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Scoring Points
Your 10 horses will score points according to their finishing position in any of the following 10 Cheltenham Festival races on Tuesday 11 March, Wednesday 12 March, Thursday 13 March and Friday 14 March 2008.
- Tuesday 11 March 2008
- 2.00 Cheltenham — Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m½f
- 2.35 Cheltenham — Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) 2m
- 3.15 Cheltenham — Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m½f
- Wednesday 12 March 2008
- 2.35 Cheltenham — Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) 3m½f
- 3.15 Cheltenham — Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) 2m
- Thursday 13 March 2008
- 2.35 Cheltenham — Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) 2m5f
- 3.15 Cheltenham — Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1) 3m
- 4.00 Cheltenham — Racing Post Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) 2m5f
- Friday 14 March 2008
- 2.00 Cheltenham — JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m1f
- 3.15 Cheltenham — totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3m2½f
The scoring will be:
| placing | points |
|---|---|
| Winner | 10 |
| 2nd | 7 |
| 3rd | 6 |
| 4th | 5 |
| 5th | 4 |
| 6th | 3 |
| Failure to complete the course* | -2 |
*Failing to complete the course = Falling, unseating rider, being pulled up, being brought down, slipping up, running out, refusing at the start, refusing a fence/hurdle.
Bonus points will also be awarded to winning horses, depending on SP, as follows:
| SP | Bonus points |
|---|---|
| Evens and up to 2-1 | 1 |
| Over 2-1 and up to 3-1 | 2 |
| Over 3-1 and up to 4-1 | 3 |
| Over 4-1 and up to 5-1 | 4 |
| Over 5-1 and up to 8-1 | 5 |
| Over 8-1 and up to 12-1 | 6 |
| Over 12-1 and up to 20-1 | 7 |
| Over 20-1 | 10 |
Note: Victorious horses with SP's lower than evens will not receive an SP bonus
Banker selections earn double points. For example, a 25-1 winner scores 40 points (20 for the win, 20 for the SP bonus). A banker who fails to complete the course will score -4 points, instead of -2.
If one of your selections runs in more than one of the ten races, you will receive all the points that the horse earns. Horses that run in races outside the terms of the competition will not receive points for these races.
- If any of the winning SPs are impacted by Rule 4 deductions, these will also apply to the SP bonus.
- In the event of a dead-heat for one of the first six places in any of the 10 races, both horses will score full points for the places involved.
- Only results on the day will count for scoring purposes. Points will be awarded / deducted in accordance with the Press Association full order of finish for the race, usually available 45 minutes after the race, any subsequent changes to these statistics will not be reflected in the allocation of points.
- The computer will work out each entrant's score at the end of racing on each day of the competition (11-14 March 2008) and a provisional leaderboard for days 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be available online after racing has finished. Horses with points will be published in the Racing Post on 12, 13 and 14 March. A final leaderboard will be published on Saturday 15 March, having been calculated after racing has finished on Friday 14 March.
- The entrant with the highest number of points after racing on Friday 14 March will be declared the overall winner and will receive the 1st prize — a cheque for £20,000. The other prizes (201 in total) will be awarded in accordance with the list set out in the Prizes section. Prizes will not be shared, see terms and conditions for full details of how unique winners for each prize will be decided. Winners of all prizes will be notified within 28 days of the competition ending.
