Champions League Tipster Comp Stage 2, Final Round

Competition Format:

64 players entered

1st Group Stage (3 weeks), 64 players divided into 16 groups of 4, each player plays each other once (3 matches each), top 2 from each group qualify to stage 2.

2nd Stage (3 weeks), 32 qualified from 1st Stage are divided into 8 groups of 4, top two qualify from each group.

3rd Stage (3 weeks), 16 qualified from 2nd Stage are divided into 4 groups of 4, only the winner goes through.

Final Group Stage (3 weeks) - the last 4 standing, 3 final matches each to determine the champion.

Draws will take place on the Sunday before each new group stage.


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.

Barring any no-shows, madhatters is through to the last 16 and salmon spray is out
hi 5's has it all to do to catch shanelee1966 for that 2nd spot, judging on past performance he won't be holding back

Group 2

OvPt

OvPL

Pts

P/L

Player

Selection

Tim/Mt

Res

SP

SP

Res

Tim/Mt

Selection

Player

P/L

Pts

OvPL

OvPt

0

-01.00

salmon spray

Francist.

7.10 Wo

4

2/1

v

2/1

W

3.40 Le

Hamelin

madhatters

02.00

3

1

-01.00

shanelee1966

Inherited

5.0 Wo

3

15/8

v

5/2

7

3.40 Ay

Our Diane

hi 5's

-01.00

1

0

-02.00

0

-01.00

salmon spray

Musicora

7.20 Ke

2

3/1

v

5/2

W

8.10 Ke

Mystical Sap

shanelee1966

02.50

3

01.50

4

5

02.91

2

00.91

madhatters

Sword Of..

4.10 Br

W

10/11

v

3/1

8

2.10 Br

Bloodsweat.

hi 5's

-01.00

0

-02.00

1

salmon spray

v

hi 5's

madhatters

v

shanelee1966

Looks like everyone's reluctant to give their team mate a beating, but I'll sort you out in the end!
Top on best placings at the moment is CASanMartin

Group 4

OvPt

OvPL

Pts

P/L

Player

Selection

Tim/Mt

Res

SP

SP

Res

Tim/Mt

Selection

Player

P/L

Pts

OvPL

OvPt

1

-01.00

petemac

Double Ross

4.15 Ch

3

5/2

v

11/4

2

5.10 Yo

Flow

stewpot

-01.00

1

1

-01.00

CASanMartin

Rathealy

8.40 Wo

2

9/2

v

10/1

9

2.0 Yo

Iftaar

DeSSieReborn

-01.00

1

2

-02.00

1

-01.00

petemac

Golden Call

3.55 We

6

8/1

v

2/1

4

6.25 Wo

Gilmer

CASanMartin

-01.00

1

-02.00

2

2

-02.00

1

-01.00

stewpot

Jack's Rev.

4.45 As

15

8/1

v

11/2

3

5.45 Du

Majestic Tim.

DeSSieReborn

-01.00

1

-02.00

2

petemac

v

DeSSieReborn

stewpot

v

CASanMartin

All still in with a chance to make the top two
themuppet holds the top winner point at the moment, angeleyz will surely aim for that 15/8 target being most in need of the points
Very interesting last week coming up

Group 6

OvPt

OvPL

Pts

P/L

Player

Selection

Tim/Mt

Res

SP

SP

Res

Tim/Mt

Selection

Player

P/L

Pts

OvPL

OvPt

0

-01.00

angeleyz

Baccarat

3.30 Yo

14

9/2

v

13/8

W

3.20 Wi

Well Pain.

zipper

01.63

3

3

01.88

themuppet

Dawn Comm.

3.50 Ex

W

15/8

v

5/1

3

4.30 He

Flying Doc.

feastforfamine

-01.00

0

1

-02.00

1

-01.00

angeleyz

Deficit

5.20 Mu

2

7/2

v

9/4

2

5.30 Sa

Chocala

themuppet

-01.00

1

00.88

4

3

00.63

0

-01.00

zipper

Shamaal Nib.

