One hour left before I will close the thread for a short while to assimilate the teams
...........and take some valium
Team A:
Brain Power (NH)
Buveur d'Air (NH)
Douvan (WM)
Faugheen (WM)
Limini (WM)
Mite Bite (NH)
Petit Mouchoir (GE)
Slate House (CT)
Thistlecrack (CT)
DH White Moon - Colin Tizzard
Team B:
Altior (NH)
Apples Jade (GE)
Defi Du Seuil (PH)
Finian's Oscar (CT)
Samcro (GE)
Sizing John (JH)
Un de Sceaux (WM)
Un Temps pour Tout (DP)
Yanworth (AK)
DH Beyond Conceit - Nicky Henderson
Team C:
Baccardys (WM)
Death Duty (GE)
Landofhopeandglory (JOB)
Native River (CT)
Presenting Percy (PK)
Our Duke (JH)
River Wylde (NH)
Vroom Vroom Mag (WM)
Yorkhill (WM)
DH Katnap - Joseph O'Brien
tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito
Diamond Geezer (1st November 2017)
Entries and amendments now closed
Good luck all
Aughex (1st November 2017), Double J (1st November 2017), Grasshopper (1st November 2017), Marb (1st November 2017), NewApproach (1st November 2017)
35 players have entered 102 teams this year.
Most popular horses were
Altior 72 teams
Samcro 60 teams
Buveur D'Air 51 teams
Our Duke 50 teams
Might Bite 49 teams
Sizing John 40 teams
Defi Du Seuil 35 teams
Bacardys 27 teams
Douvan 26 teams
Apple's Jade 23 teams
Most popular Dark Horses, all with 4 nominations were
Annamix
Le Richebourg
North Hill Harvey
Pallasator
Ravenhill Road
Grasshopper (1st November 2017), jinnyj (1st November 2017), Maruco (1st November 2017), NewApproach (1st November 2017), swedish chef (1st November 2017), Tout Seul (1st November 2017)
Apologies for not getting my ass in gear; all too much for me to select one horse to follow for the season let alone three teams of ten !
Best of luck all , it is always a most enjoyable thread and i will be following with interest safe that I am not an also ran yet again !
must change my name to Labaik, Levaramoss , Mad Moose , Vodkatini or Espartano , a serial refuser i had a share in that made Jack Kennedy the jockey he became in flappers.
You can be the John Francombe of the thread Ed. Wisdom and wit in equal measure.
if they allow a late entry, can't see anyone objecting unless rules is rules
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
No points gained on the first two days but we have 8 list horses and two Dark Horses running tomorrow (Friday) so hopefully we will be up and running this time tomorrow.
Horses with points today
Melon 20pts (19 nominations)
Poli Roi 5pts (1 nomination)
River Wylde 5pts (4 nominations)
Felix Desjy 5pts (1 nomination)
Dame De Compagnee 5 pts (Dark Horse for mgsjarvis Team C and Digger Team C)
Horses with points today
Outlander 60pts (0 nominations !)
Bristol De Mai 36pts (2 nominations)
Disko 20pts (9 nominations)
Cyrus Darius 10pts (Dark Horse for NewApproach Team B)
Espoir D'Allen 5pts (Dark Horse for Maxbet Team A)
Rapid Escape 5pts (Dark Horse for Ivantheterrible Team A)
Horses with points today
Waiting Patiently 15pts (5 nominations)
Cracking Smart 15pts (Dark Horse for Grasshopper Team A)
Willoughby Court 5pts (8 nominations)
First leaderboard in two week's time after the Open Meeting at Cheltenham, but just for the record New Approach Team B is the current leader with 46pts.
Marb (6th November 2017), NewApproach (5th November 2017)
Going by my previous performances in this comp I'm pretty sure this will be the only time I'm anywhere near the top of the leaderboard
Horses with points today
Chirico Vallis 5pts (0 nominations)
Horses with points today
Politologue 25pts (7 nominations)
Ballyoptic 10pts (0 nominations)
Horses with points today
Mias's Storm 15pts (2 nominations)
Cap Soleil 10pts (Dark Horse for zongalero Team B)
Claimantakinforgan 5pts (2 nominations)
Horses with points today (none yesterday)
London Prize 33pts (Dark Horse for Arkwright Team A)
Unowhatimeanharry 20pts (17 nominations)
Early Doors 15pts (Dark Horse for chroniclandlord Team B, mgsjarvis Team A)
Ball D'Arc 15pts (0 nominations)
Next Destination 13pts (Dark Horse for Desperate Dan Team A)
Red Jack 5pts (6 nominations)
Horses with points today
Apple's Jade 20pts (23 nominations)
Might Bite 15pts (49 nominations)
Footpad 10pts (0 nominations)
First leaderboard in one week's time after the Open Meeting at Cheltenham, but just for the record Ivantheterrible Team A is the current leader with 80pts.
NewApproach (12th November 2017)
Horses with points today
Whisper 10pts ( 1 nomination)
Brio Conti 5pts (Dark Horse for Anadin Team A)
Horses with points today (none yesterday)
If The Cap Fits 5pts (Dark Horse for Maruco A)
White Moon 5pts (Dark Horse for zongalero Team A, DanB88 Team B, jinnyj Team A)
Horses with points today
Alpha Des Obeaux 26pts (1 nomination)