Dubai Carnival Contest VII energised by brockguy

[gamblin4ever]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

There is an official handicapper who rates all horses. Races are written for horses based on their rating.

For example - a handicap for horses rated 95-105.

If you're numerical rating is in that range, you can enter. Horses get preference the higher the rating, so take away names, and race might look like this.

#1 - 105 (132 lbs)
#2 - 104 (131 lbs)
#3 - 102 (129 lbs)
#4 - 102 (129 lbs)
#5 - 101 (127 lbs)
#6 - 100 (125 lbs)
#7 - 100 (125)
#8 - 100 (125)
#9 - 100 (125)
#10 - 99 (124)
#11 - 99 (124)
#12 - 98 (123)
#13 - 97 (121)
#14 - 96 (120)
AE #15 - 95 (119)
AE #16 - 95 (119)

This is quite possibly the opposite of the type of racing that exists in the US now - no condition other than the official rating. While the increase/decrease of the rating is, to some degree, arbitrary (and the source of some controversy, always), I've really grown to like the system. Frankly, it makes sense. Perform well, rating up, perform poorly, rating down - base all races on those ratings, handicap accordingly.

Thanks Pat.

[DJARUM]

race 2 #1 He's No Saint, #8 Emirates Flyer (Najm Suhail)
race 3 #7 Hototo,#12 Alsaaeqah (Shea Shea)
race 4 #9 Jamsie, #11 Russian Soul (Bello)
race 5 #10 Hatheq, #13 Avon Pearl (Varity Club)
race 6 #10 Penglai Pavilion, #3 Empoli (Songcraft)
race 7 #8 African Story, #1 Prince Bishop (Zambucca)
race 8 #7 Mushreq, #2 Vercingetorix (Trade Storm)


Gl..............

[brockguy]

Super Saturday - Double Points on offer, so it can be moving day and I am hoping I get my funds for Cheltenham next week

1 - Emirates Flyer, He's No Saint alt Eye In The Sky
2 - Catcall, Dux Scholar alt Shea Shea
3 - Reynaldothewizard, Balmont Mast alt Rich Tapestry
4 - Haatheq, Forjatt alt Capital Attraction
5 - Empoli, Mount Athos alt Penglai Pavilion
6 - Cat O'Mountain, Side Glance alt Educate
7 - Mushreq NAP, Mars alt Anaerobio

Best of Luck all

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by KLAUS

MEYDAN 8-3-2014

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."

- Schopenhauer

conspiracy angle: on international women's day (march 8) the sex allowance is decisive (shuruq + l'amour de ma vie)


RACE 2: 1 - HE'S NO SAINT, 8 - EMIRATES FLYER (ALT: 3 - ASMAR)
RACE 3: 6 - SHEA SHEA, 2 - CATCALL (ALT: 15- SOLE POWER)
RACE 4: 2 - COMPLICATE, 11 - RUSSIAN SOUL (ALT: 4 - BELLO)
RACE 5: 12 - SHURUQ, 9 - EASTERN RULES (ALT: 13 - AVON PEARL)
RACE 6: 6 - MUJAARIB, 3 - EMPOLI (ALT: 5 - EXCELLENT RESULT)
RACE 7: 8 - AFRICAN STORY, 1 - PRINCE BISHOP (ALT: 9 - CAT O'MOUNTAIN)
RACE 8: (NAP) 4 - L'AMOUR DE MA VIE, 2 - VERCINGETORIX (ALT: 8 - TRADE STORM)

Best of fortune to all !


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the international women's day double

Double E/W

Shuruq @ Guaranteed Price (14/1)WinOpen
3:00 Meydan (16:00 CET)
L'Amour De Ma Vie @ Guaranteed Price (7/1)WinOpen
4:45 Meydan (17:45 CET)
Stake: €1.00 Potential Returns: €64.56

Great job Klaus!

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by ryonker1

Race 2 Emirates Flyer, Full Combat (alt Eye in the Sky)
Race 3 Sole Power, Shea Shea (alt Hototo)
Race 4 Reynaldothewizard, Jamesie (alt Russian Soul)
Race 5 Variety Club, Eastern Rules (alt Capital Attraction)
Race 6 (NAP) Excellent Result, Mount Athos (alt Empoli)
Race 7 Elleval, African Story (alt Prince Bishop)
Race 8 Vercingetorix, Al Waab (alt Mushreq)

thanks
Ron

Super Nap, so close to a proper exacta!!! Oh how much I would have loved Mount Athos to win!!!

[DJARUM]

Originally Posted by ryonker1

Race 2 Emirates Flyer, Full Combat (alt Eye in the Sky)
Race 3 Sole Power, Shea Shea (alt Hototo)
Race 4 Reynaldothewizard, Jamesie (alt Russian Soul)
Race 5 Variety Club, Eastern Rules (alt Capital Attraction)
Race 6 (NAP) Excellent Result, Mount Athos (alt Empoli)
Race 7 Elleval, African Story (alt Prince Bishop)
Race 8 Vercingetorix, Al Waab (alt Mushreq)

thanks
Ron

Excellent result!!!! well done..

