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Paddy Power came between Timeform and bettingexpert on the latest Tipster Challenge table after collecting 3.00 points from the returning Tara Mist at Ludlow.
Timeform was the only double winner of the day after finishing with a flourish by backing Tara Mist and then the impressive Castafiore (5/4F) in the final race of the day.
Stephen Harris of bettingexpert dropped a place to 13th behind Paddy Power, despite a 5/2 victory on Un Prophete. His average remained the same at 2.56 after 15 weeks of action.
Race Winners at Ludlow:
- Brave Eagle – 11/2
- Ultimatum Du Roy – 8/1
- Just Joelliot – 10/1
- Un Prophete – 5/2
- Tara Mist – 3/1
- Castafiore – 4/5
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 | 1.81 | 3.23 |
| 12 | Paddy Power | 1 | 3.00 |
| 13 | bettingexpert | 1.25 | 2.56 |
| 14 | Charlie McCann - BetVictor | 1 | 1.75 |
| 15 | Stephen Power - @racingblogger | 2 | 1.69 |
| 16 | John Cruces - Dafabet | 1 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Michael Whittle - Team FA | 1 | 0.91 |
| 18 | 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.
