PWJ Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Between now and Christmas there will be an INDIVIDUAL comp spread across NZ and Oz. TWO meetings a week - a midweek round and a Saturday round each week. Each round will comprise 5 races from each jurisdiction. 10 races each round. One selection per race. $10 each way bet. Points will be awarded for the top 10 finishers each round. Just before race one all competitors will be matched with a Head-To-Head opponent. Beating your opponent will give you an extra 5 points. More details tomorrow. Kicks off next Saturday Nov 13 THE RULES1. Players. It's an individual comp. If you miss a round just join in for the next one. 2. Draw. Just before each round commences I will draw each competitor against another. If you defeat your opponent in a head-to-head you will receive 5 points in addition to any points you may accrue for a Top 10 finish. If there is an uneven number of competitors for that round then the last poster will not be matched against anyone else but can achieve 5 points if they achieve a profit (higher than $240 total) for that round. So post early and avoid this scenario. 3. Selections/Closing time. Competitors are required to select ONE runner per race. No subs are to be posted. All selections should be posted at the same time although I may make allowances if this is not possible due to late arrival for posting. The comp will close so the draw can be made 10 minutes before the first comp race. If you post after the draw you will have to make a profit score to achieve 5 points.4. Scratching Rule. You may post replacements for any scratching by making a new post clearly indicating your replacement selection(s). This may now be done any time up until 10 minutes before the first race which I will refer to as CLOSING TIME. After this point ALL selections are LOCKED IN. Scratchings will then go to the TAB sub if not replaced prior to closing time. 5. Investments. Each selection will be regarded as an imaginary $10 each way bet. The races will usually be split 50/50 between NZ and Australia. 6. Best Bet. Each selector may choose one race in each country as a "best bet" selection. All $$$ earned from these races will be doubled. In the event of scratchings the same best bet (BB) will apply. There will be no transference to a subsequent race. If your best bet race is abandoned - bad luck !@8. Countback. If a head-to-head contest is a tie on $$$ earned,+ then a countback will determine the winner by awarding victory to the player who uniquely selected the highest placed horse in the final event. In other words if you both selected the same horse that cancels itself out. If the selections are the same for the final event then the same parameter will apply to the penultimate race and so on.9. Points. Players will be awarded points as follows: 1st: 25 2nd: 18 3rd: 15 4th: 12 5th: 10 6th: 8 7th: 6 8th: 4 9th: 2 10th: 1 10. Posting. Please post your selections by number (names are optional and unnecessary). If you post replacements for scratched horses then do so in a new post rather than edit your original. DO NOT POST SUBS IN BRACKETS WITH YOUR SELECTIONS. Any questions please ask. SCHEDULE: Sat Nov 13: Riccarton, Newcastle Wed Nov 17: Ascot Park, Rosehill Sat Nov 20: Te Rapa, Ballarat Thu Nov 25: Otaki, Wyong Sat Nov 27: Te Aroha, Caulfield Fri Dec 3: Riccarton, Randwick/Kensington Sat Dec 4: Trentham, Doomben Thu Dec 9: Ellerslie, Wyong Sat Dec 11: Te Rapa, Randwick Wed Dec 15: Pukekohe, Launceston Sat Dec 18: Awapuni, Eagle Farm Wed Dec 22: New Plymouth, Sandown 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, PWJ said: Between now and Christmas there will be an INDIVIDUAL comp spread across NZ and Oz. TWO meetings a week - a midweek round and a Saturday round each week. Each round will comprise 5 races from each jurisdiction. 10 races each round. One selection per race. $10 each way bet. Points will be awarded for the top 10 finishers each round. Just before race one all competitors will be matched with a Head-To-Head opponent. Beating your opponent will give you an extra 5 points. More details tomorrow. Kicks off next Saturday Nov 13 Great stuff PJ. Should sort the men out from the boys. Or the women out from the girls. Or the non binary out from the non binary. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 You missed Men from the Girls Women from the Boys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabeel Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) sounds good pete you know me and the old fulla rob be there with bells on Edited November 7, 2021 by zabeel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigos1 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Sounds fun PJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Show Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 15 hours ago, Hesi said: You missed Men from the Girls Women from the Boys or .. Kings from the Queens 😄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlodded Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) or as I know these type of comps… the roughie-takers v the form-takers. Historically, with 40 entries and if we assume there are 2 roughies in an average meeting. If 5 of the roughie-takers each get a roughie winner, then there are the 10 that get points. The form-takers fill positions 11-40 and get 0 points. After about 3 or 4 days it dawns on the form-takers to become roughie-takers.