Sunday, March 25, 2007

SELECTIONS - 25 March 2007

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

Sunshine Coast 5-5 Observe [13]

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

Warracknabeal 5-3, 7-5
Yarra Valley 1-7, 2-12

Comments: Only 1/6 yesterday and the nomal couple of 2nds. The winner, Rockem at Townsville, appears to be an extremely smart horse. His jockey sat him near the lead and let him cruise to the line to win by about 3/4 length. It looked to me like they were foxing on him a bit so they can get a price when they take the horse to town. Sunshine Coast 5-5 Observe flogged a small field at his first start and resumed from a spell with an even run when 5th. 2YOs have a good record when contesting open age races but he looks particularly poorly weighted here.

On a sad note, Damian McDonald was killed in the appalling Burnley Tunnel crash on Friday morning. As State Manager, I hired Damian last year into the role he was in at the time of his death. He really was a good fella with a terrific sense of humour, work ethic and willingness to help anyone who needed it. At only 34, he had a young family and lots of friends and our thoughts go out to them at this awful time.

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