Christmas-New Year Comp Results Thread

[Globederby19]

16 minutes ago, richie said:

I suggest we cancel today and do tomorrow instead. Lol

Bonus meeting eh Richie. Some days it just doesn't happen. Not over yet, but well done to be in this position.

[PWJ]

Round 8 (FINAL) - Sunday Jan 3

Race 9 - Te Aroha R10

1st - 6 Seajetz W-$3.50 

2nd - 17 Always More Q-$32.50  

Scr: 1(L),2,4,5,8,9,12(L),13,14,16,20-22

Subs: #15 then #6

An even more popular winner with 24 on the Richards/Johnson combo including BBs for Porky, Rex, Jen and Rob. TC moves up to 2nd making steady progress. Punter Pete now up to 3rd and Baby ahead of Max into 6th. All 3 of the Championship hopes are out of the points but at least Geoff and Richie are on the board and just $7 behind Max. Maurice has beaten Rees and Richie and PJ have dead-heated. Last race picks in brackets (all are BBs remember): 

376.00 Gee T (5-7)

345.00 The Crucible H (2-8)

289.00 Punter Pete B (5-8)

262.40 Von S R (2-9)

260.20 Wandering F (2-11)

247.00 Baby J (2-7)

235.00 NgakonuiG T (2-13)

214.00 Max J (2-5)

193.00 Pete K (1-2)

185.80 Ray D (5-7)

163.00 Gordy S (2-8)

163.00 Craig G (7-8)

161.00 Ian L (2-7)

157.80 Maurice Q (7-8)

156.00 Porky M (2-10)

140.00 Hesi G (7-14)

121.00 Jill D (11-13)

112.00 Jen R (8-16)

112.00 Rex M (2-11)

98.00 Roland C (7-14)

---------------points plimsoll----------------

91.00 StevieN E (2-10)

91.00 Rocky H (10-11)

86.00 Tom P (10-11)

70.00 Rob F (11-14)

56.00 MidnightC L (2-11)

56.00 Dancing Show C (8-15)

56.00 John K (7-8)

56.00 Rees Q (7-8)

42.00 HOWIE S (10-11)

35.00 GEOFF P (5-11)

35.00 RICHIE A (2-8)

35.00 PJ A (2-8)

35.00 Virgil E (2-7)

35.00 Graeme B (2-11)

 

[PWJ]

Geoff is currently looking at a $234 return with Bells 'n' Bows which would give him 11 points, not quite enough to catch Howie but maybe the quinella with Petain might get him there. Even the reverse quinella might be enough but less likely.

Richie would need Universal Thief to beat Shamusu Sho to have the best chance but it looks like he could fall short. Howie odds on fave to take it but hey this is Gilgandra and anything could happen.....

[PWJ]

Max relying on the PJ mating Bells 'n' Bows to reel in Baby 😄

[PWJ]

Runner-by-runner birdcage preview of the Gilgandra Cup here about 10 minutes before the race:

https://www.racingnsw.com.au/

 

[Maximus]

13 minutes ago, PWJ said:

Max relying on the PJ mating Bells 'n' Bows to reel in Baby 😄

don't let me down PJ...knew you'd picked this race out in the boondocks for a reason! I have raided Mrs W's Bag of All Things for a few bob on BnB. Having a most enjoyable H2H with BMHBJT today, who clearly has a fab competitive attitude and a sense of humour worth bottling! A candidate for a spot in the next Draft Comp, I hope.

MM 

[PWJ]

2 minutes ago, Maximus said:

don't let me down PJ...knew you'd picked this race out in the boondocks for a reason! I have raided Mrs W's Bag of All Things for a few bob on BnB. Having a most enjoyable H2H with BMHBJT today, who clearly has a fab competitive attitude and a sense of humour worth bottling! A candidate for a spot in the next Draft Comp, I hope.

MM 

I hope Mrs Max doesn't read Race Place....

[PWJ]

5 minutes ago, Maximus said:

don't let me down PJ...knew you'd picked this race out in the boondocks for a reason! I have raided Mrs W's Bag of All Things for a few bob on BnB. 

MM 

Mate, I hate to tell you this but B 'n' B has had 4 changes of trainer in her career so far.... 

