Horses just race amputees. A greyhound would murder a horse over the first couple of hundred metres. rt.com/sport/blade-runner-challe ... orius-960/

Horses just race amputees. A greyhound would murder a horse over the first couple of hundred metres. rt.com/sport/blade-runner-challe ... orius-960/

What about over 3miles? I reckon it would be a close one and hard to choose a winner tbh.

Greyhounds are sprinters, you need an endurance dog. There are plenty that can easily run 3 miles - alsations, collies, poodles (really), boxers, huskies - but a horse would beat them by a mile. Literally.

Horses racing against boxers? Which weight? I can't see heavy-weights having much of a chance to be honest, but them little wiry fellas might be quite quick.

Quote ="tigertot"Horses just race amputees. A greyhound would murder a horse over the first couple of hundred metres. rt.com/sport/blade-runner-challe ... orius-960/'" No it wouldn't. A top rated racehorse would run 200m in 9.98 seconds, and a greyhound in 11.2 seconds. Horse wins. 400 metres? Michael Johnson ran 400 m. in 43.18 seconds. A greyhound would be 21.4 seconds, and a top racehorse 19.2 seconds. Horse wins. No wonder you lose so much money.

Quote ="tigertot"Horses just race amputees. A greyhound would murder a horse over the first couple of hundred metres. rt.com/sport/blade-runner-challe ... orius-960/'" No it wouldn't. A top rated racehorse would run 200m in 9.98 seconds, and a greyhound in 11.2 seconds. Horse wins. 400 metres? Michael Johnson ran 400 m. in 43.18 seconds. A greyhound would be 21.4 seconds, and a top racehorse 19.2 seconds. Horse wins. No wonder you lose so much money.

Quote ="Ferocious Aardvark"No it wouldn't. A top rated racehorse would run 200m in 9.98 seconds, and a greyhound in 11.2 seconds. Horse wins. 400 metres? Michael Johnson ran 400 m. in 43.18 seconds. A greyhound would be 21.4 seconds, and a top racehorse 19.2 seconds. Horse wins. No wonder you lose so much money. '" Not from a standing start. A greyhound has the second fastest acceleration of any land mammal, reaching top speed after 3 strides. www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/jun/0 ... kchaudhary

Quote ="Ferocious Aardvark"No it wouldn't. A top rated racehorse would run 200m in 9.98 seconds, and a greyhound in 11.2 seconds. Horse wins. 400 metres? Michael Johnson ran 400 m. in 43.18 seconds. A greyhound would be 21.4 seconds, and a top racehorse 19.2 seconds. Horse wins. No wonder you lose so much money. '" Not from a standing start. A greyhound has the second fastest acceleration of any land mammal, reaching top speed after 3 strides. www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/jun/0 ... kchaudhary

Not the ones I falookin put my money on

Belle Vue, Manchester Friday 14/12/2012
First 10 races with SIX dogs running.
[Races with more than SIX dogs will be IGNORED
RACE... First... Second
1--- 3 6
2--- 4 5
3--- 1 2
4--- 1 3
5--- 6 4
6--- 1 2
7--- 4 1
8--- 3 6
9--- 4 1
10-- 6 3

Contestant
LUCKY LUKE NZAS
Wed 25
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 25

Contestant
thepimp007 PDIG
Wed 30
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 30

Contestant
Terrace Singer CRAT
Wed 30
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 30

Contestant
Pumpetypump CRAT
Wed 45
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 45

Contestant
debaser CRAT
Wed 30
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 30

Contestant
bullinenemyland NZAS
Wed 75
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 75

Contestant
tigertot PDIG
Wed 85
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 85

Contestant
broadybull NZAS
Wed 80
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 80

Contestant
mystic eddie PDIG
Wed 70
Fri 0
Sat 0
TOTAL 70

TOTALS
CRAT 105
NZAS 180
PDIG 185

Those presently in the elimination positions are
Lucky Luke
the pimp007
and debaser or Terrace singer

Pull yer socks up guys, or face the chop

You should have put him out of his misery in the last round.

...hare ... tortoise ...

It's early days yet. I don't like to peak too early. Let's just see where we are come the end of the last race on Saturday shall we? Let's just say I am quietly confident. I am the Christopher Maloney of this competetion.

What? You are a big gay Scouse crooner who fancies your own nan?

I am shocked by this.

What - you're not going to turn up for the Final?

Belle Vue, Manchester Friday 14/12/2012
First 10 races with SIX dogs running.
[Races with more than SIX dogs will be IGNORED
RACE... First... Second
1--- 2 6
2--- 6 3
3--- 4 1
4--- 3 4
5--- 5 2
6--- 6 2
7--- 1 6
8--- 4 6
9--- 2 5
10-- 3 5

Well, well, well.
Belle Vue, Manchester Friday 14/12/2012
First 10 races with SIX dogs running.

RACE First Second
1: 6- 5
2: 6- 4
3: 1- 4
4: 6- 1
5: 1- 6
6: 5- 2
7: 6- 1
8: 5- 1
9: 5- 4
10: 6- 5

Scores on the doors after round 2 sees Nick Zisti's magnificent squad storm into what may be an unassailable lead, with tipping worthy of Mumbai Council's refuse division.

