SELECTIONS - 27 October 2007

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

Moonee Valley 4-4 Miss Andretti [23]
Rockhampton 4-3 Cougar Trick [23]
Rockhampton 5-1 Massiah [3,23]
Rockhampton 6-1 The Hand [23]
Yarra Glen 6-2 High Costalana [6]

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

Ascot 2-3, 5-1
Hobart 4-4, 6-5, 7-3, 7-6
Kembla Grange 2-7, 7-10
Moonee Valley 4-3, 9-3
Morphettville 6-2
Rockhampton 2-4
Yarra Glen 7-3, 7-7

(* Any updates at Ascot later on *)

Comments: Moonee Valley 4-4 Miss Andretti might be a little risk here today. Gold Edition will lead and doesn't have to go quickly with a bunch of backmarkers behind her. Miss Andretti will be right on the speed and should get her chance to run Gold Edition down. The issue I have is that she tends to be first up at 1000m and has to go 1200m today, which might make her vulnerable to the swoopers at the end. Gold Edition has had a little setback and her run last time might have flattered the runner up, Royal Asscher, which runs around as favourite in race 3 and might also be a vulnerable horse today. We'll see. The other POOMAs look to have a fair chance with The Hand probably being the best of them.

Black Book: Ascot 9-7 El Presidente was good first up and should have won last time out when being badly held up and then interfered with late in the race by the winner, against which he protested unsuccessfully. The step to 1400m looks ideal and I expect him to win. Moonee Valley 3-8 Jestatune was a bit horrible last time even though it was a Group 1 race. W Pike gets back on board today and that might help her chances though this will be his first ride at the tricky MV circuit. Moonee Valley 9-10 In The Shadows has been terrific for us, as I seem to say every time he goes around. He steps into Group 2 company but it's really only a Listed race in terms of quality and I think he might be competitive today given he'll be right up the front.