SELECTIONS - 24 March 2007

POOMA selections (Location Race#-TAB# Horse [system/s])

Ascot 1-7 Tikit Time [18]
Ascot 5-7 Charlie Beau [19]
Cheltenham 5-3 Youth's Edge [13]
Newcastle 2-1 The Spit [13]
Rosehill 4-6 Solo Flyer [18]
Toowoomba 2-3 Rockem [8,12]

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

Ascot 5-4, 8-2
Caulfield 3-2
Gold Coast 8-3

(* Updates at Ascot after final details are through - updated with POOMA*)

Comments: Eyelashes lobbed yesterday at Rocky paying $1.70 as our sole selection. She was thrown into the race at the weights and the fact she only got home by a half length leads me to think she's not that strong so I'll be happy if she doesn't get picked again.

Ascot 5-7 Charlie Beau ran a really good race for 2nd as favourite in the big race at Bunbury last time out and it took a very good horse to beat him. He seems well placed here but will need to find a position from out wide in a race where there are two obvious dangers in Go The Surt and Blessed Sue. Cheltenham 5-3 Youth's Edge looks chucked in here after his good runs in black type company at his last three outings. Expect him to start in the red. Newcastle 2-1 The Spit is a talented galloper that should have more wins to his name but he's been running around in the city for most of his career. I can't work out these ratings based races but I presume he's a chance even with the 59kg. He and Picture Show look the obvious quinella. Rosehill 4-6 Solo Flyer has been right on the heels of the placegetters in stronger races at his last couple and will be nice e/w odds. The form out of the Blue Diamond seems to be holding up so the top two look the dangers. Toowoomba 2-3 Rockem comes out of two POOMA systems and four other systems, which is a rarity. He won his Maiden nicely last time as an odds on favourite. I don't back Maiden winners in Class 1 races unless I can get a decent price, which I don't think he'll be so it might be a no bet race for me.