I'm going to have a dabble on Pinsplitter in the place market and hope to trade out in running.

Beaten a neck by the favourite, and beat the third by a nose for 2nd place.

It was 6.4 for a place

mrbadger is the one to thank

it's 30 runners overall, no matter what day they post.

Chipshop was already a runner (29)but mrbadger wasn't he made it 30, even if Dan never posted today.

When your luck's out, it's out, but I never posted on Monday.

Mondays seller was won by the clear top rated hoss, Takeaway, at 10/11.

Red Gold And Green was 2nd best at the weights, and finished 8th of 9. 

Neyfiri was 2nd best and finished 2nd at 7/1

Arabella Fenella was 4th best , and was 3rd at 25/1


Guess which one I backed for a place

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As for trainers and jockeys I don't back, the Mark Johnston - Greg Fairley duo fall into that category.

So yesterday I layed one for a place at 2.7, it drifted in the win market from 8/1 to 14 /1, and went to a high of 3.2 in the place market.

I never saw or heard the race, and came back into the room after it was finished.

The last price taken for a place was 2.18 !!! so I obviously thought it was out of the frame.

Bastard thing was 3rd, and the last price taken on the 4th nag was 1.4 !!!



On to todays rubbish...

Wat Appened ?

Morning all,

Hey CC - just seen the sad news about the death of Julia Tooth (trainer and daughter of Raymond Tooth) at 41. 

Think we followed them a bit on here in the past.

for Strictly that is

already had a bet on Matt

I understand something went wrong for him last week .......... or was it the judges trying to make a comp of it ?

I've laid Pamela S.

all win mkt

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I think pumphol had a legal contact with Tooth thomas .......... but he lost it after going straight

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darn, wasn't around

Lingers off - I had a FULL BANK job there.

1-55 Southwell - claimer

WINKLES WEIGHT RATINGS
100    -    Diggeratt
93    -    Camps Bay
85    -    Baggsy
84    -    Aldaado
78    -    Dunaskin
78    -    Yossi
75    -    Mojeerr
       
Diggeratt, the clear choice at the weights, has run here twice and won twice, but not over 12 furlongs.        
       
Camps Bay has never run here, so shouldn't really be backed until proving himself on this surface.
       
Baggsy won over 2 miles over the sticks, springing a 28/1 surprise win last time after being backed from 40/1, but has never made the frame in 9 starts on the level.
       
Aldaado, the same applies as with Camps Bay.        
       
Mojeerr has 6 places from 36 races, and his last 3 races have been here, but he doesn't look like he's going to set the track alight today.        
       
Guest has 2 runners here and has the apprentice on what appears to be the better horse going by the betting. [smiley:crazy][smiley:crazy]
       
Yossi was a beaten favourite here last time after dwelling at the start but running on late. His last 4 races have been here and he ran well enough without winning with the same apprentice on him as today.        
       
Dunaskin has 2 wins and 3 seconds from 13 races here, and he's 10 years old now. Guest has claimed him 6 different times from other trainers, so he must know something about the horse.        
       
Taking all things into consideration I'm going to back Dunaskin for a sheckel or two to get placed at about 6/1, and hope to trade in running.

Anyone got a shovel.

I now need two shovels & a ton of salt

Matt is over 3.2

thomas ?          help !

I noticed thomas.

I suppose peeps are influenced by the judges.

How is the comp decided ?

only the public's votes ?

Picture quiz  now up

i know

Afternoon all

If someone can cut & pase the placepot rules for boxing day, save me hunting for then on xmas day

Many thanks

Thanks Winkle

Mrs. Fisher comes to visit her son Jacob for dinner.  He lives with a female roommate, Rachel.
During the course of the meal, his mother couldn't help but notice how pretty Jacob's roommate was.  She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two, and this had only made her more curious.



Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Jacob and his roommate than met the eye.  Reading his mom's thoughts, Jacob volunteered, 'I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Rachel and I are just roommates.'



