SELECTIONS - 13 November 2006

POOMA selections:

Tatura 3-1 Three Amigos

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

Nil

Today: Two meetings today, which is normal for a Monday, at Nowra and Tatura. Nowra is one of the fastest tracks in the country and it's normal to see maidens win over 1200m in less than 1:10. The records for the sprints are: 1000m 55.97, 1100 61.20, 1200 67.46. You'll see people in the TAB tell their mates that a horse is unbeatable because it won at Nowra at its last start over 1200m in 1:9.8 but they don't know how far outside the record that is and then can't understand why it runs like a skunk at its next go. I'll give tips there in each race and see how we go at Nowra: 1-1, 2-3, 3-3, 4-9, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 8-14. The POOMA today at Tatura, 3-1 Three Amigos, really gave his rivals a drubbing last time when winning his Maiden by a lazy 7L. He should repeat the dose today and anything $2 or better is good value. And a tip for each race: 1-3, 2-8, 3-1, 4-13, 5-4, 6-1, 7-6, 8-4.

Yesterday: Not much to comment on given the tracks were wet and some were downgraded from dead to slow, which meant that there was no point having a go.

POOMAs: Two 2nds from 2 picks yesterday but we were really unlucky with the one over at Mt Barker, Strawb Knows. I commented that he didn't look to have the form to win, had drawn wide and wouldn't be suited at the trip but that the system that picked him was so good that I had to go with it anyway. As it turned out he sat deep, worked hard to the lead, was joined at the 200m by four or five others, kept fighting and fighting and only weakened late to finish 2nd paying very well for the place at around $4. At Donald, The Ruckman ran 2nd as favourite but was comfortably beaten.