That's it folks, another Sky Stable comp done and dusted with your correspondent ending up on top (so to speak). What we all know is that playing catch up is tough, especially when the leader backs favourites. Thanks for your participation, I know it is less than enjoyable when victory is impossible. <table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' class='data' width='100%' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; border-spacing: 0px; width: 615px; color: #000000; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 6px; border-bottom-left-radius: 6px; -webkit-box-shadow: #ffffff 0px 0px 1px; box-shadow: #ffffff 0px 0px 1px; background-color: #f7f9f8;] <tbody style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit;] <tr class='centered' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;] <th colspan='2' align='left' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; border-left-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]<strong style='font-size: 10px;]STABLE NAME[/b]</th> <th align='left' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]<strong style='font-size: 10px;]TRAINER[/b]</th> <th style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]<strong style='font-size: 10px;]RACE MEETINGS PLAYED[/b]</th> <th style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]<strong style='font-size: 10px;]WINNINGS LAST RACE MEETING[/b]</th> <th style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]<strong style='font-size: 10px;]AVG. PER RACE MEETING[/b]</th> <th style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]<strong style='font-size: 10px;]TOTAL WINNINGS[/b]</th> <th style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]<strong style='font-size: 10px;]REMOVE STABLE[/b]</th> <tr class='r1 ' align='center' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit;] <th class='centered' width='1%' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; border-left-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]1.</th> <td class='r1' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; width: 25%;]<strong style='font-size: 11px;]thekidsarealright[/b] <td class='r1' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]graeme <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]9 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$553,000 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$1,142,612 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$10,283,500 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;] <tr class='r2 ' align='center' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit;] <th class='centered' width='1%' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; border-left-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]2.</th> <td class='r2' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3; width: 25%;]<strong style='font-size: 11px;]WhodaThunkit[/b] <td class='r2' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]Jason <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]9 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$719,000 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$1,104,889 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$9,944,000 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]X <tr class='r1 ' align='center' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit;] <th class='centered' width='1%' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; border-left-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]3.</th> <td class='r1' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; width: 25%;]<strong style='font-size: 11px;]MustdoBetter[/b] <td class='r1' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]Len <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]9 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$699,000 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$1,097,467 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$9,877,200 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]X <tr class='r2 ' align='center' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit;] <th class='centered' width='1%' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; border-left-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]4.</th> <td class='r2' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3; width: 25%;]<strong style='font-size: 11px;]spudlicka[/b] <td class='r2' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]brent <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]9 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$205,000 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$926,945 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$8,342,500 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]X <tr class='r1 ' align='center' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit;] <th class='centered' width='1%' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; border-left-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]5.</th> <td class='r1' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; width: 25%;]<strong style='font-size: 11px;]the winning choice[/b] <td class='r1' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]Jayden <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]9 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$483,000 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$725,695 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$6,531,250 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]X <tr class='r2 ' align='center' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit;] <th class='centered' width='1%' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; border-left-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase;]6.</th> <td class='r2' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3; width: 25%;]<strong style='font-size: 11px;]Naginaway@bear[/b] <td class='r2' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]Nicole <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]9 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$100,000 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$544,500 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]$4,900,500 <td class='r2' style='padding: 5px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #c5ddc3;]X <tr class='r1 ' align='center' style='font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit;] <th class='centered' width='1%' style='padding: 2px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: #8cbc88; border-bottom-color: #8cbc88; border-left-color: #8cbc88; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; text-shadow: #ffffff 0px 1px 0px; color: #000000; background-color: #a2c99f; text-transform: uppercase; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 6px;]7.</th> <td class='r1' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; border-bottom-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; width: 25%;]<strong style='font-size: 11px;]Debeersonwho?[/b] <td class='r1' align='left' style='padding: 5px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; border-bottom-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]Darrin <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; border-bottom-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]9 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; border-bottom-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$46,250 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; border-bottom-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$432,445 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; border-bottom-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;]$3,892,000 <td class='r1' style='padding: 5px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-right-color: #a2c99f; border-bottom-color: #a2c99f; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 6px;]X Let's do it again in the spring.
Must apologise gentlemen for not getting my stable sorted for the final meeting (and also add Nicky's apologies as well). Nicky had minor day surgery on Friday (nothing drastic), but didn't feel that flash coming out ofanaesthetic, so was looking after her pretty much all night Friday night and making sure she was ok yesterday morning, causing me to fall behind on a few things and missing stable lockout!!! Luckily I managed to spend my time in the waiting room on Friday (10am until 5pm) wisely by studying the form - had some very nice collects yesterday, and after starting the day with only $40 in my Bet365 account (never leave too much in there) I finished the day with a balance over $450!!!!!!!!! We will definitely both be up and about for the Spring Carnival version, and hope we can get a few more on board in the league - no footy (SC, Stadium Sport, etc), and much better horses around - look forward to locking horns again gentlemen (and I must say that I need to do well to restore my manly pride) Your a legend Chels!!!
Congrats Chels. Well deserved. Tried hard to catch you but it wasn't to be. Fiveandahalfstar in the BMW proved the difference. Bring on the Spring!