Dubai Carnival Contest VI powered by brockguy
 

I can't believe this is the 6th year doing this version of this! The 6th annual Dubai Carnival Contest is officially open. The carnival starts tomorrow and there are 16 race dates like last year according to this (Pat may be able to confirm this!)


Competition Roll of Honour
2012 - The Bart
2011 - Jaripeo
2010 - ryonker1
2009 - No Chance To Dance
2008 - Jairpeo


Same Rules as last year (again unless someone suggests any improvements?):

- 2 selections per race with an alternate pick in case of a scratch

- $40 win on the first horse and a $5 exacta box on the 2 selected horses so a total of $50 per race

- Mark your best bet of the day (Nap) and that horse's stake is doubled.

- All returns settled at UK Industry Odds and only the thoroughbred races count!

- Like previous years, Super Saturday (previously Super Thursday!) points will be doubled and World Cup Night points trebled so at least there is still something to play for up until the end of the carnival.

- The person with the highest return over the period wins and dont worry if you miss a week or two, ye are all welcome, we have seen a drop in numbers the last two years so I am hoping we can increase the number of participants!

The most obvious links for those wanting more are www.dubairacenight.com (great website run by Pat Cummings) www.dubairacingclub.com and www.racingpost.com.

If anyone else has queries, questions for me etc etc, just let me know - I'm all ears. And just a world of warning I may not have the first round results up as I am still on my round the world trip but will be back to normality and reality from next week :(

It's about damn time you got here. :D


Thanks Brock and good luck!

Thanks Brock, appreciate your efforts sir. Count me in.
Good Luck All!

Getting this in early as I've a plane to catch / best of luck all today and throughout the carnival!!

Dubai day 1

Belgian Bill, Yaa Wayl alt Rex Imperator

Desert Law NAP, Pabusar alt Cheviot

Royal Empire, Universal alt Ottoman Empire

Sharestan, So Beautiful alt Red Duke

Fulbright, Out Of Bounds alt Jamr

Firebream, Don't Call Me alt Disa Leader

Thanks for running this again, definitley count me in.....

R1 - Belgian Bill, Lily's Angel (alt Akeed Wafi)
R2 - Confessional, Balmont Mast (alt Invincible Ash)
R3 - Ottoman Empire, Royal Empire (alt Kassiano)
R4 - Red Duke, Rerouted (alt Sharestan)
R5 - Out Of Bounds (NAP), Mufarrh (alt Fulbright)
R6 - Amanee (NB), Dafeef (alt Freezemaster)

Good luck all.

Thanks for running it!

Final Button (NAP), Ariete Arrollador
Addictive Dream, Balmont Mast
Farrier, Royal Empire
Sharestan, So Beautiful
Barbecue Eddie, Out of Bounds
Disa Leader, Amanee

Lilys ángel final button
temple meads addictive dream
casas.kassiano royal empire
so beatiful rerouted
muraweg out of bounds Nap
disa leader amawer

Whoo hoo! Carnival time!


Race 2 Ariete Arrollador, Belgian Bill (alt Final Button)
Race 3 Inxile, Govinda (alt Confessional)
Race 4 Topclas, Farrier (alt Arthurs Tale)
Race 5 Sharestan, Sham Sheer (alt So Beautiful)
Race 6 Out of Bounds, Barbecue Eddie (alt Jamr)
Race 7 Lockwood, Arnold Lane (alt Dafeef)

thanks
Ron

2) Iver Bridge Lad, Yaa Wayl, Ariete Arrollador
3) Inxile, Addictive Dream, Happy Dubai
4) Tanfeeth, Rocks off, Top Clas
5) So Beautiful, Sharestan, Red Duke
6) Mufarrh, Rutland Boy, Out Of Bounds
7) Le Drakkar (NAP), Jaasoos, Tamaathul

Thurs. 1/10 Contest Picks......
 

