SELECTIONS - 25 October 2006

POOMA selections:

Geelong 3-4 O'Reilly's Clock

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

Canterbury 4-1
Eagle Farm 8-2, 8-6
Pinjarra 2-6

Today: A POOMA selection today at Geelong. 3-4 O'Reilly's Clock is pretty well placed here and is going to be good e/w value. Majorca looks like starting favourite but even though he's been running around in black type races last prep and ran well first up I'm not going to back a horse that's 1/19. O'Reilly's Clock has had a short freshen up, has drawn well and will settle handy behind what I expect to be a strongish pace. One of our favourites, Bon Hoffa, is back in action in race 5. He really is a good horse, which he's going to need to be to win today, as he steps up to 1700m for the first time and is up against some talented types. I think he's up to it but am wary of the price he'll be so I'll probably let him run without any of mine on board. The Geelong Cup is getting stronger each year and today's field is better than a lot of Caulfield Cups I can remember. Siamun ran home well last time behind Growl and will do the same today. Drac's Back poked along on the fence that day, got out and ran home, and from the inside draw he could do the same. The Tawqeet form is obviously pretty good so Vanquished must be a big chance, as must be last year's winner, On A Jeune, that subsequently ran 2nd in the Melbourne Cup.

Yesterday: No analysis from yesterday.

POOMAs: There were no POOMA selections yesterday.