MCLARKE Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 As in previous years we will be running a tipsters competition for Cheltenham, Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th March. 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 Losses incurred for losers. Replacement selections for NRs 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 or every race (so if you miss the first day or two you can still take part) Leader-board posted each evening A minimum of 14 bets is required to qualify for any prizes All welcome, good luck. Wildgarden, bymatrix, Offramp and 16 others 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotter Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Hi just noticed that you have 'Losses incurred for losers' I think in the past we have always had 'No losses incurred for losers' ......... on the basis that you don't want people to nick a 33/1 winner on day one then not post again to avoid losing stakes just want to check this with you ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLARKE Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 I am using the same rules as for the Naps competition. It doesn't seem to make sense (to me at least) that in effect every bet is treated as if it was a free bet. This will encourage more people to choose longer odds shots as there is no downside to having a loser. I will go back to the original rules if that is what people prefer but it does seem a tad artificial and does not reflect the real world in which we operate. We did run the Xmas competition with the new rules and that didn't seem to cause any problems. Zilzalian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotter Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 OK, cheers ....... that's fine ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderlust Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 7 hours ago, MCLARKE said: I am using the same rules as for the Naps competition. It doesn't seem to make sense (to me at least) that in effect every bet is treated as if it was a free bet. This will encourage more people to choose longer odds shots as there is no downside to having a loser. I will go back to the original rules if that is what people prefer but it does seem a tad artificial and does not reflect the real world in which we operate. We did run the Xmas competition with the new rules and that didn't seem to cause any problems. Hi MCClarke. My opinion is that you have posted the rules, clearly explained them and we should all abide by them. I am sure we have all got our own ideas of how we could 'tweek' them to make it better, but the problem is Nobody would ever be 100% happy!! Leave them as they are.It works fine for the other comp Craggwood and MCLARKE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astleavista Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Great to see this running again. What about having a minimum number of selections to avoid the “one hit wonder” scenario. Ken Kingdom for, MCLARKE and Craggwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLARKE Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 This seems a good idea. I am open to suggestions, there are 28 races so a minimum of 14 might be reasonable. Skittle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJol Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 A loser incurs losses but with a minimum amounts of picks sounds good, 15 selections lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLARKE Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 I've picked 14 because this will allow someone who can only look at 2 days racing to still be able to have a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilzalian Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I am in full agreement with @MCLARKE on this it is fair and like someone above said we can all tweak and have differing ideas so not all will be happy 14 picks is fair by any measure as is losers/losses. it works fine for the regular naps. MCLARKE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilzalian Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) sorry wrong place meant for cheltenham post Edited March 10, 2021 by Zilzalian wrong place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebestthere Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) mistake read it wrong thought you only got 14 selections Edited March 11, 2021 by thebestthere read it wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotter Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, thebestthere said: To me having only 14 selections is ruining the competition,you are allowed to only pick 14 at present if you miss a couple of days so why limit it to only 14 overall I suppose its easier to check right enough. You don't have to do only 14 ...... most people will pick a horse in every race 14 is just the minimum number of selections to be included in the final table It's just the same as the Monthly Naps comp ....... most people pick one every day but there's a minimum number of selections to qualify for the final table seems perfectly sensible to me MCLARKE, Zilzalian, MrJol and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLARKE Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 I have moved this in to the "At The Races" section. I believe this is where Graham used to place it. LEE-GRAYS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offramp Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 A bloke on Twitter post these very early bets at Cheltenham. He got big odds, and now the odds have plummeted like something very heavy. waggy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphie7 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Bit late I know but think this should be called B. H. Cheltenham Competition. In honour of Graham. He was luved and respected. Just a thought BBBC, gbettle and Tedthewolf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLARKE Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Fair point although we have renamed the naps competition in his honour. Fader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fader Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 9 hours ago, MCLARKE said: Fair point although we have renamed the naps competition in his honour. indeed. It's a much more fitting memory to have our two long standing competitions to be named after Graham and Paul. just my thoughts on it. MCLARKE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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