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man of many moods
01 Dec 11 17:10
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A warm welcome to our ten new arrivals, some of whom have been here before of course.
Let me know if you'd like an instruction (Last Race Favourite or whatever) in case you're unable to post on any day for some unforeseen reason. Always good to have a back-up plan.

As promised, we'll be running a betting competition this month on who gets promoted to Division 1. Just a bit of fun for the festive season, and it's open to all Div 2 players.
We gave it a trial run last month which I'm sure many of you will have learnt something from, whether you took part in it or not.
And Congratulations to Ming for coming out on top on the final day.

I'll post the Rules for the Competition in a short while.

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By:
man of many moods
When: 01 Dec 11 17:38
The only slight change that I've made to the Rules is that I've done away with any betting on yourself to win the Title. I won't even be publishing any prices for that this month. The only betting market will be for a Top 5 finish.

I intend to make the prices a bit more generous than they were during last month's trial, and there may be some Special Offers on certain players at various times. So you'll need to keep an eye out for those as there may be some ridiculous value to be had.
By:
man of many moods
When: 01 Dec 11 17:39
Promotion Betting Competition Rules

Each player will have £500 to bet with

    - minimum bet £10
    - maximum bet in any one day on any one player £100
    - all bets must be exact multipes of £10
    - bet on the same player as many times as you like
    - bet on as many different players as you like (including yourself)
    - bet on as many different days as you like
    - no betting on the first day or the last day of the month
    - all bets must be placed by Midday (the start time of the first eligible race may be earlier in which case you may not bet on anyone whose selection for that day has already run)
    - any player who retires will be deemed to have crashed through the rails. i.e. No refunds
By:
ad hoc shouldve won a national
When: 01 Dec 11 18:03
155 san  fingal bay
By:
unluckyStu
When: 01 Dec 11 20:11
Judd Street - 2.55 Lingfield

Thanks MOMM
By:
man of many moods
When: 01 Dec 11 20:20
POS NAME                  SELECTION                                  RESULT         +/-       TOTAL     TOP 5        TITLE   
1▲ fortieschild          Crackentorp - 1.20 MrktR                    Won 6/4jf      1.50       £1.50     7/2        20/1   
2▲ Red Bloom              Water Garden - 1.10 Winc                    Won 5/4f      1.25       £1.25     4/1        22/1   
2▲ Tightfisted            Water Garden - 1.10 Winc                    Won 5/4f      1.25       £1.25     4/1        22/1   
2▲ majorupshotbagley      Water Garden - 1.10 Winc                    Won 5/4f      1.25       £1.25     4/1        22/1   
5▲ only1mill (1)          Marlborough's Nap: Drumlang - 3.30 MrktR    Won 8/13f      0.62       £0.62     9/2        25/1   
6 travelling man        Phoenix Flight - 3.40 Leic                  Won 4/7f      0.57       £0.57     9/2        25/1   
6 ad hoc shouldve won    Phoenix Flight - 3.40 Winc                  Won 4/7f      0.57       £0.57     9/2        25/1   
6 Cloughie1              Phoenix Flight - 3.40 Leic                  Won 4/7f      0.57       £0.57     9/2        25/1   
9 Kentish Man            Mr Red Clubs - 4.30  Wolv                  Won 1/3f      0.33       £0.33     9/2        25/1   
10 Poppydog (1)          Fav - 4:30 Wolv: Mr Red Clubs              Won 1/3f      0.33       £0.33     9/2        25/1   
11 dogdayafternoon        Zama Zama - 3.10 Leic                      Won 2/11f      0.18       £0.18     9/2        25/1   
11 stealthgun            Zama Zama - 3.10 Leic                      Won 2/11f      0.18       £0.18     9/2        25/1   
13 potlessagain          Kells Belle - 2.00 Leic                    2nd 4/6      -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 unluckyStu            Silver Wind - 5.00 Wolv                    2nd 11/4    -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 Ricky Santini          Estonia - 6.30 Wolv                        lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 DFCIRONMAN            Sang Bleu - 1.40 Winc                      pu          -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 Ming_the_Merciless    Hawk Mountain - 1.20 MrktR                  2nd 6/4      -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 feastorfamine          Edgebury - 2.35 Leic                        2nd 6/5      -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 raspberrybottom        Methaaly - 7.00 Wolv                        lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 learning thegame      Ice Trooper - 7.30 Wolv                    lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 miscreant man          Lucky Dan - 7.00 Wolv                      lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 Kingmambo              Habbie Simpson - 1.40 Winc                  fell        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 Andrew In Sweden      Hawk Mountain - 1.20 MrktR                  2nd 6/4      -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 The Grey One          Ice Trooper - 7.30 Wolv                    lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 bluenose7              Dansili Dutch - 5.30 Wolv                  lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 pedro39                Carrickmines - 1.10 Winc                    fell        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 zipper                Causing Chaos - 3.00 MrktR                  lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 undecided              Hi Dancer - 3.00 MrktR                      lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
13 bosstipper            Lastkingofscotland - 7.30 Wolv              lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
30▼ midas7 (1)            LRF: Ice Trooper - 7.30 Wolv                lost        -1.00      -£1.00     11/2        33/1   
By:
man of many moods
When: 01 Dec 11 20:24
I changed my mind. Happy
I will keep posting Title prices purely for interest's sake. Just remember that the only prices available for betting purposes are in the first column.