Race 2-#12 Spirit of Battle #9 Lily's Angel (#1 Belgian Bill)
Race 3-#6 Addictive Dream #12 Desert Law (#8 Confessional)
Race 4-#11 Royal Empire(NAP) #14 Farrier (#15 Kassiano)
Race 5-#8 So Beautiful #3 Rerouted (alt-#5 Sharestan)
Race 6-#4 Mufarrh #3 Barbecue Eddie (#1 Out of Bounds)
Race 7-#1 Lockwood #7 Disa Leader (#15 Amanee)

Good Luck All!

im in when i can

Race 2 #7 Iver Bridge Lad #14 Yaa Nayl (Belgian Bill)
Race 3 #9 Temple Needs #5 Inxile (Invincible Ash)
Race 4 #14 Farrier #11 Royal Empire (Rocks Off)
Race 5 #5 Sharestan #8 So Beautiful (Rerouted)
Race 6 #3 Barbecue Eddie #4 Mufarrh (Fanunalter)
Race 7 #4 Firebeam nap #15 Amanee (Dont Call Me)

Gl.............

2. Lily's Angel, Final Button
3. Addictive Dream, Inxile
4. Farrier (Nap), Royal Empire
5. Shareston, So Beautiful
6. Barbecue Eddie, Fulbright
7. Firebeam, Don't Call Me

7) Le Drakkar (NAP), Jaasoos, Tamaathul[/quote]

well done!!!!!

Agree, very nice pick Bart. We are all running for second now :wf

Amazing NAP. Good on ya

Outstanding pick Bart!

Wow!!!!!!

Already an odds on favourite for the prize!!!

Thursday's race:

R1 - 2 Mariner's Cross, 15 Spirit of Battle (alt 13 Iver Bridge Lad)
R2 - 4 Red Dubawi (NAP), 8 Blue Corner (alt 7 Anaerobio)
R3 - 9 Music Chart, 8 More Than Sotka (alt 10 Shuruq)
R4 - 4 Invincible Ash, 10 Russian Rock (alt 3 The Reaper)
R5 - 4 Glass Office, 1 Soft Falling Rain (alt 3 Zahee)
R6 - 3 In The Spotlight, 9 Ahzeemah (alt 8 Sham Sheer)

I'm in when possible.

Thursday 01/17/2013 picks

R1) Capital Attraction, Elderly Paradise (alt) Not A Given
R2) Blue Corner, Laajooj (alt) Naqshabban
R3) Shuruq, More Than Stoka (alt) MarMar
R4) Devils Cut, Rosendahl (alt) Inxile
R5) (NAP)Zahee, I'm Back (alt) Glass Office
R6) Ahzeemah, In the Spotlight (alt) Anatolian

Next Round

1.- Modern History/ Banna Boicher
2.- Wealthy / Red Dubawi
3.- Shuruq / Ana Emaratiya
4.- Final Button / Tamanthul
5.- Soft Falling Rain / Timonner (NAP)
6.- sTAR EMPIRE / kIDNAPPED

Is it too late to get in for this year? I missed last week and was planning to go over the card a bit later tonight.

Nope.. Jump in when ever you can :)

The card looks very tough again this week. I must say the fillies 1000 guineas trial is just awful. The worst race we'll see over the carnival.

Going through selections now. Very keen to take on Mariners Cross in the first race. Obviously had his issues and in both starts he has looked like a horse with plenty of stamina, so I expect the drop back to a mile to inconvenience him. While I think he could be well handicapped for this event, I'll be laying him here with the prospect on going in big when he's out over ten and twelve furlongs.

Thurs.1/17 Contest Picks.....
 

Race 1-#2 Mariner's Cross #6 Capital Attraction (#1 Elderly Paradise)
Race 2-#8 Blue Corner #2 Laajool (#1 Naqshabban)
Race 3-#8 More Than Sotka #10 Shuruq (#9 Music Chart)
Race 4-#15 Devil's Cut (NAP)#3 The Reaper (#11 Final Button)
Race 5-#3 Zahee #1 Soft Falling Rain (#9 I'm Back)
Race 6-#4 Star Empire #3 In The Spotlight (#1 Anatolian)

Good Luck All!

R1 - Elderly Paradise, Akeed Wafi (Jet Legend)
R2 - Laajooj, Anaerobio (Lindenthaler)
R3 - Music Chart, Kosika (Daar Zayed)
R4 - Rassam (NAP - I hope he gets a run!!), Devil's Cut (Tamaathul)
R5 - Soft Falling Rain (Alt NAP), Glass Office (Zahee)
R6 - In The Spotlight, Ithoughtitwasover (Ahzeemah)

Best of luck.

