2018/19 Jumps Issue 23 - Last weekend of the jumps

The last few days of the jumps competition which finishes on Saturday,

The  John Torpey Memorial Trophy

                 March                     Total

Peej           393.2                      1029

Bob            130.5                        965.2

Cod        138.7                          955.5

Steve         83.1                        873.5

Cliff          99.7                          761.7

Martin  94.6                      645.3

Tony      70.6                                     583.6

Neil         12                              533

Flat Strings The Clock is Ticking

4 days until your strings are due in, must be in by close of play Monday 29th

The Punter Grand Slam - Facts and Figures

The new Grand Slam mini-competition kicked off with the 2019 Flat season but the magic of history can show us how it would have panned out if we'd started this when records began (2013!)

'Grand Slam' wins by punter (up to York 2025)

Steve - 10: (2 shared): 4xAintree (2s), Ascot, 2xCheltenham, 3xYork

Neil - 9: 4xYork, Aintree, 2xCheltenham, 2xAscot

Peej - 8: (2 shared): 4xAintree (2s), Ascot, 2xCheltenham, York

Bob - 7 (1 shared): 3xAintree (1s) 3xAscot, York

Cliff - 7: 4xAscot, Aintree, Cheltenham, York

Martin - 3 (1 shared): Cheltenham, Aintree (s), Ascot
Cod - 2: Aintree, York

Tony - 5: 2xCheltenham, 2xYork, Aintree

Lee - 4 (1 shared): Aintree (s), Ascot, 2xCheltenham 
John - 1: Cheltenham

2025

Cheltenham - Cliff

Aintree - Peej

Royal Ascot - Bob

York - Steve

2024

Cheltenham - Peej

Aintree - Bob

Royal Ascot - Neil

York - Peej

2023

Cheltenham - Neil

Aintree - Cliff

Royal Ascot - Bob

York (Ebor) - Bob

2022

Cheltenham - Steve

Aintree - Steve

Royal Ascot - Cliff

York (Ebor) - Neil

2021

Cheltenham - Peej
Aintree - Tony
Royal Ascot -Steve
York (Ebor) - Steve

2020

Cheltenham - Tony
Aintree - No competition
Royal Ascot - Cliff
York (Ebor) - Neil

2019

Cheltenham - Martin
Aintree - Peej

York (Ebor) - Tony

2018

Cheltenham - Steve
Aintree - Bob, Martin, Peej, Steve
Royal Ascot - Cliff
York (Ebor) - Neil

2017

Cheltenham - Tony
Aintree - Lee, Peej, Steve
Royal Ascot - Peej
York (Ebor) - Cliff

2016

Cheltenham - Lee
Aintree - Neil
Royal Ascot - Bob
York (Ebor) - Tony

2015

Cheltenham - Lee
Aintree - Cod
Royal Ascot - Cliff
York (Ebor) - Neil

2014

Cheltenham - Neil
Aintree - Steve
Royal Ascot - Lee
York (Ebor) - Cod

2013

Cheltenham - John
Aintree - Bob
Royal Ascot - Martin
York (Ebor) - Steve

Records

Most Points at a Grand Slam meeting

Cheltenham - 328.2 (Tony 2017)
Aintree - 334.6 (Peej 2019)
Royal Ascot - 365.6 (Lee 2014)
York (Ebor) - 171.2 (Cliff 2017)

Most Winners at a Grand Slam meeting

Cheltenham - Five (John 2013, Lee 2016, Peej & Cod 2021, Neil 2023)
Aintree - Five (Peej 2019)
Royal Ascot - Five (Lee 2014, Cliff 2015, Steve 2021)
York (Ebor) - Four (Cliff and Martin 2017)

The Punter Grand Slam

This is a small competition within the 2 main seasons and will Operate at Cheltenham and Aintree over Jumps and Royal Ascot and  York in August  on the Flat. 

Whoever is top trainer at each of these meetings will get 20 additional bonus points, and if you hold all 4 titles consecutively in any order you will hold the Punter Grand Slam, and at that point will also get an additional 20 points for achieving this. 

2018/19 Jumps Issue 22 - Two more winners

Headlines

Verdana Blue is Champion at Ayr

Mister Whitaker lands Cheltenham Chase

Report

At Ayr on Saturday in the 2m Grade 2 limited handicap hurdle Verdana Blue (Cod, Steve), went to post, Held up in rear, smooth headway before 3 out, led on bit after next, ridden, edged left and quickened clear run-in, winning impressively by 7l. He gets 29.3 points.

At Cheltenham yesterday in the 2m 4f grade limited handicap Chase Mister Whitaker ( peej), went to post, Held up in mid-division, headway 8th, challenged 2 out, led last, edged slightly right towards finish, held on, winning by a neck . He gets 59.2 points.

  

The  John Torpey Memorial Trophy

                 April                     Total

Peej           393.2                      1029

Bob            130.5                        965.2

Cod        138.7                          955.5

Steve         83.1                        873.5

Cliff          99.7                          761.7

Martin  94.6                      645.3

Tony      70.6                                     583.6

Neil         12                              533