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Still over four hours to the kick off on Sky Sports tonight so thought I'd see if we can get the usual competition on the go since we've not had it for a while.

Lets get a decent amount of people flicking a tenner in. Probably need a minimum of 8 for it to be worthwhile, double figs is good.

Meeting: Wimbledon
Races: 8 (19:34 - 21:19)
Card: http://www.racingpost.com/greyhounds/card.sd#resultDay=2013-11-12&meetingId=9
Entry: £10 - by bank transfer, post in thread or PM for details

Rules: Make a trap selection for each of the 8 races and PM them to me. You receive 5pts if your dog finishes in 1st, 3pts if it finishes in 2nd, and 1pt for a 3rd place finish. You are required to NAP one selection, for which you will receive double points, and pick a next best (NB) for which you will receive 1.5x your points. The winner is the person with most points after the final race.

Additional Rules:

If your trap selection is a non-runner, you will be assigned the favourite. If there are joint favourites you will be given the lowest trap number of the favourites.
In the event of a tie at the end of 8 races we will use a countback system where the person with the most winners will win, then 2nds, 3rds etc in case of further ties.

Entries

scotty2hatty
Tal
tikay
Nico29
BornToBubble
ripple11
Marky147

In.

Hi Scott,

Bit busy at mo, but if we get enough entrants, count me in.

I may have to nominate someone to make my picks for me though, an expert like, say, Ed Gascoigne, who marked my card at the Fred Dog's Dinner. He knows people at Wimbledon, see? Inside people, get my drift?

in  

...and sent selections  :)

In

Make it £20 a head if we don't get many more numbers?

Go on then. Will use the train journey home to do detailed analysis of form...ish...

Money sent.

Good stuff guys. Need more though. Still plenty time. Be home in 15 to update thread.

Go on then ill flick in a tenner can you PM me bank deets?

Going to use a master algorithm (random selection) to pick my dogs/horses whatever this is now

Nice one. Will send shortly.

That's 6, hopefully squeeze out 10. Everyone send selections, I'll send shortly to someone.

Money and selections sent.

My Expert (lol) has not replied, and I don't have time to select my dogs, as I am pokering, so I will resort to Plan B and use my secret algorithm.*

Will send by PM.

Not a word to a soul, right?

*Patent Pending.

Cash & winning selections sent.

Thanks for organising & running this Scott, much appreciated.

Have had train "issues". Will PM my selections before the first off.

Seven so far, half an hour til the first race. Few more???

Entries

scotty2hatty
Tal
tikay
Nico29
BornToBubble
ripple11
Marky147

I've sent my selections to Marky147 btw.

Selections in now. Have had a couple of gambles, including in both the big races.

Let's win stuff.

OK, here we go 7 runners, £70 for the winner.

   7.34
tikay   1 – NB
ripple11   4 – NAP
scotty2hatty   5
Marky147   4
Nico29   4
BorntoBubble   6
Tal   4

Anybody guessing Tikay's algorithm?

Go away Posh Bloke.

Nobody knows......

The race was due to go off at 7.30 but they've had to wait for that one we backed the other week to finish...

Yeah, the one Ed Gas gave us.

BOOM.

First winner for me.

7:34pm Result

2-1-5

Scores

tikay - 6
scotty2hatty - 1
ripple11 - 0
Tal - 0
Nico29 - 0
BorntoBubble - 0
Marky147 - 0

   7.49
tikay   1
ripple11   6
scotty2hatty   3
Marky147   1
Nico29   2
BorntoBubble   1
Tal   1 – NB

Top of the league huh. Can you last the pace though?

Link for those without Sky Sports:

http://www.ukcast.tv/channel.php?u=skkkk2

Am open to doing a deal.

Handicap, more like.

PP still 13/8 Tango, will go off evens I reckon.

Gary, the reason no one is in the stands is because if you stand there, you can't see the track.

Seriously, if you've never been to Wimbledon, the stands are below the track level. Have you ever heard something so absurd?

oh hello

Nice.


ICM chop?

vwd, 6/1 too, hope u had some on mate.

7:49pm Results

3-1-5

Points

Tal - 6
scotty2hatty - 5
tikay - 3
Marky147 - 3
BorntoBubble - 3

Totals

tikay - 9
Tal - 6
scotty2hatty - 6
Marky147 - 3
BorntoBubble - 3
ripple11 - 0
Nico29 - 0

   8.04
tikay   1
ripple11   3 – NB
scotty2hatty   5 – NB
Marky147   5
Nico29   3 – NB
BorntoBubble   5
Tal   5

Thanks, a little in combos. Think it was 8/1 this morning.

