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Cheltenham Tipster competition

  • 25-02-2020 5:32pm
    #1
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭


    Is this something lads might be interested in doing on here?
    Any ideas or suggestions?
    Personally i would join one on here but would not have to time to run it during Cheltenham week so if anybody wants to step up and be the hero that would be great!
    Should we run one for fun? Maybe one for cash like on the Fantasy Football thread?
    Maybe Boards would sponsor a prize?!!
    I would offer up two tickets for Clonmel Races as a prize! Wow , i know!!
    Anyway what ye think?


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  • #2
    ON ZEE BRIDLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭ON ZEE BRIDLE


    There is always a good compo on not606, the fatjockey lads v the good folk of not606, 1k betting bank a day


  • #3
    piplip87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,147 ✭✭✭piplip87


    Everybody starts off with 100 pionts for the week.

    Have a cut off time before the racing starts.

    Son Tuesday for example you could pick one for each race win only. With your 100 points.

    With prices to save confusion only got by starting price.

    Winnings at the end of the day are added to you 100.

    Whoever has the most after the week is the boards.ie champion tipster for the year. I'm sure boards would let us register an account with that name to be used for the year


  • #4
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Nearly sure someone on here has a website and runs the competitions, Nulty maybe?


  • #5
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Found an old thread from 5 years ago, seems his tipzer website is gone.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057335566


  • #6
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    Could have swore someone mentioned the Daily Telegraph comp on here! Can't see it now though.That is 1 i always enter. Once its up and running i'll set up a league , throw the code up here and whoever wants can join then.
    Not looking like anyone wants to take on running one......

    Looks like it's set up to go already :
    https://fantasyracing.telegraph.co.uk/


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  • #7
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    League set up :
    https://fantasyracing.telegraph.co.uk/cheltenham/leagues/view/8194940?joined
    League Pin : 8194940
    League Passcode : 2020


  • #8
    stretchaq
    Registered Users Posts: 567 ✭✭✭stretchaq


    I’m in


  • #9
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    In


  • #10
    carq
    Registered Users Posts: 869 ✭✭✭carq


    joined


  • #11
    Doogs27
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭Doogs27


    I’m in


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  • #12
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    A little bump......
    Currently 8 entries in the Telegraph Fantasy Racing competition.
    Doesn't seem to be gaining numbers as quickly as a certain virus!

    Details again :
    League set up :
    https://fantasyracing.telegraph.co.u...8194940?joined
    League Pin : 8194940
    League Passcode : 2020


  • #13
    NuttyMcNutty
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭NuttyMcNutty


    I'm in


  • #14
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    How to play :
    The Cheltenham Festival, one of racing's greatest events, takes place from March 10 to 13, and you can add to the excitement with the Telegraph's FREE TO PLAY Fantasy Cheltenham game for the chance to win a £2,000 first prize.

    Become a Fantasy Owner by selecting your stable of jockeys and trainers and then picking a single horse in each of the 28 Festival races.

    The three jockeys and three trainers that you choose score points for you every time they have a winner or placed horse in each of the Festival's 28 races and double points for the Cheltenham Gold Cup (3.30pm on Friday).

    You'll also start with 28 betting 'credits', one to use in each race throughout the four day festival. You will score additional points every time your chosen horse wins or is placed in a race.

    The aim of the game is to score the highest number of points in order to win the first prize of £2,000.

    Register your free entry now. You can make changes to your stable of jockeys and trainers up to the scheduled start time of the first race of the Festival (1.30pm on Tuesday, March 10). You can make your race selections right up to the scheduled start time of each race.

    Create a stable of three jockeys and three trainers from the selection list. Each jockey has been rated from 1-20 and each trainer from 1-20.

    The combined rating of your three jockeys must add up to at least 26.

    The combined rating of your three trainers must add up to at least 26.

    As the runners for each race are announced, you can start to use your betting credits to select a horse in as many of the Festival's 28 races as you wish.


