Posted by: Luke Massey January 19, 2017 in Latest News, Tipsters, UK Comments Off on Cleminson takes fourth place after ‘Flying’ start at Newbury
Ben Cleminson from Square in the Air was the only one to pull off a victory in this week’s Tipster Challenge at Newbury, after correctly picking Flying Tiger to win the opening race.
After a ‘flying’ start, it was a struggle for Cleminson, despite coming close with 7/4 favourite Max Ward in the 2:20 race won by 10/1 outsider Theatre Flame. However, the 4.50 points from Flying Tiger ensures he takes a respectable 4th place on the Tipster Challenge leaderboard.
Meanwhile, a fruitless day for Stephen Harris of bettingexpert and the experts from Timeform means that they are now next to each other in 11th and 12th place. Both were left frustrated by the inability of 5/4 Potters Corner to beat Brandon Hill (11/2) in one of the most competitive races of the day.
Race Winners at Newbury:
- Flying Tiger – 9/2
- Beyond Conceit – 3/1
- Theatre Flame – 10/1
- Brandon Hill – 11/2
- Midnight Glory – 25/1
- Perfect Harmony – 7/1
Tipster Challenge 2016/17 Leaderboard
| Rank | Tipster | Race Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Alger – Betway | 3 | 11.41 |
| 2 | Phillip Anderson – Before The Off | 3 | 6.17 |
| 3 | Ciaran O’Brien – William Hill | 3 | 5.29 |
| 4 | Ben Cleminson – Square in the Air | 1 | 4.50 |
| 5 | John Hill – Coral | 2 | 4.25 |
| 6 | Alex Donohue – Ladbrokes | 2 | 4.11 |
| 7 | Michael Shinners – Sky Bet | 2 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Stuart Tilly – Argyll Entertainment | 1 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Trevor Keane – Sportego | 2 | 3.50 |
| 10 | Matthew Hulmes – Betfred | 2 | 3.25 |
| 11 | Timeform | 1.80 | 3.19 |
| 12 | bettingexpert | 1.27 | 2.56 |
| 13 | Charlie McCann – BetVictor | 1 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Stephen Power – @racingblogger | 2 | 1.69 |
| 15 | John Cruces – Dafabet | 1 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Michael Whittle – Team FA | 1 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Ed Nicholson – Unibet | 1 | 0.73 |
- 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 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.
