TFR - Fantasy Aintree

[Toffeeman]

Just noticed that has been launched

[admin]

Free to play - Win an iPad2 + £500.

The Aintree Grand National Festival starts next Thursday and with the Telegraph you can back all the winners in all the races for FREE with our Telegraph Fantasy Aintree game.

Beat the competition with your racing knowledge and you can win an iPad 2, a year's mobile subscription to Racing UK, a £100 bet courtesy of Stan James and £500 cash.

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Select three jockeys and three trainers each with a combined rating of 34 or more

[admin]

The Aintree Festival, one of racing’s greatest events takes place from April 7 to 9, and you can add to the excitement with the Telegraph's FREE TO PLAY Fantasy Aintree game for the chance to win an iPad2, a year's subscription to Racing UK, a £100 bet and £500 in cash.

Become a Fantasy Owner by selecting your stable of jockeys and trainers and then picking horses in all 21 festival races.

The three jockeys and three trainers that you choose score points for you every time they have a winner or placed horse in each of the Festival's 21 races and double points in the John Smith's Grand National on Saturday, April 9.

You’ll also start with 21 betting 'credits', one to use in each race throughout the three day festival. You will score additional points every time your race selection wins or is placed in a race.

The aim of the game is to score the highest number of points in order to win the first prize of an iPad2, a year's subscription to Racing UK, a £100 bet and £500 in cash.

You can make changes to your stable of jockeys and trainers up to the scheduled start time of the first race of the Festival (2pm on Thursday, April 7). You can make your race selections right up to the scheduled start time of each race.

Telegraph Fantasy Aintree is easy to play and can really add to your enjoyment of a great three days of racing. Play as an individual or create a bit of friendly competition with friends and colleagues by setting up your own private league.

Create a stable of three jockeys and three trainers from the selection list. Each jockey has been rated from 1-28 and each trainer from 1-28.

The combined rating of your three jockeys must add up to at least 34.

The combined rating of your three trainers must add up to at least 34.

Your Stable
Your three Jockeys and three Trainers will score points as follows. Please note, all points are doubled for the John Smith's Grand National (3pm on Saturday, April 9):

Race Win: 40 points (80 for the Grand National)

Race Place*: 10 points (20 for the Grand National)

Your Horses
Your selected horse in each race will score points as follows:

Race Win: 10 times the Stan James Starting Price (20 times for the Grand National)
For example, if your horse wins and the Stan James starting price is 10/1, you will score 10 times the starting price i.e. 10 x 10 = 100 points scored.

Race Place*: 3 times the Stan James Starting Price (6 times for the Grand National)
For example, if your horse is placed and the Stan James starting price is 5/2, you will score 3 times the starting price i.e. 3 x 2.5 (5/2 = 5 divided by 2) = 7.5 points scored.

*Place applies as follows:

In races with 5 to 7 runners place applies to the horse coming 2nd only. In races with 8 or more horses, place applies to the horses coming 2nd and 3rd and in handicap races with 16 or more runners, place applies to the horses that come 2nd, 3rd and 4th. In races with 4 or less horses, no place applies.

Dead Heat: In the event of a dead heat for any win or place position, for the purposes of the game, all dead heated horses will score full win and place points.

Unused Credits: -5pts each unused credit.

In the event that a non runner is selected, the credit will be considered to have been used.

The Champion
The owner of the highest-scoring Fantasy Aintree Stable at the end of the Festival will win the first prize package which comprises:

- a 32GB iPad 2

- a Racing UK annual subscription (worth £99) meaning you'll be able to watch top horse racing from 30 of the UK's premier race courses including the Investec Epsom Derby and Newmarket 1,000 & 2,000 Guineas.

- a £100 bet courtesy of Stan James

- £500 in cash

Runners up
Nine runners up will each receive a £100 bet courtesy of Stan James.

[fanADE]

I've set up a team.. interesting.. there is only 1 credit on this one.. so i'm waiting for a superleague to be set up!!

[Surprised]

I've set up a team.. interesting.. there is only 1 credit on this one.. so i'm waiting for a superleague to be set up!!

