'Dark Horse Jumps Guide 2011-12' Paddy Power Gold Cup Comp

[Posts: 10789Joined: 10 Feb 2003, 15:43Location: Scotland]

We are delighted to offer the fantastic prize of a copy of Marten Julian’s ‘Dark Horse Jumps Guide 2011-2012’ to the lucky winner in our Paddy Power Gold Cup tipping competition (and if you don’t win don’t worry – we’ll be offering another copy next week!)


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Marten Julian’s Dark Horses Jumps Guide is bigger and better than ever with a host of goodies to guide you through this Jumps season. The Jumps Guide is widely recognised and respected as the authoritative source of information about unexposed and unraced talent, including imports from Ireland and France. This year’s Jumps Guide 2011-2012 includes the following:

1) Marten’s Premier List – 20 horses which have been selected with the intention of making a profit to level stakes

2) Marten’s Dark Horses – over 40 horses including imports from France, the Irish point-to-point field and the Flat

3) Marten’s Handicap Projects – 20 horses which appear to have been trained specifically with handicap hurdles and chases in mind

4) Trainers’ Selections – Marten has asked trainers in Britain and Ireland to each nominate one dark horse to follow

5) Cheltenham Preview – Marten previews the 2012 Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Queen Mother Champion Chase, nominating horses at 33/1, 25/1 and 8/1

Purchasers of the Dark Horses Jumps Guide will receive information on
• A horse for handicap hurdles which has been beaten a total of 259 lengths (and pulled up once) in five runs to date
• A recruit to a top yard from the English point-to-point field which is considered thrown in from his mark for handicap chases
• An ex-Irish point-to-pointer specially nominated for us by Paul Nicholls as his horse to follow
• Edward O’Grady’s best prospect for hurdling from his team of last year’s bumpers
• A once-raced hurdler handled by one of the shrewdest trainers in the business
• An up-and-coming staying handicap chaser with the perfect profile for the Welsh Grand National
• A Listed/Group class performer from the Flat switching codes and expected to take high rank in novice hurdles
• Donald McCain’s most highly-regarded bumper horse from last year
• A maiden hurdler trained by Nick Williams who will start the season on a very low mark
• An eye-catcher trained by Venetia Williams

‘In a field where many fall by the wayside, Marten Julian gallops on, still fascinated by the daily crossword puzzle challenge of horse races. A clever man, and a principled one, Julian feeds his considerable knowledge of horses, their connections and the particular circumstances of each race into a range of well-established publications ... they have become part of the racing scene.’ David Ashforth, Racing Post

Details of how to enter below.

[Posts: 10789Joined: 10 Feb 2003, 15:43Location: Scotland]

I've been racking my brains to come up with another novel format and I thought, what better than having ONE Paddy Power Gold Cup than to have not one, not two, not three but FOUR!!

What you have to do is select your 1-2 in each of the four 'mini- Paddy Powers' below.

Winner will be the one who selects most winners in each of teh mini-races. If tied then most seconds will count. If still tied the person with highest priced (at sp) winner will win, and then second highest if still tied and so on through winners and seconds until tie is broken. If still tied the person to post FIRST will win (so get in early).

Please choose a reserve in each mini-race in case of non runners.

Straightforward? - hope so - let me know if any clarification needed. Entries close at 2pm Saturday.

So - here are your four 'mini-races'

Race 1
Great Endeavour
Daves Dream
The Giant Bolster
Divers

Race 2
Loosen My Load
Araldur
Quantatative Easing
Tullamore Dew

Race 3
Noble Alan
Aerial
Billie Magern
Poquelin

Race 4
Fingeronthepulse
Calgary Bay
Holmwood Legend
Oiseau De Nuit

(Note - if less than two horses fail to finish in one or more of teh 'mini-races' the finishing order will be evaluated by the finishing positions as reported in the Racing Post results section)

[Posts: 1030Joined: 24 Apr 2011, 00:59]

Great idea Cormack, the whole compy devised around one race, at least it's over quickly

Race 1
Great Endeavour(2)
Daves Dream - Res
The Giant Bolster
Divers (1)

Race 2
Loosen My Load(2)
Araldur(1)
Quantatative Easing
Tullamore Dew - Res

Race 3
Noble Alan
Aerial(2)
Billie Magern(1)
Poquelin - Res

Race 4
Fingeronthepulse - Res
Calgary Bay
Holmwood Legend(1)
Oiseau De Nuit(2)

Good Luck Jac

[Posts: 199Joined: 18 Mar 2008, 20:41Location: Weston super mare]

Super idea I'd love to join in.