  • #15
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    Up to 12 entries now.
    In this competition you can pick 3 stables. Please enter only 1 of these stables in the Boards Racing League.
    Anyone wlling to donate a prize?! I will put up 2 tickets to any Clonmel race meeting this year!!


  • #16
    IAMAMORON
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON


    maximo31 wrote: »
    Up to 12 entries now.
    In this competition you can pick 3 stables. Please enter only 1 of these stables in the Boards Racing League.
    Anyone wlling to donate a prize?! I will put up 2 tickets to any Clonmel race meeting this year!!

    Is it in the Bel Tel or the UK Telegraph?


  • #17
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    IAMAMORON wrote: »
    Is it in the Bel Tel or the UK Telegraph?

    UK.
    link on 1st page.


  • #18
    justincasey
    Registered Users Posts: 595 ✭✭✭justincasey


    I'm in


  • #19
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    Gentle reminder to sign up to see who is the best tipster on Boards!!
    Link on first page of this thread.


  • #20
    Charlie George
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭Charlie George


    Every time i try to do it it msays invalid log in ,i tried it with 2 different emails so just gave up.


  • #21
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Who's this second Gavin on this forum!! Fraud! :D


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  • #22
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    Up to 17 entries now. Keep it going lads and lassies. Who knows , maybe a Boardsie could go on and win the whole thing outright!!
    Prizes :
    The Champion
    The owner of the highest-scoring Fantasy Cheltenham Stable at the end of the Festival will win the first prize of £2,000 cash

    Runners up
    The stable owners finishing in 2nd-10th will also receive a cash prize;

    2nd: £250
    3rd: £150
    4th: £125
    5th: £100
    6th: £75
    7th-10th £50
    League of leagues
    The league with the highest average score at the end of the Festival will win £100.

    Twitter League Prize
    The Owner whose stable tops the Twitter public league at the end of the Festival will receive £100.

    To join the Twitter League, just hit the Join League button on the Leagues page and follow the Twitter League option.


  • #23
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    Come on folks , get signed up. Only hours left to enter. Chance of winning some decent prizes in the official comp and more importantly the bragging rights of being the top tipster on Boards! A chance to put Slattsy back in his box!! ;-P


  • #24
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    League Pin : 8194940
    League Passcode : 2020

    https://fantasyracing.telegraph.co.uk/cheltenham/main


  • #25
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Horses picked for Day 1!


  • #26
    justincasey
    Registered Users Posts: 595 ✭✭✭justincasey


    Gavin "shels" wrote: »
    Who's this second Gavin on this forum!! Fraud! :D

    Side bet if you beat me I'll change it haha


  • #27
    redarmy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,849 ✭✭✭redarmy


    im in


  • #28
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    24 on board now!! 4 hours 20 minutes left to sign up. Do it!


  • #29
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    justincasey wrote: »
    Side bet if you beat me I'll change it haha

    Deal!! "Justin" :pac:


  • #30
    Rock Lesnar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,882 ✭✭✭✭Rock Lesnar


    Just joined there now


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  • #31
    tonymantana
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭tonymantana


    I’m in


  • #32
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    Team locked and loaded!! Still time to enter lads....2 hrs 38 minutes to go....


  • #33
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    33 now with 15 minutes to go!


  • #34
    Lucy8080
    Registered Users Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Lucy8080


    How did the first day go? Whats the highest points total (on here) so far . Anywhere near the top of the overall competition?


