THE Cheltenham Tipster Competition 2013

[Karabiner]

Fancy some Drumshambo for a giggle, typhoon?

Could put us in contention

Drumshambo would put us in an ebullient mood

I'll have a glass of that please..

Just cracked a Shiraz for this evening Ralph

The sun's not quite over the yard-arm down my way Trevor but it won't be long now.

[MereNovice]

That concludes the fun and frivolities for this year's Cheltenham Festival.

The final table is:

Tipster   Total Score
MTT DESTROYER   113.25
Biddy 62   86.77
horseplayer   74.88
Karabiner    46.70
edgascoigne   43.95
StuartHopkin   35.00
tikay1   34.52
typhoon13    33.25
Tal   30.82
Doobs   28.94
bobby1   27.77
tikay2   23.88
Alverton   22.50
redsimon   16.59
claypole   14.57
MahoganyVic   12.90
redarmi2   10.25
Simon  Galloway1   10.00
Eso Kral   9.57
redarmi1   9.57
Nico29   5.57
Simon  Galloway2   0.00

[horseplayer]

well done guys

[Tal]

Well done, MTT, Biddy and horseplayer and thank you, as ever, to mereorganiser.

[MereNovice]

The winners are as follows:

1st: £330.27   MTT DESTROYER
2nd: £165       Biddy 62
3rd: £55         horseplayer


I'll wait until later this evening to allow people to validate the results and raise any objections.
I will then PM the winners assuming that the Cabernet Sauvignon doesn't get to me first.

I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who took part and congratulations to our three winners - very well done.

[Simon Galloway]

Well done guys.

[Karabiner]

Pure bubbled again

[MTT DESTROYER]

Thank you to MereNov for a professionally run comp, much appreciated!

[typhoon13]

Congrats to all the winners, well deserved.

Mega thank you to Vince for running the competition in his usual faultless manner, thanks

[bobby1]

well done winners and cheers for running the comp Vince

[MereNovice]

Some statistics that may be of interest.

If we had been using real money to place bets, we would have bet £1,188 for a return of £691.24.
Each tipster would have invested £54 and only the top three tipsters returned more than that, i.e. made a profit.

If you had placed a "win only" bet on the SP favourite in each race you would have returned £47.02 and if you had placed an each-way bet on the SP favourite you would have returned £49.58. This would have made a small loss on the festival and would have placed you in fifth and fourth place in the final table, respectively.

Interesting, isn't it?

[horseplayer]

Some statistics that may be of interest.

If we had been using real money to place bets, we would have bet £1,188 for a return of £691.24.
Each tipster would have invested £54 and only the top three tipsters returned more than that, i.e. made a profit.

If you had placed a "win only" bet on the SP favourite in each race you would have returned £47.02 and if you had placed an each-way bet on the SP favourite you would have returned £49.58. This would have made a small loss on the festival and would have placed you in fifth and fourth place in the final table, respectively.

Interesting, isn't it?

it is

thanks for running this again mere its appreciated

[edgascoigne]

Fantastic effort Mere and well done to all winners.

[MereNovice]

Thanks for all the generous comments on this thread and by PM.

[tikay]

Some statistics that may be of interest.

If we had been using real money to place bets, we would have bet £1,188 for a return of £691.24.
Each tipster would have invested £54 and only the top three tipsters returned more than that, i.e. made a profit.

If you had placed a "win only" bet on the SP favourite in each race you would have returned £47.02 and if you had placed an each-way bet on the SP favourite you would have returned £49.58. This would have made a small loss on the festival and would have placed you in fifth and fourth place in the final table, respectively.

Interesting, isn't it?

VERY interestring, Vince.

Extraordinary reality check that 85% of us would have done better if we had just said "Favourite".

Thanks again for organising, managing & running this with such efficiency, humour, & a lovely light but firm touch.

Baron Spreadsaheet, indeed, as a very aged Gentlemen said earlier.