When does Ten to Follow Jumps start and finish?
- The competition opens for entries on Wednesday 23rd October 2024.
- All stables must be registered by 11am on Friday 15th November 2024.
- Selections within stables may be changed freely until the deadline on 15th November.
- Ten to Follow points scoring starts at 11am on Friday 15th November 2024 and finishes on 5th April with the close of the Grand National meeting at Aintree.
There is a one week transfer window between 11am Monday 3rd March 2025 to 5pm Monday 10th March 2025 to coincide with the start of the Cheltenham Festival, where all stables are allowed to make up to two substitutions. These horses will start scoring points immediately after being confirmed.
Ten To Follow FAQ's
- How do I sign up?
Customers will be able to sign up via the microsite at www.tote.co.uk/ten-to-follow or via www.tote.co.uk/ten-to-follow/racing-post.
Any existing tote account holders will be able to login with their existing tote.co.uk username and password.
- Who is eligible to play?
The 2024/25 Jumps season Ten to Follow will be available to players from the UK and Ireland.
As with any betting product, we need to confirm all players are 18 or over, so all customers will need to give accurate name, address, and date of birth details.
- Will we have a paper-based signup option?
No, to remove complexity from the operation of the competition we will not be supporting a paper based sign-up option. This is in line with the previous Jumps Season Ten to Follow.
- When can I enter and what is the deadline for entries?
The Tote Ten to Follow competition for the national Hunt season opens at 11am on Wednesday 23rd October 2024, with a deadline for entries of 11am on Friday 15th November 2024 to enter your stables. Point scoring starts that very afternoon, with the Friday of Cheltenham's November meeting headlining the first day of Ten To Follow action over Jumps. Stables can then pick up points all the way through to Grand National day at Aintree on Saturday 5th April 2025.
- Why would I play early?
If two or more stables score exactly the same points, the time the stable was purchased is the deciding factor for which entry takes the highest rank.
- Can I change my selections before the deadline?
Yes. You can build and pay for your stable, but then change your mind on your selections at any point up to the deadline.
- How do payouts work?
For the 2024/25 Jumps Ten To Follow game, Tote will take 10% commission on each Paid Competition entry to go towards providing the free competition prizes and a small way towards covering the costs of operating the competition. All remaining money collected will be redistributed as prizes.
The highest scoring Stable at the end of the competition will win 60% of the season win prize pool (as calculated below), with additional prizes for second (2nd) to tenth (10th) place finishes. In addition, the highest scoring Stable in each of the calendar months of December 2024, January 2025, February 2025, and March 2025 will be awarded a prize of 3% of the total net pool after the Tote has deducted its 10% commission.
The pool will be guaranteed at a minimum of £100,000 in stakes from paid entries. If the value of paid entries is below £100,000 after the competition closes for entries, Tote will contribute the difference to total £100,000 in stakes for the purposes of the prize pool.
The season win pool is calculated as follows:
| Stakes from all Paid Competition entries | 100% |
| (less) Tote commission | (10%) |
| Season Win Prize Pool = | 90% of Paid Competition entries |
The Paid Competition season win pool will be broken down as follows:
| Position | Percentage of prize pool | If £100,000 in total entries | If £200,000 in total entries |
| 1st | 60% | £54,000 | £108,000 |
| 2nd | 10% | £9,000 | £18,000 |
| 3rd | 5% | £4,500 | £9,000 |
| 4th | 3.5% | £3,150 | £6,300 |
| 5th | 3% | £2,700 | £5,400 |
| 6th | 2.5% | £2,250 | £4,500 |
| 7th | 2% | £1,800 | £3,600 |
| 8th | 1% | £900 | £1,800 |
| 9th | 0.5% | £450 | £900 |
| 10th | 0.5% | £450 | £900 |
| Dec monthly | 3% | £2,700 | £5,400 |
| Jan monthly | 3% | £2,700 | £5,400 |
| Feb monthly | 3% | £2,700 | £5,400 |
| Mar monthly | 3% | £2,700 | £5,400 |
- What if two or more lists score exactly the same points?
Should more than one Stable score the same winning score, the stables will be ordered in the order they were purchased (or in the case of free stables, submitted) with the earliest timestamp gaining precedence. This is designed to reward those who engage early.
Note: you can make unlimited changes to your stable after you’ve paid for it, but before the deadline.
- How will the "transfer window" work?
The transfer window will operate between 11am Monday 3rd March 2025 to 5pm Monday 10th March 2025 before the Cheltenham Festival. This is to give people the chance to replace horses who may be out for the season, or simply to freshen up your list for the latter part of the season. You do not lose the points already scored from a horse if you substitute it out and the new horse will start scoring immediately after being substituting in.
