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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 13, 2023 8:55:56 GMT -5
I stood pat with my stable, knowing that I could lose 600-1000 points to the leaders, but even in the GII race I don't know that they are a lock to get a win, I know San Donato and Zagrey aren't going to lay down. Looks like I'll be a deep closer this season. Good luck to all of the UIC contingent!
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Post by jolyb on Jan 13, 2023 10:04:32 GMT -5
Deciding when to not use a stable swap is probably the most challenging part of this contest. I was very tempted to pass on a swap this week also Tom, but ultimately made a change with the obvious picks. That puts me in the category of cheap speed, running near the front early but probably getting passed later on when I am out of swaps and those who conserved them go running by.
Hope that you still took a shot at the Bonus points even though you didn't swap your stable.
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 13, 2023 10:10:40 GMT -5
Deciding when to not use a stable swap is probably the most challenging part of this contest. I was very tempted to pass on a swap this week also Tom, but ultimately made a change with the obvious picks. That puts me in the category of cheap speed, running near the front early but probably getting passed later on when I am out of swaps and those who conserved them go running by.
Hope that you still took a shot at the Bonus points even though you didn't swap your stable.
Yes I did JB, but thanks for the reminder. I got zero bonus points last week, so I really need to get something this week. Good luck to you! TW
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Post by 5wide on Jan 13, 2023 12:03:27 GMT -5
Deciding when to not use a stable swap is probably the most challenging part of this contest. I was very tempted to pass on a swap this week also Tom, but ultimately made a change with the obvious picks. That puts me in the category of cheap speed, running near the front early but probably getting passed later on when I am out of swaps and those who conserved them go running by.
Hope that you still took a shot at the Bonus points even though you didn't swap your stable.
I think was the right move. As the meet goes on , there are fewer entries and everyone will be on the obvious contenders. If you can stay near the lead and hit a couple of bonus races , you're golden. I missed last week, but jumped in this week .
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Post by cherokeescot on Jan 13, 2023 12:44:43 GMT -5
Three Godolphin winners on the night plus some placed horses . I decided to play conservative with the bonus points rather than swing for the fences and had the three fancied Godolphin runners selected first . Electric Storm duly obliged to give me a bonus 200 points
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Post by 5wide on Jan 13, 2023 13:14:28 GMT -5
after day 2 Leader is on 2510 5wide 1340 Rank 287 Results 5
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Post by cherokeescot on Jan 13, 2023 13:45:52 GMT -5
27th with 2150
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Post by arsignman on Jan 14, 2023 10:41:19 GMT -5
Rank 541 with 1010 didn't change stable this week
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Post by Badactor on Jan 15, 2023 18:52:10 GMT -5
Swapped entire stable for these... • Banddar (IRE) • Echo Point (IRE) • Electrical Storm (GB) • First View (IRE) • Open Mind (GB) www.godolphin.com/runners-and-results/racecard/830904 • Ottoman Fleet (GB) • Princeville (GB) • Sense Of Wisdom (GB) • White Moonlight (USA) • Wild Beauty (GB) open mind won today... do i get points? Badactor 1010 Rank 541
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 16, 2023 13:37:07 GMT -5
Swapped entire stable for these... • Banddar (IRE) • Echo Point (IRE) • Electrical Storm (GB) • First View (IRE) • Open Mind (GB) www.godolphin.com/runners-and-results/racecard/830904 • Ottoman Fleet (GB) • Princeville (GB) • Sense Of Wisdom (GB) • White Moonlight (USA) • Wild Beauty (GB) open mind won today... do i get points? Badactor 1010 Rank 541 Unfortunately you don't. The Sunday cards at Meydan are not part of the Carnival meeting. But it's good to follow the results for futures stable swaps, and wagers. TW
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 16, 2023 15:39:33 GMT -5
Pre-entries for Friday the 20th are out: emiratesracing.com/node/4?id=3213Only one Godolphin in Race 1 (Listed), five in Race 2 (GII), five in Race 4 (handicap), and one in Race 6 (handicap). I think with my binoculars I can make out the rest of you way up ahead of me. 1033rd place, 710 points. JolyB in 13th, CherokeeScot is 27th, tc is 114th. Good starts! TW
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 17, 2023 8:11:04 GMT -5
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Post by phlierfreak on Jan 17, 2023 11:58:58 GMT -5
phlierfreak 1260 rank 328 results 5.
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 18, 2023 13:13:51 GMT -5
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Post by cherokeescot on Jan 19, 2023 13:19:52 GMT -5
Not making any changes. Letting you guys catch up this week . 😉
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Post by phlierfreak on Jan 19, 2023 13:28:47 GMT -5
so you also wont answer the bonus question?
