Six winners - two of which of paid at least 9.00 with TABtouch - a big bet on one of those surprise victors plus a placegetter for good measure. That is what it took to top the Round Eight of the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition on Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes Day at Ascot Racecourse.
Shaun Mayze, whose PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition alias is AMAYZE, was the man behind those Round Eight numbers, scoring 1,471 points on the Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes Day. If Mayze had matched each virtual dollar placed in the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition through TABtouch he would have made $1,051 across the nine Ascot Racecourse contests, representing a 250 per cent profit on turnover. It is worth noting Mayze's profit was 12 per cent higher from TABtouch tote compared to fixed odds starting prices from rival bookmakers. Round Eight of the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition was one of the most extraordinary, with each of the top 10 finishers scoring more than 1,000 points across the meeting.
While there are not many new faces on the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition's overall leaderboard, the gap between long-time leader BJF77 and his nearest rivals has shrunk. BJF77 led the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition by more than 1,100 points going into Round Eight but his lead is down to 825 points with five rounds remaining.
It was another week for the punters in their mythical match versus the media experts, with Ernie Manning and Jay Rooney being the Fourth Estate's best performers last time out, making nice profits when applying the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition rules to their published tips, including their best bets.
Round Nine of the PR TipStar - 2018 Ascot Racing Carnival tipping competition is on Saturday 8 December, also known as Magic Millions Kingston Town Classic Day. With so many great prizes up for grabs, it is not too late to register and join the fun. Remember, it is free to play and it takes only a couple of minutes to sign up on mobile or desktop.