Sorry mate, you had a scratching (Regal Castanea) and you didn't include any reserve selections to replace it with. Now, if this was any other type of competition, I'd just simply give you your $20 back. But this comp is about out-tipping your opponent, and in all fairness, I couldn't credit you with a win today when none of your tips actually won any money.

So, that's why it's important to list a couple of reserve selections if you can. Either that or come on here on Saturday and make the necessary changes. If people don't do that, then I'm afraid I can't give them any points for scratched horses.

Sorry about that.

Even if I included reserve selections and they lost, I still wouldn't have won would I? Just a point for a draw?

No, you wouldn't have won in that case. But I was just explaining why I couldn't give you 20 points for the scratched horse. If I'd done that, it would have meant that you beat Raw Instinct 20-0, and that would have hardly been fair seeing as none of your selections were successful.

And for those same reasons, neither tipster actually gets a competition point if there's a 0-0 draw. Your selections must actually get a return of some sort before you get a point.

Come on the VIC Team we need to lift! Crackone is trying valiantly but needs help. Which of us is going to step and help Crackone?

I'm sick and tired of playing SAFE and watching all the "Good Things" have an off day! I'm having so many nil all draws that I should play Soccer!!

I think we need to tip with a bit of flair and show these NSW and QLD opponents we are the BEST State!

Let's draw the line in the sand and make this weekend a great one for the Big V.

This week:

Goldcoaster (NSW) v Makybe Diva (QLD)
Matilda (VIC) v Sirpent (NSW)
Crackone (VIC) v Maverick1993 (QLD)
Horse Whisperer (QLD) v Chuck (NSW)
Reded (NSW) v The Blob (NSW)
Mr Quaddie (VIC) v Try Try Again (VIC)
Crash (VIC) v Raw Instinct (QLD)
YoungBuck (VIC) v Sportz (QLD)

Feature race:

CAUL R7 - 4.10 SIR RUPERT CLARKE STAKES (1400 METRES)
1 NICONERO - David Hayes / Craig Williams 20 57
2 BON HOFFA - Wendy Kelly / Vlad Duric 2 55.5
3 SWICK (NZ) - Bart Cummings / Michael Rodd 11 55
4 RUBISCENT - Mick Price / Steven King 7 54.5
5 VALEDICTUM - Danny O'Brien / Darren Gauci 21 54.5
6 ALEXANDER OF HALES (USA) - Danny O'Brien / James Winks 6 54
7 ORANGE COUNTY (NZ) - Brian Mayfield-Smith / Damien Oliver 15 54
8 ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) - Michael Moroney / Mark Zahra 14 53.5
9 GOTTA HAVE HEART - Mick Price / Craig Newitt 13 53.5
10 HERE DE ANGELS - Lee Freedman / Dwayne Dunn 5 53.5
11 OUR SMOKING JOE - Lee Freedman / Ben Melham 19 53.5
12 MARCHING - Peter Snowden / Mark Pegus 8 53
13 STICKPIN (NZ) - Brian Mayfield-Smith / Peter Mertens 18 53
14 SERIOUS SPEED - Leon Macdonald / Danny Nikolic 3 52.5
15 TURFFONTEIN - Anthony Cummings / Chris Symons 10 52.5
16 FRIDAY CREEK - David Hayes / Aaron Spiteri 9 52
17 DORABELLA (NZ) - Mick Price / Jason Benbow 22 51.5
18 J'ADANE (NZ) - Russell Cameron / Mark Du Plessis 4 51.5
19e KINGDA KA - Gai Waterhouse / Stephen Baster 1 51.5
20e SOUND JOURNEY - Mick Price 16 51.5
21e PILLAR OF HERCULES - Peter G Moody 12 51.5
22e AZTEC SMYTZER - Byron Cozamanis 17 51.5

Good one!

Great speech, mate. That should get the Vics firing.

Feature
no.19 KINGDA KA ew Sub no.2 BON HOFFA win

Caulfield
R3 no.6 LIVE IN VAIN ew
R8 no.5 PRINCESS GISELLA ew
R9 no.4 LIGHT VISION ew


Rosehill
R5 no.2 STRIPPER win


Res
Rosehill R1 no.3 LORNE DANCER win
Caulfield R6 no.7 WEEKEND HUSSLER win


Good luck Blob

NICONERO E/W (GOTTA HAVE HEART E/W)

BR1 4 DOUBLE OR NOTHING WIN
BR3 6 REGAL CASTENEA WIN
MR5 9 WHOBEGOTYOU WIN
MR8 VORMISTA WIN

BR6 1 JAZZ HEART WIN
BR7 11 ON THE FRIDGE WIN

I think i've lost only one round the whole time and i'm still in the bottom half!!

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All generalizations are dangerous.

Actually, you've had 5 wins, 3 losses and a 0-0 draw. Good luck this week.

But not too much luck.