THE Royal Ascot Tipster Competition

[MereNovice]

Spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aia1Hxq-NDNWdEZYWF9UUmUtVzcwRE5BOTEzeFVRenc#gid=0

I am pleased to announce this year's Blonde Royal Ascot Tipster Competition.

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 post below). Payment must be received by me before 2pm on Tuesday 19th June. If you are interested, please indicate below or PM me. Each person may enter up to a maximum of two times. Each entry costs £25.

2. The competition will be run over the 30 races from Tuesday 19th June to Saturday 23rd June 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 fail to make a selection or select a non-runner it will be counted as a £2 win bet on the SP favourite (lowest racecard number if there are joint/co favourites).
I will take instructions for "random" selections (e.g. first horse alphabetically) for each race if you do not have the time/inclination to make your own selections but, in a rather dictatorial manner, I am not going to allow selections such as "pick the SP favourite for every race" or attempts to circumvent this rule.

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 2pm on the day of the races. I will then make everyone's selections available via the spreadsheet by 2:30pm 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).



The payout structure will be as follows:

1-10 entrants
1st 100%

11-20 entrants
1st 75%
2nd 25%

21-30 entrants
1st  60%
2nd 30%
3rd 10%

>30 entrants
tba



Have fun.

[MereNovice]

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[MereNovice]

The races that comprise this competition:

ASCOT - Tue 19 June               
               
2:30    Queen Anne Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) 1m             
3:05    King´s Stand Stakes (British Champions Series & Global Sprint Challenge) (Group 1) 5f             
3:45    St James´s Palace Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (Entire Colts) 1m             
4:25    Coventry Stakes (Group 2) 6f -             
5:00    Ascot Stakes (Handicap) 2m4f -             
5:35    Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed Race) 5f -             

            
ASCOT - Wed 20 June               
               
2:30    Jersey Stakes (Group 3) 7f -             
3:05    Windsor Forest Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares) 1m             
3:45    150th Anniversary of Prince of Wales´s Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) 1m2f             
4:25    Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) 1m             
5:00    Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) 5f -             
5:35    Sandringham Handicap (Listed Race) (Fillies) 1m -             

               
ASCOT - Thu 21 June               
               
2:30    Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) 5f -             
3:05    Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) 1m4f             
3:45    Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1) 2m4f             
4:25    Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Colts & Geldings) 1m -             
5:00    Tercentenary Stakes (Formerly The Hampton Court Stakes) (Group 3) 1m2f -             
5:35    King George V Stakes (Handicap) 1m4f -             

               
ASCOT - Fri 22 June               
               
2:30    Albany Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies) 6f -             
3:05    King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) 1m4f             
3:45    Coronation Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (Fillies) 1m             
4:25    Wolferton Handicap (Listed Race) 1m2f -             
5:00    Queen´s Vase (Group 3) 2m -             
5:35    Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) 7f -             

            
ASCOT - Sat 23 June               
            
2:30    Chesham Stakes (Listed Race) 7f -             
3:05    Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) 1m4f             
3:45    Diamond Jubilee Stakes (British Champions Series & Global Sprint Challenge) (Group 1) 6f             
4:25    Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) 6f             
5:00    Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) 1m4f -             
5:35    Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) 2m5f159y -             

[MereNovice]

People who have expressed interest:

bobby1                       PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
Karabiner                       PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
Eso Kral                         PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
horseplayer                      PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
Biddy 62                      PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
typhoon13                      PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
Simon Galloway               PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
Doobs                         PAID  DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
tikay (x2)                         PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
Horneris                        PAID   DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5
Tal                        PAID  DAY1   DAY2   DAY3   DAY4   DAY5

[Simon Galloway]

In, but as per last time will be away.  Watch out for a cunning system....

[Doobs]

In, will send later

[Karabiner]

£25 shipped, thanks once again for running this Vince.

[typhoon13]

Shipped Sir

[tikay]

Step aside, winner itt.

I shall begin design & construction of my secret Royal Ascot algorithm.

[MereNovice]

Don't forget to enter this competition if you think you have a better "algorithm" than tikay.
I'd venture that this is a definite +Ev spot.

[tikay]

TWO entries please.

Have shipped £50 by Bank TX.

I am assuming that if I finish 1st & 2nd, I get the lot, OK?

[MereNovice]

TWO entries please.

Have shipped £50 by Bank TX.

I am assuming that if I finish 1st & 2nd, I get the lot, OK?

If you finish 1st and 2nd there will be a steward's enquiry.

[Horneris]

I'm IN.

Twice if Cilic wins Queens tomorrow, only once if Nalbandian wins.

Q, there will be large handicaps where some bookies offer 5 places for the place terms, will we be going from a particular bookie for this? Skybet for example?

[MereNovice]

I'm IN.

Twice if Cilic wins Queens tomorrow, only once if Nalbandian wins.

Q, there will be large handicaps where some bookies offer 5 places for the place terms, will we be going from a particular bookie for this? Skybet for example?

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

Good luck with Cilic.

[Karabiner]

Would it be permissable to have two 1 point win selections in the same race as a third option?

As opposed to either one 2 point win selection or one 1 point EW.