Contestant
LUCKY LUKE NZAS
Wed 25
Fri 85
Sat 0
TOTAL 110

Contestant
thepimp007 PDIG
Wed 30
Fri 30
Sat 0
TOTAL 60

Contestant
Terrace Singer CRAT
Wed 30
Fri 40
Sat 0
TOTAL 70

Contestant
Pumpetypump CRAT
Wed 45
Fri 35
Sat 0
TOTAL 80

Contestant
debaser CRAT
Wed 30
Fri 45
Sat 0
TOTAL 75

Contestant
bullinenemyland NZAS
Wed 75
Fri 65
Sat 0
TOTAL 140

Contestant
tigertot PDIG
Wed 85
Fri 25
Sat 0
TOTAL 110

Contestant
broadybull NZAS
Wed 80
Fri 75
Sat 0
TOTAL 155

Contestant
mystic eddie PDIG
Wed 70
Fri 85
Sat 0
TOTAL 155

TOTALS
CRAT 225
NZAS 405
PDIG 325

Who can catch them?

The honour of being the RAB Top Greyhound Tipster is presently a tie between Broadybull and Mystic Eddie. Gentlemen, your dogs await.

Belle Vue, Manchester Saturday 15/12/2012
First 10 races with SIX dogs running.
[Races with more than SIX dogs will be IGNORED
RACE... First... Second
1--- 4 3
2--- 5 1
3--- 4 5
4--- 1 3
5--- 2 4
6--- 3 1
7--- 6 3
8--- 4 3
9--- 4 6
10-- 6 1

Final roster go get me a winner my little doggies

Just as well I am in the side.

Oh it's all gone quiet over there,
Oh it's all gone quiet over there,
Oh it's all gone quiet
All gone quiet . . .

I have every faith in my captain. Tigertot, leader of men.

Belle Vue, Manchester Saturday 15/12/2012
First 10 races with SIX dogs running.
[Races with more than SIX dogs will be IGNORED
RACE... First... Second
1--- 3 1
2--- 3 2
3--- 5 2
4--- 6 3
5--- 2 4
6--- 6 1
7--- 5 6
8--- 4 1
9--- 4 3
10-- 5 6

Few!!! Just in time!!!

And so. The race is run. The die is cast. The results are in.

CONTESTANT ---- Score ----- points
broadybull =#FFFFFF-------------215 --- 10
mystic eddie=#FFFFFF---------- 205 --- 9
bullinenemyland=#FFFFFF------ 190 --- 8
Lucky Luke=#FFFFFF------------ 170 --- 7
tigertot=#FFFFFF---------------- 160 --- 6
thepimp007=#FFFFFF----------- 155 --- 5
Pumpetypump=#FFFFFF-------- 130 --- 4
debaser=#FFFFFF--------------- 110 --- 3
Terrace Singer=#FFFFFF--------- 90 --- 2

Team totals this round
CRAT 545
PDIG 520
NZAS 360

=#FF0000Eliminations
CRAT
broadybull 18
Terrace singer 11.1
debaser 10.4
=#FF0000Pumpetypump 10 --- eliminated

NZAS
Lucky Luke 20
bullinenemyland 15
Blotto 0.1
=#FF0000dddooommm 0 --- eliminated

PDIG
thepimp007 16
tigertot 15
mystic eddie 11
=#FF0000bobsmyuncle 2 --- eliminated

Those still standing, have a short breather, and then . . . THE FINAL!!!

The team scores on the doors going into the Final were:

CRAT 40.5
PDIG 26.3
NZAS 34.0

CRAT wins the round so gets the 10 point bonus meaning the scores are
CRAT 50.5
PDIG 26.3
NZAS 34.0

However the scores are again halved under the competion rules and so the totals going into the Final are
CRAT--25.3
PDIG-- 13.2
NZAS-- 17.0

Looks like I am slowly making up for my time off in hospital that led to me missing out rounds one and two then. Still reckon 2 points was bloody harsh from the poem round though. It was better than 2 points worth TBF.

Right then, so to re-cap, the scores on the doors after the Semi Final are
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PDIG-- 13.2
NZAS-- 17.0[/size

The remaining contestants must fulfil a simple task. They must create a Top 10 list.

Rules:
Each item on your list will count.
You can score anything from 1 to 5 points for each item on your list, except the top 3, which can score 1 to 10 points (so put your best items in your top 3)

You [icould[/i get a perfect score on all 10 so each player could in theory score up to 65 points. Though I find this unlikely.
The total scored by each player will be added to their above team score, and the highest total is this year's RAB Factor Champion Team. Don't forget, there is a team bonus to play for and in the Final, that is a cracking 12 points for the winning team. As there is only 12.1 points between the 3 teams this is maybe crucial.

The closing date for submissions is negotiable. At the moment I'm thinking 12 noon on Sunday 23rd December. But could be persuaded to change that by popular demand. Or not. You can only ask.

If you are shy, you can PM your entry to me, and I will only publish it after the closing date. However, if someone else also dreams up your idea/s then both will count. The only way to get exclusivity on an entry is to post it on the thread. I'll go in strict thread order, and once posted, any entry which is later amended IS DISQUALIFIED so don't change your entry after posting.

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Create your Top Ten List. The subject is:

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