12 winners on Day 1 but nothing very exciting pricewise.
Still, it's always nice to start the month with a winner, whatever the price.
One day I hope to do it myself.
By:
pedro39
When: 01 Dec 11 20:29
Exeter 2.05 Ambion Wood
By:
DFCIRONMAN
When: 01 Dec 11 21:42
Santo Thomas - 12.30 Exet



Cheers MOMMs.....and just as well sticking 100 on myself to PLACE.
By:
stealthgun
When: 01 Dec 11 21:44
Evening Momm, Double trouble - 6.40 Wolverhampton. Many thanks.
By:
miscreant man
When: 01 Dec 11 22:47
Lexicon Lad 1.20 San

Cheers

100 Quid on Boss Tipper
By:
Kingmambo
When: 01 Dec 11 22:55
Hurricane Spirit - 2.20 Ling
Cheers.
By:
potlessagain
When: 02 Dec 11 01:34
Notus De La Tour - 1.00 Exeter

Thanks
By:
Andrew in Sweden
When: 02 Dec 11 05:01
Fingal bay 1.55 Sandown

Good luck all

MoMM, £100 on myself to place please
By:
dogdayafternoon
When: 02 Dec 11 08:07
notus de la tour 100 ex
9/2 a place a bit short after last months performance.mid table looks about 5/1.
By:
Ming_the_Merciless
When: 02 Dec 11 08:42
I'll have 50 each on my Newbie team mates namely....

Bosstipper &
Miscreant Man (good money after bad)Excited
By:
fortieschild
When: 02 Dec 11 09:33
Ex 3.50, Staigue fort.

Thanks.
By:
Tightfisted
When: 02 Dec 11 09:56
Thanks For Coming - 03:40 Sand
By:
Tightfisted
When: 02 Dec 11 10:07
£100 on DFC for the title
£100 on Zipper for the title
£100 on Bosstipper for the title
£100 on Moi for the title
and ... er
£100 on undecided for the title

I can't lose Grin
By:
majorupshotbagley
When: 02 Dec 11 10:10
Good morning MMOM

Please put £100 on DFC - @ 33/1 a good profit

Kyleakin Lass - 12.10 Lingfield

Mnay thanks
By:
only1mill
When: 02 Dec 11 10:34
MOMM, Can I just have my instruction if I ask for it the night before please.

Thanks
By:
Kentish Man
When: 02 Dec 11 11:05
Fingle Bay - 1.55 Sandown
By:
travelling man
When: 02 Dec 11 11:20
Notus De La Tour - 1.00 Exeter.

