New Year 7 Day Challenge Results Thread

[Chestnut 3,152]

Well done Klopp you were consistently consistent  and good on you Rubiks.. 'tis hip to be square on this very fine day

Sleighers ... a sleigh-t set back   but still a fun day.. we were live until the last nose hit the line - good innings.

Head home.. have a fun night and tomorrow is another day  

 

 

[Peter Jenkins 2,120]

STATS 

Best Scores
772.00 Robert

508.00 Mr Gee

483.00 Brian

473.80 Ian

 

Worst Scores 

42.00 Tom

38.00 PJ

21.00 Maria

0.00 Steve

 

Most Wins

7 Robert

5 John

5 Howie

5 Betty

5 Dave

5 Kloppite

5 The Crucible

 

Most quinellas

3 Robert

3 Kloppite

3 Brian

 

Biggest Winning Margin
772.00 Robert

83.40 Pete

 

Narrowest Winning Margin

104.40 Rob

75.00 Jen

 

Highest Losing Score

337.00 Catalano

 

Lowest Winning Score
104.40 Rob

[mr_gee 416]

well   done  team 

[Right first time 1,923]

Top stuff from my ' Vidi Vici ' team-mates Maureen, John, Mr Gee and Casper, all 4 of them closing out personal victories today as 'Vidi Vici' now goes three-from-three after a slowish start to the comp. We always knew that this was a staying contest rather than a sprint, and have timed our run accordingly. 

Congrats to our MVP Mr Gee who has gotten better-and-better as the comp has progressed and was absolutely on fire today ! Legend. Maureen has likewise emerged as a real force in the comp, and has now gone three-from-three in her latest outings. John is the 'Mr Consistency' of the team just as he has always been for the Hurricanes and now goes 4 from 5, whilst Casper carries on his winning ways running at or near the top of the comp individual aggregates.  

I thought that winning 5 of the first 6 races today might be enough to get me home, but when you're up against a 'Mighty Blues' stalwart like Brian then you can never feel confident and so it proved as Brian roared home the final 3 races in a fashion similar to Mr Gee to take me out very easily in the end. Well done, Brian, ensuring that 'We 5 Kings' avoided a complete whitewash. 

Thanks for your top efforts today 'Vidi Vici' team-mates, I'm starting to enjoy this Captaincy lark ....you just sit there, do nothing, lose personal matches, then bask in the reflected glory on the back of team-mates' efforts.

Well done Brian of 'We 5 Kings', commiserations to 'We 5 Kings', thanks as always to PJ for the scoring and updates and all the best for your trip, and thanks to John for stepping-in to do the scoring for the final 2 days of the comp.

'Sleighed Em's'  ....we're a comin' to get ya !   Good work today by 'The Rubick Cubes' ....never doubted you for a minute.

 

[globederby12 1,495]

No wonder Im on bp pills. Some of us got the timing wrong for our mid term break. Nicely done Elves, and Sarah I was rather fortuitous with the jocks in one particular race.  and thankfully it stopped a rout. Having said that Catalano finished with a wet sail and gave his opponent a fright. Augers well for tomorrow and anybody's race so onwards and upwards.

[Ohokaman 5,841]

4 hours ago, hesi said:

Thanks, no probs, Happy New Year to you

Ditto Hesi. Driving back on Southern Motorway, a spanner, or something similar, flew off a double trailer thundering past...it hit the bonnet and left a nice dent, then bounced up and hit the windscreen right in front of my wifes face...by the grace of God, and X5 reinforced glass, it bounced off and over....I've just been down to buy that Lotto ticket.....

[N1MUE 1,877]

 

Race 1 - Stratford R1

1st - 1 Here To Stay $3.70
2nd - 3 Aigne Q: $33.30


Sleighed 'Em (1st) vs Vidi Vici (2nd)
2 Sleighed 'Em 74
1 Vidi Vici 207.2

Maureen with a nice best bet quinella but Hall and Jen on the board to give the leadersan early 2-1 lead.

