SBC News Alger lays down a marker in the Tipster Challenge at Fontwell
Alan Alger, Betway

Alger lays down a marker in the Tipster Challenge at Fontwell

Alger, BetwayAlan Alger, PR Manager at Betway, has laid down a marker in the Tipster Challenge for 2016/17, after picking an 8/1 winner (Bold Image) on his way to 11.41 points at Fontwell.

Alger also claimed victories on the 5/2 Fergal Mael Duin and odds-on favourite As De Mee (10/11), the sole success story of the day for third placed Timeform.

Meanwhile, it was a blank day for Stephen Harris, Horse Racing Guru at bettingexpert, who slipped to fourth place on the leaderboard with a weekly points average of 1.33.

Race Winners at Fontwell:

  1. Movewiththetimes 6/4
  2. Fergal Mael Duin 5/2
  3. Parish Business 14/1
  4. As De Mee 10/11
  5. Looksnowtlikebrian 3/1
  6. Dont Tell Val 20/1
  7. Bold Image 8/1

Tipster Challenge 2016/17 Leaderboard

RankTipsterRace WinsPoints
1Alan Alger - Betway311.41
2Michael Shinners - Sky Bet24.00
3Timeform1.332.58
4bettingexpert0.671.33
5Ed Nicholson - Unibet10.73
  • 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 purpose of 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.

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