A little annoyed as laptop was playing up this morning as I was trying to write an article suggesting that one, and Westmead Meteor, Farloe Warhawk.

Scotty, last race was my NB, so I think I'm on 4.5

Shush. That might open a can of worms I don't want opening.....

Thank you, Mr Betfair. £2 on the two dog. Nothing is 55/1 in a five dog race.

Thanks, I'll amend.

Also made an error with tikay's NB too, apologies guys, will amend scores after this race.

WHAT DOGS DO JUMPS!?!?!?

Lol. Rarely but yes.

Three dog won the grand national, I think. Great pace down the back straight, but lucky not to get cflattered by the five.

Corrected scores after Race 2:

tikay - 7.5
scotty2hatty - 6
Tal - 4.5
Marky147 - 3
BurntoBubble - 3
ripple11 - 0
Nico29 - 0

wait a minute.

A dog ran in a horse race?

please explain slowly!

Did it win because it didnt have a little irish man on top?

superlol

Bang out of order, original scores should stand.

If Tal had just kept quiet, .....

That is right but as the fences at Aintree are higher they use smaller jockeys

Can anyone confirm the 3rd in that race?

lol  :D Dunno why but that made me laugh a lot.

Usual source is claiming 5, is that right????

http://www.thedogs.co.uk/resultsRace.aspx?raceID=280602-3&racedate=12/11/2013

Trap 1 according to this.

Result of race 3 (8:04):

3-4-1

Points

ripple11 - 7.5
Nico29 - 7.5
tikay - 1

Totals

tikay - 8.5
ripple11 - 7.5
Nico29 - 7.5
scotty2hatty - 6
Tal - 4.5
BorntoBubble - 3
Marky147 - 3

   8.19
tikay   1
ripple11   6
scotty2hatty   2
Marky147   3
Nico29   6
BorntoBubble   3
Tal   6

tikay still leads after 3 races whilst NB wins for ripple11 and Nico29 jump them from zero points to joint 2nd.

Wow

Result of race 4 (8:19):

3-1-6

Points

Marky147 - 7.5
BorntoBubble - 5
tikay - 3
ripple11 - 1
Nico29 - 1
Tal - 1

Totals

tikay - 11.5
Marky147 - 10.5
ripple11 - 8.5
Nico29 - 8.5
BorntoBubble - 8
scotty2hatty - 6
Tal - 5.5

Everyone getting points there, except myself.

Can anyone stop tikay???

   8.34
tikay   1
ripple11   5
scotty2hatty   6
Marky147   5
Nico29   6
BorntoBubble   5
Tal   2

tenner sent

If I knew these horse/dogs things jumped I would never have picked that trap. Did not include that in my algorithm

Trap 3 in that race was my NB :)

I'm obviously the only one who thinks two has a great run here...

Marathon shmarathon

bloody spreadsheet

Result of race 4 (8:19):

3-1-6

Points

Marky147 - 7.5
BorntoBubble - 5
tikay - 3
ripple11 - 1
Nico29 - 1
Tal - 1

Totals

tikay - 11.5
Marky147 - 10.5
ripple11 - 8.5
Nico29 - 8.5
BorntoBubble - 8
scotty2hatty - 6
Tal - 5.5

(http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b633/callumm18/null_zps2285a91d.jpg)

Got these dogs/horses that are running and jumping on in the gym top commitment!

If you can use your 'phone while doing it, it's not exercise.

Result of race 5 (8:34):

6-5-1

Points

scotty2hatty - 5
Nico29 - 5
ripple11 - 3
Marky147 - 3
BorntoBubble - 3
tikay - 1

Totals

Marky147 - 13.5
Nico29 - 13.5
tikay - 12.5
ripple11 - 11.5
BorntoBubble - 11
scotty2hatty - 11
Tal - 5.5

   8.49
tikay   1
ripple11   4
scotty2hatty   1
Marky147   1
Nico29   1
BorntoBubble   1
Tal   1

boom or bust for ripple

Six dog into treble figures on the exchange.

Come on Messi !!

Come on Micky!

Some very impressive runs tonight.

 Sigh......stewards pls :)

Result race 6 (8:49):

1-2-5

Points

scotty2hatty - 5
Tal - 5
Marky147 - 5
tikay - 5
Nico29 - 5
BorntoBubble - 5

Totals

Marky147 - 18.5
Nico29 - 18.5
tikay - 17.5
BorntoBubble - 16
scotty2hatty - 16
ripple11 - 11.5
Tal - 10.5

   9.04
tikay   1
ripple11   6
scotty2hatty   5
Marky147   4
Nico29   3
BorntoBubble   5 – NB
Tal   5

Sigh, just realised I can't win, FML

Don't give up on our dog in this one please need all the help he can get!