[Maximus]

2 minutes ago, PWJ said:

I hope Mrs Max doesn't read Race Place....

the only things she reads are:

• promotional offers from Gucci and Lois Vuitton (yes, she thinks it's Lois, not Louis)
• emailed updates from Jacinda and Ashley on ..anything
• Max's annual Net Worth summaries 

MM

[Maximus]

4 minutes ago, Maximus said:

the only things she reads are:

• promotional offers from Gucci and Lois Vuitton (yes, she thinks it's Lois, not Louis)
• emailed updates from Jacinda and Ashley on ..anything
• Max's annual Net Worth summaries 

MM

 

7 minutes ago, PWJ said:

Mate, I hate to tell you this but B 'n' B has had 4 changes of trainer in her career so far.... 

meeting her Orange conqueror Petain 1.5kg better off this time ...

[PWJ]

4 minutes ago, Maximus said:

 

meeting her Orange conqueror Petain 1.5kg better off this time ...

She won big at Betoota once....that's near Birdsville .......

[Globederby19]

7 minutes ago, PWJ said:

She won big at Betoota once....that's near Birdsville .......

Up near Boraloola isn't it. Dirt track?.

[Globederby19]

10 minutes ago, Babymakesherblujeanstalk said:

Flattery will get you.........everywhere, Max!  😉 Have enjoyed the Battle, and look forward to locking horns again. 
Thank you again PJ for letting me throw myself in here. 👍🥂 

 

LOL. With a name like that we await pictures with much anticipation.👍

[PWJ]

Round 8 (FINAL) - Sunday Jan 3

Race 10 - Gilgandra R8

1st - 8 Universal Thief W-$4.50 

2nd - 2 Shamusu Sho Q-$8.20  

Scr: 1,6,12,16

Eleven on the Cup winner - wasn't that fun ? - all with BBs of course while Richie, PJ and Gordy bagged BB quinellas as did our Round 8 winner TC who selected 6 winners and put up a great score on a very difficult day. Punter Pete passed Gee at the death to take 2nd while Gordy came late from 11th to grab 4th ahead of VS.  

467.80 The Crucible H (31+2)

379.00 Punter Pete B (27+2)

376.00 Gee T (25+2)

285.80 Gordy S (23+2)

262.40 Von S R (21+2)

260.20 Wandering F (19+2) 

253.00 Craig G (17+2)

247.80 Maurice Q (15+2)

247.00 Baby J (13+2)

235.00 NgakonuiG T (11) 

214.00 Max J (10)

202.00 Jen R (9)

193.00 Pete K (8+2)

185.80 Ray D (7+2)

161.00 Ian L (6+2)

157.80 RICHIE A (4.5+1) 

157.80 PJ A (4.5+1)

156.00 Porky M (3+2)

146.00 Dancing Show C (1+2)

146.00 John K (1)

146.00 Rees Q (1)

---------------points plimsoll----------------

140.00 Hesi G 

121.00 Jill D 

112.00 Rex M 

98.00 Roland C 

91.00 StevieN E (2)

91.00 Rocky H 

86.00 Tom P (2)

70.00 Rob F 

56.00 MidnightC L 

42.00 HOWIE S 

35.00 GEOFF P 

35.00 Virgil E 

35.00 Graeme B

[PWJ]

FINAL POINTS TABLE CHRISTMAS - NEW YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Despite failing to take a point today (losing his HTH with Gordy), Howie had enough of a lead to hold on as his only two rivals Geoff (also a nil return) and Richie (a valiant late surge to pick up 5.5 points) faltered. Punter Pete - who tipped half the card today - stole into 2nd spot with a 29 point haul today while Richie just held on for 3rd half a point ahead of Von Smallhausen (5th today) and Geoff. TC's great score today saw him finish fast into 6th spot with the scorer fading to 7th. Thanks for playing everyone. Next week a two day one off comp on successive Magic Millions Saturdays. Big congrats to our first Champion of 2021 Sir Howard !

1st 134 Howie

2nd 118 Punter Pete

3rd 110.5 Richie

4th= 110 Von Smallhausen

4th= 110 Geoff

6th 101 The Crucible

7th 98.5 PJ

8th 95 Gordy

9th= 85.5 Dancing Show

9th= 85.5 Craig

11th 85 Rob

12th 83 Pete

13th 81 Tom

14th 77 Midnight C

15th 73 Hesi

16th 70.5 Rees

17th= 69 Ray

17th= 69 Graeme

19th 67 John

20th 66 Rocky

60 Wandering

58.5 Maurice

47 Porky

46 Rex

46 Stevie N

44 Jill

44 Max

43 Gee

33 Jen

28 Ian

23 Virgil

18 Georgy Boy

16 Baby

14 Roland

13 Ngakonui G

2 Sharne

 

 

[pete]

Great effort Howie. Consistent right through.

[craigos1]

Congrats Howie......................Well done 2021 could be your year.

