SELECTIONS - 22 July 2007

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

Hawkesbury 2-7 Queen And Country [8,12]
Sunshine Coast 3-1 Degenda [12]

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

Alice Springs 3-3, 3-5, 5-3
Bendigo 3-8
Hawkesbury 7-6
Hobart 2-5, 6-6, 7-1, 8-4, 10-2
Kalgoorlie 1-9, 8-3, 8-5
Sunshine Coast 3-1
Warrnambool 2-5, 3-5, 3-10

(* Note - late update at Hawkesbury *)

Comments: Lucky Secret was terrific yesterday winning the Sir John Monash to rack up seven on the trot. Unfortunately, he bled and will get an automatic three month ban from racing. Let's hope he comes back OK. Of the other two black bookers in that race I thought that Vormista's was the best run in the race outside the winner. An inexperienced 3YO filly up again seasoned sprinters, though admittedly hardly A-graders, she would have grabbed 2nd in one more hop, finishing 4th. Stanzout was one place behind her showing he's also come back well. Old champ, Super Elegant, ran last. Surely they won't perservere with him? Sunshine Coast 3-1 Degenda made it three on the trot when winning the big race at Rocky at his last run before a spell. He hasn't won first up in the past, though seems to have improved after those runs, and has to give 2kg to the field so if I can get $2.50 then I might be tempted.