SELECTIONS - 2 August 2008

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

Belmont 2-1 Bold Scene [18]
Belmont 3-5 Amici [16]
Belmont 5-1 Reflective Star [18]
Gold Coast 7-6 Perri Lou [6,7]
Rosehill 2-2 Star Of Crown [18]

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

Belmont 4-7, 6-1, 8-2, 9-16
Caulfield 4-4
Doomben 5-4
Gold Coast 4-12, 9-7
Kembla Grange 5-5
Morphettville 6-5
Rosehill 7-5
Toowoomba 4-1, 6-3

(* Any updates at Belmont later on *)

Comments: I know he'll be a longshot today but I'd be a little wary of Selsley in race 6 at Morphettville today. I may be speaking out of my pocket, as I had $50ew on him when he won paying $75 last time in but his last two runs have been better than they look. Both times he's made sharp sprints to be in a good position on the corner before just holding his position up the straight. He came off two similar runs to win the race in which I backed him and I'll be sticking him in multiples today. You can't miss him; he's big, almost white and will settle at the back of the field. Belmont 2-1 Bold Scene has improved at every run this time in. He really whupped them last time in this class and over this trip and only rises 2.5kg, which doesn't seem enough to stop him. Belmont 3-5 Amici steps up 600m to try 2000m for the first time. He's by Serheed so you'd think he'd handle the trip but on a rare heavy track for Perth I'd want e/w odds to have a go, which we won't get so it's a watch race for me. Belmont 5-1 Reflective Star rises 2kg for flogging home from near last on the corner last time out in this grade to win narrowly. Doesn't win out of turn but should be a chance to make it two in a row. Gold Coast 7-6 Perri Lou won easily on the soft track two weeks ago. Drops in weight but rises from a Class 1 to Class 3 so I'll avoid the $2.60 on the morning line. Rosehill 2-2 Star Of Crown has had a short break since winning as a POOMA last time out. She finished nicely that day and clearly enjoys racing at Rosehill where she's won 3 from 4 with a 2nd placing. I'm happy to back her at $3.50+.

Black Book: Caulfield 8-6 Crown Ruby made it 5/6 with another good win at Bendigo. She looks up to this race and has drawn nicely so should demonstrate how good she is in this. Doomben 3-10 Dillinger was an eye catching 2nd first up here from a wide gate. Everyone took note of the run so I'd be surprised if he was any sort of odds but I expect him to go close though would prefer him to be running over a bit further.