1-17

1) Modern History(alt nap) Iver Bridge Lad, Finjaan
2) Tanfeeth, Red Dubawi, Naqshabban
3) Shuruq, Kosika, Music Chart
4) Invincible Ash(NAP) Inxile, Happy Dubai
5) Timoneer, Filfil, Bravo Youmzain
6) Ahzeemah, Star Empire, Ithoughtitwasover

Race 1
1 Elderly Paradise (NAP) 6 Capital Attraction alt Nordic Truce
Race 2
4 Red Dubawi 2 Laajooj alt 8 Blue Corner
Race 3
10 Shruuq 7 Mar Mar alt 8 More Than Sotka
Race 4
15 Devil's Cut 12Lui Rei alt 5 Inxile

More to come in the am...

Race1) Mariner's Cross / Con Artist ~ Not A Given
Race2) Anaerobio / Naqshabban ~ Laajooj
Race3) More Than Sotka (NAP) / Mar Mar ~ Tanfeeth
Race4) Devil's Cut/ Tamaathul ~ The Reaper
Race5) Glass Office / Soft Falling Rain ~ El Estruendoso
Race6) In The Spotlight/ Star Empire ~ Ahzeemah

Race 1 Con Artist, Jardim (alt Not a Given)
Race 2 Red Dubawi, Blue Corner (alt Wealthy)
Race 3 Music Chart, My Special J's (alt Mar Mar)
Race 4 Russian Rock, Inxile (alt Tamaathul)
Race 5 (NAP) Soft Falling Rain, Glass Office (alt Snowboarder)
Race 6 Star Empire, Anatolian (alt In the Spotlight)

thanks
Ron

1. #3 Modern History #11 Banna Boirche (Capital Attraction)
2. #7 Anaerobio #2 Laajooj (Al Shemali)
3. #6 Kosika #10 Shuruq (Music Chart)
4. #11 Final Button #5 Inxile (Happy Dubai)
5. #2 El Estruendoso #12 Snowboarder (Timoneer)
6, #4 Star Empire (nap) #9 Ahzeemah (Sam Sheer)

Gl......................

As Arletta said, by all means join in when you can..

Ill have scores updated for the first two rounds after today as unfortunately I am back home to reality and can do these things;

DAY 2

Elderly Paradise - Belgian Bill alt Con Artist
Laajooj - Lindenthaler alt Red Dubawi
Shuruq - Music Chart alt Mar Mar
Russian Rock - Cheviot alt Es Que Love
Soft Falling Rain - Glass Office alt Timoneer
Ithoughtitwasover NAP - Bob Le Beau alt In The Spotlight

Best of luck all

1/17
1. Elderly Paradise- Mariners Cross
2. Laajooj- Anaerobio
3. Music Chart- Kosike
4. Invisible Ash-Inxile
5. Soft Falling Rain(Nap)- Glass Office
6. In The Spotlight- Ahzeemah

Race 5
12 Snowboarder 9 I'm Back alt 10 Luhaif

Race 6
9 Ahzeemah 10 Art Scholar alt 3 In the Spotlight

Scores will be up later today!!

Thursday's races

R1 - Ottoman Empire (NAP), Arthur's Tale (Jardim)
R2 - Masteroftherolls, Mushreq (Rostrum)
R3 - Jamr, Elderly Paradise (Ostinato)
R4 - Balmont Mast, Hitchens (Whaileyy)
R5 - Sajjhaa, Amanee (Dark Orchid)
R6 - Don't Call Me, Jet Legend (Disa Leader)

Race 1 Jardim, Bay Willow (alt Layali Al Andalus)
Race 2 (NAP) Taajaweed, Samaurai Sword (alt Burano)
Race 3 Jamr, Spring of Fame (alt Novelty Seeker)
Race 4 Ganas, Hitchens (alt Tamaathul)
Race 5 Sajjhaa, Amanee (alt Dark Orchid)
Race 6 Trade Storm, Don't Call me (alt Mandaean)

thanks
Ron

Scores after Day 1 - reigning champ The Bart starts like a champion with an insane 25-1 nap in the last. He is going to take some catching. If anyone feels their scores aren't correct please do let me know (I went fairly swiftly through these!!)


Rank Name This Week Running Total
1 The Bart 2,113.00 2,113.00
2 viscount26 529.36 529.36
3 PatCummings 381.86 381.86
4 jaripeo 375.50 375.50
5 mclem0822 360.00 360.00
6 DJARUM 309.36 309.36
7 brockguy 289.36 289.36
8 Arletta 161.00 161.00
9 ryonker1 148.86 148.86
10 NoChanceToDance 0.00 0.00