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MrBookie
MrBookie asked in SportsHorse Racing · 1 decade ago

What Six Horses can win at the York Ebor Festival - Day One?

Mini Comp for the York Ebor Festival

Pick one horse from each race on Tuesday ... (1.45, 2.15, 2.50, 3.25, 4.05 & 4.40)

Write them in correct order. In the event of a Non-Runner being selected then the favourite will be substituted.

One horse is to be your Nap worth double points.

SPs up to 11/8 = 1pt

6/4 - 9/4 = 2pts

5/2 - 11/4 = 2.5 pts

3/1 = 3pts etc.

All entries to be in by 1.00pm Tuesday.

Good Luck All and Lets bash the Bookies!

Update:

Horse Question: Why is it called the EBOR?

Update 2:

Spot on Jac...Ebor is indeed short for Eboracum..Allegedly you are allowed to shoot Scotsmen with a bow and arrow on certain days within the City walls (old law that hasn't been changed, just like Chester and the Welsh after dark). Wouldn'ty try it though!

Talking of old laws, many of us break one every year......the reason.....it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day!

Update 3:

My Selections

145...Hotham

215...Rigoletto

250...Midas Touch

325...Dick Turpin

405...PuddleDuck

440...ChangingTheGuard

Update 4:

Dick Turpin is my NAP

Update 5:

Kezza change made in the first.

MickthePainter and jmp still to join! 20mins to go!

Update 6:

The Ebor meeting was arranged in August in the old days so that after the Noble Lords etc had presided over the court cases they could execute the prisoners between races, as entertainment for racegoers.

Update 7:

1pm Comp Closed DavidSportsNut last entry.

Good Luck All!

Update 8:

NRs

145 Glamorous Spirit, Tabaret

215 Dream Ahead, The Long Game, Biondetti

440 ChangingTheGuard

Update 9:

NR

440 Stags Leap

Update 10:

My Avatar changed to horse called "Whistlejacket" painted by George Stubbs. The first horse to pass the winning post in front of the built grandstand at York races.

Update 11:

First race goes to 9/1 shot Hamish Macgonagal tipped by TheBlueShadow,

HitTheGroundRunning and Hot Fuss

Update 12:

Day 2 question posted, will Kezza get top spot?

Update 13:

Waiters Dream @ 5/2 wins the 2.15

TheBlueShadow has now had the first two winners of the festival and is setting the early pace. Also selected by Salamander.

Update 14:

Rewilding wins the 2.50 @6/4....only tipped surprisingly by one of us......des!

Update 15:

Rip Van Winkle returns to winning ways to land the 3.25 @ 7/4. Napped by Salamander (2 winners so far today) and also selected by DavidSportsNut and Jonova

Update 16:

Puddle Duck comes home @ 6/1 in the 4.05 bringing up a double for Jonova also tipped by Steve R and MrBookie

Update 17:

The Final goes to Sweet Lightning @ 14/1 excellently chosen by Steve R completing a double on the day for him and catapulting him to top of the leaderboard at the end of day one.

Update 18:

Leaderboard

Steve R...................20

TheBlueShadow....11.5

HitTheGround.,........9

HotFuss...................9

Jonova.....................8

Salamander............6.5

MrBookie................6

des...........................2

DavidSports............2

Kezza.......................0

Sir Alan....................0

Superstar.................0

Robert......................0

Mysilv.......................0

David H...................0

Over2U....................0

Samg.......................0

GumseyHorse........0

18 Answers

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Evening,

    13:45 Strike up the Band

    14:15 Katell

    14:50 Joshua Tree

    15:25 Twice Over |NapeRooney

    16:05 Puddle Duck

    16:40 Sweet Lightning

    6 Stoaters !!!

    goodluck to everyone, especially those parting with cash.

    i wonder if Mr Bookie has a bet ?

    ps, i swerve York as they often take pot shots @ my Huge Swede ;-) which is nearly as big as Des's......... we don't call him Cow head for nothing ;-)

