SELECTIONS - 17 May 2007

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

Northam 6-3 Soleil Fille [17]
Northam 8-3 Shashti [14]
Rockhampton 7-14 Danzamonkey [4,15]

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

Hawkesbury 6-2
Northam 8-3
Rockhampton 7-14

(* Northam updates later on - UPDATED with POOMAs *)

Comments: Rockhampton 7-14 Danzamonkey has obviously improved since his previous preparations, which yielded only one win from eight runs, to score at his three starts this time in. He's drawn off the track at each run since resuming, has worked up to the lead and done the job nicely albeit narrowly last time under the big weight. He'll appreciate the drop in weight here today but is up a lot in class and has gate 14 to overcome. Should be nice odds.

Black Book: Bionic Rock and Guild were taken out of the BB after their very ordinary performances yesterday as odds on favourites. Scenic Silver showed how tough he was when getting up to win in a muddling run race. Ballarat 4-6 Forbes couldn't get a run until near the 200m at Echuca last time but when he did get to the outside he went woosh and won by nearly 5L eased down. Looks like another of those good 'Rogerson' Melbourne horses.