THE Cheltenham Tipster Competition 2016

[MereNovice]

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[MereNovice]

Selections for race 1:

Garde La Victoire   10
LAmi Serge   7
Three Musketeers   7
Zabana   6
Bristol De Mai   4
As De Mee   3
Outlander   3
Black Hercules   1
Mount Gunnery   1
Kings Odyssey   0

[MereNovice]

Just one person on the winner in race 1.

The table:

Doobs      49.75
railtard1      45.25
Nakor      43.75
Graham C_1   ***   39.58
BorntoBubble      37.83
Chompy      33.50
tikay      32.58
The Wycher   ***   29.75
Karabiner      27.83
StuartHopkin      27.00
TightEnd   ***   27.00
jakally      27.00
Pete2504   ***   27.00
Marky147      26.83
Eso Kral      26.58
ForthThistle      26.25
RickBFA      22.00
bookiebasher      20.50
Nico29      20.00
ripple11      19.31
Knottikay      19.13
Dewi_cool      18.00
NoCardDSC      17.83
WarrenJ_2      15.25
Graham C_2   ***   15.25
WarrenJ_1      15.00
ChipRich   ***   13.25
action man      12.33
Simon Galloway      12.00
edgascoigne      12.00
engy      10.50
Tal      10.00
Dekka   ***   8.25
booder      5.83
typhoon13      3.50
redsimon      3.25
horseplayer      3.00
Horneris   ***   0.00
NigDawG      0.00
stumpythefish      0.00
swinebag22      0.00
treefella      0.00

[MereNovice]

Selections for race 2:

Our Kaempfer   10
Rolling Maul   5
Taglietelle   4
All Hell Let Loose   3
Cup Final   3
Missed Approach   3
Box Office   2
Mall Dini   2
Saddlers Encore   2
If In Doubt   1
Join The Clan   1
Kilfinichen Bay   1
Leave At Dawn   1
Oscar Sam   1
Un Ace   1
Warriors Tale   1
Westren Warrior   1
Arpege Dalene   0
Broxbourne   0
Dubawi Island   0
Flintham   0
Padge   0
Rathpatrick   0
Ruacana   0

[MereNovice]

Two people on the winner in the second, one had it "on the nose".

The table changes:

Chompy      63.50
Doobs      49.75
railtard1      45.25
Nakor      43.75
Graham C_1   ***   39.58
BorntoBubble      37.83
tikay      32.58
StuartHopkin      31.50
The Wycher   ***   29.75
Karabiner      27.83
TightEnd   ***   27.00
jakally      27.00
Pete2504   ***   27.00
Marky147      26.83
Eso Kral      26.58
ForthThistle      26.25
booder      25.33
Knottikay      23.63
RickBFA      22.00
bookiebasher      20.50
Nico29      20.00
ripple11      19.31
Dewi_cool      18.00
NoCardDSC      17.83
WarrenJ_2      15.25
Graham C_2   ***   15.25
WarrenJ_1      15.00
ChipRich   ***   13.25
action man      12.33
Simon Galloway      12.00
edgascoigne      12.00
engy      10.50
Tal      10.00
Dekka   ***   8.25
redsimon      7.75
typhoon13      3.50
horseplayer      3.00

[MereNovice]

Selections for race 3:

Al Ferof   7
Road To Riches   7
Vautour   5
Taquin Du Seuil   4
Josses Hill   3
Smashing   3
Dynaste   2
Oscar Rock   2
Valseur Lido   2
Vibrato Valtat   2
Village Vic   2
Annacotty   1
Champagne West   1
Gilgamboa   1
Captain Conan   0

[tikay]

Two people on the winner in the second, one had it "on the nose".

The table changes:

Chompy      63.50
Doobs      49.75
railtard1      45.25
Nakor      43.75
Graham C_1   ***   39.58
BorntoBubble      37.83
tikay      32.58
StuartHopkin      31.50
The Wycher   ***   29.75
Karabiner      27.83
TightEnd   ***   27.00
jakally      27.00
Pete2504   ***   27.00
Marky147      26.83
Eso Kral      26.58
ForthThistle      26.25
booder      25.33
Knottikay      23.63
RickBFA      22.00
bookiebasher      20.50
Nico29      20.00
ripple11      19.31
Dewi_cool      18.00
NoCardDSC      17.83
WarrenJ_2      15.25
Graham C_2   ***   15.25
WarrenJ_1      15.00
ChipRich   ***   13.25
action man      12.33
Simon Galloway      12.00
edgascoigne      12.00
engy      10.50
Tal      10.00
Dekka   ***   8.25
redsimon      7.75
typhoon13      3.50
horseplayer      3.00

Chompy leading?

