say no more 3,223 Report post Posted April 24 See the earlier thread (and next post) for comp details/rules, but post your selections here. Very simply you have to pick two horses, who you think will get beaten, from the meetings listed below. The less they are paying the more points you can earn. Please note the tweak to the scoring if your selection(s) wins. For week 1 the prescribed meetings are: Te Rapa Whanganui Rosehill Caulfield Morphettville Posting deadline this week will be 12.00pm (midday). If you pick a horse in a race that starts before this time you obviously have to post before the listed start time. Posting format - please post Meeting/Race #/Name. No need to post the horse's number - names are what I use in my scoring sheet and will also make it interesting for people to peruse the selections of others. Example of helpful posting format: Te Rapa - Race 6: Karman Line Whanganui - Race 7: Princess Elly and don't forget you have the option to use two Jokers over the 10 week period, but not both in the same week. Jokers apply to a single selection. To play your Joker just add "Joker" next to the relevant selection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
say no more 3,223 Report post Posted April 24 Each Saturday for 10 weeks you will be required to select two horses, from a list of prescribed meetings, who you believe will get beaten. This is a risk-reward game - the more favoured the runner, the more points you will earn, however if your selection wins you will lose points and lose a life. Up to you which races you select - you can even pick two horses in the same race if you wish. They just have to be races at the prescribed meetings (this will be all NZ races and maybe 2 or 3 Australian meetings). Scoring - if your runner does not win you will earn points equal to 100 divided by the Tote win dividend, eg. if the tote dividend was $3.50 you will earn 100/3.5 = 28.57 points. If your horse wins you will lose the same number of points you would have earned had it been beaten (ie. 100 /Win dividend) and you will also lose one life. You will have a total of three lives across the 10 weeks. If you reach three winners you are eliminated from the comp. The comp winner will be the person with the most points accumulated across the 10 weeks (from those who survive for the entire 10 week period), or the last person eliminated if nobody makes it through the entire 10 weeks. Where entrants in contention are eliminated in the same week, they will be split by the points that they have after elimination (ie. including points lost from your 3rd winner). Jokers (optional) - over the 10 weeks you will have two Jokers at your disposal - you don't have to use them if you choose not to - again risk & reward. In any week you can nominate one of your two selections as a Joker play. You can't play both Jokers in the same week. Your Joker selection will earn double points, but will also lose double points if your Joker selection wins. Note, you will only lose one life (not two) if a Joker selection wins. A few more detailed rules: Regular Scratchings - if any of your selections is a regular scratching you will earn zero points - you may survive 10 weeks by picking scratchings but my history with this comp tells me that you are unlikely to win that way (and it's also not much fun). You can replace scratchings up until the posting deadline (in a new post please), but not after the deadline. Late Scratchings/Abandonments - if any of your horses is late scratched or in an abandoned race, you can replace it up until the posting deadline, but if you don't get the chance to replace you have the option of an extra pick (if you wish) the following week. If this happens in the final week that is just the rub of the green - obviously no extra picks the following week. Dead-heats - if one of your picks dead-heats for first, it will count as a winner and you will lose points based on the full win dividend (not the half they pay out) and one life. Late entrants - we will accept new entrants in week 2, but again because the objective is to survive 10 weeks, they will start with -50 points and one life down. Week 3, -100 points and 2 lives down. No new entrants from week 4. Non posters - if you don't post in any week after Week 1 you will lose 50 points and one life. If you don't post two weeks running you're eliminated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lane 1,120 Report post Posted April 24 Hi John. Are joker losses automatically -100 points or will it be 100/win Dividend doubled? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