$0.00 Maria
$207.20 Maureen

$0.00 PJ
$0.00 Howie

$37.00 Hall
$0.00 Mr Gee

$0.00 Wrinkles
$0.00 John

$37.00 Jen
$0.00 Casper
 

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Rubiks (4th) vs Famous Five (6th)
1 Rubiks 111
0 Famous Five 37

Opponents Sir G and Dave on the board but Cubes with a best bet to give his Rubiks a 1-0 lead

$0.00 Gordy
$0.00 Heather

$74.00 Cubes
$0.00 Ian

$0.00 Kloppite
$0.00 Betty

$0.00 Rob
$0.00 Rosina

$37.00 Sir G
$37.00 Dave
 

We 5 Kings (7th) vs Numero Unos (5th)
0 We 5 Kings 0
0 Numero Unos 0

Slow start for both teams.

$0.00 Tom
$0.00 Pete

$0.00 Punter Pete
$0.00 Catalano

$0.00 Ray
$0.00 Jack

$0.00 Brian
$0.00 Rees

$0.00 Hesi
$0.00 Tony

Selections missing for Punter Pete.

Demented Elves (3rd) vs Forum Equo (8th)
2 Demented Elves 74
1 Forum Equo 37

Geoff off the mark for Equo but Korio and Robert give the Elves a 2-1 lead. 

$37.00 Korio
$0.00 Jill

$0.00 Sarah
$0.00 Steve P

$37.00 Robert
$0.00 Steve

$0.00 Roland
$37.00 Geoff

$0.00 Graeme 
$0.00 TC

Selections missing for Sarah.

[Right first time 1,923]

Vidi Vici v Sleighed'em

Maureen's was the big result here for the Vidi Vici. That BB Quinella including the 23-1 shot is gonna give Maria  an awful lot to chase.

Surprizingly 3 Selectors on the 23-1 shot that only just went down.  I bet that John heaved a huge sigh of relief. 

Best Bets in R2 on :-

8-Crafty Crim (VV)

9-Grandly (VV)

11-Piriwai (SE)

13-Fairsucofthesav (SE)

 

[N1MUE 1,877]

 

Race 2 - Stratford R2

1st - 2 Challenge $3.90
2nd - 11 Piriwai Q: $13.40


Sleighed 'Em (1st) vs Vidi Vici (2nd)
1 Sleighed 'Em 113
3 Vidi Vici 285.2

Maria starts the long haul to catch Maureen while John and Casper off the mark to give VV a 3-1 lead.

$39.00 Maria
$207.20 Maureen

$0.00 PJ
$0.00 Howie

$37.00 Hall
$0.00 Mr Gee

$0.00 Wrinkles
$39.00 John

$37.00 Jen
$39.00 Casper
 

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Rubiks (4th) vs Famous Five (6th)
2 Rubiks 150
1 Famous Five 115

Gordy (Rubiks) and Dave (FF) take personal leads and Rubiks still lead by one.

$39.00 Gordy
$0.00 Heather

$74.00 Cubes
$39.00 Ian

$0.00 Kloppite
$0.00 Betty

$0.00 Rob
$0.00 Rosina

$37.00 Sir G
$76.00 Dave

 

We 5 Kings (7th) vs Numero Unos (5th)
1 We 5 Kings 78
3 Numero Unos 156

Four Unos on the winner with only Ray (BB) replying for the Kings. Unos lead by 3-1.

$0.00 Tom
$39.00 Pete

$0.00 Punter Pete
$39.00 Catalano

$78.00 Ray
$39.00 Jack

$0.00 Brian
$0.00 Rees

$0.00 Hesi
$39.00 Tony

 

 

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Demented Elves (3rd) vs Forum Equo (8th)
2 Demented Elves 152
1 Forum Equo 37

Korio and Robert go two for two and Elves still lead by 2-1.

$76.00 Korio
$0.00 Jill

$0.00 Sarah
$0.00 Steve P

$76.00 Robert
$0.00 Steve

$0.00 Roland
$37.00 Geoff

$0.00 Graeme 
$0.00 TC

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[Right first time 1,923]

Vidi Vici v Sleighed'em

PJ (SE) & Howie (VV) striding out neck-for-neck, stride--for-stride  - - - - - - -both on 'zilch' 

Maureen has used both her BB races whereas Maria has both her BB races still to come. So that will give Maria a shot.