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    No winners today but the answer to your question is Die Hard the 1961 York Ebor winner.(if this was trivial pursuit I would be at the top of he leaderboard lolx do I get a bonus point for answering both questions) keep 'em coming.......... anyway back to the drawing board and hoping for some winners tomorrrow. Well done Steve R for beating my horse by a nifty head x..Would have had a nice double up if he had won as I backed Puddleduck at 8-1 in the race before just because I was taking my daughter to the station this morning and there was a car in front of me with 'Puddleducks Childrens Nursery' written on it (had to do it so didn't lose all today)... Still a long way to go, here are my 3 hopefuls:- 1.45 ..... ANHAR 2.15 ..... AKMAL ((nap)) 2.50 ..... TEMPLE MEADS 3.25 ..... MARTYR 4.05 ..... CHOOSE WISELY 4.40 ..... ADMIRE THE VIEW Good luck all and well done to all with winners today...Jac x

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Cheers Mr Bookie!

    1.45 Hotham

    2.15 Lake Ontario

    2.50 Midas Touch (Nap)

    3.25 Byword

    4.05 Jaahiz

    4.40 Changing The Guard

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    1.45 Hamish Macgonagal

    2.15 Waiters Dream

    2.50 Total Command

    3.25 Cavalryman

    4.05 Jaahiz (nap)

    4.40 Hanson'D

    Cheers Mr. Bookie, Good Luck Everyone ;)

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  • Kezza
    1 decade ago

    Back later MrB..just got up so need breakfast lol.

    1.45 Glamorous Spirit (NAP)

    2.15 Lake Ontario

    2.50 Monterosso

    3.25 Byword

    4.05 Jaahiz

    4.40 Jutland

    Glamorous Spirit is a NR-Replaced with Barney McGrew.

  • Salamander
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Cheers MrB!

    Barney McGrew

    Walters Dream

    Ted Spread

    Rip Van Winkle (Nap)

    Sir Lunchalott

    Charlie Cool

    Good luck everyone!

  • Hot Fuss
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    1:45 - Hamish McGonnagall

    2:15 - Dream Ahead

    2:50 - Monterosso (Nap)

    3:25 - Byword

    4:05 - Madany

    4:40 - Almiqdaad

    Thanks for the effort Mr B, Goodluck all

  • Hit the ground running
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Nice one Mr B for running the ebor comp & Jac doing research..I`ve been to York a few times I`ts a great place full of history..

    Heres mine for the comp.

    Hamish Mcgonagall

    Satin Love

    Midas Touch..Nap

    Bywood

    Madany

    Red Jade

    Get in there & take cash from the bookies.

    G`luck all...

    Edit:..I wouldnt mess with the Scots either ..tough as concrete those guys..( been there, worked there, good people who care about their patch of land...You cant blame em)..

    Still don`t get what battered mars bars are about..lol.

  • ?
    1 decade ago

    Cheers for the comp Mr BOOKIE let's have some fun for a few days.

    1.45 QUEST FOR SUCCESS

    2.15 RIGOLLETO

    2.50 HARRIS TWEED

    3.25 BYWORD

    4.05 MADANY

    4.40 RED JADE nap

    Look's like it's going to be a wet week so have picked horses that like a bit cut in the ground so if there are any none runners the ******** trainers have no excuses. Good luck everybody.

  • GUMSYHORSE
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Hi all,tough 4 days ahead but some great racing.A stable I always follow at York is Tim Easterby,he always has stacks of runners,and sometimes the one`s that win are not ridden by stable jockey David Allan.Anyway good luck,here are my selections.

    1.45..HOTHAM.

    2.15..SATIN LOVE.

    2.50..TOTAL COMMAND.

    3.25..BYWORD.

    4.05..REGAL APPROVAL.

    4.40.BE INVINCIBLE.(NAP).

    Lets get some nice winners.Stevie.

    Source(s): Cheers MrBookie.
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