Royal Ascot Contest
 

to celebrate the best 5 days of racing (Tuesday to Saturday) in Europe, I think that a contest would be a grand idea. I'll even throw in a book or two for the winner. Anyway, I propose the following format.
- Pick 2 horses in each race plus an alternate in the case of non-runners.
- $10 will go on the first horse, $5 each-way (win and place) on the second horse and a $5 reverse exacta will be put on the first 2 selections, therefore $30 on each horse.
-Entries should be in before the first race of the day which starts at 14.30 GMT which I believe is 9.30 Eastern Time..


Entries and form can be found on the www.racingpost.co.uk and www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/ . Any more questions just ask..

Cool.

Do we have two alternatives? or just one?

Not sure about the time differences now..... i've been told they are an extra hour behind us at the minute, although i'm not convinced.

you can be safe and have 2 alternates...

Right, i've been sad enough to be studying the final decs for Tues since this morning, here goes:

Coventry Stakes: 1.Pencil Hill (Alt Henrythenavigator) 2.Lindoro (Alt Luck Money)

King's Stand: 1.Miss Andretti (Alt Bentley Biscuit) 2.Enticing (Alt Hamoody)

St James's Palace: 1.Cockney Rebel (Alt Creachadoir) 2.Excellent Art (Alt Astronomer Royal)

Queen Anne: 1.George Washington (Alt Red Evie) 2.Red Evie (Alt Ramonti)

Ascot Stakes handicap: 1.Full House (Alt Leg Spinner) 2.Juniper Girl (Alt Som Tala)

Windsor Castle: 1.Drawnfromthepast (Alt Achilles Of Troy) 2.Vhujon (Alt Dark Angel)

I'm in.

Will post picks tomorrow. :)

I'm in, too...and I'll probably post picks late today or early tomorrow.

Katy

No copying......... i know you think i'm superman :D

Or you.......... I will steal pony back again :D

Coventry Stakes--1. Henrythenavigator (alt. Mount Pleasure); 2. Luck Money (alt. Cee Bargara)

King's Stand--1. Miss Andretti (Hamoody); 2. Bentley Biscuit (alt. Benbaun)

St. James's Palace--1. Duke of Marmalade (alt. Dutch Art); 2. Creachadoir (alt. Astronomer Royal)

Queen Anne--1. George Washington (alt. Racinger); 2. Ramonti (alt. Notability)

Ascot--1. Scotland Yard (alt. Leg Spinner); 2. Grafton Street (alt. Enjoy the Moment)

Windsor Castle--1. Achilles of Troy (alt. Drawnfromthepast); 2. Major Eazy (alt. Western Art)

Katy

You almost had me fooled with the reasoning on bad air on the plane & how fillies & mares cant handle travelling as well as english conditions then come out with this pick;)

King's Stand: 1.Miss Andretti (Alt Bentley Biscuit) 2.Enticing (Alt Hamoody

What happened to dandy man:rolleyes:

Haha just pullin you leg call it Kiwi/aussie humour:D Mine would be that 2

King's Stand: 1.Miss Andretti (Alt Bentley Biscuit)

Im going to be very awkward here as I wont have the Internet over in London so will post my picks for the first 2 days racing.. Therefore, I won't be able to keep score but will do so if and when I return.. Anyway, best of luck to everyone..
Day 1
Coventry - 1. Swiss Franc (Henrythenavigator) 2. Pencil Hill (Coasting)
King's Stand - 1. Benbaun (Desert Lord) 2. Bentley Biscuit (Dandy Man)
St James' Palace - 1. Cockney Rebel (Duke Of Marmalade) 2. Jack Junior (He's A Decoy)
Queen Anne - 1. George Washington (Cesare) 2. Ramonti (Turtle Bowl)
Ascot Stakes - 1. Leg Spinner (Grafton Street) 2. McEldowney (Som Tala)
Windsor Castle - 1. Hatta Fort (Achilles Of Troy) 2. Vhujon (Russian Reel)

Day 2:
Jersey Stakes - 1. US Ranger (Creachadoir) 2. Major Cadeaux (Fares)
Windsor Forest - 1. Flashy Wings (Echelon) 2. Bahia Breeze (Satwas Queen)
Prince Of Wales - 1. Manduro (Dylan Thomas) 2. Pressing (Kandidate)
Royal Hunt Cup - 1. Minority Report (Plum Pudding) 2. Vortex (Fantastic View)
Queen Mary - 1. Bastakiya (Fanatical) 2. Polar Circle (The Loan Express)
Sandringham Handicap - 1. Italian Girl (Hollow Ridge) 2. Costume (Chantilly Tiffany)

im going to win this, on espn the thorn on my side was big papa, no longer!