Thanks PJ for the fun.

I look forward to Magic Million fun.

Did anyone read Chris Wallers concerns re Jockeys & Stablehands on Racenet.

He made perfect sense to me.

[Turny]

Thanks for a super comp PJ, great fun as always

Tom

[Gordy]

Well done Howie, great to see another Blues brother win a comp.

[PWJ]

STATS

Most Wins

6 The Crucible

5 Punter Pete

 

Most Quinellas
1 Ray, Maurice, The Crucible, Richie, PJ, Gordy, Von Smallhausen & Wandering

 

Biggest Winning Margin
467.40 The Crucible
91.00 Rocky

Narrowest Winning Margin (dead-heat)
157.80 Richie

157.80 PJ

Highest Losing Score
235.00 Ngakonui Grass

Lowest Winning Score
86.00 Tom (again and only 20 cents less than yesterday - buy a Lotto ticket mate)

[Dancing Show]

Beaut streak of form Howie 🙂  congrats!  Also well done to Richie, Punter Pete, Geoff, and VS! 🙂 

Thanks Peter for a funalicious comp, enjoyed it.

Wishing you all a successful summer on the punt and a fantabulous 2021!

Cheers

Maria

[Sir Gallivant]

Congratulations Howie. Epic performance.

Once again Thanks to PJ roll on Magic Millions days.

[TooFast]

Thank you my friends for your kind words of congratulations.
It's been a long time between drinks, but the racing gods were kind to me this time around. I'll be savouring the success for sure, because we all know well that one week you can be the rooster ....the next week you can end up a feather duster. 
After being consistently right amongst it for the first 7 rounds, today was a bit of a "damp squib" (both literally and figuratively) for me, but fortunately I'd done a bit of a 'Kotare Chief', and had built up a sufficient lead that it was going to be very, very difficult to be caught. 
Many, many thanks to PJ for this latest instalment of his brilliantly entertaining and immaculately administered comps.
Year-round pleasure for all of us who take part. Life would be a whole lot less fun without these comps, that's for sure.
I can't wait for the next comp, and in due course I'm imagining the return of a lethal-looking .'Mighty Blues' line-up.  
Rees is sound asleep now, giving me a very clear message, but before I sign off just a word of congratulations to the bro Geoff for his sterling performances right through and for being such a good sport with all the good-natured 'banter' flowing this way and that right through the comp. 
Congrats also to top place-getters Punter Pete, Richie and Von Smallhausen whose performances were epic right through.
Thanks again, folks. 🙂

Edited January 3, 2021 by TooFast

[Globederby19]

Not bad for an amateur Howie. Well done bud. Great comp though and the Raceplace is the place to be thanks to PJ,s influence. 

Long may it continue.🙂

[Maximus]

4 minutes ago, TooFast said:

Thank you my friends for your kind words of congratulations.
It's been a long time between drinks, but the racing gods were kind to me this time around. I'll be savouring the success for sure, because we all know well that one week you can be the rooster ....the next week you can end up a feather duster. 
After being consistently right amongst it for the first 7 rounds, today was a bit of a "damp squid" (both literally and figuratively) for me, but fortunately I'd done a bit of a 'Kotare Chief', and had built up a sufficient lead that it was going to be very, very difficult to be caught. 
Many, many thanks to PJ for this latest instalment of his brilliantly entertaining and immaculately administered comps.
Year-round pleasure for all of us who take part. Life would be a whole lot less fun without these comps, that's for sure.
I can't wait for the next comp, and in due course I'm imagining the return of a lethal-looking .'Mighty Blues' line-up.  
Rees is sound asleep now, giving me a very clear message, but before I sign off just a word of congratulations to the bro Geoff for his sterling performances right through and for being such a good sport with all the good-natured 'banter' flowing this way and that right through the comp. 
Congrats also to top place-getters Punter Pete, Richie and Von Smallhausen whose performances were epic right through.
Thanks again, folks. 🙂

Tis not only Rees who has been sent to sleep by this short novel, Lord Howie, but most of the civilised world and an occasionally pesky Mustelid.

How(ie()ever, Max always speaks Truth to  Power, so I now add my personal hearty CONGRATS to you for this brilliant win in a very difficult Comp - so many distractions could've got in the way (and clearly did affect some of us), but your ability to keep your eyes on the prize, sidestepping the Boxing Day Sales and the left-over trifle, the explosive arrival of the New Year, and the slings and arrows of Sibling Rivalry ...

...mate, you turned up Trumps and can bask in the well-deserved Glow of Victory.

Well done.

MM