SELECTIONS - 20 March 2008

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

Moonee Valley 7-8 La Goulue [1]
Rockhampton 4-10 Dee Cee Dee [10]

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

Ballarat 3-13, 6-2, 6-15, 8-14
Hawkesbury 6-1, 6-3, 7-7
Rockhampton 2-4, 6-5

(* Any updates at Moonee Valley later on *)

Comments: A couple of POOMAs today. La Goulue will be too short to back and Dee Cee Dee looks mildly legless so I'm not confident of finishing in front today.

Black Book: Moonee Valley 6-6 Moreton Bay is clearly a talented galloper and drops a thousand grades for this from a Group 3 race. That said, he was expected to go well in that race and I was a tad disappointed with his run even if he did find a bit of trouble. He hasn't won for us from three starts as a BBer and we're not going to be in front after tonight even if he wins, which I expect he will. Moonee Valley 8-4 Samadji was a fantastic first up run for 2nd behind the flying Alexander Beetle. He went back early and set himself an impossible task. Even though he's drawn out a bit I expect him to go close, as there's a huge amount of speed in the race, which will set it up for a horse like him to run over the top of them. Rockhampton 7-8 Laletta looked like Flight in two runs at Rocky before going to Eagle Farm and putting in a run that Drongo or Ourone would be proud of when a short price favourite. Assuming there's nothing wrong with her then you think she'd have to just about win.