Saturday Comp Tables 2018

Week 1
Lynne
26 picks
1 winner
2 non-runners
winnings £90-00p
bonus £0
balance - £150-00p


Hugo
15 picks
1 winner
1 placed
winnings £60-50p
bonus £0
balance - £89-50p


Steve
24 picks
5 winners
1 non-runner
winnings £153-03p
bonus £250
balance + £173-03p

Charles
18 picks
1 winner
winnings £28-75p
bonus £0
balance - £151-25p


Steve takes the honours on Week 1, well done!

Week 2
Lynne
23 picks total 49
5 winners total 6
2 non-runners total 4
winnings £110-03p total £200-03p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £99-97p overall - £249-97p

Hugo
0 picks
overall - £89-50p

Steve
26 picks total 50
8 winners total 13
0 non-runners total 1
winnings £289-18p total £442-21p
bonus + £250 total + £500
balance + £279-18p overall + £452-21p

Charles
36 picks total 54
4 winners total 5
2 non-runners total 2
winnings £320-00p total £348-75p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £20-00p overall - £171-25p

Steve takes Week 2 and has moved clear. Hugo is second placed with no entry today. Lynne and I well off the pace already but early days still.

Week 3
Lynne
23 picks total 72
2 winners total 8
0 non-runners total 4
winnings £45-28p total £245-31p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £184-72p overall - £434-69p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £89-50p

Steve
25 picks total 75
9 winners total 22
1 non-runner total 2
winnings £267-34p total £709-55p
bonus £0 total £500
balance + £27-34p overall + £479-55p

Charles
32 picks total 86
6 winners total 11
0 non-runners total 2
winnings £357-09p total £705-84p
bonus £250 total £250
balance + £287-09p overall + £115-84p

Any ideas on the format of the above tables?
Having the bonuses added as part of the 'balance' feels slightly clumsy, but putting them last alone would mean there would be 2 'overall' totals.
One word would sort it - another word for 'overall' - then put the bonuses last with 'overall' including the bonuses the real overall balance and what we've used 'overall' for previously replaced with a new word as running total without including bonuses.
Hugo and Lynne both think the bonuses should be added as the last line and I'm easy about it.

Could use 'Overall (inc win bonus)'.
Table looks fine to me Charles. 

Week 4
Lynne
23 picks total 95
3 winners total 11
0 non-runners total 4
winnings £145-00p
bonus £0 total bonuses £0
balance - £85-00p overall - £519-69p

Hugo
11 picks total 26
1 winner total 2
0 placed total 1
0 non-runners total 0
winnings £60-00p
bonus £0 total bonuses £0
balance - £50-00p overall - £139-50p

Steve
22 picks total 97
6 winners total 28
0 non-runners total 2
winnings £200-52p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £19-48p overall + £460-07p

Charles
27 picks total 113
4 winners total 15
1 non-runner total 3
winnings £405-00p
bonus + £250 total £500
balance + £395-00p overall + £510-84p

My week again winning the bonus puts me in front narrowly from Steve with Lynne and Hugo trailing. Long way home yet folks - better luck next week.

Week 5
Lynne
22 picks total 117
0 winners total 11
1 non-runner total 5
winnings £0
bonuses £0 total £0
balance - £210-00p overall - £729-69p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £139-50p

Steve
21 picks total 118
6 winners total 34
0 non-runners total 2
winnings £141-26p
bonuses £250 total £750
balance + £181-26p overall + £641-33p

Charles
29 picks total 142
1 winner total 16
0 non-runners total 3
winnings £50-00p
bonuses £0 total £500
balance - £240-00p overall + £270-84p

Steve back on top this week with 3rd weekly win from 5, as Lynne and I incur huge losses and no show from Hugo. Congrats Steve!

