30apr12 YES YES YES

Go City - Sorry this is late had to go and watch the game brilliant result and fair few naps in the evening meeting, that I obviously wasn't going to miss the start for.

Slow day only 18 bets and 4 winners a spectacular 1-8 winner for Steve Walton to get off the mark and this surely signals a new approach from him, odds on, and at Wolverhampton!  Both the leaders from yesterday's opening day had a winner again Eamon Kelly his 2nd 100-30 winner in a row, to go top, and Julian Ciampioli at 8-15.  Other winner was Robert Baker at 7-2 to go 3rd

All quiet in the plate

29apr12 nice start

24 bets and 7 winners (clearly the guys on the leader board), gained another new player during the day Lee Johnson - welcome

My winning nap was 15-8 in the morning paper went off 2-5 but Kissed will win the Oaks - you heard it hear first!

Nice start for the plate regulars who played today with three of them getting a 10 point maximum.

Welcome to 3 first timers

Hello and good luck to the three newcomers to the naps comp

Grace Loder,  Scott Bennett & Mark Sharman and the returning stalwart Dave Fifield who sits out the jumps although not sure why as flat runs full time :-)

I have to do the admin and a month off even seemed a long time away to me!

AND WE'RE OFF

50 gone to post - prizes announced when everyone has had a bet and we know definitely everyone is in.

Still not too late to join - email as above

ARE WE GETTING EXCITED? - GO MINUS 1

Oh! yes we are - lift off tomorrow

Welcome new people and welcome back regulars looks like we are 50+ just waiting for Jimmy to work out how Twitter works so he can round up the young people :-)

Getting ready for the off

Looks like we may be around 50 for this summer bash - unless you know better!!

Will post final details Saturday and watch out for the first updated blog Sunday evening

NEW SUMMER 2012 COMP

Ok it's here and here's your chance to get Vince off your back !!!

The new competition starts Sunday 28th April and ends at Ascot On Saturday 27 July.-

Those who are confirmed are as follows:, 

Paul Berg, Julian Ciampioli, Eamon Kelly, Grace Loder, Kevin Wood, Barry James, Jon Curtis, Kevin Dighton, Danny Beaman, Trevor James, Jimmy McGarrity, Justin Sercombe, Adam Slater, Barry Pemble, Gary Pascoe, Vince Paige, Dave Fifield, Maurice Edgington, Steve Walton, Mark Dighton, Gary Dighton, Bert Peart, Dave Kingsbury, Terry Matthews, Kevin Hall, Pat Quinn Snr, Mark Quinn

Those who have declined are as follows:

Tim Catlin, Billy Bray, Howard Kelly, Pete Long, Ian Walters, Kevin Findlay, Val Impey, Andy Pitter

If you are on wrong list or not on list please let me know yes or no by Sunday 22nd.

Regards

Vince

Grand Failure

Very mixed feelings after that, one month after the Gold Cup and the winner is killed!  Hard to know what to think, thoroughbreds are bred to race so no racing then no thoroughbreds -  but most of us have sort of moved on from pastimes that involve killing animals for pleasure.

The debate continues

As Vince said earlier also how many times did Daryl Jacob use his whip after the last, not seen anything about that yet

A Grand Opportunity

And it is knocking very loud - Synchronised drifting out to 9-1 with some bookies paying first 6 - 9-4 to finish in the top 6 when it just won the Gold Cup.

Let's be honest now the jumps are easier it is much less of a lottery and Synchronised is well in even as top weight in what is really just a long distance ordinary handicap nowadays!

I'm on

Big Racing History

Remember this day when a new best ever winning steak was set by Big Bucks at Aintree - we will never see this again (well until he actually loses a race that is).

Hope we are all refreshed and fully 'chocolated up' and raring to go on competition #31 which starts 2 weeks Sunday

Final day photos are up

A few new faces and Oliver Pemble a new entrant in comp #60 that starts in January 2020!

Numbers already rising for the next comp starting end of the month contact me or Vince to join

31mar12 Its all over

At a good afternoon racing at Stratford we saw a couple last minute 25-1 shots come home for Eamon Kelly and Trevor James but they were not enough to stop Paul Berg and Barry Pemble both claiming their deserved victories.  Eamon Kelly 25-1 winner lifted him to 3rd to win £300 and Trevor James lept to 11th with his but unfortunately that's the first non paying spot.  Only 13 of us finished with a positive return shows how tricky this game is - or is it just us!

Barry Pemble secured the plate with an emphatic 10 point winner over in Eire to win the £200 1st prize by a comfortable 14 points after the others failed to score.  

Watch blog for details of next comp and the photos update from the prize giving yesterday