SELECTIONS - 12 October 2006

POOMA selections:

There are no POOMA selections today

Non-POOMA selections (and ruffies in red below):

Bendigo 5-1, 8-4

(* Selections are up early, before scratchings, as I'm at a meeting first thing. I'll update by about 12.30 *) - UPDATED - NO CHANGE

Today: The good 'ol SSY form is starting to drop away, which you'd expect now given it's been a few weeks, so I'll make today the last one where I comment on those runners unless there's something exceptional (there is tomorrow night at MV, come to think of it). At Bendigo in race 1, 2-Khancoban and 9-Merry Spinster both ran behind Stavka last time (Merry Spinster twice) and you'd think that'd be strong enough to put them both in this race with a big chance. 8-4 Suspects obviously has the terrific form around him but he disappointed last time out when he got all fired up and wouldn't settle before weakening at the end into 4th spot. Many talented horses can race ungenerously and simply have too much talent for Maiden and Class 1 fields but as they step up in grade they need to settle in order to be a chance. I want to see Suspects do that before jumping back on board.

Yesterday: I meant to comment yesterday that Kiloton would have to be the omen tip of the century given that North Korea was busy testing nukes and it duly saluted for the Waterhouse stable at $4+ beating Lotteria's half sister, Rose Of Sharon, handily. They spaced the others so I'd suggest they both go OK. The strong SSY form let us down badly yesterday. I mentioned that I was concerned about Yappa after his last start defeat, as he had run around under pressure and looked like he needed to go for a spell. Yesterday, he sat three deep the entire trip, still took the lead in the straight and weakened into about 6th spot, not beaten too far. I'd send the horse for a spell. Black Panther won again for a resurgent Lee Freedman and the way that the unbeaten Trick Of Light won the 1600m Class 2 F&M race would suggest that she's many classes better than that. Coming from back in the field off a slow pace she put in a dynamic sprint from the 400m to the 200m and cruised to the line under a full nelson.

POOMAs: There were no POOMA selections yesterday.