Week 6
Nats (Guest)
35 picks
5 winners
2 non-runners
winnings £221-67p
overall - £108-33p

Lynne
23 picks total 140
1 winner total 12
2 non-runners total 7
winnings £35-00p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £175-00p overall - £904-69p

Hugo
17 picks total 43
1 winner total 3
1 placed total 2
0 non-runners total 0
winnings £37-00p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £133-00p overall - £272-50p

Steve
22 picks total 140
8 winners total 42
2 non-runners total 4
winnings £217-96p
bonus £250 total £1,000
balance + £267-96p overall + £909-29p

Charles
30 picks total 172
2 winners total 18
1 non-runner total 4
winnings £145-00p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £145-00p overall + £125-84p

Steve cruising ahead, well done!!

Week 7
Lynne
22 picks total 162
4 winners total 16
0 non-runners total 7
winnings £220-72p
bonus £0 total £0
balance + £0-72p overall - £903-97p

Hugo
35 picks total 78
5 winners total 8
0 placed total 2
1 non-runner total 1
winnings £197-50p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £142-50p overall - £415-00p

Steve
27 picks total 167
6 winners total 48
1 non-runner total 5
winnings £147-84p
bonus £0 total £1,000
balance - £112-16p overall + £797-13p

Charles
35 picks total 207
7 winners total 25
0 non-runners total 4
winnings £402-50p
bonus £250 total £750
balance + £302-50p overall + £428-34p

My win this week.
Hugo and Lynne not won a week yet.
Steve well on top, congrats! 
Just 45 weeks to go folks!!

Week 8.
Lynne
28 picks total 190
5 winners total 21
0 non-runners total 7
winnings £193-33p
bonus £250 total £250
balance + £163-33p overall - £740-64p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £415-00p

Steve
25 picks total 192
4 winners total 52
0 non-runners total 5
winnings £125-50p
bonus £0 total £1,000
balance - £124-50p overall + £672-63p

Charles
34 picks total 241
1 winner total 26
0 non-runners total 4
winnings £70-00p
bonus £0 total £750
balance - £270-00p overall + £158-34p

Lynne wins her first weekly £250 bonus with the smallest losses today - no show from Hugo - well done Lynne!

Week 9
Lynne
18 picks total 208
3 winners total 24
0 non-runners total 7
winnings £126-00p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £54-00p overall - £794-64p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £415-00p

Steve
21 picks total 213
9 winners total 61
1 non-runner total 6
winnings £284-08p
bonus £0 total £1,000
balance + £84-08p overall + £756-67p

Charles
21 picks total 262
3 winners total 29
0 non-runners total 4
winnings £295-00p
bonus £250 total £1,000
balance + £335-00p overall + £493-34p

Less than £1 in it at the close and all resting on the final race between Steve and I where Steve's pick Ravenhoe could only manage second place and his chance had gone.
Bad luck Steve who achieved 9 winners from his 21 picks.

Week 10
Lynne
21 picks total 229
3 winners total 27
1 non-runner total 8
winnings £172-21p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £27-79p overall - £822-63p

Hugo
29 picks total 107
3 winners total 11
1 placed total 3
2 non-runners total 3
winnings £150-50p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £119-50p overall - £534-50p

Steve
28 picks total 241
8 winners total 69
1 non-runner total 7
winnings £278-56p
bonus £250 total £1,250
balance + £258-56p overall + £1,015-23p

Charles
34 picks total 296
2 winners total 31
3 non-runners total 7
winnings £125-00p
bonus £0 total £1,000
balance - £185-00p overall + £308-34p

Steve wins his 5th bonus as we string out behind him - well done Steve!!

Week 11
Lynne
16 picks total 245
1 winner total 28
1 non-runner total 9
winnings £16-66p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £133-34p overall - £955-97p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £534-50p

Steve
20 picks total 261
2 winners total 71
1 non-runner total 8
winnings £120-00p
bonus £0 total £1,250
balance - £70-00p overall + £945-23p

Charles
24 picks total 320
6 winners total 37
0 non-runners total 7
winnings £710-00p
bonus £250 total £1,250
balance + £720-00p overall + £1,028-34p

My bonus this week due to a few nice-priced winners ending Cheltenham week on a high. Better luck next week folks!!

