Koriokaramea

Nice win. Well done, Basil !

Scratching Replacement for me for Comp R13, please Maria. 15 is out. Replaced by 9, please. Many thanks.

Thank you very much for this comp, Maria and Leigh. It's gonna be fun for sure. I'm going with :- R1 : 2x12 R2 : 2x5 R3 : 1x8 R4 : 1x7 R5: 1x4 Best Bet 1 R6: 8x9 R7: 7x10 Best Bet 2 R8: 3x12 R9: 3x5 R10: 2x12 R11: 1x8 R12: 1x5 R13: 13x15 Good luck everyone, and I hope you all enjoy your day's racing. I hope that my two "teamies" will be top-class. Please, please Racing Gods let them be top-class ! Cheers, Korio

That's brilliant ! Thank you very much gubellini, blue, and rdytdy. Much appreciated. I thought he must have been a pretty handy horse, or I can't imagine I would have had the interest in him that I did at the time. 9 wins from 40 starts was pretty useful for sure. This makes great reading, gubellini. Cheers.

In my pre-teen years in the mid-late '60s my favourite racehorse was a northern galloper named 'Styx'. Followed its exploits each Saturday that it raced …. I still remember racing to the local dairy on a Thursday to buy a 'Best Bets' to see if it was racing that upcoming Saturday. Am pretty sure it won a few races, though I can't remember over what distances. Never made a cent off it (cos the TAB wasn't big on 9 y-o punters ! …… still aren't, thankfully ) . I think it was trained at Te Rapa ...can't recall the trainer's name or who rode it. Anyone remember anything about 'Styx', or where I might find any information on 'Styx.' Thanks.

Not surprising that so many continue to enter …. when a competition is extremely well-run with a variety of formats (individual, pairs, trios, teams of 6, etc), simple rules, an easy entry process, prompt and lively accurate updates throughout the day, played in a good spirit and with no 'smart-arses' … then a competition is a 'winner' and people keep coming back for more. It is a competition that adds great value to a Saturday's racing enjoyment. Much appreciated Maria and Leigh.

R1 - 1 & 2 BB R2 - 5 & 7 R3 - 2 & 7 R4 - 3 & 8 R5 - 4 & 8 R6 - 6 & 7 R7 - 1 & 4 R8 - 2 & 9 BB R9 - 1 & 10 R10 - 1 & 6 Thank you very much Maria and Scooby. Hoping for back-to-back comp wins. Always gotta have hope. Maybe stretch the margin from a nose to a length this time.

Well I just got up today in the closest of finishes ...always nice to win a comp, especially a comp as tough to win as this one …. when there are so many astute tipsters taking part. Thank you Maria and Scooby for this marvellous comp. I've had the good fortune to win previously in a Scooby comp, had a prize bet put on, and won that prize bet …. so I've had my share, and am very grateful for that. With that in my mind, of my $70 prize bet from today (thanks for that, Scooby) I'd like to put $40 of that prize bet to add to Sayers $30 prize bet so that Sayer's prize bet is now $70 Sayer was beaten only a lip today and thoroughly deserves the top prize. Pick well, my friend. .. And the balance $30 to go back in to the Prize Fund for future comps. I hope that's alright with everybody. Thanks again Maria for your marvellous running of these comps, and thanks Scooby for your backing. Cheers,, Korio

1) 1x8 2) 3x7 3) 1x2 Best Bet 4) 2x4 5) 5x13 6) 5x6 7) 1x9 8) 4x8 9) 5x6 Best Bet 10) 2x6 Thank you very much for today's competition.

Team 'Ellerslie' have all reported to the starting-gates. No issues. It's all 'go' now for Team 'Ellerslie'.

Orphanpete has replaced both his scratchings, so only my scratching to post so I may as well do that now. Koriokaramea : Comp R8 : 9 is out, to be replaced by 10. Thanks, Maria.

There will be scratching replacements for Team Ellerslie - I'll post these about 1pm. orphanpete you can jump in and amend with replacements for your No. 6 in R4 and No. 4 in R9 earlier, if you don't want to leave it to me at 1pm .

R1) 3-6 BB R2) 8-11 R3) 3-6 R4) 5-8 R5) 5-6 R6) 1-3 R7) 1-4 R8) 5-9 R9) 3-12 R10) 6-7 BB Thank you, Maria. Good luck Team Ellerslie, the finest in the Southern Hemisphere. The City is where it's at.

