SELECTIONS - 12 November 2008

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

Ascot 1-1 Arcade Attraction [18]
Ascot 3-1 Destino [18]
Ascot 6-7 Gamroy [4]
Bendigo 10-4 King Carnage [18]
Canterbury 7-6 Impressionist [4,14]

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

Ascot 1-7
Bendigo 10-2
Doomben 3-5
Gawler 5-6

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

Comments: Ascot 1-1 Arcade Attraction led all of the way to win in this class and over this course at her 2nd run back from a spell. Rises 2kg and should be a chance again. If e/w odds are available then she looks a nice bet, as does the quinella with 7-Kriso Melli. Ascot 3-1 Destino ran 3rd in a strong form race at his first run at Pinjarra and then did well to win here last time out. Is in better at the weights after the claim and the step up in trip will suit so I expect him to win. Ascot 6-7 Gamroy could not have been more impressive when careering away for a Maiden win at Northam after coming from near the rear on the corner. I nearly put him in the black book but thought that the win was so good he'd go around at a short price at his next few runs. This is not a hard race and I expect him to win, too. Bendigo 10-4 King Carnage returned from a spell and put two wins together in RB68 and RB72 company. He won his first two back from a spell last time in, too, and then ran three even races without winning though in strong company. He's going to be around $4, which looks right to me. The danger looks to be 2-Hezabruiser. Canterbury 7-6 Impressionist is one of those Gai horses that keeps sucking people in to backing it but doesn't quite deliver. It did manage to win its Maiden last time at Wyong and kept going strongly after being slowly away and working up outside the leader but the $2.50 on the morning line is $2 short for me.

Black Book: Bendigo 7-2 The Sunshine Man went into the black book two runs ago after flogging home from back in the field at Cranbourne from last on the corner for a good 4th. I wanted to see him on a big track and he duly saluted at Geelong, though not in the manner I expected. Damien Oliver realised the pace was slow so took him to the front and he proved superior. There's more pace in this race so he'll be able to settle midfield and run over them in the straight.