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Dorrien, I was almost certainly going to combine mattrom’s 40 and 41 into one as they are so similar, so your vote is fine.

1 ☑ each for
paul 15
buddy 20
tyke 31
jono 33
geeker 35
culmer 42

One vote to come … this is a real nail-biter!

1 Buddy 4
1 Dorrien 8
1 Geeker 10
1 Mattrom 12
1 Jon 25
1 Culmer 27

A very close contest, in fact a three-way tie right up to the last voter … who incidentally declined to make the difference!

In 4th place, with 6 votes, was geeker’s tweaked nit-picker anagram (@10). Tied at the top with 8 votes each were jono @33, a clever construction; geeker @35, definitely one of the best of many nice anagrams; and mattrom @40/41, a very clever idea around ‘perfecta’. Fortunately, the rules do specify a tie-breaker, so, allowing for a little poetic licence on tweaking, with one 3-point first place, this weekend’s winner is mattrom with (my personal preference):

Best bet on horses coming first and second, not last (7)

Well done, mattrom! And so to your prizes:

Perfect 9, twice in a row … but all is not as it seems!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ_Zyf5-rwo

Perfect 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js-2cqqY1K8

Perfectionism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umyk7LTzGrg

Thanks to everyone for your efforts, and welcome culmer … a very creditable debut!

Hi Patrich, I thought I only received 7 votes for #41?

Hi mattrom, I took an executive decision to combine #40 and 41, as they were so close … see dorrien’s request @58.

I hope others will agree …

Agreed with patrich on the 40/41 issue. I read "alternative" as "tweak", and the clues are so similar that I regard the pair as a single entry.
Congratulations to mattrom!

Thank you, then, Patrich for you executive decision, and an interesting challenge. I enjoyed the clips, especially the third one. I wonder how long those piles of spice would stay perfect?
Thanks also to buddy, spike, culmer, jono, FJ, dorrien and paul for your votes.
...and another welcome to culmer!

No need for a steward`s enquiry - well done Mattrom - we call it a Dual Forecast in these parts! 🐴 Thanks for hosting a good challenge Patrich and thanks to those who voted for me - see you next time!