here goes nothing
 

Coventry - 1Pencil Hill (Henrythenavigator) 2Swiss Franc (Mount Pleasure)
King's Stand - 1 Dandy Man (Enticing) 2 Miss Andretti (Takeover Target)
St James' Palace - 1 Cockney Rebel (Excellent Art) 2 Creachadoir (Dutch Art)
Queen Anne - 1 Ramonti (George Washington) 2 Cesare (Red Evie)
Ascot Stakes - 1 Leg Spinner (Grafton Street) 2 Princelet (Enjoy the moment)
Windsor Castle - 1 Hatta Fort (Major Easy) 2 Achilles Of Troy (Vhujon)

Day 1

COVENTRY:
1: Declaration of War
2: Henrythenavigator
Alt 1: Pencil Hill
Alt 2: Swiss Franc

KING'S STAND
1: Moss Vale
2: Miss Andretti
Alt 1: Takeover Target
Alt 2: Tax Free

ST JAMES'S PALACE
1: Cockney Rebel
2: Dutch Art
Alt: Excellent Art

QUEEN ANNE
1: Ramnoti
2: George Washington
Alt 1: Racinger
Alt 2: Cesare

ASCOT
1: Princelet
2: Leg Spinner
Alt 1: Scotland Yard
Alt 2: Enjoy the Moment

WINDSOR CASTLE
1: Vhujon
2: Achilles of Troy
Alt 1: Hatta Fort
Alt 2: Fred's Lad

Coventry Stakes.....
1. Declaration of War (Henrythenavigator), 2.Coasting (Greek Mythology)

King's Stand Stakes.....
1. Miss Andretti (Takeover Target), 2. Tax Free (Bentley Biscuit)

St. James Palace Stakes.....
1. Duke of Marmalade (Astronomer Royal), 2. Excellent Art ( Cockney Rebel)

Queen Anne Stakes.....
1. Red Evie (Ramonti), 2. Jeremy (George Washington)

Ascot Stakes.....
1. Princelet (Scotland Yard), 2. Melpomne (Juniper Girl)

Windsor Castle Stakes.....
1. Befortyfour (Hatta Fort), 2. Dark Angel (Achilles of Troy)

Come home safe, everyone.

edit - Had to switch Miss Andretti and TT. If anyone can win from that awful post position, it's her.:cool: :)

Coventry:
Declaration of War, Henrythenavigator
Substitutes: Pencil Hill, South Dakota

King's Stand:
Takeover Target, Miss Andretti
Substitutes: Enticing, Bentley Biscuit

St James's Palace:
Cockney Rebel, Astronomer Royal
Substitutes: Dutch Art, Excellent Art

Queen Anne:
Red Evie, George Washington
Substitutes: Cesare, Ramonti

Ascot Stakes:
Raslan, Scotland Yard
Substitutes: Raucous, Grafton Street

Windsor Castle:
Dark Angel, Achilles of Troy
Substitutes: Vhujon, Western Art

Thanks for running this! :)

Hope everyone enjoys what should be a stunning first day.

Coventry Stakes - Pencil Hill, Luck Money
Kings Stand - Miss Andretti, Beauty Is Truth
St. James Place - Excellent Art, Jack Junior
Queen Anne - Cesare, Ramonti
Ascot Stakes - Enjoy the Moment, Inchnadamph
Windsor Castle - Hatta Fort, Dark Angel

GL all.

Coventry Stakes.....
1. Declaration of War (Henrythenavigator), 2.Coasting (Greek Mythology)

King's Stand Stakes.....
1. Miss Andretti (Takeover Target), 2. Tax Free (Bentley Biscuit)

St. James Palace Stakes.....
1. Duke of Marmalade (Astronomer Royal), 2. Excellent Art ( Cockney Rebel)

Queen Anne Stakes.....
1. Red Evie (Ramonti), 2. Jeremy (George Washington)

Ascot Stakes.....
1. Princelet (Scotland Yard), 2. Melpomne (Juniper Girl)

Windsor Castle Stakes.....
1. Befortyfour (Hatta Fort), 2. Dark Angel (Achilles of Troy)

I think you're late and ummm... gee, those look just like my picks....

WTF??!!

after most of the races have already been run and the results posted, you copy someone elses picks and post them?

what a joke.

Yup, kind of what I was thinking, too.

Katy

At the very least, put the winners on top if you are going to cheat.

Picks for Day 2:

Jersey Stakes--1. Major Cadeaux (alt. Theann); 2. Strategic Prince (alt. Arabian Gleam)

Windsor Forest Stakes--1. Nannina (alt. Satwa Queen); 2. Flashy Wings (alt. Bahia Breeze)

Prince of Wales's Stakes--1. Dylan Thomas (alt. Notnowcato); 2. Red Rocks (alt. Sir Percy)

Royal Hunt Cup Heritage Handicap--1. Military Cross (alt. Trafalgar Square); 2. Count Trevisio (alt. Eden Rock)

Queen Mary Stakes--1. Francesca d'Gorgio (alt. Cake); 2. Polar Circle (alt. Elletelle)

Sandringham Handicap--1. Hollow Ridge (alt. Chantilly Tiffany); 2. In Safe Hands (alt. Selinka)

Katy

Just want to say that no one will catch me after today!!!!!! Full House first at 20/1 and Juniper Girl second at 16/1....... win, e/w and exacta!!!!!!!!!!!

