NH BIG RACE COMP 2016/17 - Race 1 - BetVictor Gold Cup

The Rules:

The competition will cover 30 or so of the most competitive races of the NH season.

A thread on which selections can be posted will be put up a couple of days before the race and selections can be made up to 1/2hr before race time.

Players are given 2 stake points per race.
Players can use the 2pts on 1 selection or share the 2pts between 2 selections, 1pt each.
Points will be awarded based on each selections finishing position down to 5th place.
Results will be settled at SP.

1st place will get stake x 14 x SP
2nd place will get stake x 7 x SP
3rd place will get stake x 4 x SP
4th place will get stake x 2 x SP
and 5th place will get stake x 1 x SP


Non-runners:
If you choose one selection, please nominate a reserve just in case of late withdrawal.
If you choose two selections and one is a non-runner, your 2pts will go on the remaining selection, unless you left a reserve.
In either case you can replace a non-runner as normal up to the 1/2hr cut-off time.
If you make a selection with no reserve, and it doesn't run, your 2pts will go on the favourite (in case of jt or co favs then the 2pts will go on the one which is highest in the hcap)

In the event of dispute, my decision will be final.

Anyone welcome to join at any time.



List of proposed races (may change at short notice):

BetVictor Gold Cup Chase - Cheltenham 12 Nov
Stanjames.com Greatwood Hurdle - Cheltenham 13 Nov
Betfair Exchange Fixed Brush Handicap Hurdle - Haydock 19 Nov
Hennessy Gold Cup Chase - Newbury 26 Nov
Betfred Becher Handicap Chase - Aintree 3 Dec
Caspian Caviar Gold Cup - Cheltenham 10 Dec
Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle - Ascot 17 Dec
Welsh National - Chepstow 27 Dec
??? - Cheltenham 1 Jan
32Red Chase or Hurdle -  Sandown 7 Jan
Betfred Classic - Warwick 14 Jan
Coral.ie Handicap Hurdle - Leopardstown 22 Jan
SkyBet Chase - Doncaster - 28 Jan
Heroes Hurdle - Sandown 4 Feb
Betfair Hurdle - Newbury 11 Feb
Grand National Trial - Haydock 18 Feb
Betbright Chase - Kempton - 25 Feb
Greatwood Gold Cup Chase - Newbury 4 Mar
Imperial Cup - Sandown 11 Mar
Chase - Cheltenham 14 Mar
Coral Cup - Cheltenham 15 Mar
??? - Cheltenham 16 Mar
??? - Cheltenham 17 Mar
Red Rum Chase - Aintree 6 Apr
Topham Chase - Aintree 7 Apr
Grand National - Aintree 8 Apr
Irish Grand National - Fairyhouse 17 Apr
Scottish National - Ayr 22 Apr
Bet365 Gold Cup - Sandown 29 Apr

I can't possibly retire until I get on this roll of honour

Previous Champions:

2015/16 - pedro39
2014/15 - pedro39
2013/14 - Aquarius
2012/13 - pebbles2
2011/12 - pumphol.
2010/11 - hemsby
2009/10 - platinni
2008/9 - bosstipper
2007/8 - lagerlovinggal
2006/7 - fundamentalist
2005/6 - platinni
2004/5 - LarryG

Two races this weekend to kick off the comp - this one and the Greatwood Hurdle on Sunday.

Newcomers welcome as well as the oldies of-course, best of luck

Art Mauresque
Vintage Vinnie

Res Double Shuffle

Thanks

Thomas Crapper 1pt

More Of That 1pt

Cheers

As De Mee

Aso

1 point each, please!

Sizing Granite

2 pts

Good luck all

Reserve Double Shuffle

1 pt
Stilletto
Buywise

thanks

2pts Frodon

thanks

Double Shuffle

Ballynagour

1pt each please UD


nice to be back

Annacotty 2 pts please

Thanks for sorting this again UD and good luck to everyone

2pts Bouvreuil

Thanks

As De Mee 2pts

Reserve - Bouvreuil

Thanks

thomas crapper 1 pt

as de mee 1 pt

tty

As De Mee....2pts

Stilletto 2pts

Thanks UD - going to try to enter each race this year!

Looking at roll of honour, what happened to platinni his view on many races was excellent. To give the 5%rs a chance will need to move settlement to BSP. ISP always favours front of the market.

Taquin Du Seuil 1pt
Frodon 1pt

thanks

As De Mee 2pts

thx

..... 2pts on .....

