Champions League Tipster Comp Stage 2, 1st Round

Group stage match format:

Within each match, players will be required to pick one horse, win only, any price. You may not pick the same selection as your opponent.
Players can pick any time Monday to Saturday (the duration of the match).  Sundays will be for catching up on results and making draws.
There will be a cut-off for all selections on Saturday - the time of the first UK/Irish race. You will have the choice therefore, you can pick at leisure during the week, running the risk of showing your hand to your opponent, or of waiting to play on Saturday to prevent that. During the week, you may select right up to the scheduled race time (one minute before), so you may have the advantage of seeing the market moves. Obviously if you pick a loser early week then you give your opponent a long window to find that odds-on cert, but you may be able to exert extra pressure with a winner.

Once you post a selection, you can't change it, unless it's a duplicate or non-runner.
You are not allowed to leave reserves.


Scoring (Industry SP used for prices):

A match winner will get 2pts, but there will be the possibility of winning a bonus point for making a winning selection on or above the price of Evens, irrespective of winning or losing the match. If a match is drawn, both with the same priced winner, or both losers, then it's 1pt each.
There will also be a chance for one additional bonus point, awarded at the end of the group stage, to the player with the biggest priced winner. If there is a tie for biggest priced winner, the bonus point will not apply.

Possible match scenarios:
Player A picks a winner under evens and Player B picks a loser - Player A gets 2pts, Player B gets 0pts.
Player A picks a winner evens or over and Player B picks a winner under evens - Player A gets 3pts, Player B gets 0pts.
Player A picks a winner evens or over and Player B picks a winner evens or over but a lesser price than Player A - Player A gets 3pts, Player B gets 1pt.
Player A picks a winner evens or over and Player B picks a winner of identical price - Player A gets 2pts, Player B gets 2pts.
Player A picks a loser and Player B picks a loser, or both pick identical winners below Evens - Player A gets 1pt, Player B gets 1pt.


Non-runners:

If a player does not select or picks a duplicate or picks a non-runner (non-runners/duplicates evident before the Saturday cut-off can be replaced) then they will be assigned a selection - Last race fav. (If jt. favs then lowest number on the card). If both players in a match end up with non-runners then it will be 1pt each.
If a player just doesn't turn up for at least two of the three group matches then they are out irrespective of pts gained through assigned LRFs.


Tied on points:

Tie-breakers at the end of group stages as follows:

1. Any player that missed a selection (including picking a duplicate) will be penalised
2. Head to head record between tied players
3. Overall Profit/Loss figure
4. Higher aggregate finishing positions of all three selections


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If you know that you will be away and cannot post for any match, I will accept a post on your behalf as follows:

You must notify in advance of the match that you will not be posting.
You can either email me your selection or
email to someone else to post on your behalf or
nominate someone to select for you.

I will not accept posts on your behalf unless approved by me in advance of the match in question.

stewpot has arranged to email selections to DeSSie and myself in case he's not able to get online next three weeks.

is anyone else sitting with a hovering finger over the return/post reply button ??

Group 6 v Angeleyz 
Well Painted -3.20 Windsor

Well done zippers.

pete - I`ve just realised your comment regarding a bye for hi5 & mad

Cheers Mad  . first in thats how i got my name zipper i was always first in when i was a bit younger
anyhow  the nag , on my tissue about 11/4 ..100.30   poke  ok it won just  .. but 13/8  stops  Angeleyz  puting up odds on shots .. game on

^^^

5.30 Wolver was trying to beat the off time UD just made it

zipper is off to a good start!

Group 1

OvPt

OvPL

Pts

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Player

Selection

Tim/Mt

Res

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SP

Res

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Selection

Player

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Pts

OvPL

OvPt

Moose

v

the dealer

raspberrybottom

v

dogdayafternoon

Moose

v

raspberrybottom

the dealer

v

dogdayafternoon

Moose

v

dogdayafternoon

the dealer

v

raspberrybottom

Group 2

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salmon spray

v

madhatters

-01.00

-01.00

shanelee1966

Inherited

5.0 Wo

3

15/8

v

hi 5's

salmon spray

v

shanelee1966

madhatters

v

hi 5's

salmon spray

v

hi 5's

madhatters

v

shanelee1966

Group 3

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Andrew In Sweden

v

FCH

duffy

v

Lampus

Andrew In Sweden

v

duffy

FCH

v

Lampus

Andrew In Sweden

v

Lampus

FCH

v

duffy

Group 4

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petemac

v

stewpot

CASanMartin

v

DeSSieReborn

petemac

v

CASanMartin

stewpot

v

DeSSieReborn

petemac

v

DeSSieReborn

stewpot

v

CASanMartin

Group 5

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deadbrain59

v

adamanty

pedro39

v

Ricky Santini

deadbrain59

v

pedro39

adamanty

v

Ricky Santini

deadbrain59

v

Ricky Santini

adamanty

v

pedro39

Group 6

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angeleyz

v

13/8

W

3.20 Wi

Well Pain.

zipper

01.63

01.63

themuppet

v

feastforfamine

angeleyz

v

themuppet

zipper

v

feastforfamine

angeleyz

v

feastforfamine

zipper

v

themuppet

Group 7

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Ardross66

v

10/1

5

5.30 Wo

Buaiteoir

unluckyStu

-01.00

-01.00

Tingle Creek

v

lagmorian

Ardross66

v

Tingle Creek

unluckyStu

v

lagmorian

Ardross66

v

lagmorian

unluckyStu

v

Tingle Creek

Group 8

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razmos

v

china castle

undecided

v

pumphol

razmos

v

undecided

china castle

v

pumphol

razmos

v

pumphol

china castle

v

undecided

Undecided I have had a re-think regarding my suggestion about the home and away ties over 6 matches instead of 3. On second thoughts it could make the competition a little boring and also remove that element of mind games that currently exists in the match play.
Great Draw in group 4 mate any mathematicians out there work out the odds on that?
With 5 Thieves in the draw I reckon over a 7,000/1 shot but I am no expert.

You can say that again.

What do you reckon it means, salmon?

Wd madhatters

2-1 is MASSIVE 

group 1 v moose

Bloodsweatandtears 4.50 brighton

One for the Boys / Girls   8.10 Wolver
This is a very tight H/C  on paper...but they dont run on paper
Royal Alcor  with the champ up Richard  Hughes will make the market may start fav  but take a close look at Wyborne  ok its giving 4lbs  on my marks that more than fair .. it a win bet for me
Wyborne  to win  .. slaughter me after the race
... by the way this has nowt to do with this great comp

Hmmmm.
I was thinking about Royal Alcor.

Group 4

Agerzam - 6.40 Wolver

Thanks

UL Salmon
Looked like it had never seen a racecourse before
& thats a Derby entrant

group 5 highland acclaim 2.00 nott.