Day two selections:

Jersey stakes: 1.Tariq (alt US Ranger) 2.Arabian Gleam (alt Chariots of fire)

Windsor Forest 1.Echelon (alt Expensive) 2.Flashy wings (alt Bahia Breeze)

Prince Of Wales 1.Manduro (alt Dylan Thomas) 2.Notnowcato (alt Red Rocks)

Royal Hunt Cup: 1.Sound Of Nature (alt Supaseus) 2.Trafalgar Square (alt Flipando)

Queen Mary: Bastakiya (alt Monaazalah) 2.Starlit Sands (alt Kylayne)

Sandringham: Graduation (alt Cliche) 2.Italian Girl (alt Chantilly Tiffany)

Jersey Stakes.....
1. Thousand Words (Major Cadeaux), 2. US Ranger (Strategic Prince)

Windsor Forest.....
1. Wasseema (Flashy Wings), 2. Fann (Nannina)

Prince of Wales's Stakes.....
1. Dylan Thomas (Notnowcato), 2. Pressing (Red Rocks)

Royal Hunt Cup......
1. Count Trevisio (Capable Guest), 2. Flipendo (Vortex)

Queen Mary.....
1. Cake (Starlit Sands), 2. Monaazalah (Polar Circle)

Sandringham H....
1. Italian Girl (Costume), 2.Alderney (Satulagi)

Come home safe.

Jersey Stakes
1.Sonny Red
2. Vital Statistics
3.Tariq

Winsdor Forest
1.Nania
2.Satawa qUEEN

Prince of wales
1.Sir Percy
2.REd Rocks

Royal Hunt Club
1.Zero Tolerance
2.Fantastic View

Queen Mary
1.Polar Circle
2.PErfect Paula

Sandringham
1.Costume
2.Lady Gloria

Had an absolute shocker with my picks on the first day. Never mind, it was a wonderful day of racing anyway. And now we turn the page and try again!

Day 2 picks:

Jersey Stakes:
Arabian Gleam, Chariots Of Fire
Substitutes: US Ranger, Major Cadeaux

Windsor Forest Stakes:
Echelon, Wasseema
Substitutes: Satwa Queen, Bahia Breeze

Prince of Wales's Stakes (what a great field):
Sir Percy, Dylan Thomas
Substitutes: Red Rocks, Notnowcato

Royal Hunt Cup:
Flipando, Trafalgar Square
Substitutes: Montpellier, Fantastic View

Queen Mary Stakes:
Sweepstake, Starlit Sands
Substitutes: Fanatical, Lady Avenger

Sandringham Handicap:
Lady Gloria, Truly Enchanting,
Substitutes: Selinka, Italian Girl

Anyone who posts theirs after me should probably leave out all of my selections after yesterday's results.

Day 2

JERSEY
1: US Ranger
2: Tariq
Alt 1: Strategic Prince
Alt 2: Theann

WINDSOR FOREST
1: Satwa Queen
2: Nannina
Alt 1: Flashy Wings
Alt 2: Echelon

PRINCE OF WALES'S
1: Manduro
2: Red Rocks
Alt 1: Sir Percy
Alt 2: Dylan Thomas

ROYAL HUNT
1: Sound of Nature
2: Royal Oath
Alt 1: Montpellier
Alt 2: Pride of Nation

QUEEN MARY
1: Francesca D´Gorgio
2: Sweepstake
Alt 1: Royal Step
Alt 2: Starlit Sands

SANDRINGHAM
1: Costume
2: Italian Girl
Alt 1: Cliche
Alt 2: Hollow Ridge

Pretty much out of contention now after a disastrous first 2 days, but I refuse to give up!

