Flemington 5-12 Growl
Non-POOMA selections (and ruffies in red below):
Eagle Farm 3-1
Flemington 1-3, 2-9, 3-3, 7-2, 8-13
Morphettville 1-3, 1-4, 7-1, 7-10
Warrnambool 1-4, 1-9
Randwick 4-5
Lay of the Day: Randwick 7-10 Go Cart $2.60 - steps up in grade against some pretty fair sprinters here [LOTD 5 from 7]
Today: Warrnambool has 4 jumps races on a 7 race card, which is great. In the first race there only looks to be 3 chances. 4-El Zahia, 5-Hoofn It and 9-Sanders Legacy. The former two are Open class gallopers and should have too much toe for the rest of them. El Zahia won a hurdle trial before his last start flat run and I expect he'll start favourite.
The first four races at Flemington are pretty tricky and you'd want to be getting value for your selections. Our POOMA, Growl, is a stayer on the up and he gets in extremely well in what is his biggest test to date. I'll be standing him out in quaddies. The Aurie's Star has 11 horses first up in a field of 14 including some good types at the top of the weights. Bel Danoro looks a fair chance and if the track is upgraded to good then I'll be including Steptoe also. Apache Cat is probably the best of the first uppers and Zipping will be charging home. I hear that someone has backed him to win $1M in the Caufield - Melbourne Cup double. He's by Danehill so the second leg of that is a half mile too far - if he gets to the race at all.
At Randwick, I expect Fox Lake to bring up another win in race 7. He'll go forward from his outside gate and be right there at the finish. The danger might be Scotch Gem who meets him much better at the weights for their last run, as well as the consistent Keltic Flash. The first leg of the quaddie there looks like a field job to me.
I can't see why 3-1 Covet Gold can't bring up a hat trick at Eagle Farm. Will race in front and run a quick section so it'll take some running down. Over in Adelaide I expect 1-4 Angelina Ballerina to kick the meeting off on a winning note, though she won't be anywhere near the $3.50 on the morning line.
Yesterday: The all weather surface at Canberra continues to be a roaring success with big fields and very strong racing. Kiss My Fuji showed that he was a really good horse winning the sprint under the steadier of 60kg. He can win in town if he has a bit more luck than previous visits there. At Ballarat, Illustration continued his rise through the ranks easily winning a Class 6 mile race at his 4th start. The field wasn't that strong but he continues to impress. Will go to town next time and probably step up in trip. I pointed out a few weeks ago that Alan Bailey has a good strike rate at Ipswich and he came away with a double - both odds on shots. At Tamworth, one of the worst wet trackers going around, Industrial Fan, improved ten lengths on his last couple of runs to win on the good track. He's had 19 goes on dead/slow/heavy for no wins, 2 seconds and 6 3rds.
POOMAs: Same Tune led throughout to narrowly win race 3 at Ballarat yesterday after being headed near the line paying $2.50 for the win.
LOTD: As nominated, I had real trouble picking out a lay yesterday and managed to, unfortunately, pick a winner in Ready.
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