MrJol

Bit of a bun fight for the minor places

Congratulations to all winners. Thanks BH for all admin work.

Are you a traffic warden or something in real life??

Cheltenham Tipsters Competition - Starts Tuesday March 10th
 
Rules:
1 selection per race throughout the competition Bets settled to £1 level stakes - WIN Only Bets settled at SP Highest accumulative total over the competition wins £60 cash (via PayPal) Runner Up wins £25 and the third place wins £15, all prizes via your PayPal account. No edits allowed in selection posts No losses incurred for losers or Non Runners Replacement selections for NR's can be posted but must be before the first race deadline All Bets must be posted prior to the first race each day (no exceptions) Not compulsory to enter everyday (so if you miss the first day or two you can still take part) Leaderboard posted each evening All welcome, no need to register 
 
Winners will also receive PL Merchandise 

3.55H
Ibleo. 4/1 bet365 

Final Table
Kenisbusy's big winner settled this a long way from home but we had some great totals in behind.
Well done to Mr Jol, Daisychain and Luckypants on filling the frame.
Honourable mentions to Joales, Stanners and Grand Danois on promising first efforts while Ubet had the most winners.
33 players qualify for the KO Cup 
Prizes (top 3 receive PL Merchandise.
£80 : Kenisbusy
£40 : Mr Jol
£20 : Daisychain
£10: Luckypants
£30 : Corky ( Cup)
Can all winners send me their PayPal details, name and prize being claimed
(address if claiming Merch.) to:  [email protected]

Southwell 20.00   PALAZZO   6/1 Bet365

"You can tell him now, we're still fighting for this title and we have three days left to get something. And I'll tell you, honestly, I will love it if someone beats him, Love it."
(a Keegan & Ferguson reference for those to young to remember) 

This 6.30 wolves is a popular race. Good luck guys.. 

Being serious for a minute, ask any decent punter worth their salt, what is the main reason for a selection.
To a man they will tell you, its if a price is value to the horses chances, in any particular race. 
Its simple, if a horse in not value, or not at least the price you think it should be then you move on.
(and yes, even a short priced fav can be value)
Its quite ridiculous to suggest having a competition where by you don't know what price it will end up.
Just my opinion (thats not the answer to the previous question by the way) ?

Best Horse Guaranteed 

Pretty sure that in the olden days the equivalent competition on PL was settled at SP
It was very annoying when you'd spent an hour the night before poring over the form and assessing the relative chances of the horses at the prices quoted ..... only to make your pick at 5/1 and see it go off at 2/1. If you'd known it would be 2/1 SP that would have changed your selection process. 
When I'm looking at a race I'm balancing the horses chance against it's price at that time ........ not trying to guess what price it might be the next afternoon
So I think the introduction of taking a price and BOG was an improvement to the competition as it more realistically mirrored the selection process
BH's new rules seem ideal to me ....... we keep the ability to take a price and BOG yet don't have to bother with all the complications of which firm does what and when and when you can take bog and when you can't. Much easier to limit the firms and have BOG on everything.
And if it makes life a bit easier for BH having to check all the bets ...... well, that a bonus. He's a very busy man doing all the competitions on all the PL forums !
 

Newcastle 14.45   GLITTERING LOVE   7/1 Bet365
BLOODY BLEEDING OFF IN IT

16/1  
The closest Wayward Lad was to Dessie was at the start lol
 
 

Feb 18
Massive day for Kenisbusy, he bags his first winner since September 2nd to end a losing run of 124 bets ?
What did i say the other day, "the leader will take some catching"?
 

At least you got a bus pass to look forward to 

Its unbelievable Jeff!!

With the ever changing landscape of the bookmaking industry it is becoming very confusing to some on which bookmakers we can use and which bookmakers allow BOG, and from which time it is allowed.
We have decided to narrow the choice of bookmakers and to allow BOG with all selections posted in the competition regardless of time. This will make it much easier for both players and me when settling the bets.
From March 1st the rules regarding bookmakers we use will be as follows;
The only 5 bookmakers allowed in the competition are;
Bet365 Paddy Power/Betfair (same prices) Betvictor William Hill Betfred Any selections posted with any other bookmaker will be settled at SP
 
Many thanks
 

Feb 17

Can't see this happening again
 

Kempton 20.00   ARTOIS   100/1 Betvictor
This horse has won one race and that was back in september 2018, beaten 160 lengths in all his other 5 races, yes you did read that right just 5 races he's been beaten 160 lengths. The race he won was over a mile, which it is again. The course he won at was Kempton, which it is again. There is a saying "horses for courses"  Just saying 

I was watching RTV the other night and they were doing 'favourite Cheltenham memories' to fill time between races and none of them mentionned Desert Orchid winning the Gold Cup !
'Dessie' was the most popular horse in training but it was widely thought that he couldn't win a Gold Cup as he was better on right handed tracks and hasd been champion two miler ...... the King George was his race. 
Here's the race finish ........ he had to fight !
 

I've noticed a lot of the comments on  ATR with timeform are pretty much alike, I use them as a starter, read the horses race form and watch the vids. Sometimes I just pick a horse because I like it and know how it can run when on song, just like my 33/1 winner Dolphin Village this month. Got three or four what I pick regardless of there form.

Feb 16

 

At least you got a bus pass to look forward to