There is no 4 dog in this race?

That's correct. You move to the favourite.

Scotty, 28.49 wins this race, doesn't it? Five traps and he has a chance, no?

The reason you've NBed it means I can't win!

I'm on at 10/1 this morning as per the article I put in the dog thread earlier.

BOOM!

Just needed a better start

Or for trap 2 to not dive for lane 5 and avoid the collision that I predicted with trap 1 moving right. So close.

Would have made it all worthwhile... :)

Results of race 7 (9:04):

1-5-2

Points

tikay - 5
BorntoBubble - 4.5
scotty2hatty - 3
Tal - 3

Totals

tikay - 22.5
BorntoBubble - 20.5
scotty2hatty - 19
Marky147 - 18.5
Nico29 - 18.5
Tal - 13.5
ripple11 - 11.5

Come on, Airforce. Let's nick it.

Tiptop better not have picked the same horse as me I want a sweat! Actually I have a sweat on already thanks to my vigorous gym work out that includes clicking the refresh button on blonde

When's the next race gym shuts at 10 and I want a swim!

So here is how we stand going into the last race:

tikay - 22.5
BorntoBubble - 20.5
scotty2hatty - 19
Marky147 - 18.5
Nico29 - 18.5
Tal - 13.5
ripple11 - 11.5

And here is the selections for the final race:

tikay   1 – NAP
ripple11   4
scotty2hatty   4 – NAP
Marky147   4 – NAP
Nico29   4 – NAP
BorntoBubble   4 – NAP
Tal   5 – NAP

That leaves us with only 3 possible winners: tikay, BorntoBubble, and Tal.

tikay has sided Musical Gaga, the classy bitch and it is his NAP - he needs it to beat BorntoBubble's NAP Farloe Tango who will go off as favourite in the race, or he will also win if they both finish outside the top 3 in any order. The potential fly in the ointment is Tal's NAP of trap 5 Airforce Diva, who despite being 9 points off tikay would win the competition if Diva wins the race and both Gaga and Tango finish outside the top 3.

Thanks to everyone for entering and good luck to the potential winners.

Was meant to be 9:19 but Sky cards always run late. Prob go off in 5 minutes.

Won't be long now, chief.

Hard minute, ten reps and you'll be in.

I'll take £45 now.

Can we discuss the use of the comma?

We may.

Tango, so good.

Soon as he trapped, that was game over.

Thanks, Scotty, for organising it all.

Well done Arnold Schwarzebubble

Result of race 8 (9:19):

4-3-6

Points

scotty2hatty - 10
BorntoBubble - 10
Marky147 - 10
Nico29 - 10
ripple11 - 5

Final Totals

BorntoBubble - 30.5
scotty2hatty - 29
Marky147 - 28.5
Nico29 - 28.5
tikay - 22.5
ripple11 - 16.5
Tal - 13.5

Overkill, surely?

OBJECTION

Thanks all for taking part, very enjoyable. Potentially back for the Eclipse final next Wed but have a feeling I'm working late.

Well done to the winner, BorntoBubble, £70 is yours. PM me your bank details and I'll get it shipped over.

oh oh

:D

We had loads of members looking in during the night so hopefully next time we get a big turnout.

Do I need to keep the champagne on ice?

(http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b633/callumm18/null_zpsc3ab28a7.jpg)

I know you don't all need to see this but my celebration face and that dog is now my favourite dog in the land!

Thanks Scotty!

Cheers tal!

 Thanks for organising scotty.....and the lovely tango tip  :)up

Merde, sorry to miss this. Probably only fair to give others a chance mind as my dog picking powers are pretty legendary.

Cheers for organising it, Scotty.

WP Callum!

Man goes to gym. Gains seventy pounds.

too good

i did have to resist the celebratory maccies/kebab though

No problem. Little miffed that my 10/1 tip didn't get there too.

Yep ty for organising mate.

Morning Scott,

Good fun that, your efforts are much appreciated, thank you.

Hope Sawpit & Airlie get some run-good on Friday evening, in the Eclipse! 

I hope so too. Quietly confident, wouldn't have thrown them up on TfT if I wasn't.

Really wanted to suggest a chunky bet on Farloe Tango last night when the 13/8 was available but probably would have been uncomfortable doing so. Mentioned it in a few places on here so good that some got on.