Week 12
Lynne
30 picks total 275
6 winners total 34
1 non-runner total 10
winnings £272-50p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £17-50p overall - £973-47p

Hugo
7 picks total 114
1 winner total 12
0 placed total 3
0 non-runners total 3
winnings £13-64p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £56-36p overall - £590-86p

Steve
26 picks total 287
7 winners total 78
0 non-runners total 8
winnings £322-39p
bonus £250 total £1,500
balance + £312-39p overall + £1,257-62p

Charles
31 picks total 351
2 winners total 39
1 non-runner total 8
winnings £125-00p
bonus £0 total £1,250
balance - £175-00p overall + £853-34p

Steve wins this week ahead of Lynne as I f**k up and Hugo hasn't found his winning system yet!!
Well done Steve!!
NB next Saturday and ahead in the main Comp!!
A successful week, congrats!!

Steve is running a 27% win rate - thats pretty darn impressive!

Charles is doing well above his normal too @ 11% (up from the usual 7-8%!)

Week 13
Lynne
26 picks total 301
4 winners total 38
0 non-runners total 10
winnings £162-08p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £97-92p overall - £1,071-39p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £590-86p

Steve
25 picks total 312
6 winners total 84
2 non-runners total 10
winnings £292-50p
bonus £250 total £1,750
balance + £312-50p overall + £1,570-12p

Charles
34 picks total 385
7 winners total 46
1 non-runner total 9
winnings £275-75p
bonus £0 total £1,250
balance - £54-25p overall + £799-09p

Steve going along nicely over £700 clear, well done!!

Week 14
Lynne
20 picks total 321
2 winners total 40
0 non-runners total 10
winnings £66-25p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £133-75p overall - £1,205-14p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £590-86p

Steve
27 picks total 339
5 winners total 89
0 non-runners total 10
winnings £114-48p
bonus £0 total £1,750
balance - £155-52p overall + £1,415-60p

Charles
34 picks total 419
2 winners total 48
0 non-runners total 9
winnings £213-33p
bonus £250 total £1,500
balance + £123-33p overall + £922-42p

Poor week all round as all over minus £100 and winners hard to find.
Luckily I come out with least losses to take the bonus thanks mainly to a 16/1 winner.
Aintree this week and a chance for quick redemption for us all!!

Week 15
Lynne
25 picks total 346
4 winners total 44
2 non-runners total 12
winnings £152-50p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £77-50p overall - £1,282-64p

Hugo
14 picks total 128
0 winners total 12
0 placed total 3
0 non-runners total 3
winnings £0
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £140-00p overall - £730-86p

Steve
27 picks total 366
7 winners total 96
1 non-runner total 11
winnings £285-00p
bonus £250 total £2,000
balance + £275-00p overall + £1,690-60p

Charles
31 picks total 450
1 winner total 49
0 non-runners total 9
winnings £37-50p
bonus £0 total £1,500
balance - £272-50p overall + £649-92p

Steve goes marching on, now over £1,000 clear of nearest challenger, with no sign of let-up!!
Well done - a comfortable day's work, congrats!!

Week 16
Lynne
35 picks total 381
2 winners total 46
1 non-runner total 13
winnings £110-00p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £230-00p overall - £1,512-64p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £730-86p

Steve
28 picks total 394
2 winners total 98
2 non-runners total 13
winnings £170-00p
bonus £250 total £2,250
balance + £160-00p overall + £1,850-60p

Charles
45 picks total 495
2 winners total 51
0 non-runners total 9
winnings £240-00p
bonus £0 total £1,500
balance - £210-00p overall + £439-92p

Very poor day for all - 6 winners between us from a total of 108 picks!Strewth!
Steve gets the bonus again for the 9th time and moves further clear - well done!!

Week17
Lynne
38 picks total 425
5 winners total 51
1 non-runner total 14
winnings £312-00p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £58-00p overall - £1,570-64p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £730-86p

Steve
28 picks total 422
7 winners total 105
1 non-runner total 14
winnings £252-32p
bonus £250 total £2,500
balance + £232-32p overall + £2,082-92p

Charles
37 picks total 522
1 winner total 52
0 non-runners total 9
winnings £130-00p
bonus £0 total £1,500
balance - £240-00p overall + £199-92p

Poor from me today, better from Lynne but not quite happening for her, and Steve marches ever onwards!! Well done!! Over £2k in profit, congrats!!

