SELECTIONS - 30 March 2008

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

Albury 4-8 The Butler [7]
Orange 6-2 That's Gold [13]
Port Lincoln 1-3 Two Sox Ted [3]
Port Lincoln 6-2 Storm The Beach [3]
Sunshine Coast 8-2 Umaprince [13]

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

Albury 5-4, 5-11, 6-10, 7-2
Hobart 6-3, 6-11
Geraldton 3-2, 7-5, 7-7
Orange 4-4, 6-2
Port Lincoln 4-5, 5-2
Yarra Glen 5-2, 6-1

(* Any updates at Geraldton later on *)

Comments: Albury 4-8 The Butler won over this trip at Wagga last time in RB67 company last time. This is a big step up in grade but he's right down in weight and has a good record at this track. Given he'll be nice e/w odds I'm happy to have a go. Orange 6-2 That's Gold keeps on finding ways to win. Of his 5 wins from 8 starts the biggest margin is 0.3 lengths. Given the weight he's carrying everything will need to go right for him today, I think. Port Lincoln 1-3 Two Sox Ted won his first start and has then frustrated connections by failing to win in his next 11 runs, racking up 6 placings along the way. Ran will in a better race last time and really should get home in this given most of his rivals are maidens. Port Lincoln 6-2 Storm The Beach won here two weeks ago and this is a similar race. Doesn't tend to put two in a row together so I'd be a little careful taking less than e/w odds. Sunshine Coast 8-2 Umaprince is a good horse but he has a dodgy wet track record and hasn't won first up from 8 goes so the $3.2 on the morning line looks way unders to me. Note that daylight savings has ended in WA so they're another hour behind meaning any updates will be later than usual.

Black Book: Yarra Glen 7-3 Moreton Bay won as expected last time as a twos-on favourite. He's one of my 2008 long range Caulfield Cup picks so I'd like to think he'll go close in this.