SELECTIONS - 19 October 2006

POOMA selections:

Ipswich 1-1 In A Circle
Port Lincoln 3-8 Sunny Diva

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

Port Lincoln 6-1
Wyong 7-7

Today: A couple of those rare non-Victorian POOMAs today starting with an 800m dash in the first race at Ipswich. 1-In A Circle's trainer seems to think that having an apprentice jockey on board is the way to go, as this is the 12th run in a row that the horse has had one on. He is back from Class 6 company to Class 4 today though that doesn't make as much difference over the short trip as it does over longer. He should sit outside the lead and be strong to the line at what I would suggest will be pretty good odds of around $3. Port Lincoln 3-8 Sunny Diva hasn't drawn ideally but has the pace to get up outside the lead. She ran quick time when resuming and even though this is a couple of grades up looks well within her reach. 6-1 Cardiac Arrest is a terrific old horse that's won 15 from 52 with another 15 placings. It was a strong performance first up and if he can get a position from his wide gate then a repeat performance could easily be on the cards.

Yesterday: Well, I was correct that the pace of the race would work against Miss Finland but, gee, she did a terrific job to get home. I haven't looked up the sectionals yet but I'd suggest hers were pretty good. Like last Saturday I thought that the last leg of the Melbourne quaddie was really tough and had a heap of runners but this time couldn't pull it off, which was particularly annoying as I'd been clever enough to stand out Anna's Choice in race 7. It was a particularly frustrating day with a number of runners putting themselves into the race only to get swallowed up late and finish in the first four.

POOMAs: There were no POOMA selections yesterday.