  • #35
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    Pos Stable Manager Day Points Overall Points Overall Pos
    1 PhoenixfromtheFlames Brian Connolly 436.25 436.25 156
    2 Shelbourne Ponies Gavin Doherty 401.00 401.00 309
    3 Well Chief Paul Markey 368.23 368.23 657
    4 ThatsWhatYouThink Conor Layng 336.48 336.48 1214
    5 One Fine Day Bernard Callaghan 313.98 313.98 1778
    6 Castlegrace Stable Kenneth Coffey 291.98 291.98 2482
    7 Moscow Flyers Keith Murphy 290.98 290.98 2528
    8 Horses for Courses Shane Uzell 237.48 237.48 5187
    9 Swords Stud Farm Dara O'Maolaodha 234.50 234.50 5348
    10 Hoof Hearted Car Q 228.48 228.48 5767
    11 eire fran o c 219.00 219.00 6376
    12 Slow boat to China Stephen Duggan 208.48 208.48 7217
    13 Winsalot Gardens Jason Roberts 190.98 190.98 8603
    14 Randrocket Aaron Jacob 188.00 188.00 8905
    15 NutsCorner Paul O'Flaherty 186.48 186.48 9040
    16 dazzyflynn daire flynn 180.48 180.48 9482
    17 BettySwallox Pat McKenna 178.48 178.48 9694
    18 Saddlers Unwells Max Madden 169.25 169.25 10514
    19 Darling_love Dan Ryan 168.00 168.00 10682
    20 Funny farm Colin Hannay 162.23 162.23 11170
    21 Jurgens Jocks Mark Moynihan 157.48 157.48 11708
    22 redarmy noel connors 129.23 129.23 14546
    23 Stretchsstable Alan Quigley 121.98 121.98 15281
    24 Earspricked Gavin Earls 118.98 118.98 15584
    25 Stone Acre Kevin Ryan 112.23 112.23 16229
    26 Under the pump Ross Dignam 110.00 110.00 16512
    27 Tracy's nags Tracy Minnock 101.00 101.00 17403
    28 Jumping Around Andrew Allen 100.75 100.75 17440
    29 Minella Corona Darragh Finn 98.48 98.48 17676
    30 The Shizzling Drits IAN DOYLE 86.50 86.50 18861
    31 Rebels Yard Darragh Mulcahy 79.98 79.98 19495
    32 Neighsayers Pat Horny 68.48 68.48 20293
    33 Toonintown Neil Herrity 61.98 61.98 20768


  • #36
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    PhoenixfromtheFlames has stormed into the lead and has an overall position of 156. Impressive stuff.
    Shelbourne Ponies is hot on his tail.
    Well Chief not too far off in third. Well done lads.
    Don't think you can check other stables so can't see the winning selections.


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  • #37
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    I'll take 2nd :D


  • #38
    Lucy8080
    Registered Users Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Lucy8080


    Top two going well there in the over-all Comp. Any idea how many entries they got. At least twenty thousand looking at those figures.


  • #39
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭maximo31


    A belated congratulations to the winner of the Boards Tipster competition for Cheltenham 2020.
    Been a bit distracted last few days so haven't had a chance to post.
    The winner is Bernard Callaghan who overtook the leader of the 1st three days, Gavin Doherty with Paul Markey in third.
    Seems like Willie Mullins coming good on day 4 swung it for Bernard.
    Great finishing positions in the overall. Well done lads.

    Pos Stable Manager Day Points Overall Points Overall Pos
    1 One Fine Day Bernard Callaghan 204.00 1198.68 3027
    2 Shelbourne Ponies Gavin Doherty 118.50 1177.02 3503
    3 Well Chief Paul Markey 215.00 1139.84 4456


  • #40
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Sums up my week in general - had a great first 3 days and Friday was near horrendous! Well done Bernard! Cheers maximo31 for organising it, i'll happily take second :D


  • #41
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    justincasey wrote: »
    Side bet if you beat me I'll change it haha

    Name change for you "justin" :D


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  • #42
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    4th , not bad


  • #43
    justincasey
    Registered Users Posts: 595 ✭✭✭justincasey


    Gavin "shels" wrote: »
    Name change for you "justin" :D

    Well done goddam it...Thanks to the organisers. Really enjoyed the festival overall apart from the obvious covid cloud. Hopefully get my name back next year haha


  • #44
    Rock Lesnar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,882 ✭✭✭✭Rock Lesnar


    Happy to finish 3rd, had a good week, best for a couple of years, not so many winners since though


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