- How will the competition deal with deceased or injured runners?
Once the competition has started, there will be no special treatment of deceased or injured runners
- What horses will be eligible to be selected?
In partnership with the Racing Post, we will publish an initial list of over 500-runners, but add to this list as fresh candidates emerge from the early races.
The list will be compiled by experts from the Racing Post, but if you believe a horse should be included in the competition you can suggest one for consideration by emailing us on feedback@tote.co.uk or getting in touch with us via twitter on @toteracing
The list will be closed to additions at 5pm on Wednesday 13th November, leaving a 36-hour window for any late entries or final tweaks of existing lists.
- How do my horses score points?
Horses score points by winning and being placed in races taking place during the competition. The score is based on a combination of points based on the grade of the race and the tote dividend of your successful selection.
You score more points the better the grade of race, and there are 25-bonus races where bonus points are scored.
- Points are awarded as follows:
- Grade 1 win - 25 points;
- Grade 2 win - 20 points;
- Grade 3 win - 15 points;
- Listed win - 12 points;
- Any other race win - 10 points;
- An additional 25 points are awarded to winners, and 12 points are awarded to the runners-up in the bonus races listed below.
The bonus races are:
- Betfair Chase (Haydock)
- Coral Gold Cup (Newbury)
- Tingle Creek Chase (Sandown)
- King George VI Chase (Kempton)
- Welsh Grand National (Chepstow)
- Savills Chase (Leopardstown)
- Irish Champion Hurdle (Leopardstown)
- Irish Gold Cup (Leopardstown)
- Betfair Hurdle (Newbury)
- Arkle Chase (Cheltenham)
- Champion Hurdle (Cheltenham)
- Queen Mother Champion Chase (Cheltenham)
- Brown Advisory Chase (Cheltenham)
- Stayers’ Hurdle (Cheltenham)
- Ryanair Chase (Cheltenham)
- Gold Cup (Cheltenham)
- Aintree Bowl (Aintree)
- Aintree Hurdle (Aintree)
- Melling Chase (Aintree)
- Liverpool Stayers’ Hurdle (Aintree)
- Grand National (Aintree)
Points will also be awarded based on the returns to a £1 each-way bet on the Tote price (as published in the Racing Post) in each race a horse runs in.
Example: £1 win at 5.50 + £1 place at 1.20 = 6.70 points awarded.
Points will also be awarded based on the returns to a £1 each-way bet on the Tote in each race a horse runs in. Example: £1 win at 5.50 + £1 place at 1.20 = 6.70 points awarded.
- How does the Smart Pick work?
The Smart Pick auto-fill algorithm intelligently designed to select the best horses for your stable. Whether you just want the algo to pick 1, 2, or up to all 10 horses, it will pick a balanced stable of horses optimised to score the most points across the season.
Using historical data and TTF performance, the algorithm has been fine-tuned to select the optimum balance of stable. This includes targeting bonus races, selecting “bankers” aimed at ensuring the points rack up throughout the season, and picking wildcard horses that can make the all-important difference.
- What happens if a bonus race is run at a different racecourse?
The bonus races count regardless of which racecourse they are run at.
- Which races count for points?
Points can be scored in all races run under jumps racing rules in the UK and Ireland only in the period the competition is active (11am 18th November 2023 to 11.59pm 13th April 2024).
- How can I tell how many points I’ve scored?
Scores are updated for each horse within 30-minutes of the race result being made official, and the league tables update simultaneously.
- Can I play in a private league?
As soon as you create a stable you will be able to create a Private League. Click “Create a Private League”, allocate one of your stables to that league and you will be given a PIN number to share with your friends.
- How do I join a private league?
Once you’ve created a stable, you can join a private league. Click “Join a League”, enter the PIN your friend has shared with you, select which of your stables you want to use and you’re in. Choose wisely though. You can only enter one of your stables into each private league.
- Why am I limited to one stable per private league?
To keep it fair and to prevent one player dominating the league, we have restricted each league to a maximum of one stable per player. This also prevents a player throwing a high scoring stable into a league at the end of the competition.
- When will we know what the prize pool is?
As soon as the competition starts, we will publish the breakdown of the prize pool, so players know exactly what they’re competing for.
- What customer service will be available for Ten to Follow?
Tote customer service support will be available via www.tote.co.uk.
The tote.co.uk/ten-to-follow gives the latest news on all horses in the competition.
