Brodie36’s big bet on The Celt was key to him being the latest PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition round winner
Round Five of the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition saw some massive scores posted by participants. With scores in excess of 2,000 points recorded, the tearaway leader after Round Four had his margin reduced significantly.
Saturday's Ascot meeting saw the continuation of a common theme in the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition where long shots which were well into double-figure odds came home to win.
On this occasion there was a double dose of winning roughies at Ascot. Gatting in the WAROA-Lee Steere Stakes was the shorter of the two, paying a tasty 25.60 on the tote with TABtouch. The other market outsider came in the Express Interior Design Handicap when the Anne King-trained The Celt saluted to pay 37.40.
When horses win at big odds in the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition it provides contestants with a great opportunity to close the gap on the leaders and that is exactly what a few shrewd punters managed to do in Round Five.
Brodie36 had averaged 352 points across the first four rounds of the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition. He was languishing in the middle of the leaderboard just a few short days ago. But that all came to an end when he tagged The Celt as his big bet. That single decision rocketed him up the ladder by 2,140 points to put him in a challenging position with just eight weeks left to go. His Round Five score also included returns from three placings to givie him a healthy tally of 2,288 points for the day. His 2,288-point return represents a colossal 502 per cent profit on turnover, which means he made five times his money if his Ascot tips were placed as bets with TABtouch. Now he sits second on the overall leaderboard with 3,692 points, just 589 points behind the leader.
Four of the other seven PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition players who had their Saturday big bet on a winning Ascot roughie experienced a similar result, catapulting them into the leaderboard's top 10.
Round Six of the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition is on Saturday 17 November, also known as Champion Fillies Day. With so many great prizes up for grabs, it is not too late to register and join the fun.