Total selections should be 422 Charles.

upduck wrote:Total selections should be 422 Charles.

Cheers Steve, will correct, thanks.

Settling this afternoon apologies.

Week 18
Lynne
34 picks total 459
3 winners total 54
0 non-runners total 14
winnings £147-50p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £192-50p overall - £1,763-14p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £730-86p

Steve
31 picks total 453
10 winners total 115
0 non-runners total 14
winnings £344-16p
bonus £250 total £2,750
balance + £284-16p overall + £2,367-08p

Charles
45 picks total 567
2 winners total 54
1 non-runner total 10
winnings £165-00p
bonus £0 total £1,500
balance - £275-00p overall - £75-08p

Well done again Steve! Seemingly remorselessly moving towards retaining the title! Good stuff!

Week 19
Lynne
33 picks total 486
6 winners total 60
2 non-runners total 16
winnings £274-00p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £36-00p overall - £1,799-14p

Hugo
8 picks total 136
1 winner total 13
0 placed total 3
2 non-runners total 5
winnings £27-50p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £32-50p overall - £763-36p

Steve
36 picks total 489
8 winners total 123
3 non-runners total 17
winnings £324-60p
bonus £250 total £3,000
balance + £244-60p overall + £2,611-68p

Charles
51 picks total 618
4 winners total 58
1 non-runner total 11
winnings £457-50p
bonus £0 total £1,500
balance - £42-50p overall - £117-58p

Another win for Steve, congrats!!
Lynne and I improve but not enough as Hugo makes a welcome appearance but all acclaim goes again to Steve who surely is uncatchable now overall - well done!!

Can you check Lynnes total selection Charles? I have her on 486 for the first past the past stats.

upduck wrote:Can you check Lynnes total selection Charles? I have her on 486 for the first past the past stats.

Have done, Steve.
My mistake Week 17 - recorded Lynne's total picks at 425, should have been 419 as yours.
It meant both my 18 and 19 totals were 6 too high too.
Will correct Week 19.
Good spot Steve, apologies to all.

HUGO

UTTOXETER
5-30 Western Breeze
6-05 Silent Man
6-35 Above Board
7-05 Still Believing
7-35 Hurrican Dylan
8-05 Get Ready Freddy
8-35 Little Jack

Good luck every1!

Haha!
Wrong topic, HPK. I'll copy it over.

Week 20
Lynne
34 picks total 520
8 winners total 68
1 non-runner total 17
winnings £486-08p
bonus £250 total £500
balance + £406-08p overall - £1,393-06p

Hugo
7 picks total 143
2 winners total 15
0 placed total 3
1 non-runner total 6
winnings £45-75p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £14-25p overall - £777-61p

Steve
28 picks total 517
6 winners total 129
0 non-runners total 17
winnings £232-32p
bonus £0 total £3,000
balance - £47-68p overall + £2,564-00p

Charles
40 picks total 658
5 winners total 63
1 non-runner total 12
winnings £525-00p
bonus £0 total £1,500
balance + £135-00p overall + £17-42p

Congrats to Lynne for a second bonus win on top of a good basic winnings total today!!
Well done!!

Week 21
Lynne
44 picks total 564
3 winners total 71
2 non-runners total 19
winnings £145-00p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £275-00p overall - £1,668-06p

Hugo
no picks
overall - £777-61p

Steve
36 picks total 553
5 winners total 134
2 non-runners total 19
winnings £165-69p
bonus £0 total £3,000
balance - £174-31p overall + £2,389-69p

Charles
49 picks total 707
4 winners total 67
0 non-runners total 12
winnings £399-09p
bonus £250 total £1,750
balance + £168--09p overall + £185-51p

Well done me!!
A bad week though as all participants suffer big losses, not one to remember.

