classics Fascinating Rock and Taghrooda (got 10-1 ante post in April) I'm not giving up :-)

LEADERS SELECTIONS 04JUN

Main Comp top 12

£1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, Hinton Indiana FON 5.10
£425 - Dave K, Shubaat FON 2.10

£250 - Tom F, NO BET

£200 - Dave B, NO BET

£150 - Gary P, Totally Dominant PUN 8.50

£100 - Martin L, NO BET

£75 -  Pat Q Snr, Hala Hala NOT 4.20

£75 - Chris P, Seventh Sky FON 2.10

£50 - Jed P, Fort Bastion NOT 3.50

£50 - Tim C, Heartsong NOT 3.20 

£nil - Barry P, Totally Dominant PUN 8.50

£nil - Terry M, Very Noble FON 2.40

Plate top 8

£150 - Vince P, Totally Dominant PUN 8.50

£100 - Barry P, AS ABOVE 
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE

£50 - Justin S, Totally Dominant PUN 8.50
£50 - Gary P, AS ABOVE

£nil - Pat Q Jnr, As ABOVE  

£nil - Maurice E, Rupert Lamb PUN 8.20   

£nil - Dave B, AS ABOVE

03jun14 no superlatives left

For Pat Quinn Jnr of course, best of the day winner at 11-4 is just taking the piss! 8 winners in a row and 9 from the last 10. There were 7 other winning bets and 5 of them involved the main comp leader board but no-one changed position! We had Barry Pemble 8-11, Chris Pascoe 8-13, Martin Long 11-8, Tom Feeney 5-4 and Gary Pascoe 5-4, the others were Stuart Bentham 8-11 and Annette Berg 5-2 closing in on Paul!

In the plate Vince sat out and allowed Barry to catch up his bet in hand, Barry duly obliged with a 5 pointer to move 2 clear at the top.  I did the same to get Gary to do the same and he score a vital 3 points and now sits 6 clear of me level bets. All to play for that's if Pat stops winning at some point of course, or we will both miss out!

LEADERS SELECTIONS 03JUN

Main Comp top 12

£1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, Normadic Storm SOU 5.40
£425 - Dave K, Old Pals Act SOU 6.10

£250 - Tom F, Baltic Brave YAR 8.30

£200 - Dave B, NO BET

£150 - Gary P, Baltic Brave YAR 8.30

£100 - Martin L, Slim Pickings SOU 6.40

£75 -  Pat Q Snr, Cravat BRI 3.40

£75 - Chris P, St Moritz RIP 3.25

£50 - Jed P, Highlife Dance YAR 5.55

£50 - Tim C, Alices Dancer BRI 3.10

£nil - Barry P, Saved by The Bell RIP 5.30

£nil - Terry M, Dubai Dynamo RIP 3.55 

Plate top 8

£150 - Vince P, NO BET

£100 - Barry P, AS ABOVE 
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE

£50 - Justin S, Mantou YAR 7.30
£50 - Gary P, AS ABOVE

£nil - Maurice E, NO BET

£nil - Pat Q Jnr, AS ABOVE  

£nil - Dave B, AS ABOVE

02jun14 top stuff in the plate

8 winners today 4 of them were the same horse 6-4 10 pointer for me, Barry, Vince & Justin, so that really put the pressure on Gary who went for another 10 pointer in a much tougher race and pulled it off great tipping 5-1 winner to move up 2 spots and I expect pleasingly now above Martin Long!  There were 3 other winners Chris Pascoe 1-2 but made him a place, Jed Parramore 7-4 that also made him a place and finally Stuart Bentham 100-30 who has got going a bit of late but too late.

LEADERS SELECTIONS 02JUN

Main Comp top 14

£1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, NO BET
£425 - Dave K, NO BET

£250 - Tom F, NO BET

£200 - Dave B, She's a Pistol NAA 4.30

£150 - Martin L, NO BET

£100 - Pat Q Snr, NO BET

£75 -  Gary P, Our Man Zebo LIS 3.10

£75 - Tim C, Music Master WIN 7.30

£50 - Chris P, My Spirit CAR 7.45

£50 - Jed P, Pandorica CHE 4.45

£nil - Terry M, Lord Buffhead CHE 3.05

£nil - Barry P, Ask Vic LIS 2.05
£nil - Spencer M, FORCED LOSER
£nil - Paul B, Askaud LEI 3.55

Plate top 8

£150 - Vince P, Ask Vic LIS 2.05

£100 - Barry P, AS ABOVE 
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE

£50 - Justin S, Ask Vic LIS 2.05
£50 - Pat Q Jnr, AS ABOVE

£nil - Gary P, AS ABOVE

£nil - Maurice E, Ask Vic LIS 2.05 

£nil - Dave B, AS ABOVE

01jun14 quiet day

5 winners today Martin Long of most significance his 9-4 winner lifted him a couple of places into 5th, best of the day was Richard Pascoe 8-1 but he is still well down as that was only his 3rd winner, Ina Carpenter 4-11, and the boys got back on track (Vince & Barry) both picked the same horse that won at 1-3.

Excel update now sent

LEADERS SELECTIONS 01JUN

Main Comp top 14

£1,000 - Pat Q Jnr, NO BET
£425 - Dave K, NO BET

£250 - Tom F, Diamond Pro FAK 3.30

£200 - Dave B, NO BET

£150 - Pat Q Snr, NO BET

£100 - Gary P, Go Sakhee NOT 4.45

£75 -  Martin L, Stephen Hero FAK 2.00

£75 - Tim C, Lady Mai NOT 3.15

£50 - Chris P, Ut Majeur Aulmes FAK 4.00

£50 - Jed P, Miss The Boat FAK 3.30

£nil - Terry M, Pearl Blue NOT 3.45

£nil - Barry P, Manderly NOT 4.15
£nil - Spencer M, Steel Rain NOT 3.45
£nil - Paul B, Windy Citi NOT 4.45

Plate top 8

£150 - Vince P, Manderly NOT 4.15

£100 - Barry P, AS ABOVE 
£75 - Martin L, AS ABOVE

£50 - Justin S, Miss The Boat FAK 3.30
£50 - Pat Q Jnr, AS ABOVE

£nil - Gary P, AS ABOVE

£nil - Maurice E, Jarob KIL 4.50

£nil - Dave B, AS ABOVE