Day 3 picks, nice and early:

Norfolk Stakes:
Warsaw, Spirit of Sharjah
Substitutes: Bespoke Boy, Strike The Deal

Ribblesdale Stakes:
Cosmodrome, All My Loving
Substitutes: Marzelline, Baroness Richter

Gold Cup:
Yeats, Geordieland
Substitutes: Sergeant Cecil, Lord Du Sud

Britannia Stakes:
Regal Parade, Shmookh
Substitutes: Annemasse, Artimino

Hampton Court Stakes:
Zaham, Champery
Substitutes: Ascalon, Glen Nevis

King George V Stakes:
Dansant, Western Adventure
Substitutes: Eradicate, Man of Vision

Picks for Day 3:

Norfolk Stakes--1. Drawnfromthepast (alt. Winker Watson); 2. Warsaw (alt. Cracking)

Ribblesdale Stakes--1. All My Loving (alt. Cosmodrome); 2. Dalvina (alt. Baroness Richter)

Gold Cup--1. Yeats (alt. Sergeant Cecil); 2. Cherry Mix (alt. Lord Du Sud)

Britannia Stakes--1. Jo'burg (alt. Regal Parade); 2. Opera Music (alt. Danebury Hill)

Hampton Court Stakes--1. Rallying Cry (alt. Trinity College); 2. Ascalon (alt. Kid Mambo)

King George V Stakes--1. Red Rock Canyon (alt. Filios); 2. Western Adventure (alt. Celestial Halo)

Katy

No one is out of it. :)

Hate to sound big headed, but that exacta i hit on here would have paid into the thousands. :p

Day three selections.
Norfolk stakes: 1.Spirit Of Sharjah (alt Warsaw) 2.Bespoke Boy (alt Drawnfromthepast)

Ribblesdale: 1.Dalvina (alt Cosmodrome) 2.Silkwood (alt Shorthand)

Gold Cup: 1.Sergeant Cecil (alt Yeats) 2.Montare (alt Allegretto)

Britannia handicap: 1.Artimino (alt Ea) 2.St Philip (alt Shmookh)

Hampton Court stakes: 1.Zaham (alt Al Shemali) 2.Supersonic Dave (alt Champery)

King George V Handicap: 1.Record Breaker (alt Eradicate) 2.Filios (alt Wandle)

Royal Ascot DAY THREE, 3

NOrfolk Stakes
1.Warsaw
2.Drawnfromthepast

Ribblesdale stakes
1.Shorthand
2.Hanging on

Gold Cup
1.Yeats
2.Le Miracle

Brittania
1.Tudor Prince
2.Slate

Hampton Court
1.Zaham
2.Kid Mambo

King George
1.Walking Talking
2.Dansant

Norfolk S.....
1. Warsaw
2. Jebel Tara
alt. Silver Guest, Winker Watson

Ribblesdale S.....
1. Majounes Song
2. All My Loving
alt. Delvina, Silkwood

Gold Cup.....
1. Cherry Mix
2. Yeats
alt. Sergeant Cecil, Geordieland

Britannia...
1. Majuro
2. Ea
alt.Dubai Twilight, Furnace

Hampton Court S.....
1. Al Shemali
2. Trinity College
alt. Chinese Whisper, Rallying Cry

King george.....
1. Eradicate
2. Mutadarrej
alt. Fever, Red Rock Canyon

Come home safe, everyone.

Oh I know and congrats! That was great.

Only saying you never know..... we have a couple of days left and there could be another huge payout..... :)

I was only having a joke.......... hence the :p

I know i will probably get caught right on the wire, probably by you, but my strong point is stamina ;)


p.s. like your picks for today, think you could have a good day. This looks the toughest of the week so far and i really struggled to narrow it down in many races.

I suppose we should have worked out everyone's profit/loss after each day really.

When i return home this evening, i will try and do it..... might take sometime though and knowing me with Mahs...... it will probably be wrong :D

just back from Ascot... Ill try and get the thing done but might take a little while.. Had a bad Ascot until Johnny Murtagh and Elletelle saved me big time.

Day 3.
Race 1.
1. Warsaw
2. Spirit Of Sharjah
alt. Cracking

Race 2.
1. All My Loving
2. Majoune's Song
alt. Baroness Richter

Race 3.
1. Yeats
2. Geordiland
alt. Montare

Race 4.
1.Ea
2. Buccellati*
alt. Altimino

Race 5.
1. Al Shemali
2. Trinity College
alt. Desert Dew

Race 6.
1. Record Breaker
2. Wandle
alt. Ladies Best

* = Ive backed this guy every time this year and can't desert him. Every time he looks so so unlucky, he just sucks you in and takes your money...so annoying..

Won't have much time to do my picks for Day 4 tomorrow before the races start so I might do them now while I wait for the last on Day 3!

Day 4 picks:

Albany Stakes:
Janina, Liberty Belle
Substitutes: Baffled, Festoso

King Edward VII:
Lion Sands, Lucarno
Substitutes: Boscobel, Salford Mill

Coronation Stakes:
Finsceal Beo, Mi Emma
Substitutes: Darjina, Cherry Hinton

Wolferton Handicap:
Purple Moon, Emirates Skyline
Substitutes: Lake Poet, Imperial Star

Queen's Vase:
Veracity, Eastern Anthem
Subsitutes: Serengeti, Secret Tune

Buckingham Palace Stakes:
Ceremonial Jade, Song Of Passion
Substitutes: Trafalgar Bay, King Of Argos