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by ryonker1

Race 2 Emirates Flyer, Full Combat (alt Eye in the Sky)
Race 3 Sole Power, Shea Shea (alt Hototo)
Race 4 Reynaldothewizard, Jamesie (alt Russian Soul)
Race 5 Variety Club, Eastern Rules (alt Capital Attraction)
Race 6 (NAP) Excellent Result, Mount Athos (alt Empoli)
Race 7 Elleval, African Story (alt Prince Bishop)
Race 8 Vercingetorix, Al Waab (alt Mushreq)

thanks
Ron

Wow! Awesome pick Ryon!

2nd place now?

[gamblin4ever]

Originally Posted by mclem0822

Race 2-#9 Full Combat #8 Emirates Flyer (#4 Najm Suhail)
Race 3-#7 Hototo #15 Sole Power (#6 Shea Shea)
Race 4-#2 Complicate(nap)#11 Russian Soul(#14Soft Falling Rain)
Race 5-#11 Variety Club #13 Avon Pearl(#10 Haatheq)
Race 6-#5 Excellent Resul #10 Penglai Pavilion(#8 Songcraft)
Race 7-#1 Prince Bishop #9 Cat O'mountain(#8 African Story)
Race 8-#2 Vercingetorix #8 Trade Storm(#3 Vancouverite)

Good Luck All!

Very nice picks in races 6-8. I hope you bet them on a pick 3.

[KLAUS]

Originally Posted by Arletta

Great job Klaus!

thank you! alas, the international women's day double failed !

[mclem0822]

Originally Posted by gamblin4ever

Very nice picks in races 6-8. I hope you bet them on a pick 3.

Thanks.Was out at the gym and did not unfortunately play the P3!

[brockguy]

Scores after Super Saturday

Sorry for the delay in getting this up - I was actually scoring this in real time except for the last race and then completely forgot as was having too much fun

With double scores up for grabs, a few took advantage notably gamblin4ever and mclem0822 who extended their lead at the top with some solid scoring. KLAUS and ryonker1 also enhanced their scores.

Still all to play for with treble scores available on Dubai World Cup night this Saturday

As ever scores available here - http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/re...014-03-08#1231

Rank Name This Week Running Total
1 gamblin4ever 1,417.00 7,626.05
2 mclem0822 1,440.00 5,351.05
3 DJARUM 0.00 4,669.55
4 brockguy 0.00 4,503.00
5 ryonker1 1,680.00 4,155.00
6 Par 800.00 3,950.00
7 KLAUS 1,400.00 3,721.05
8 Arletta 679.00 3,340.55
9 jaripeo 240.00 1,589.55
10 NoChanceToDance 0.00 1,429.55
11 PatCummings 420.00 1,418.00

[NoChanceToDance]

Haven't been around to play the last couple of weeks - not that it mattered looking at results.

On the plane tonight, so better get these in early.

1. Shuruq, Flotiila (Variety Club)
2. Joshua Tree, Star Empire (Moment In Time)
3. Giovanni Boldini, Long John (Asmar)
4. Shea Shea, Amber Sky (Medicean Man)
5. Reynaldothewizard, Rich Tapestry (Complicate)
6. Just A Way (NAP), Dank (The Fugue)
7. Gentildonna, Denim And Ruby (Magician)
8. African Story, Military Attack (Prince Bishop)

[ryonker1]

Thanks for hosting us again this year Brock!

Race 2 Flotilla, Shuruq (alt Capital Attraction)
Race 3 Cavalryman, Joshua Tree (alt Star Empire)
Race 4 Long John, Asmar (alt Emirates Flyer)
Race 5 Amber Sky, Sole Power (alt Shea Shea)
Race 6 Complicate, Jamesie (alt Rich Tapestry)
Race 7 Just A Way, Dank (alt Vercingetorix)
Race 8 (NAP) Gentildonna, Mount Athos (alt Magician)
Race 9 Hokko Tarumae, Belshazzar (alt Sanshaawes)

thanks
Ron

[KLAUS]

"What is complete is glimpsed in the first sign, and what is glimpsed is boldly put into words in order to gesture ahead of time toward that which is not yet fulfilled. The triumph of eternity is played out on the stage of history." -J.T.

Also echoing gratitudes to our host mr. Brock for the 2014 expedition into the unknown and infinite deserts!

RACE 2: 10 - SHURUQ, 6 - ELLEVAL (ALT: 9 - FLOTILLA)
RACE 3: 7 - CAVALRYMAN, 1 - DABADIYAN (ALT: 15 - SIMENON)
RACE 4: 5 - GIOVANNI BOLDINI, 9 - ASMAR (ALT: 10 - SIR JOHN HAWKINS)
RACE 5: 12 - SHEA SHEA, 4 - MEDICEAN MAN (ALT: 11 - AHTOUG)
RACE 6: 10 - JAMESIE, 9 - RUSSIAN SOUL (ALT: 6 - ZEE BROS)
RACE 7: 11 - VERCINGETORIX, 2 - JUST A WAY (ALT: 1 - MSHAWISH)
RACE 8: (NAP) 14 - DOMINANT, 1 - EXCELLENT RESULT (ALT: 3 - DENIM AND RUBY)
RACE 9: 2 - BELSHAZZAR, 6 - AFRICAN STORY (ALT: 8 - MILITARY ATTACK)

the best of fortune to all!