Best Bets in R3 on :-

2-Beaumarchais (VV)

4-Call Doubt (VV)

7-Whipped (VV)

 

[Right first time 1,923]

' Vidi Vici ' v ' Sleighed'em '

Only 1 BB in the next race

1-Neverstopdreaming (VV)

14-One Way Street (VV)

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7 of the 10 Selectors on 1-Neverstopdreaming

4-Eke Ta Huna will be a good result for SE

13-Ledgowan will be a good result for VV 

[N1MUE 1,877]

 

Race 3 - Stratford R3

Eva Jensine - last in the gates, first home.

Sleighed 'Em (1st) vs Vidi Vici (2nd)
1 Sleighed 'Em 186
3 Vidi Vici 358.2

Opponents Maria and Mureen the only two on the winner - no change overall.

$112.00 Maria
$280.20 Maureen

$0.00 PJ
$0.00 Howie

$37.00 Hall
$0.00 Mr Gee

$0.00 Wrinkles
$39.00 John

$37.00 Jen
$39.00 Casper
 

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Rubiks (4th) vs Famous Five (6th)
1 Rubiks 150
4 Famous Five 443

The Famous Five go mad (on mesculin) - Betty (BB), Ian (Q) and Rosina shoot them in to a 4-1 lead.

$39.00 Gordy
$0.00 Heather

$74.00 Cubes
$124.00 Ian

$0.00 Kloppite
$170.00 Betty

$0.00 Rob
$73.00 Rosina

$37.00 Sir G
$76.00 Dave
 

We 5 Kings (7th) vs Numero Unos (5th)
2 We 5 Kings 224
3 Numero Unos 241

Three lead changes here - Tom passes Pete and Brian passes Rees, while Jack passes Ray to keep the Unos in the lead.

$73.00 Tom
$39.00 Pete

$0.00 Punter Pete
$39.00 Catalano

$78.00 Ray
$124.00 Jack

$73.00 Brian
$0.00 Rees

$0.00 Hesi
$39.00 Tony

 

 

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Demented Elves (3rd) vs Forum Equo (8th)
2 Demented Elves 152
2 Forum Equo 256

Equos Steve P (BB) and Jill the only two on the winner. All tied up at 2-2.

$76.00 Korio
$73.00 Jill

$0.00 Sarah
$146.00 Steve P

$76.00 Robert
$0.00 Steve

$0.00 Roland
$37.00 Geoff

$0.00 Graeme 
$0.00 TC

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[Right first time 1,923]

Stratford commentator let off the hook there with the deadheat.

He was in no doubt that Sugar Rush had won.

Then he looked again. 

Good on him for putting his neck on the chopping block though. There's a Northern commentator who won't make the call even when there's a short head or a long head in it. 

 

[Right first time 1,923]

' Vidi Vici ' v ' Sleighed'em '

Only BBs in the next race Race 5 are attributable to opponents John (VV) & Wrinkles (SE)

John on Our Dynamite & Helenaoftroy    :    Wrinkles on Our Dynamite & Porotene Magnum

Beautiful Man & Almarie will be a good result for the VVs.

Porotene Magnum clearly a good result for the SEs; also Cutting Up Rough & Van Gough.

[N1MUE 1,877]

 

A slightly enthusiastic commentator (do you reckon he backed Sugar Rush?), lots of scratchings and a dead-heat including the sub - really taxing the spreadsheet - please sing out if you think I've got your score wrong  (Hesi perhaps?).

Race 4 - Stratford R4

1st equal - 1 Neverstopdreaming $1.00
1st equal - 11 Sugar Rush $4.80 Q: $6.00

Sub: 1 then 14

Sleighed 'Em (1st) vs Vidi Vici (2nd)
1 Sleighed 'Em 276
4 Vidi Vici 468.2

Howie edges ahead of PJ to extend VV's lead. Maureen and Maria with both winners and they continue to dominate this match.