Buywise.

Thx's.

G/L All. 

Frodon
2pts

Art Mauresque 2pts

to replace Stilletto N/R

Thanks

Art Mauresque 2 points win.

Thanks.

More Of That

Buywise 2 Pts

Thanks

la mallatiere:

Frodon 2Pts

Thanks,

As De Mee 2pts

Thanks,

Bouvrieil
Frodon


Tnx.

as de mee

Hi Trusty, no idea what happened to platinni, but missed as you say.

Agree about BSP but on balance, the tradition, the immediacy of ISP (have to wait about an hour + for BSPs), familiarity of ISP, I think we'll stay as we are.

NON-RUNNERS:

Stilletto
Tenor Nivernais

Taquin Du Seuil
As De Mee

1pt each thanks

As De Mee

res.
Sizing Platinum

Vintage Vinnie
Sizing Granite
Village Vic (R)

Cheers UD

Annacotty
Village Vic

1pt each

Thanks Ud

As De Mee

Cheers

Frodon   2 points

1pt As De Mee
1pt Vintage Vinnie

Buywise
2p

Thanks

Yipeee I've picked the same as pedro39 and mini me , I'm happy, they are worried

Thomas Crapper
Sizing Platinum

GL to all for season ahead
Esp me

Cheers UD for running again

Room for a 9 y-o novice

BUYWISE 2

(Reserve POTTERS CROSS)

Cheers undecided

1 pt
Ballynagour
Buywise

replacing n/r in the Mackeson , thanks

Frodon

As de Mee

When it was the Mackeson (courtesy of wiki):

1960    Fortria             Pat Taaffe     Tom Dreaper
1961    Scottish Memories             C. Finnegan     Arthur Thomas
1962    Fortria             Pat Taaffe     Tom Dreaper
1963    Richard of Bordeaux             Bobby Beasley     Fulke Walwyn
1964    Super Flash             Stan Mellor     Frank Cundell
1965    Dunkirk             Bill Rees     Peter Cazalet
1966    Pawnbroker             Paddy Broderick     Arthur Stephenson
1967    Charlie Worcester             Josh Gifford     Ryan Price
1968    Jupiter Boy             Eddie Harty     Fred Rimell
1969    Gay Trip             Terry Biddlecombe     Fred Rimell
1970    Chatham             Ken White     Fred Rimell
1971    Gay Trip             Terry Biddlecombe     Fred Rimell
1972    Red Candle             Jimmy Fox     Ricky Vallance
1973    Skymas             Stan Murphy     Brian Lusk
1974    Bruslee             Andrew Turnell     Michael Scudamore
1975    Clear Cut             David Greaves     Maurice Camacho
1976    Cancello [1]             Dennis Atkins     Neville Crump
1977    Bachelor's Hall             Martin O'Halloran     Peter Cundell
1978    Bawnogues             Craig Smith     Martin Tate
1979    Man Alive             Ron Barry     Gordon W. Richards
1980    Bright Highway             Gerry Newman     Michael O'Brien
1981    Henry Kissinger             Paul Barton     David Gandolfo
1982    Fifty Dollars More             Richard Linley     Fred Winter
1983    Pounentes             Neale Doughty     Billy McGhie
1984    Half Free             Richard Linley     Fred Winter
1985    Half Free             Richard Linley     Fred Winter
1986    Very Promising             Richard Dunwoody     David Nicholson
1987    Beau Ranger             Mark Perrett     Martin Pipe
1988    Pegwell Bay             Peter Scudamore     Tim Forster
1989    Joint Sovereignty             Graham McCourt     Philip Hobbs
1990    Multum In Parvo             Norman Williamson     John Edwards
1991    Another Coral             Richard Dunwoody     David Nicholson
1992    Tipping Tim             Carl Llewellyn     Nigel Twiston-Davies
1993    Bradbury Star             Declan Murphy     Josh Gifford
1994    Bradbury Star             Philip Hide     Josh Gifford
1995    Dublin Flyer             Brendan Powell     Tim Forster

Dublin Flyer

Double Shuffle
Aso

1 pt on each.

Thanks ud.

Taquin Du Seuil 1 pt
Buywise 1 pt

More Of That
As De Mee

2pts Taquin Du Seuil

Frodon 2pts.

Thanks undecided.