About a week later, Rachel came to Jacob saying, 'Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the silver sugar bowl.  You don't suppose she took it, do you?'  Well, I doubt it, but I'll email her, just to be sure.' So he sat down and wrote an email:

‘Dear Mama,
I'm not saying that you 'did' take the sugar bowl from my house;
I'm not saying that you 'did not' take it.
But the fact remains that it has been missing
ever since you were here for dinner.
Love, Jacob’

Several days later, Jacob received a response email from his Mama which read:

‘Dear Son,
I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Rachel,
and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with her.
But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her OWN bed,
she would have found the sugar bowl by now.
Love, Mama’

2011 - RULES

SUPREME PLACEPOT COMPETITION

ALL SELECTIONS MUST BE NAMED

RACECARD NUMBERS WILL BE IGNORED  (unless you’re going on holiday)

SCORING
Handicaps - 16 or more runners

Winner - 4 points
2nd - 3 points
3rd - 2 points
4th - 1 point

Races of 8 to 15 runners and non-handicaps of 16 runners and over
Winner - 3 points
2nd - 2 points
3rd - 1 point

Races of 5 to 7 runners
Winner - 3 points
2nd - 2 points

Races of 4 runners or less
Winner - 3 points

It's all about PLACES

You get the above scores PLUS 1 point for each point of S.P. for a horse in the frame

EXAMPLES :
THE THINKER COMES SECOND IN THE GOLD CUP AT 20/1

then its 2 points for coming second & 20 for the SP - total = 22 Points

DENMAN COMES 4TH IN THE GRAND NATIONAL AT 16/1

then it’s 1 point for 4th plus 16 for the SP - total = 17 Points

KAUTO STAR WINS THE KING GEORGE CHASE AT EVENS

then its 3 points for winning & 1 for the SP - total = 4 Points
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NON-RUNNERS 

In the event of selecting a non-runner you will be on the S.P. favourite
In the case of co/joint favourites, you will be on the beast with the lowest racecard number
NON-RUNNERS CANNOT BE CHANGED ONCE THE FIRST RACE IS OFF

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BONUS POINTS
Are awarded for the following
FIRST 4 SELECTIONS IN THE FRAME  - 10 POINTS
FIRST 5 SELECTIONS IN THE FRAME  - 20 POINTS
FIRST 6 SELECTIONS IN THE FRAME  - 50 POINTS

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YOU CAN LOSE POINTS

You will be deducted 5 points if  ALL your selections are NOT posted BEFORE the first race goes off .

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MORE BONUS POINTS - NAP OF THE DAY
MARK YOUR DAILY NAP EACH DAY FOR DOUBLE POINTS 
Your nap SHOULD be in the same post as your normal selections.

If your NAP does not run, you revert to the NON-RUNNER RULES, but you will get DOUBLE POINTS if the favourite gets placed.

NAPS can be changed by posting on the PLACEPOT thread up to the first race on any day.

NAPS CANNOT BE CHANGED ONCE THE FIRST RACE IS OFF
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PODIUM PLACES - NEW STRUCTURE FOR 2011

Regardless of how many days there are at a meeting - whether it’s 1, 2,  3, 4 or 5 :

Up to 45 runners  - Podium points will be awarded for the top 10

46 runners and over -  Podium points will be awarded for the top 15

This has changed due to the large number of players who post on day one of a meeting, score badly,  then vanish for the rest of the season.  There were 31 competitions and 113 runners last year

37 runners only made one appearance
11 runners only made two appearances
5  runners only made three appearances
7  runners only made four appearances
A further 19 runners appeared in less than half of the competitions

Hopefully, the improved number of podium places will get players to stay longer.

The more there are in it, the harder it is to win, which adds to the fun.

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HOLIDAYS

A lot of players take part in EVERY placepot competition throughout the season as you really need to post in every competition to stay in the running.

If you cannot gain computer access for any reason you may choose to enter while on holiday or on days out or know you will be suffering from a hangover, by asking for any of the following :

Returned Favourites (subject to normal joint fav. and co.fav rules)

Racecard numbers (please leave enough time for these to be converted to names before the first race takes place)

Top weights in all handicaps, along with racecard numbers for non-handicap races.
In the event of joint top weights or non-runners you revert to favourite rules.
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SCORE QUERIES

If you have a query with your score, could you post it AFTER the last race of the day   on the placepot meeting thread.

Any queries posted before NOON the following day will be dealt with.

Any queries posted AFTER NOON  the following day will be ignored as we will be deemed as weighed in from NOON onwards.
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IF YOU MISS COMPETITIONS
If you miss 3 consecutive competitions your name will no longer appear on the accumulative points list that is posted after each meeting, but it will be stored and will reappear if and when you return.