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ASCOT - KNOCKOUT COMP
ASCOT - KNOCKOUT COMP
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Yep still room left for all the above, plenty more room if needs be.
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This could end up with more entries than the London marathon.
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Maybe Betfair could put a prize up the tight ****.
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shafter an all his aliasses sayed can we play!
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Stick me in for a bit of fun Swad
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Yes please.
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Forget the Euro's, this is the tournament the world has been waiting for!
Would be a nice gesture by Betfair, Acey. A small trophy sent to the victor of this keenly contested tournament would be a nice touch too.  |
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I did briefly consider messaging BF to see if they would stick a daft trophy up, after all it is drumming up interest to their forum and maybe a small bit of traffic to the site but imagine the hoops you would have to jump through to speak to a decison maker on this one?
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just texed em they said they have a few of those gold and black scarves left over they will give one to the winner !
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128, nice math.
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Swaddle, when there was a big annual quiz in chit chat back in the day I'm certain BF donated a prize fund as it was so popular with the regulars. Worth a try I would have thought.
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Can you include the following:
StretfordEndDevil HoltEndVillan ScouseSophie HardingStandHeadhunter SteveUpNorth Steve supports Stoke and is currently going through a divorce on account of his wife having a sex change and sleeping with her brother (you read that right). He has 2 dogs named Will and Buick and has made a fortune on Betfair betting in the Handball and French racing in the provinces…he’s my go to guy for the backwaters of Lyon and Marseille imo Please say hello to him. Took some effort to create. Thanks! |
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Will you be playing EL Gooner?
 And who are these people, have I took the bait |
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Just read the bit about the dogs, scratch that
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I’d like to have a go please
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I’d like to have a go please
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I’d like to have a go please
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If you are still short Swaddle put me into the Tuesday lamb queue
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Put me in, please, there doesn't look much to beat!
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 ... TNM |
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put me in please Swad.
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how many you got so far swad?
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40 odd entries still open til end of the weekend
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Here is the proposed format and could I have a little bit of assistance for the best way to go from here?...for arguments sake we have 40 entries.
Ascot is 5 days, we need another round of ties somewhere ideally for the comp to run smoothly. The options are: Tuesday start - 8 groups of 5 men and the top 2 qualify for the last 16, its knockout from then on, the final would be RA Saturday. OR Tuesday start - Run a round where there are plenty of byes, leaving 32 men by Wednesday, the final wouldnt be a Sat finish. OR Monday start - Run a round where there are plenty of byes, leaving 32 men by Tuesday, the final would finish on RA Saturday. Monday start is possibly the most logical? BUT people may not check in until Tuesday. OPINIONS WELCOME - WILL GO WITH THE MOST POPULAR |
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RULES:
You go head-to-head drawn randomly against another forumite. The most profit on the day advances to the next round. You will make 5 selections from any races at Ascot only on that day, you will make 1 selection your NAP, which will receive 2x the points and one selection your NB which will receive 1.5x points. To get your entry in something like this would be appreciated: TUES: Ascot 2:30 – Red Stripes Ascot 3:05 – No bet Ascot 3:40 – The King’s Steed Ascot 4:20 – Frankel (NB) Ascot 5:00 – No bet Ascot 5:35 – Bobs Oss Ascot 6:10 – Bristol de Mai (NAP) Ascot 3:05 – Lethal Lunch (Reserve) SETTLEMENT: Similar to the last comp, STAKE WILL NOT BE RETURNED ON WINNINGS BETS, this is to discourage the use of short prices where possible, each way betting is permitted BUT WILL BE SETTLED TO STANDARD NUMBER OF PLACES TO ¼ FOR EVERY SELECTION JUST TO HELP THE SIMPLE SETTLER SAVE A BIT OF TIME. You cannot take a price and all bets are settled to official SP. Standard bets are 20pt win or 10pt EW. MISC: I am sure everyone will play fairly but can I ask that if your opponent already has their selections in, could you make sure at least 2 of your selections are different from theirs please, this is to avoid any boringness or gamesmanship. If this does happen accidently, the person to post second will receive the favourite the 4th and 5th race they have duplicated, if their opponent has the fav, they get the 2nd fav. Selections can be made right up until a minute before the 1st race (forum clock), if your opponent has already posted, make sure you haven’t duplicated 4+ selections, it’s unlikely I know. NON RUNNERS: The best option is to leave a reserve at the bottom of your selections as shown in the example, if you forget or don’t want to leave a reserve and a selection of yours becomes a NR then as long as it is 1 min before the first race you can change the selection. If racing has started and you haven’t named a reserve and have a non-runner, you will receive the favourite in the race your horse was a NR. TIES: In the event of a tied finish there shall be a decider the next day before racing gets underway at Ascot. I will pick a race at a different venue and the players that have tied will pick a horse each in that race and the horse that achieves the best finish is through to the next round. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? |
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Entries still weclome up until the draw is made.
Diff Gravy can you just confirm you are not intending to play and just came to have some banter with Glentoby? East Lower Gooner, are you playing, cant really tell, ty |
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I would go with the first option, starting on Tuesday and finishing on Saturday. Anything else wouldn't be a Royal Ascot competition.
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yes first option looks the way forward
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if any spaces left
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I too agree with first option.
It might be confusing things by referring to the 'forum clock' in the Rules as it's wrong. Just stick to the time the race is scheduled to start. |
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Perhaps Glentoby will agree to open a separate thread so that anyone wanting to 'banter' with him can do so without polluting the comp threads.
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I want to know why Frankel was only a NB
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I agree with Andrew
First option for me swaddy 5 top class days rather than delving through Mondays . |
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I agree with posy.
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Sorry…will be sitting this one out.
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Ty for letting me know ELG.
Thanks for feedback all, dreaded group stages then KO it is, its defo best to let everyone that wants to have a go when its free though If runs well might of considered £10ers in each but tbh cba with transfers etc, all the real punting can just be done by yourselves  |
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Glow and Hulk, yer in.
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acey said 40 odd tenners would come in handy !
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