Richard Of Bordeaux first grey I followed
Red Candle

but I used to follow NH then
promised to join again  ...  just for fun this time 

Taquin De Seuil
Bouvreuil

res
Buywise

picked them cos they rhyme

No nore entries, thank you.

Good luck all.

Buywise cheers

Buywise cheers

Go on then first day grace, I'll count you in carrot.

Ibrahima Sonko / Moose / ooO{Alpha Centauri}Ooo / Sing when ur winning / stewpot

wd

Race 1 results and points allocations:

1. Taquin Du Seuil   8/1  x 14pts x stake
2. Village Vic  20/1  x 7pts x stake
3. Buywise  12/1  x 4pts x stake
4. Aso  14/1  x 2pts x stake
5. Bouvreuil  12/1  x 1pts x stake

A nice early lead for Sing when ur winning, spot on with 2pts the winner
Well done to Alpha Centauri for winner and 3rd, to unluckyStu for a great effort with the runner-up and to stewpot, 1st & 5th, Ibrahima Sonko & Moose both 1pt on the winner.

Name	Total	Selection 1	Score 1	Selection2	Score 2
Sing when ur winning	224.00	Taquin Du Seuil	224.00		00.00
ooO{Alpha Centauri}Ooo	160.00	Taquin Du Seuil	112.00	Buywise	48.00
unluckyStu	140.00	Annacotty	00.00	Village Vic	140.00
stewpot	124.00	Taquin Du Seuil	112.00	Bouvreuil	12.00
Ibrahima Sonko	112.00	Taquin Du Seuil	112.00	Frodon	00.00
Moose	112.00	Taquin Du Seuil	112.00	As De Mee	00.00
bluenose7	96.00	Buywise	96.00		00.00
pumphol.	96.00	Buywise	96.00		00.00
ged	96.00	Buywise	96.00		00.00
Virgin	96.00	Buywise	96.00		00.00
carrot1960	96.00	Buywise	96.00		00.00
sixtwosix	48.00	Ballynagour	00.00	Buywise	48.00
TheNorfolkMafia	28.00	As De Mee	00.00	Aso	28.00
Monte Christo	28.00	Double Shuffle	00.00	Aso	28.00
mikeeboy	24.00	Bouvreuil	24.00		00.00
trev w	12.00	Bouvreuil	12.00	Frodon	00.00
stephaniebot	00.00	Art Mauresque	00.00	Vintage Vinnie	00.00
Leonardo	00.00	Thomas Crapper	00.00	More Of That	00.00
Andrew In Sweden	00.00	Sizing Granite	00.00		00.00
TEN2FOLLOWER	00.00	Frodon	00.00		00.00
haplessamatuer	00.00	Double Shuffle	00.00	Ballynagour	00.00
Giddy	00.00	Annacotty	00.00		00.00
FCH	00.00	As De Mee	00.00		00.00
liqernpoker	00.00	Thomas Crapper	00.00	As De Mee	00.00
adamanty	00.00	As De Mee	00.00		00.00
Trusty	00.00	Art Mauresque	00.00		00.00
pedro39	00.00	As De Mee	00.00		00.00
motseel	00.00	Frodon	00.00		00.00
s.kenbo	00.00	Art Mauresque	00.00		00.00
old applejack	00.00	More Of That	00.00		00.00
la mallatiere	00.00	Frodon	00.00		00.00
shanelee1966	00.00	As De Mee	00.00		00.00
feastforfamine	00.00	As De Mee	00.00		00.00
undecided	00.00	As De Mee	00.00		00.00
dunter1	00.00	Vintage Vinnie	00.00	Sizing Granite	00.00
mini me	00.00	As De Mee	00.00		00.00
zipper	00.00	Frodon	00.00		00.00
dukeofpuke	00.00	As De Mee	00.00	Vintage Vinnie	00.00
madhatters	00.00	Thomas Crapper	00.00	Sizing Platinum	00.00
Earl.E.Byrd	00.00	Frodon	00.00	As De Mee	00.00
Aquarius	00.00	More Of That	00.00	As De Mee	00.00
Gorgeous George	00.00	Frodon	00.00		00.00

Race 2 tomorrow - the Greatwood Hurdle.

Fortria carried top weight of 12-0 in the first 4 Mackesons. He was 2nd in 1961, giving 16 lbs to Scottish Memories, who had won his last 9 races.

WD UD
Managed to sink the last two winners
Keep it up
Can you make your reserve Stewys in future