Week 22
Lynne
36 picks total 600
4 winners total 75
0 non-runners total 19
winnings £158-75p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £201-25p overall - £1,869-31p

Hugo
30 picks total 173
3 winners total 18
0 placed total 3
3 non-runners total 9
winnings £165-00p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £105-00p overall - £882-61p

Steve
37 picks total 590
10 winners total 144
0 non-runners total 19
winnings £509-50p
bonus £250 total £3,250
balance + £389-50p overall + £2,779-19p

Charles
51 picks total 758
2 winners total 69
1 non-runner total 13
winnings £185-00p
bonus £0 total £1,750
balance - £315-00p overall - £129-49p

Another win for Steve - well done!!
Everyone else in debit overall as Steve approaches profit of £3k well ahead!! Congrats!

Steve, your win ratio is insane!!!

What factors do you look at primarily?   distance?  ground?   just the previous form numbers?

Congratz!

hugo wrote:Steve, your win ratio is insane!!!

What factors do you look at primarily?   distance?  ground?   just the previous form numbers?

Congratz!

Form, Trainer, Jockey and all the usual. Nothing scientific. Just look at the figures....sometimes they stand out for me. Then I look for my favourite trainers, generally Michael Stoute, Mark Johnston and Richard Hannon, and trainers in form or with good records, Richard Fahey and Charlie Appleby are two I look for. Then I might look at Jockeys...the obvious Ryan Moore, but others too. Danny Tudhope is a good young jockey. It seems to work but have no idea why.

Week 23
Lynne
25 picks total 625
3 winners total 78
1 non-runner total 20
winnings £155-00p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £85-00p overall - £1,954-31p

Hugo
32 picks total 205
3 winners total 21
0 placed total 3
2 non-runners total 11
winnings £280-00p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £20-00p overall - £902-61p

Steve
36 picks total 626
10 winners total 154
2 non-runners total 21
winnings £338-84p
bonus £250 total £3,500
balance + £248-84p overall + £3,028-03p

Charles
42 picks total 800
3 winners total 72
0 non-runners total 13
winnings £215-00p
bonus £0 total £1,750
balance - £205-00p overall - £334-49p

Well done Steve, another win!!
Hugo in second place today less than £20 behind, bad luck.
But plaudits to Steve again for his 14th weekly win from the 23 weeks so far!!  Brilliant!

STEVE THE MACHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week 24
Lynne
33 picks total 658
3 winners total 81
0 non-runners total 20
winnings £180-00p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £150-00p overall - £2,104-31p

Hugo
34 picks total 239
1 winner total 22
0 placed total 3
1 non-runner total 12
winnings £35-00p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £295-00p overall - £1,197-61p

Steve
no picks
overall + £3,028-03p

Charles
48 picks total 848
7 winners total 79
0 non-runners total 13
winnings £712-50p
bonus £250 total £2,000
balance + £482-50p overall + £148-01p

My win this week.

Week 25
Lynne
40 picks total 698
4 winners total 85
0 non-runners total 20
winnings £117-81p
bonus £0 total 500
balance - £282-19p overall - £2,386-50p

Hugo
39 picks total 278
8 winners total 30
0 placed total 3
2 non-runners total 14
winnings £334-09p
bonus £0 total £0
balance - £35-91p overall - £1,233-52p

Steve
36 picks total 662
11 winners total 165
2 non-runners total 23
winnings £425-72p
bonus £250 total £3,750
balance + £335-72p overall + £3,363-75p

Charles
34 picks total 882
1 winner total 80
0 non-runners total 13
winnings £32-50p
bonus £0 total £2,000
balance - £307-50p overall - £159-49p

Steve again, well done!!
Better from Hugo today but Steve continues to run away with it.
Next week marks halfway this year.

