The competition is for print publications that publish tips for graded races throughout South Africa and Gold Circle and Phumelela are offering prizes totaling R100 000 for the three tipsters logging the most points during the 2003/2004 racing season. R60 000 will go to the winner, R30 000 to second and R10 000 to the tipster accumulating the third highest points.

The competition is run only on Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3 races and does not consider the success of tipsters on all other races during the season.

The Daily News was a strong leader early in the competition but Etienne Louw of Beeld has surged ahead to lead the log with 65 points – 11 points clear of the Phumelela Tipsters who are in second position.

 

Following is the state of the log after the running of the Summer Cup:

Etienne Louw - Beeld - 65 points

Phumelela Tipsters - Racing Express - 54 points

Ronald Madikane - Daily Sun - 50 points

Gold Circle Tipsters - Official Racecard - 49 points

Daily News- 48 points

Bobby Bean - Top Turf – 48 points

Chris Ntuli - Illanga - 45 points

Phumela Tipsters - Computaform - 43 points

Johan Stassen- The Herald - 42 points

Lionel Derbyshire - Sowetan - 35 points

Gonondo Ompolophe (Des Cooney) – UmAfrica – 35 points

Damian Paterson - Pretoria News – 35 points

Harold Sterley - The Star - 33 points

Richard McMillan - The Mercury – 29 points

Andrew Harrison - The Natal Witness – 28 points

Clocker Riley (Eric Beyleveld) – Superform – 28 points

Magic Lips (Matthew Lips) - Winning Form – 23 points

 

Gill Simpkins
Communications Officer

Gold Circle (Pty) Ltd