Race 1
1st Dave's dream
2nd the giant bolster
Res: great endeavor

Race 2
1st tullamore dew
2nd Loosen my load
Res: qhantative easing

Race 3
1st Noble Alan
2nd poquelin
Res: Billie magern

Race 4
1st Holmwood legend
2nd oiseau de unit
Res: Fingeronthepulse

[Posts: 1551Joined: 04 Mar 2010, 10:15Location: Huddersfield]

Race 1
Daves Dream
Great Endeavour

Race 2
Araldur
Quantatative Easing

Race 3
Billie Magern
Poquelin

Race 4
Fingeronthepulse
Oiseau De Nuit

[Posts: 482Joined: 13 Feb 2010, 20:31]

Race One

1st - The Giant Bolster
2nd - Great Endeavour
Res - Divers

Race Two

1st - Loosen My Load
2nd - Tullamore Dew
Res - Quantative Easing

Race Three

1st - Poquelin
2nd - Billie Magern
Res - Noble Alan

Race Four

1st - Calgary Bay
2nd - Oiseau De Nuit
Res - Fingeronthe pulse

[Posts: 68Joined: 12 Oct 2010, 15:42]

Race 1
1) Daves Dream
2) Great Endeavour
R) Divers

Race 2
1) Loosen My Load
2) Tullamore Dew
R) Araldur

Race 3
1) Noble Alan
2) Poquelin
R) Billie Magern

Race 4
1) Calgary Bay
2) Fingeronthepulse
R) Holmwood Legend

Cheers

[Posts: 14Joined: 07 Sep 2010, 12:43]

Hi,

Not been on here for a while but saw this competition and thought I'd give it a shot!

R1 - 1st The Giant Bolster
2nd Great Endeavour
Res Dave's Dream

R2 - 1st Araldur
2nd Loosen My Load
Res Tullamore Dew

R3 - 1st Poquelin
2nd Noble Alan
Res Billie Magern

R4 - 1st Oiseau Du Nuit
2nd Calgary Bay
Res Holmwood Legend


Cheers

[Posts: 3560Joined: 08 Jul 2009, 22:10Location: Wexford]

Race 1:
1st Great Endeavour
2nd Divers


Race 2:
1st Loosen My Load
2nd Quantatativeasing


Race 3:
1st Poquelin
2nd Billy Magern


Race 4:
1st Calgary Bay
2nd Oiseau De Nuit

[Posts: 4675Joined: 12 Mar 2008, 23:07Location: Taunton Somerset]

Great Endeavour
Daves Dream

Loosen My Load
Araldur

Poquelin
Noble Alan

Calgary Bay
Oiseau De Nuit

[Posts: 42Joined: 25 Oct 2011, 10:35]

1,2 in order..

Race 1
Divers
Daves Dream


Race 2
Quantatative Easing
Loosen My Load


Race 3
Poquelin
Noble Alan

Race 4
Fingeronthepulse
Oiseau De Nuit

[Posts: 891Joined: 03 Feb 2006, 11:37]

Race 1
1. Daves Dream
2. The Giant Bolster
res Divers

Race 2
1. Quantatative Easing
2. Loosen My Load
res Araldur

Race 3
1. Noble Alan
2. Poquelin
res Billie Magern

Race 4
1. Holmwood Legend
2. Oiseau De Nuit
res Calgary Bay

[Posts: 3836Joined: 26 Dec 2000, 13:50Location: The Dean]

Hi all

Race 1
1: Divers
2: Daves Dream
res: Great Endeavour

Race 2
1: Quantatative Easing
2: Tullamore Dew
res: Araldur

Race 3
2: Aerial
1: Poquelin
res: Billie Magern

Race 4
2: Calgary Bay
1: Oiseau De Nuit
res: Holmwood Legend

Thanks & Good Luck all