4.0 Sa

3

9/4

v

1/1

W

1.35 Ke

Plan Again

feastforfamine

01.00

3

00.00

3

angeleyz

v

feastforfamine

zipper

v

themuppet

A winner for Group 8 at last, and a nice one too, china castle supplies it and is in pole position
No-ones out of this yet though by any means.

Group 8

OvPt

OvPL

Pts

P/L

Player

Selection

Tim/Mt

Res

SP

SP

Res

Tim/Mt

Selection

Player

P/L

Pts

OvPL

OvPt

1

-01.00

razmos

Minella Sc.

6.10 Ch

6

9/2

v

7/2

2

8.20 Wo

More Aspen

china castle

-01.00

1

1

-01.00

undecided

Berkeley Bar.

3.35 Ch

2

1/1

v

4/1

5

6.40 Wo

Agerzam

pumphol

-01.00

1

2

-02.00

1

-01.00

razmos

Estimate

1.45 As

7

2/1

v

3/2

2

5.50 Ke

Hiking

undecided

-01.00

1

-02.00

2

4

03.50

3

04.50

china castle

Dancing Cos.

8.50 Wo

W

9/2

v

11/10

2

3.05 Ca

Mohawk Ridge

pumphol

-01.00

0

-02.00

1

razmos

v

pumphol

china castle

v

undecided

Undecided   As always a very crisp and clear write up
looking at the groups .. there are 3  groups  who  will be very hard to split
next round it could all change  .. well played all of you  .. and good luck next week

There's an added dimension in this round in that only winners go forward

Next round Andrew

Sorry guys, that what I meant

Wish I'd got into Grp 4.
Would have won that in a canter   

Wish I'd got into Grp 4.
Would have won that in a canter

Norfolk'n'chance
We are all waiting for the 100/1 quotes from the odds compiler

right so i need tingle to back a winner then beat ard with one bigger than 4/1, easy

You owe it to him tingle after nicking his 11/10 winner

close but no Cigar .. oh well good luck lads
hey when you get beat with a rank outsider   25/1  .. pay with a smile

Undecided  i will price up group 6 when i know  Muppet ..Angel  .. Feast .. picks
but has the table stands  its   4/7 on the muppet   5/4 zip ( take on board  a 5/1 2nd )
Feast  9/1   Angel   11/1 that a very fair book   .. its a slight over round  .. but you can be on

group 1 v rasberrybottom

Rock Up 4.30 Lingfield

Group 6  ...Stomachion wins for themuppet   10/11 on fav  he now leads the table 
so we bet 4/9 the muppet ...100/30 bar   ..who will be second .. muppet  very well played
got a feeling you aint no muppet

Congratulations themuppet you are through.
zipper - bold selection only just failed, because of head to head records, your only hope is for all 3 of you to finish on 3pts and then it would go down to P/L (assuming everyone posts).

It's down to a straight battle now between Moose and dogdayafternoon for the remaining qualification spot.
the dealer, thanks for taking part.

Group 1

OvPt

OvPL

Pts

P/L

Player

Selection

Tim/Mt

Res

SP

SP

Res

Tim/Mt

Selection

Player

P/L

Pts

OvPL

OvPt

2

00.91

Moose

War Command

3.10 Ne

W

10/11

v

11/4

2

4.50 Br

Bloodsweat.

the dealer

-01.00

0

3

01.25

raspberrybottom

Banreen.

3.10 Le

W

5/4

v

11/8

4

4.30 Ca

Time For Sp.

dogdayafternoon

-01.00

0

2

-00.09

0

-01.00

Moose

Balder Suc.

5.0 Ch

F5

7/4

v

3/2

W

3.0 Do

Old Kilcash

raspberrybottom

01.50

3

1

-01.00

the dealer

Café Society

4.05 Li

2

7/4

v

6/5

2

4.20 Co

Brendan Br.

dogdayafternoon

-01.00

1

-02.00

1

Moose

v

dogdayafternoon

2

-03.00

1

-01.00

the dealer

Rock Up

4.30 Li

4

4/1

v

7/2

7

5.0 Li

Chrissycro.

raspberrybottom

-01.00

1

01.75

7

Agree dessie and i hope there is no brown envelopes being promised in pm's