$182.00 Maria
$350.20 Maureen

$10.00 PJ
$20.00 Howie

$37.00 Hall
$0.00 Mr Gee

$10.00 Wrinkles
$49.00 John

$37.00 Jen
$49.00 Casper
 

Rubiks (4th) vs Famous Five (6th)
1 Rubiks 180
4 Famous Five 601

Still 4-1 to the Famous Five

$39.00 Gordy
$10.00 Heather

$84.00 Cubes
$134.00 Ian

$10.00 Kloppite
$218.00 Betty

$0.00 Rob
$93.00 Rosina

$47.00 Sir G
$146.00 Dave
 

We 5 Kings (7th) vs Numero Unos (5th)
4 We 5 Kings 422
1 Numero Unos 341

Punter Pete and Ray take personal leads and Kings lead by 4-1.

$83.00 Tom
$49.00 Pete

$70.00 Punter Pete
$49.00 Catalano

$148.00 Ray
$134.00 Jack

$121.00 Brian
$0.00 Rees

$0.00 Hesi
$109.00 Tony

 

 

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Demented Elves (3rd) vs Forum Equo (8th)
2 Demented Elves 182
3 Forum Equo 316

TC's best bet sneaks him ahead of Graeme and Equos lead by 3-2

$86.00 Korio
$83.00 Jill

$0.00 Sarah
$146.00 Steve P

$86.00 Robert
$10.00 Steve

$0.00 Roland
$57.00 Geoff

$10.00 Graeme 
$20.00 TC

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[Right first time 1,923]

Hard luck, Maria.

Right horses.

Wrong opponent. 

You've still got your BBs to come, so you're not out of your match-up at all.

[Right first time 1,923]

' Vidi Vici ' v ' Sleighed'em '

Next race Race 6 is a big, big race for SE with their number 7 Vencedora.

PJ, Maria & Hall all have BBs on Vencedora;  Maria and Hall also with BBs on En Suite;PJ a BB on Spondulix.

Is this the "make-or- break" race for SE ? 

Hollypop (BB for Mr Gee) & Starossa will be good results for VV, also Razor's Edge (also BB for Mr Gee), though Jen also gets some benefit from Razor's Edge also..

[N1MUE 1,877]

 

Race 5 - Stratford R5


Sleighed 'Em (1st) vs Vidi Vici (2nd)
1 Sleighed 'Em 323
4 Vidi Vici 662.6

Opponents Howie & PJ both on the winner while Casper chips in with a very nice quinella. VV leads 4-1 a few close matches.  VV just waiting on a Mr Gee special - best bet on Hollypop in the next??

$182.00 Maria
$350.20 Maureen

$57.00 PJ
$67.00 Howie

$37.00 Hall
$0.00 Mr Gee

$10.00 Wrinkles
$49.00 John

$37.00 Jen
$196.40 Casper
 

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Rubiks (4th) vs Famous Five (6th)
1 Rubiks 321
4 Famous Five 695

Two sets of opponents on the winner - FF still with a healthy 4-1 lead.

$39.00 Gordy
$10.00 Heather

$84.00 Cubes
$134.00 Ian

$104.00 Kloppite
$265.00 Betty

$47.00 Rob
$140.00 Rosina

$47.00 Sir G
$146.00 Dave
 

We 5 Kings (7th) vs Numero Unos (5th)
2 We 5 Kings 657
3 Numero Unos 482

The see-saw continues - Jack and Pete give the Unos the lead back. Four very close match-ups here.

$83.00 Tom
$96.00 Pete

$117.00 Punter Pete
$96.00 Catalano

$148.00 Ray
$181.00 Jack

$215.00 Brian
$0.00 Rees

$94.00 Hesi
$109.00 Tony

 

 

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Demented Elves (3rd) vs Forum Equo (8th)
2 Demented Elves 276
3 Forum Equo 363

No change in this low scoring match.

$86.00 Korio
$83.00 Jill

$0.00 Sarah
$146.00 Steve P

$133.00 Robert
$10.00 Steve

$47.00 Roland
$104.00 Geoff

$10.00 Graeme 
$20.00 TC

 

 

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[Right first time 1,923]

A Mr Gee special will be very nice at this point, John. He went close with Almarie.

