Alger lays down a marker in the Tipster Challenge at Fontwell

Alan Alger, PR Manager at Betway, has laid down a marker in the Tipster Challenge for 2016/17, after picking an 8/1 winner (Bold Image) on his way to 11.41 points at Fontwell.

Alger also claimed victories on the 5/2 Fergal Mael Duin and odds-on favourite As De Mee (10/11), the sole success story of the day for third placed Timeform.

Meanwhile, it was a blank day for Stephen Harris, Horse Racing Guru at bettingexpert, who slipped to fourth place on the leaderboard with a weekly points average of 1.33.

Race Winners at Fontwell:

1. Movewiththetimes – 6/4
2. Fergal Mael Duin – 5/2
3. Parish Business – 14/1
4. As De Mee – 10/11
5. Looksnowtlikebrian – 3/1
6. Dont Tell Val – 20/1
7. Bold Image – 8/1

Tipster Challenge 2016/17 Leaderboard

• bettingexpert, Timeform and a rotation of guests will be providing expert tips for a specific Wednesday race meet.
• We will keep record of points won each week and the number of race wins for each.
• The guests will compete individually, with their points going up against the average totals for bettingexpert and Timeform.
• The new tips will be published on Wednesday ahead of the race meet, and the results will be available on Thursday.
• For the purpose of the competition, we will assume that all selections are backed with 1 point.
• Lost tips will count as 0 and won bets will be added to the leaderboard at SP value.
• For example, if bettingexpert backs a winning horse at 8/1, they will get 8 points.