🤔 Edited November 9, 2021 by JustPlodded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted November 9, 2021 Author Share Posted November 9, 2021 44 minutes ago, JustPlodded said: or as I know these type of comps… the roughie-takers v the form-takers. Historically, with 40 entries and if we assume there are 2 roughies in an average meeting. If 5 of the roughie-takers each get a roughie winner, then there are the 10 that get points. The form-takers fill positions 11-40 and get 0 points. After about 3 or 4 days it dawns on the form-takers to become roughie-takers.🤔 shhhhh Geoff !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted November 9, 2021 Author Share Posted November 9, 2021 Exceed And Excel's Standout Chasing $1m Hunter Wednesday, 10th November 2021 This Saturday's standalone Newcastle Racecourse meeting will be headlined by the third running of the $1 million The Hunter (1300m). Won previously by the talented racemares Savatiano (Street Cry) in 2019 and Sweet Deal (Casino Prince) last year, the 2021 running of the race has seen 31 nominations to fill the final field of 15, plus four emergencies. Set to have his fifth run this campaign, the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexious trained Standout (Exceed And Excel-Bahia, by Snippets) comes into the race in outstanding form with a second behind Masked Crusader (Toronado) at Group 2 level, followed by second to Big Parade (Deep Field) in the Gr3 Sydney Stakes; most recently he finished third behind Eduardo (Host) in the $1m Classique Legend Stakes. As a full-brother to Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Outreach, any further success by the Gr2 Expressway Stakes winner is only going to enhance the future stallion appeal of the Corumbene Stud-bred and raced 5YO. Finishing ahead of him last time out was the John O'Shea trained Lost And Running (Per Incanto-Dreamlife, by Danroad) who looks one of the hardest to beat come Saturday, especially when one looks at his fourth placed finish two starts back in the $15m The Everest behind Nature Strip (Nicconi), with that form clearly being franked since. An interesting runner who has the All-Star Mile as his long-term goal is the Annabel Neasham trained Top Ranked (Dark Angel-Countess Ferrama, by Authorized), who will be making his Australian debut in The Hunter. Known more as a miler in the UK as evidence by his third to Palace Pier (Kingman) in the Gr1 Lockinge Stakes, connections will be looking for the 6YO grey to be working home very well. Standout is in good form (pic: Steve Hart) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabeel Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 1 hour ago, JustPlodded said: or as I know these type of comps… the roughie-takers v the form-takers. Historically, with 40 entries and if we assume there are 2 roughies in an average meeting. If 5 of the roughie-takers each get a roughie winner, then there are the 10 that get points. The form-takers fill positions 11-40 and get 0 points. After about 3 or 4 days it dawns on the form-takers to become roughie-takers.🤔 or in ur class still no clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 selection thread is up. All selections will be visible at all times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordy Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Peter, just double checking whether it’s just a $10 win bet or $10 each way. 10 races each round. One selection per race. $10 each way bet. Points will be awarded for the top 10 finishers each round. Just before race one all competitors will be matched with a Head-To-Head opponent. Beating your opponent will give you an extra 5 points. 5. Investments. Each selection will be regarded as an imaginary $10 win bet. The races will usually be split 50/50 between NZ and Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Show Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 11/7/2021 at 8:03 PM, PWJ said: Sat Dec 4: Trentham, Doomben What a day!! Hurrah 💃🥂🙌🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlodded Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 hours ago, zabeel said: or in ur class still no clue Does this post come with subtitles? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Gordy said: Peter, just double checking whether it’s just a $10 win bet or $10 each way. 10 races each round. One selection per race. $10 each way bet. Points will be awarded for the top 10 finishers each round. Just before race one all competitors will be matched with a Head-To-Head opponent. Beating your opponent will give you an extra 5 points. 5. Investments. Each selection will be regarded as an imaginary $10 win bet. The races will usually be split 50/50 between NZ and Australia. Sorry Gordy. My mistake $10 EW is the bet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 14 hours ago, JustPlodded said: Does this post come with subtitles? Maybe try Google Translate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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