say no more 3,223 Report post Posted April 24 Good spot thanks Pete. It is the latter - I overlooked updating that rule. Will update it now. Pete Lane 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates 4,904 Report post Posted April 25 In early as going away for the weekend . Wanganui Race 3 Lantern Way Morphetville Race 3 Air assault Thanks guys . scooby3051 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmerts 87 Report post Posted April 26 Foxy's darts Te Rapa race 5 - 1 December Caufield R3- 1 Pounding Thanks team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insider 4,700 Report post Posted April 26 Hi John, couldn't you make an exception for me and add in Kyneton tomorrow, Race 3, as I have a horse trained by Patrick Payne having her first start and I would love to lay her in the competition. If she wins I will be very very happy and if she looses I will get a little bit of compensation LOL. PLEASE John Pete Lane, Maximus, Friend Family and 2 others 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut 3,351 Report post Posted April 26 Morphettville Race 9: 12 Estriella Rosehill Race 7: 15 Kazou Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pak Star 1,017 Report post Posted April 26 1 hour ago, Insider said: Hi John, couldn't you make an exception for me and add in Kyneton tomorrow, Race 3, as I have a horse trained by Patrick Payne having her first start and I would love to lay her in the competition. If she wins I will be very very happy and if she looses I will get a little bit of compensation LOL. PLEASE John I like to call that "Happiness Insurance"... Can also be used effectively when betting against the Warriors Alf Riston 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insider 4,700 Report post Posted April 26 56 minutes ago, Pak Star said: I like to call that "Happiness Insurance"... Can also be used effectively when betting against the Warriors Agree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pak Star 1,017 Report post Posted April 26 Busy one tomorrow so getting in early: Te Rapa - Race 9 - Cintivee Whanganui - Race 1 - Papa Surf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Riston 1,974 Report post Posted April 26 Here's my first attempt John. Caulfield Race 5 - # 4 Berkeley Square Rosehill Race 4 - # 13 Martini Mumma Cheers, Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayar 114 Report post Posted April 26 Te Rapa. Race 9. Mister Roquette. Caulfield. Race 7. Jigsaw. Cheers and Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 4,396 Report post Posted April 26 Te Rapa R2 - Brilliant Battle Te Rapa R8- Provence Good luck all. Thanks organisers. (ANZAC DAY theme to my selections). Black Kirrama and Alf Riston 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis3 1,365 Report post Posted April 26 Whanganui. race 3#1 Lantern Way Te Rapa . race 4#1 December thank you Scoobs and John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie 1,064 Report post Posted April 26 TERAPA R4 ROEDERER TERAPA R6 SUMI Thanks team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
say no more 3,223 Report post Posted April 26 13 hours ago, Insider said: Hi John, couldn't you make an exception for me and add in Kyneton tomorrow, Race 3, as I have a horse trained by Patrick Payne having her first start and I would love to lay her in the competition. If she wins I will be very very happy and if she looses I will get a little bit of compensation LOL. PLEASE John Ok, since you're the owner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiery Falcon 100 Report post Posted April 26 Te Rapa R5 Irish Legacy Wanganui R8 Rita Bonita Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littletramp 392 Report post Posted April 26 Te Rapa Race 1 Solidify Caulfield Race 9 Hedged - Joker Thanks for the comp & scoring Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winner69 173 Report post Posted April 26 Here’s my two picks Te Rapa Race 1 BILLY LINCOLN Te Rapa Race 7 APOSTROPHE A friend thought such a competition great fun só signed up to Racecafe yesterday Manfield says it’s still Awaiting Approval Be cool if Manfield join competition ….his picks are Te Rapa Race 3 Sir Sterling Te Rapa Race 5 Mary Shan Thanks guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoyd 195 Report post Posted April 26 Whanganui : Race 3 : Cannon Hill Caulfield : Race 7 : Rey Magerio Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponderosa8 1,469 Report post Posted April 26 Whanganui Race 1: Harvarti Whanganui Race 5: Orlov Sticking local, hope it works out.. Thanks John and Scooby Alf Riston 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaird 323 Report post Posted April 26 Good morning, Caulfield Race 2 Moya Lass Te Rapa Race 9 Cintivee Here's to lots of losers today. Thanks for the comp guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsie 63 Report post Posted April 26 Whanganui - Race 1 - Belles Echo Te Rapa - Race 9 - Cintivee Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlahan's Dream 604 Report post Posted April 26 43 minutes ago, Winner69 said: Here’s my two picks Te Rapa Race 1 BILLY LINCOLN Te Rapa Race 7 APOSTROPHE A friend thought such a competition great fun só signed up to Racecafe yesterday Manfield says it’s still Awaiting Approval Be cool if Manfield join competition ….his picks are Te Rapa Race 3 Sir Sterling Te Rapa Race 5 Mary Shan Thanks guys Apostrophe is your lay? Was contemplating it but looks a moral.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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