Week 26
Lynne
37 picks total 735
8 winners total 93
0 non-runners total 20
winnings £329-03p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £40-97p overall - £2,427-47p

Hugo
48 picks total 326
8 winners total 38
0 placed total 3
3 non-runners total 17
winnings £512-08p
bonus £0 total £0
balance + £62-08p overall - £1,171-44p

Steve
29 picks total 691
7 winners total 172
0 non-runners total 23
winnings £215-62p
bonus £0 total £3,750
balance - £74-38p overall + £3,289-37p

Charles
43 picks total 925
4 winners total 84
1 non-runner total 14
winnings £492-50p
bonus £250 total £2,250
balance + £322-50p overall + £163-01p

Tight finish with my 9/4 last race winner tipping it my way finishing just over £10 ahead of Hugo.
Another promising week from the runner-up who will surely win a bonus week soon.

Hugo has made 326 selections, not 226 Charles.

upduck wrote:Hugo has made 326 selections, not 226 Charles.

Gosh, a poor mistake, Steve, cheers.

£10 .... really?!?!?!?!

hugo wrote:£10 .... really?!?!?!?!

£10-42p to be precise, HPK.

Week 27
Lynne
37 picks total 772
7 winners total 100
0 non-runners total 20
winnings £365-00p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £5-00p overall - £2,432-47p

Hugo
43 picks total 369
8 winners total 46
0 placed total 3
1 non-runner total 18
winnings £775-00p
bonus £250 total £250
balance + £605-00p overall - £566-44p

Steve
19 picks total 710
5 winners total 177
1 non-runner total 24
winnings £237-50p
bonus £0 total £3,750
balance + £57-50p overall + £3,346-87p

Charles
49 picks total 974
10 winners total 94
0 non-runners total 14
winnings £842-50p
bonus £0 total £2,250
balance + £352-50p overall + £515-51p

Hugo achieves his first bonus week win - congrats!!
Coming home just £2-50p ahead of his old man!!
Well done Hugo!! 

Nice one Hugo. Well Done. 

Thanks guys .. at last the law of probabilities is swinging back!!!

Week 28
Lynne
35 picks total 807
7 winners total 107
0 non-runners total 20
winnings £269-00p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £81-00p overall - £2,513-47p

Hugo
42 picks total 411
6 winners total 52
0 placed total 3
3 non-runners total 21
winnings £318-75p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £71-25p overall - £637-69p

Steve
27 picks total 737
8 winners total 185
0 non-runners total 24
winnings £411-25p
bonus £250 total £4,000
balance + £141-25p (plus £250) overall + £3,738-12p

Charles
49 picks total 1,023
6 winners total 100
0 non-runners total 14
winnings £386-00p
bonus £0 total £2,250
balance - £104-00p overall + £411-51p

Clear win today by Steve built around his winning 8/1 nap, congrats!!   
While the rest of us scrabble around in losses today Steve posts a good profit of nearly £150 from 8 winners. Well done!!

Week 29
Lynne
34 picks total 841
4 winners total 111
0 non-runners total 20
winnings £173-34p
bonus £0 total £500
balance - £166-66p overall - £2,680-13p

Hugo
41 picks total 452
3 winners total 55
0 placed total 3
2 non-runners total 23
winnings £85-50p
bonus £0 total £250
balance - £304-50p overall - £942-19p

Steve
12 picks total 749
5 winners total 190
1 non-runner total 25
winnings £251-25p
bonus £250 total £4,250
balance + £140-25p plus £250 bonus overall + £4,128-37p

Charles
42 picks total 1,065
6 winners total 106
1 non-runner total 15
winnings £470-00p
bonus £0 total £2,250
balance + £60-00p overall + £471-51p

Steve strikes again - well done!!
Looking like an unassailable lead at this point with over £3,500 clear of his nearest rival- well done!!

It is interesting that Lynne's "random named based guesses" seem better suited to picking horses than my "truly random" computer program ...

i regularly fail to even hit 10% success rate ...

Query:  do horseys with better names know it, and try harder to win? 

You could test that idea by doing a few weeks random names guesses yourself and assessing the results.

Penniless Punter wrote:You could test that idea by doing a few weeks random names guesses yourself and assessing the results.

i fear i do not have the 'special name selection' algorithm Lynne's mind uses -- perhaps its a magical gift!