Sunday midday was unfair as not everyone looks in over the weekend. Monday midday will now be the limit. (that means you too Ron on the Lockinge).
I've already done the Lockinge Bustino. No idea what might be in it so just copied someone else's selection
In post #42, where I said Final go then the attachment shows Laurens. I should have copied it into the actual post. Sorry for the confusion
Just reposting these with the updated Melling Chase selection: Champion Flat Trainer - Aiden O'Brien Champion Flat Jockey - Silvestre de Sousa Champion Flat Sire - Galileo Champion First Season Sire - Gleneagles Melling Chase winner - Top Notch 2000G winner - Too Darn Hot 1000G winner - Dancing Vega Lockinge winner - Laurens Tattersalls Gold Cup winner - Amedeo Modigliani
Ok, all selections are taken for T2. T3 is to be completed by 11th April. This date was chosen as it is the last day before the real start of the FLAT, which this year is Newbury's Friday meeting (interestingly the place and time where Enable's 3yo career began). Last year we had the Dark Horse and Scandal categories. There were no points awarded. I'm happy for this to be the case again with the Scandal question, but hope we do better this year It is just a bit of fun, but at least for the Dark horse prediction there will be piles of 3yo maidens (both raced and unraced) who will be entered for the week of the 12th to the 18th April. Good luck.
After Aintree Janabelle slips into the lead with 13 points, NDS follows on 11 and there is a group of 3 on 10 points. Ahead of next Thursday's deadline here is my T3:- Space Walk Dark horse Crowley Scandal? Rainbow Heart Oaks Enable Coronation Cup Too Darn Hot Derby (swimming against the tide here) Le Brevido Queen Anne Blue Point Kings Stand There's a midseason break then until T4 is needed by June 4th, By the way thanks chaps. There I am cutting you some slack and nobody points out to this muppet that he'd picked Clan des Obeaux for the wrong race. Get your selections in
With Tranche 2 out of the way here are my selections so far. Cheers Bustino Tranche 3. To be finalised by 11th April (midnight) Dark Horse (must be a 3yo who is still a maiden at 23h00 on the 11th April) - Barbados Biggest new UK/Ire racing scandal - no idea Oaks winner - Chablis Coronation Cup winner - Enable Derby winner - Dubai Warrior Queen Anne Stakes winner - Wissahickon Kings Stand winner - Ten Sovereigns ------------------------------------------------ Tranche 4. To be finalised by 4th June Coventry Stakes Coronation Stakes - Commonwealth Cup - Golden Jubilee - Gold Cup - Irish Derby - Eclipse - King George - Sussex Stakes - Nassau Stakes -
Tranche 3. To be finalised by 11th April (midnight) Dark Horse (must be a 3yo who is still a maiden at 23h00 on the 11th April) - Shining Sea Biggest new UK/Ire racing scandal - races run at incorrect distance Oaks winner - Peach Tree Coronation Cup winner - Enable Derby winner - Rakan Queen Anne Stakes winner - Almond Eye Kings Stand winner - Blue Point
Tranche 3. To be finalised by 11th April (midnight) Dark Horse (must be a 3yo who is still a maiden at 23h00 on the 11th April) - Pulled Up Biggest new UK/Ire racing scandal - Pulled Up Oaks winner - Pulled Up Coronation Cup winner - Pulled Up Derby winner - Pulled Up Queen Anne Stakes winner - Pulled Up Kings Stand winner - Pulled Up Sorry but I'm pulling up due to lower than usual interest in the old flat racing.
I know and I am really sorry Bustino, it is a good comp through the year but with most of these flat races it takes me ages of research just to find out who might be running and I just don’t have the motivation with flat races. I doubt I would have troubled the scorer anyway
Due to lack of interest I’ve decided to cancel this. Thanks for all the interest and Janabelle was our winner. Please take sticky off.