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Post by 5wide on Jan 19, 2023 15:12:07 GMT -5
getting Pep Guardiola cute with my pics. 2 picks to win, 2 pics to run 3rd and a pick to run 6th, no swaps
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 20, 2023 7:39:24 GMT -5
First swap this week, trying to cover the next two weeks:
Courageous Knight Highbank Land of Legends Master of The Seas Modern News Mutafawwig New Kingdom Silent Film Silent Speech Wild Lion
I think the Applebys (and, actually, the bin Suroors too) will have a tough time of it in the bonus race, the 7F handicap. Other than Major Partnership they all drew very wide, and could have some difficult trips. Still used two for first, then 5th, 7th, & 9th. Good luck to the UIC squad!
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Post by cherokeescot on Jan 20, 2023 13:24:18 GMT -5
Made a late tactical decision. Looked at next week’s card and decided that I’d rather have the guaranteed Group 2 win with Master of the Seas this week. Managed to get 200 bonus points this week and have moved up to 7th with 3040 but still behind Joly B who is 4th with 3120 thanks to his brilliant prediction that.Major Partnership would finish 9th 🙌
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Post by jolyb on Jan 20, 2023 13:24:49 GMT -5
This can be a very funny game at times. In today's bonus race I used what I thought were my top 3 picks and selected all of them to finish first, hoping to pick up bonus points for one of them. As luck (or Murphy) would have it, Shining Blue, whom I had picked to finish 6th, was the winner. No joy there. However, I had taken a wild guess that Major Partnership would finish 9th out of the field of 17, and he did. No one could handicap a horse to finish 9th - that's just dumb luck, but it worked out.
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 25, 2023 6:42:56 GMT -5
Bonus race again this week (1/27.) Race 5, Zabeel Turf handicap (10F.)
Nice to see 'JolyB' on the first page of the leaderboard after logging in.
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Post by jolyb on Jan 25, 2023 13:27:13 GMT -5
Bonus race again this week (1/27.) Race 5, Zabeel Turf handicap (10F.) Nice to see 'JolyB' on the first page of the leaderboard after logging in. TW
Thank you very much Tom. Unfortunately, since I will probably not use a swap this week, it may be the last time that will happen. Just like cheap speed, I'll be falling back around the 3/8 pole.
With no Godolphin runners in the Group 3, and only Man of Promise as a likely point earner in the Listed stakes, the opportunities to earn any significant points just don't seem to justify using a swap rather than saving them for more lucrative race days to come. Just have to hope for blind luck in the bonus race.
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Post by cherokeescot on Jan 25, 2023 15:27:07 GMT -5
Isn’t there a prize for January ? You should go for it 😉
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Post by jolyb on Jan 25, 2023 16:01:00 GMT -5
Isn’t there a prize for January ? You should go for it 😉 If that is true, you are absolutely correct - it would be worth a shot. Unfortunately, I can't find any reference. There is a separate leaderboard for each month of the contest, but I can't find anything in the Terms and Conditions about a prize for monthly winners. I think that I remember another Godolphin contest in which monthly winners received some small recognition, perhaps a Godolphin baseball cap.
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Post by jolyb on Jan 27, 2023 7:24:58 GMT -5
On the off chance that there is some recognition for an end of the month leader, I made a swap for today with the hope of getting lucky. Not that many points on the line for today's card, so I might regret this move around the end of February, but ...... onward.
Good luck to all.
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Post by jolyb on Jan 27, 2023 11:43:58 GMT -5
Really needed the bob to go the other way for White Wolf in Race 5. I'd picked him for 1st in the bonus race. Close but no cigar.
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Post by arsignman on Jan 27, 2023 19:09:00 GMT -5
Congtrats to jolyb tied for 2nd !!!!!
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Post by arsignman on Jan 27, 2023 19:15:24 GMT -5
ARSIGNMAN rank 308 with 2140
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jan 30, 2023 8:30:31 GMT -5
Pre-entries are available for Friday 2/3: emiratesracing.com/node/4?id=322116 Godolphins, but some had been mentioned by their trainers for other races. Final entries will be out around noon tomorrow. UIC notables (out of 2838 players with a score > 0): JolyB- 2nd HotScot Racing- 6th funkymonkey- 105th arsignman- 308th hooper- 385th bpiets- 412th phlierfreak- 538th 5wide- 563th badactor- 729th cruzan2002- 920th ryonker- 992nd 10furlongs- 1025th TW
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Post by 5wide on Feb 2, 2023 11:39:35 GMT -5
Tough bonus race this week. I went with 2 for 1st and 2 for 4th and swapped, but packed 3 races and ignored the bonus one .
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