SELECTIONS - 2 May 2007

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

Doomben 8-4 Briella [20]

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

Balaklava 2-2, 5-1, 5-6
Bunbury 7-5
Kempsey 7-7
Warrnambool 5-3, 5-5, 6-2, 6-3, 8-19

Comments: Two out of three over the jumps yesterday in the non-POOMAs with $2.10 and $7.20 winners. I've mentioned before that my systems aimed at jumping races go pretty well and one of them will be a contender to replace underperforming systems at my planned mid-year review. That'll put the mock on those selected today, of course. Doomben 8-4 Briella sat behind the pace and finished well to win over 900m at the Gold Coast last time. She gets in with just 51kg after the claim for D Piesley and if she's an apprentice's filly then will have to go close. In the Wangoom at Warrnambool, 19-Bond Street looks a special to me with the only danger being last year's winner, Gunner Tom.

Black book runners: Kempsey 6-3 New Mexico went into the BB after his first up 2nd and then franked that decision by winning his Maiden. He followed up with an OK run in Cl2 company and drops to Cl1 today so I'll assess his status after the run, as we've already got our money from this bloke. Warrnambool 7-5 He's Fierce really whupped them first up and he's in the BB until he's had 10 starts, as he's one of those horses that will go through the grades and even win in town. He's by Shovhog and I don't know how they go in the wet so I guess we'll find out. There are a couple of talented gallopers in this race in the form of Conformator and Seymour Bush with the pace probably being set by Terang Miracle which allows He's Fierce to take a sit or be outside the speed. Warrnambool 10-4 Secret Flyer thrashed them at Echuca before settling last, being off the bit and under hard riding carrying 58kg on the turn at Mornington and somehow picked up the bit and flashed home up that short straight for 4th in a strong field. He went into the BB with a note to watch him on a big track to assess his ability and he gets that today at this big track.