Thanks.
By:
man of many moods
When: 02 Dec 11 11:21
only1mill, yep, that's no problem.
By:
travelling man
When: 02 Dec 11 11:24
£100 on DFCIRONMAN for the title
£100 on Red Bloom for the title
£100 on midas7 for the title
£100 on kentish man for the title
£100 on myself for the title

Cheers
By:
Ming_the_Merciless
When: 02 Dec 11 11:35
Quazy de Joie 130 Exeter
By:
The Grey One
When: 02 Dec 11 11:41
Double Trouble 6.40 Wolves
By:
zipper
When: 02 Dec 11 11:49
lingfield 2.20 Hurricane Hymnbook  (to blow In )
By:
raspberrybottom
When: 02 Dec 11 11:58
Cadger's Brig - 6.10 Wolver

Thanks.
By:
zipper
When: 02 Dec 11 11:58
For The Title ..boys and Girls  its a bit early to be betting on anyone ...its only day 2 .. some of your bets maybe just maybe look silly when  we go into the last week .but what do i know ....
By:
bluenose7
When: 02 Dec 11 12:06
Formidable Guest - 3.30 Ling.

Thx's.  Wink
By:
Poppydog.
When: 02 Dec 11 12:07
Saudi Pearl - 3:50 Exe 

Thanks A Bunch
By:
Cloughie1
When: 02 Dec 11 12:30
Simonsig 155 Sandown
By:
feastorfamine
When: 02 Dec 11 12:53
Appleaday - 3.05 Sand
By:
only1mill
When: 02 Dec 11 13:11
Boston's angel - 2.30 sandown
By:
undecided
When: 02 Dec 11 13:39
Glens Boy 3.15 Exe

cheers
By:
man of many moods
When: 02 Dec 11 13:54
I see a few of you are trying to place bets on who wins the title.

Somehow I knew it would be a mistake to post prices for the Title as well as the for the Promotion Betting Competition. Cry
That's why I said I wouldn't post them this month. I should never have changed my mind.

Let me reiterate the reasons why we're only betting on who gets promoted, especially for the benefit of this month's newcomers.

Basically, no-one's really trying to win the title. Promotion to Division 1 is the main goal. So in that respect it's a field of non-triers as far as the Title's concerned.
It's only once you feel secure about your chances of promotion that you might turn your attention to trying to win the title.
The other thing is that if someone gets a big-priced winner early on, like a 50/1 or 66/1 shot (as has happened before) then it's game over. Big anticlimax and nothing left to bet on.
So betting on who wins the title is pretty pointless. Much more fun and more of a challenge to try and predict who will get promoted.

That's why it's called the PROMOTION Betting Competition and not the Title Betting Competition.

Last month I allowed players to bet a token 50 of their bank on themselves to win the title as they were the only ones who knew if they had any intention of trying to win it! But it seemed to cause a bit of confusion.
That's why I wrote above, "The only slight change that I've made to the Rules is that I've done away with any betting on yourself to win the Title."
And, "The only betting market will be for a Top 5 finish."
And also, "I will keep posting Title prices purely for interest's sake. Just remember that the only prices available for betting purposes are in the first column."

But as always with any competition, very few people ever bother to read anything! Sad

I'm going to go and lie down for a bit. Laugh
By:
man of many moods
When: 02 Dec 11 13:56
Maybe I should add that Zipper is quite right to urge caution at this stage. There's a long way to go and a lot of those prices are going to get much longer.
I think a couple of players learnt the lesson last month that committing your whole bank at an early stage was a mistake.
Not only that but as also I wrote above, there'll be some Special Offer days when some players will be extra value. You might want to hold some of your bank back for those.
By:
Red Bloom
When: 02 Dec 11 14:24
Double Trouble      6.40 Wolver.


thank you
By:
Ricky Santini
When: 02 Dec 11 14:42
Wolves 4.00 Knowe Head

cheers
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