Good morning, punters. I'm going with these likely sorts today :- R1) 3x7 R2) 2x11 R3) 2x4 R4) 5x6 R5) 3x4 Best Bet R6) 1x2 Best Bet R7) 3x14 R8) 2x13 R9) 4x5 R10) 4x9 The very best of luck everyone, especially to my team-mates to be revealed later and who I'm sure will be the better side of useful. Go the Mighty Black Caps ! . Bring it home, fellas. Thank you very much Maria for this latest wonderful Maria comp. And thank you too, Leigh. Cheers, Korio.

Great idea for a Comp. I'll go:- > Ellerslie >Eagle Farm >Riccarton >Mudgee TC Thanks, Maria.

Please can I have a Scratching Replacement , Maria. Comp R5 Randwick R5 4- High Power is out 2 -Kellstorm is in Many thanks, Maria.

Last week's inaugural; 'Trio' comp was very entertaining …. so I've gotta be in today. Hoping that I'll be teamed up with a couple of geniuses ! I'm going with :- R1) 1x6 Sultan Of Swing / Ticket To Ride R2) 1x3 Beau Jeu / Super Hoof R3) 6x8 Bare Naked Lady / Sir Elton R4) 2x8 Monsieur Sieu / Decroux R5) 1x4 Fanciful Toff / High Power R6) 3x13 White Boots / Dalmatia Prince R7) 1x8 Latin Boy / Invictus Salute R8) 8x12 Condor / Charretera R9) 2x9 Notation / Misteed Best Bet R10) 2x11 Arrow Lane / Boomer Beach Best Bet Many thanks Maria and Scooby. Good luck everyone.

Well done Scoobie, you put a lot in to these fine comps and great to see you get a good result today, And well done of course to your team-mates Camacho and Bazza ! A trio comp was a great idea Maria ….it's good to follow the results of our team-mates race by race, so even if our own selections miss we can bask in the success of a team-mate.

Close but no cigar ! 2nd......when paying 8s. Went up to win at the 150m mark when seeing off the odds-on favourite …..but succumbed late to one flashing down the outside at 25-1. Many thanks for the opportunity, Leigh. A lot of fun. Cheers.

R1) 2x3 R2) 1x11 R3) 2x11 R4) 2x3 R5) 7x9 R6) 9x10 R7) 5x7 R8) 2x9 BB R9) 1x4 R10) 2x3 BB Thank you very much, Maria and Leigh. Good luck, and enjoy your afternoon's racing everyone.

A very hearty well done to comps legend PJ and his partner Kloppite - held their nerve to get in the decisive stride today. Congratulations on a very well-deserved win you two. Thanks to my well-performed team-mate partner Cubes for his excellent tipping today to get our team up for 2nd. We made for a good team Cubes, and went very close. Outstanding performance again from Maria today, an absolute hero at administering these comps. Maria's speed, accuracy, and commentary makes for a mix that is simply breath-taking. Thank you to the sponsor/(s). With Cubes having won a comp last week, and 2nd this week, is obviously in top form and I'm happy for Cubes to invest our $50 prize and am also happy for any winnings from the investment to go to a charity of the sponsor/(s) choice, as Cubes indicated he was happy to do with his prize last week. Team comps are great. Well done all involved, including our fellow-entrants of course. Cheers all. Korio

Race 1 = 7 Race 2 = 3 Race 3 = 8 Race 4 = 3 Race 5 = 8 Race 6= 16 Race 7 = 12 Race 8 = 1 Race 9 = 4 Best Bet Race 10 = 12 Best Bet Cheers and good luck everyone.

Please can you put my name down, Maria. Thank you for the fantastic way you run these comps. Much appreciated.

R1) 5 R2) 8 R3) 9 BB R4) 3 R5) 7 R6) 1 R7) 10 BB R8) 6 R9) 13 R10) 6 R11) 4 Thank you, Chestnut.

R1) - 1 R2) -10 Best Bet Race 1 R3) - 2 R4) - 8 R5) - 7 R6) - 10 R7) - 3 R8) - 12 Best Bet Race 2 R9) - 2 R10) - 4 Thank you very much Chestnut and Scooby.