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final day foolishness....


Eightfold(s) EW

Shuruq @ 10/3OutrightOpen
29th Mar 2014 - Godolphin Mile
Giovanni Boldini @ 11/4OutrightOpen
29th Mar 2014 - UAE Derby
Shea Shea @ 11/8OutrightOpen
29th Mar 2014 - Al Quoz Sprint
Cavalryman @ 5/2OutrightOpen
29th Mar 2014 - Dubai Gold Cup
Vercingetorix @ 13/2OutrightOpen
29th Mar 2014 - Dubai Duty Free
Belshazzar @ 12/1OutrightOpen
29th Mar 2014 - Dubai World Cup
Jamesie @ 14/1OutrightOpen
29th Mar 2014 - Dubai Golden Shaheen
Dominant @ 14/1OutrightOpen
29th Mar 2014 - Dubai Sheema Classic

Stake: €0.50 Potential Returns: €740958.57

[mclem0822]

Brock fine job as always, thanks for the efforts!

RACE 2-#5 SOFT FALLING RAIN#13 HAATHEQ(#10 SHURUQ)
RACE 3-#1 DABADIYAN #7 CALVALRY MAN(#6 SONGCRAFT)
RACE 4-#4 LONG JOHN#6 EMIRATES FLYER(#5 GIOVANNI BOLDINI)
RACE 5-#8 AMBER SKY#12 SHEA SHEA(#2 SOLE POWER)
RACE 6-#5 REYNALDOTHEWIZARD#10 JAMESIE (#8 COMPLICATE)
RACE 7-#2 JUST A WAY #11 VERCINGETORIX(#4 THE FUGUE)
RACE 8-#3 DENIM AND RUBY#13 EMPOLI(#12 GENTILDONNA)
RACE 9-#8 MILITARY ATTACK(NAP) #5 SANSHAAWES(#11 HOKKO TARUMAE)

GOOD LUCK ALL!

[gamblin4ever]

Thank you Brock for running the contest again this year .

R2)#10 Shuruq,#5 Soft Falling Rain(alt)#6 Elleval
R3) #7 Calvaryman,#15 Simenon(alt)#2 Star Empire
R4) #9 Asmar,#6 Emirates Flyer(alt)#3 Cooptado
R5) #12 Shea Shea,#11 Ahtoug(alt)#2 Sole Power
R6) #8 Complicate,#9 Russian Soul(alt)#5 Reynaldothewizard
R7) #2 Just a Way,#11 Vercingetorix,(alt)#4 The Fugue
R8) #12 Gentildonna,#5 Mount Athos(alt)#1 Excellent Result
R9) NAP#11 Hokko Tarumae,#5 Sanshaawes(alt)#1 Prince Bishop

[Arletta]

R2 ~ Shuruq / Mill of Killough alt: Soft Falling Rain
R3 ~ Cavalryman NAP/ Star Empire alt: Song Craft
R4 ~ Giovanni Boldini / Toast Of New York alt: Long John
R5 ~ Amber Sky / Shea Shea alt: Medicean Man
R6 ~ Jamesie / Russian Soul alt: Complicate
R7 ~ Just A Way / Vercigetorix altank
R8 ~ Magician / Denim and Ruby alt: Gentildonna
R9 ~ Military Attack / Mukhadram alt: Sanshaawes

Thank you Brock!!!

[jaripeo]

Shuruq SOFT FALLING RAIN alt HAATHEQ
CALVALRYMAN DABADIYAN alt Joshua Tree
LONG JOHN Cooptado alt Asma
Shea Shea Sole Power alt Amber Sky
NAP Jamesie Russian Soul alt Complicate
Dank Vercingetorix alt The Fugue
Magician EMPOLI alt Mount Athos
Sanshaawes Hokko Tarumae alt MILITARY ATTACK

[DJARUM]

race 2 #15 Variety Club, #10 Shuruq (soft Falling Rain)
race 3 #7 Cavalryman, #1 Dabadiyan (Now we can)
race 4 #4 Long John, #5 Giovanni Boldini (Asmar)
race 5 #12 Shea Shea, #11 Ahtoug (Medician Man)
race 6 #8 Complicate #10 Jamesie (Balmont Mast)
race 7 #1 Mshawish #2 Just a Way (Logotype)
race 8 #1 Excellent Result, #3 Denim and Ruby (Mount Athos)
race 9 #6 African story, #1 Prince Bishop (Sanshaawes)

Gl............enjoyed Brockguy! thanks for the contest and all your work

[brockguy]

Thanks guys for the nice words - Still lots to play for today - I am at home so will be live scoring it..

Variety Club, Flotilla alt Soft Falling Rain
Joshua Tree, Simenon alt Moment In Time
Giovanni Boldini, Sir Jack Hawkins alt Long John