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Post by 5wide on Feb 7, 2024 11:26:40 GMT -5
I'm absolutely baffled. This morning I received an e-mail telling me that one or more of my stable horses has been withdrawn from the competition and needs to be replaced. When I visited the contest site to see who I had lost, it indicated that every one of my 10 horses has been withdrawn. Is this a computer glitch or has something serious happened to the Godolphin horses? Same here. When you try and change , there are only 5 horses available. Must be a glitch.
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Post by diablo313 on Feb 15, 2024 21:23:28 GMT -5
I understand your dilemma Diablo. After going back and forth, I decided to use a swap. While a number of the Feb 2 races won't be worth very many points (only 1 Group 3 and 1 Listed Stakes), it looks as if the Godolphin runners have a chance to be very well placed in each of the 5 races in which they have entries. It was close to a 50/50 decision, but I finally concluded that a swap could garner enough points to be worthwhile. I'll probably pay for that decision later in the contest, since I only have 2 swaps left.
Good luck to you which ever way you decide.
looks like your strategy was better - I took a big hit but did have a good follow up pass with a couple of Bonus hits - but don't know if i can make up the difference
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Post by jolyb on Mar 1, 2024 9:03:00 GMT -5
I'm taking a deep breath and using my final stable swap for tomorrow's Super Saturday card. While there are no Group 1 races available, each of the 8 Godolphin runners on the card appear to be in a position to garner some valuable points, and several of those to be ridden by William Buick should be odds on. I just can't pass up this opportunity, even though I'm sure that my position in the standings will erode on World Cup day. Perhaps several of tomorrow's runners (plus two others that can be added to my roster) will run back on the World Cup card.
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Post by cherokeescot on Mar 1, 2024 9:25:01 GMT -5
It’s the sensible play . Competition for the Godolphin runners will be tougher on World Cup day . Toughest decision will be to decide on the two Godolphin runners you will be banking on in the finale .
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Post by cherokeescot on Mar 4, 2024 12:25:06 GMT -5
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Post by jolyb on Mar 15, 2024 9:19:46 GMT -5
I recently received an e-mail from Godolphin that advised me that one of the horses in my Fantasy Stable (Legend of Time) was no longer in training and that I could add a new horse to my stable without using any stable swaps. I suspect that many of you received this same notice. This becomes very important since I have no stable swaps left for Dubai World Cup day on March 30 and am trying to hold onto the final award position (5th) by my fingernails.
The question that I would like to pose is whether there is any time limit to make this addition. I can't find any such limit in my reading of the rules and am hoping that I will be able to wait until the entries for the World Cup are posted. Based on preliminary data, it doesn't appear that Godolphin will have very many entrants for that day. It appears that Charlie Appleby will have 4, one of which is not on the Contest roster, and bin Surror might have 1. Two of Appleby's likely runners are already in my stable from the last swap (Measured Time and Star of Mystery). My expectation is that Siskany would be the new addition, but it would be comforting to be able to make this change only after I know for sure that this is the best addition. Based on your experiences in this contest, either this year or in prior years, have any of you encountered time limits in making such replacements?
I'd appreciate any comments you might have on when I must make this addition.
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Post by cherokeescot on Mar 15, 2024 9:21:35 GMT -5
In my past experience there has not been a time limit on this . You might as well wait until the entries are out but Siskany who was already in my stable is the obvious choice
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Post by cherokeescot on Mar 25, 2024 10:08:10 GMT -5
Looks like JolyB is guaranteed to finish in the money with 5th place the worst he can do assuming that they don’t have a correct place bonus. 🙌
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Post by jolyb on Mar 25, 2024 11:14:39 GMT -5
I'm hoping Bev. However, I don't like to head to the windows until the race has been declared official. As I'm sure you've noticed, there are 6 Godolphin runners on the current race card, but one of them (Rebel's Romance) isn't on the list of eligibles. Of the others, I already have Star of Mystery and Measured Time in my stable, and due to the retirement of Legend of Time, I have the right to substitute one additional. Siskany looks like a much better choice than the other two, but I'm going to wait for several days to make the substitution, just in case.
I can't tell if any of the players in contention have stable swaps left or not. Most of those ahead and directly behind me have a single, or in one case, two substitutions to make, so many of us will probably be finishing with the same horses. It remains to be seen whether or not they include a bonus opportunity.
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Post by cherokeescot on Mar 29, 2024 3:34:08 GMT -5
There is a bonus points race. That changes everything with 600 additional points up for grabs.
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Post by jolyb on Mar 29, 2024 6:44:21 GMT -5
"Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more."
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Post by cherokeescot on Mar 31, 2024 17:12:02 GMT -5
OBJECTION
When did Rebel’s Romance get added to the list of available horses ? I checked before adding my replacement pick and he wasn’t on there ! Definitely cost Joly B a contest prize .
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Post by phlierfreak on Mar 31, 2024 17:48:14 GMT -5
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Post by jolyb on Mar 31, 2024 17:58:29 GMT -5
To say that I was shocked would be an understatement. When I made my final stable addition on Friday, neither Rebel's Romance nor Trawlerman were on the list of eligible horses. When I earned bonus points by guessing that Trawlerman would be 3rd, I thought that I had a prize position locked up. It was then that I noticed that some players around me in the standings had been able to include both of those horses, so they must have made their changes later and found the list had been expanded.
Don't know when the sponsors decided to expand the list. I only wish that they had included that information on an email so that everyone was competing with equal information. I had not seen that sort of late addition of additional horses at any other time in this or earlier versions of this contest.
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Post by cherokeescot on Mar 31, 2024 18:05:13 GMT -5
I couldn’t believe it when I got 400 bonus points and dropped to 104th place . I used my extra pick on no hoper Passion and Glory .
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Post by 5wide on Mar 31, 2024 18:22:15 GMT -5
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Post by cherokeescot on Apr 5, 2024 12:46:58 GMT -5
Dear Bev
Thank you for your email.
Rebel's Romance was added at the final entry stage, which is standard practice for horses that race internationally and therefore not based in Dubai for the entire Carnival.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Anna Ridges Group Digital and Brand Manager Godolphin
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