I know that Hesi looked forward to each Mr Gee special delivered yesterday. 

[globederby12 1,495]

My jocks are gonna hit their straps soon, I can feel it. Look out Brian 

[N1MUE 1,877]

 

Race 6 - Stratford R6

Sleighed 'Em (1st) vs Vidi Vici (2nd)
1 Sleighed 'Em 323
4 Vidi Vici 730.6

Only Casper on the winner here and VV still lead by 4-1

$182.00 Maria
$350.20 Maureen

$57.00 PJ
$67.00 Howie

$37.00 Hall
$0.00 Mr Gee

$10.00 Wrinkles
$49.00 John

$37.00 Jen
$264.40 Casper
 

Rubiks (4th) vs Famous Five (6th)
1 Rubiks 389
4 Famous Five 763

Opponents Rob & Rosina on the winner - no change. 

$39.00 Gordy
$10.00 Heather

$84.00 Cubes
$134.00 Ian

$104.00 Kloppite
$265.00 Betty

$115.00 Rob
$208.00 Rosina

$47.00 Sir G
$146.00 Dave
 

We 5 Kings (7th) vs Numero Unos (5th)
2 We 5 Kings 657
3 Numero Unos 482

Nobody on the winner in this one

$83.00 Tom
$96.00 Pete

$117.00 Punter Pete
$96.00 Catalano

$148.00 Ray
$181.00 Jack

$215.00 Brian
$0.00 Rees

$94.00 Hesi
$109.00 Tony

 

 

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Demented Elves (3rd) vs Forum Equo (8th)
2 Demented Elves 276
3 Forum Equo 363

nor in this one

$86.00 Korio
$83.00 Jill

$0.00 Sarah
$146.00 Steve P

$133.00 Robert
$10.00 Steve

$47.00 Roland
$104.00 Geoff

$10.00 Graeme 
$20.00 TC

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[mr_gee 416]

26 minutes ago, Right first time said:

A Mr Gee special will be very nice at this point, John. He went close with Almarie.

I know that Hesi looked forward to each Mr Gee special delivered yesterday. 

dices aint rolling  

[Right first time 1,923]

' Vidi Vici ' v ' Sleighed'em'

Opponents Casper (VV) & Jen (SE) have both Best Betted the final 2 races, the genius Casper on fire again today and presently holding a handy lead. But with BBs`Jen is not out of this yet.

Now for the penultimate race, Casper with his BBs on Bizzwinkle (can Jasmine Fawcett do anything wrong ?) and Georgethefifth (surely Tony Allan deserves this). Jen with her BBs on Dramatist and Terracotta Warrior (both definite`chances for sure).

PJ only slightly behind one HowieRightFirstTime and with the chance to launch ahead for the first time today with his BBs on Saint Kitt ( the horse`that's been there and done that ), and Cassie Anne (her swansong as she retires with this race according to what I heard on Trackside earlier).

John and Wrinkles ' match is super close, with John looking to Light Em Up to keep him ahead, Wrinkles looking to Piece of Kate to snatch the lead.

Mr Gee can snatch the lead in his matchup with Hall if Georgethefifth or Terracotta Warrior gets up; Hall can hold on with Cruiser or Alarmist.

So, 4-1 to VV with only two races to go, but three of the five matches with very little separating them, and can go either way. You'd have to say that VV have the advantage, but only just.

Don't go anywhere folks ...this is going to the wire.

 

[Casper 222]

Casper has enjoyed Captain Howie's updates between the two heavyweights but will err on the side of caution before hoisting the flag, as Casper has always been told never to count ones Reindeer's before they hatch

[Right first time 1,923]

10 minutes ago, Casper said:

Casper has enjoyed Captain Howie's updates between the two heavyweights but will err on the side of caution before hoisting the flag, as Casper has always been told never to count ones Reindeer's before they hatch

You're far too modest Casper ...5 wins from 7 races... you're seemingly only one step away from walking on water. 

What can Jen do with her two Best Bet horses in the final race ? They should be paying plenty.