He will be begging us to chop it up.

[Chompy]

Incred scenes.

Will reveal my system if I hold on.

[Dekka]

I'm almost stone last but doing considerably better in this than in my battle with the bookies.

If it wasn't for scrambling a couple of fifth places in 12345 e/w races the kid's inheritance would already be gone.

Roll on Royal Ascot.

[MereNovice]

I'm almost stone last but doing considerably better in this than in my battle with the bookies.

If it wasn't for scrambling a couple of fifth places in 12345 e/w races the kid's inheritance would already be gone.

Roll on Royal Ascot.

Plenty of time.
It's a standard tactic in this competition to leave it to the last couple of races on day 4 to pick a huge priced winner and snatch the lead.
It gives the opposition no time to recover.
It also makes you incredibly popular with whoever was previously topping the table.

[booder]

Two people on the winner in the second, one had it "on the nose".

The table changes:

Chompy      63.50
Doobs      49.75
railtard1      45.25
Nakor      43.75
Graham C_1   ***   39.58
BorntoBubble      37.83
tikay      32.58
StuartHopkin      31.50
The Wycher   ***   29.75
Karabiner      27.83
TightEnd   ***   27.00
jakally      27.00
Pete2504   ***   27.00
Marky147      26.83
Eso Kral      26.58
ForthThistle      26.25
booder      25.33
Knottikay      23.63
RickBFA      22.00
bookiebasher      20.50
Nico29      20.00
ripple11      19.31
Dewi_cool      18.00
NoCardDSC      17.83
WarrenJ_2      15.25
Graham C_2   ***   15.25
WarrenJ_1      15.00
ChipRich   ***   13.25
action man      12.33
Simon Galloway      12.00
edgascoigne      12.00
engy      10.50
Tal      10.00
Dekka   ***   8.25
redsimon      7.75
typhoon13      3.50
horseplayer      3.00

Chaaaaaaaaaaaarge

[Graham C]

What a wonderful sight to see when a decent racehorse pulls away in a few strides from it's nearest opponent.  Of course this is in mind just watching Vautour pull away from Road to Riches, but it could be so many different combinations.

[MereNovice]

Five of you were on the winner in the third.

The table:

Chompy      67.50
Doobs      49.75
railtard1      49.25
Nakor      43.75
Graham C_1   ***   43.58
BorntoBubble      37.83
tikay      36.58
The Wycher   ***   32.50
StuartHopkin      31.50
Pete2504   ***   30.75
Marky147      29.58
Karabiner      27.83
TightEnd   ***   27.00
jakally      27.00
Eso Kral      26.58
ForthThistle      26.25
booder      25.33
Knottikay      23.63
RickBFA      22.00
NoCardDSC      21.83
bookiebasher      20.50
Nico29      20.00
ripple11      19.31
Dewi_cool      18.00
WarrenJ_2      15.25
Graham C_2   ***   15.25
WarrenJ_1      15.00
ChipRich   ***   13.25
action man      12.33
Simon Galloway      12.00
edgascoigne      12.00
engy      10.50
Tal      10.00
Dekka   ***   8.25
redsimon      7.75
typhoon13      3.50
horseplayer      3.00

[MereNovice]

Selections for race 4:

Whisper   13
Cole Harden   7
Thistlecrack   6
Alpha Des Obeaux   5
Aux Ptits Soins   4
Saphir Du Rheu   3
Bobs Worth   1
Kilcooley   1
Lieutenant Colonel   1
Martello Tower   1
At Fishers Cross   0
Knockara Beau   0

[tikay]

What a wonderful sight to see when a decent racehorse pulls away in a few strides from it's nearest opponent.  Of course this is in mind just watching Vautour pull away from Road to Riches, but it could be so many different combinations.

Absolutely, ears pricked and cruising away from a a quality field, and the awkward politics should not detract from that.