THE Cheltenham Festival Tipster Competition

[MereNovice]

Edit: Spreadsheet link added.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aia1Hxq-NDNWdDdiODJoaGJ2dTlVcVRrODAxeU1uRVE




Following extensive market research and deliberation by an esteemed committee of experts, I am pleased to announce this year's Blonde Cheltenham Festival Tipster Competition.
(see: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=56945.0)

The rules are as follows:

1. Entry is open to everyone upon payment of a £25 entry fee to me. I will PM my bank details to everyone who has expressed even a remote interest (see next post). Payment must be received by me before mid-day on Tuesday 13th March. If you are interested, please indicate below or PM me.

2. The competition will be run over the 28 races from Tuesday 13th March to Friday 16th March 2012.

3. Each entrant will pick one horse per race. The selection must either be for a £2 win or a £1 each-way bet. Winnings will be settled on the basis of Starting Prices.
If you select a non-runner it will be counted as a £2 win bet on the favourite (lowest racecard number if there are joint/co favourites). Anyone not making a selection will forfeit their stake in that race.

4. The place component of an each-way bet will be decided using the following criteria:
1/4 the odds for a place for each horse officially returned on the results for each race on www.gg.com

5. I will be using www.gg.com for the purpose of deciding the result of each race.

6. Entries must be sent to me via PM by mid-day on the day of the races. I will then make everyone's selections available via a spreadsheet to which I will post a link on this thread by 1pm that day.

7. The winner will be the person who makes most profit (or least loss) over the course of the festival.


8. My decision is final in all matters (until proven otherwise).


Have fun.

[MereNovice]

Those who have expressed an interest so far are:


edgascoigne
redarmi
Josedinho
sovietsong
Acidmouse
Biddy 62                          PAID
Girgy85                           PAID
railtard1                           PAID
Chompy                          PAID
tikay                                PAID
typhoon13                      PAID
claypole                           PAID
NigDawG                         PAID
DUNK619                        PAID
action man                      PAID
Eso Kral                           PAID
Karabiner                         PAID
The Camel                       PAID
mondatoo                       PAID
Silo Graham                     PAID
horseplayer                     PAID
bobby1                           PAID
ChipRich                          PAID
TheDazzler                      PAID
Simon Galloway               PAID
milligan84                        PAID
StuartHopkin                   PAID
redsimon                         PAID
Dubai                              PAID
T_Mar                             PAID
alanc                              PAID
Horneris                          PAID
Alverton                          PAID
Doobs                            PAID  


I will update this post when the entrance fee has been received.

[tikay]

Excellent, thank you.

Can I ask lots of awkward questions?

[redsimon]

in..pm me bank please

[MereNovice]

Excellent, thank you.

Can I ask lots of awkward questions?

Can I stop you?

[Graham C]

Think there's 27 races, not 28.

Just cos I know you like detail!

[mondatoo]

Everyday has 7 races.

[claypole]

I'm in

[Graham C]

Everyday has 7 races.

except for Thursday

[millidonk]

in..pm me bank please

are we doing top 2 if over 10 entrants? I'm too much of a nit for winner takes all.

[mondatoo]

Everyday has 7 races.

except for Thursday

The Charity race not count ?

1.30    Jewson Novices' Steeple Chase    2m 5f
2.05    Pertemps Final (Handicap Hurdle)    3m
2.40    Ryanair Chase    2m 5f
3.20    Ladbrokes World Hurdle    3m
4.00    Byrne Group Plate Handicap Steeple Chase    2m 5f
4.40    Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Steeple Chase    3m 1 1/2f
5.15    St. Patrick's Derby (Charity Race)    1m 5f

[Acidmouse]

anyone fancy putting me in i will get my daughter (8 months) to pick out the horse in each race at random. 70/30 to backers

[tikay]

Confirmed IN.

[Graham C]

Oh, didn't realise there was a charity race.

[MereNovice]

Oh, didn't realise there was a charity race.

I'm including the charity race for this competition.