It shows 3 unused credits for me. Maybe you should check again

[fanADE]

You are correct.. 3 it is... specsavers are back in business

[fanADE]

OK.. hope i have not tread on anybody's toes.
SUPER LEAGUE SET UP
NAME: FISO LEADERS
PIN: 8000205
.. ALL welcome to join up..
i know nothing about racing but you people have convinced me that there is a lifestyle!

[workie-ticket]

chucked my three teams at this.

[TFFootball]

Glad this has been found. Hope you all enjoy the game. As always, feedback is encouraged!

Mr TFF

[Digsby]

Bullys Special Prize, Vote for Pedro & Rubber Dinghy Rapids are in

[Threeleggedtoad]

I have joined the league

Threeleggedtoad

[Ashers]

Any idea how the winning team at the Cheltenham one was set-up?

[Surprised]

3 teams in

[Knulpuk]

Any idea how the winning team at the Cheltenham one was set-up?

What you need to do is predict outsiders that have a chance but which are completely unattractive to anyone who knows what they are doing. I spent 3 days picking with precision and skill and got to 16,000th on the last day I went 7 x 40-1 or more that I thought had not the worse chance but not far from it and with 1 race to go got up to 33rd thanks to pure luck. Ended up in the top 100 or so.

It rewards outsiders coming in and to honest eclipses the points re trainers and jockeys - my 100-1 2nd in the 5th race on day 4 scored me more than all my jockey and rider points combined.

I am not being flippant I genuinely believe that is how it is won.

[Chuck Taylor]

my 3 are in

CT 1,2 and 3

cheers

[the dude abides]

Cheers, 3 Dude Related teams in

[SpursKevin]

my 3 are in

CT 1,2 and 3

cheers

Substitute the "CT" for "SK" and my post is the same. (But longer, taking into account the quoting and the smiley face)

[SpursKevin]

my 3 are in

CT 1,2 and 3

cheers

Substitute the "CT" for "SK" and my post is the same. (But longer, taking into account the quoting and the smiley face)

Actually, I bigger it up and put in two SK2's.

[Chuck Taylor]

my 3 are in

CT 1,2 and 3

cheers

Substitute the "CT" for "SK" and my post is the same. (But longer, taking into account the quoting and the smiley face)

Actually, I bigger it up and put in two SK2's.

I haven't put in two CT 2's

[Striker]

Actually, I bigger it up and put in two SK2's.

Must be catching as I've done the same thing. You can use the contact us thingy and I'm sure that they'll change one of them for you if you think that you may get them muddled up in some way with regard to on-going selections.

P.S. I've just seen who our new Chairman is - hope that FISO LEADER'S ain't some 419'er.

[padmole]

padmole joined - seemed rude not to use the 3 credits selections made in 3 minutes! lol

[SpursKevin]

Actually, I bigger it up and put in two SK2's.

Must be catching as I've done the same thing. You can use the contact us thingy and I'm sure that they'll change one of them for you if you think that you may get them muddled up in some way with regard to on-going selections.

Well, someone has changed it for me, didn't even have to ask

Thank you.

[RiverChelt]

What you need to do is predict outsiders that have a chance but which are completely unattractive to anyone who knows what they are doing.

Did you follow your own tip and do Won In The Dark in the first?
Hardly seemed worth picking Big Bucks.
Unfortunately, I picked neither of the aforementioned!

[Knulpuk]

What you need to do is predict outsiders that have a chance but which are completely unattractive to anyone who knows what they are doing.

Did you follow your own tip and do Won In The Dark in the first?
Hardly seemed worth picking Big Bucks.
Unfortunately, I picked neither of the aforementioned!

Yes I did - was 32nd overall last time I looked - Blessed Brian in 2nd I noted too!

[blessedbrian]

I've been treading water for the last two races though! 3rd now

I'm sure there's another big price up for grabs in this last race... just got to find it

[Knulpuk]

Not much going on in the others so fallen to 64th. You are only 1 winner away from shooting right up the league though.

I actually have "real horse" in the last - step forward Russian War.

[blessedbrian]

Not much going on in the others so fallen to 64th. You are only 1 winner away from shooting right up the league though.

I actually have "real horse" in the last - step forward Russian War.

I'm on the other Russian in the lucky last

[Surprised]

I had Russian War but in my lowest scoring team

[blessedbrian]

nice pick knulpuk

[Knulpuk]

nice pick knulpuk

ta - my only real bet of the day too - nice.