SELECTIONS - 31 January 2009

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

Hobart 3-6 Shinka [10]
Hobart 7-5 Tranquil Lass [7]
Flemington 7-5 Gold Water [9]
Rosehill 7-2 Rock Me Baby [18]

Toowoomba 2-4 Maid Ready [2]

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

Ascot 2-6

Coonamble 4-8

Flemington 4-1

Morphettville 3-3

Newcastle 1-7

Rosehill 5-10

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 30 January 2009

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

Armidale 7-5 Next Adventure [2]

Rockhampton 1-1 Sally Jo [10]
Rockhampton 4-1 Craiglea Tunes [2,6,7,9,10]

Rockhampton 5-10 Final Vision [7]

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

Nil

SELECTIONS - 29 January 2009

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

Ipswich 6-3 Hearty Laughter [6]

Port Macquarie 7-3 Great Stookan [10]

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

Narrogin 2-2

(* Any updates for Western Australia and Canterbury (Night) later on *)

SELECTIONS - 28 January 2009

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

There are no POOMA selections today

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

Ascot 2-5, 5-8

Eagle Farm 8-3

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 27 January 2009

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

Hamilton 8-2 Little Wonders [2]

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

Nil

SELECTIONS - 26 January 2009

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

Caulfield 2-1 Rarefied [8]

Murray Bridge 6-4 One Bid [2]

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

Caulfield 1-4, 7-3

Doomben 7-7

Geraldton 5-5

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 25 January 2009

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

Albany 3-13 Alice In Chains [10]

Yarra Glen 9-5 Supreme De Lago [1]

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

Albany 7-4

Ballarat 6-10

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 24 January 2009

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

Ascot 2-1 Danebeela [3]

Ascot 4-7 Proart [8]
Ascot 8-2 Feint [18]
Gold Coast 4-3 Downsize [10]
Morphettville 4-7 Lightly Spiced [10]

Morphettville 8-1 Shavano's Honour [18]

Sandown 5-2 Pricked [3,18]

Sandown 8-1 Down Under Boy [18]

Toowoomba 5-8 Lady In Sequence [8]

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

Ascot 1-1, 4-7, 5-4

Eagle Farm 2-11

Kembla Grange 2-1, 5-2

Randwick 4-5

Sandown 4-8

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 23 January 2009

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

Muswellbrook 7-6 Johnny [2]

Port Lincoln 4-4 Gormley Sea [10]
Port Lincoln 5-1 Amen's Sea [18]

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

Canberra 1-2, 6-1

Moonee Valley 3-1

Port Lincoln 3-2, 5-4, 6-2

(* Any updates for MV later on *)

SELECTIONS - 22 January 2009

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

Pinjarra 8-1 Aquinas [18]

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

Hawkesbury 1-3

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 21 January 2009

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

Bunbury 2-1 Cocky Boy [18]
Bunbury 6-1 I Don't Know [18]

Ipswich 7-9 Trust Me Honey [2]

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

Bunbury 8-6

Warwick Farm 3-2

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 20 January 2009

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

Gosford 7-2 Simphorian [18]
Rockhampton 7-8 Martiros [2,10]

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

Gosford 5-8

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 19 January 2009

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

Moruya 5-5 Mooring's Capital [19]

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

Mackay 5-8

SELECTIONS - 18 January 2009

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

Cranbourne 6-1 Shaville [18]
Mt Gambier 9-3 Kingston Con [2]

Port Macquarie 6-1 Innocenttassie [2]
Sunshine Coast 4-1 Casholet [2,10]

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

Cranbourne 6-11

Kilmore 4-4

Mt Gambier 5-5

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 17 January 2009

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

Ascot 1-1 Wizard's Point [8]

Bairnsdale 8-2 Our Henry [2]

Gold Coast 8-2 De Business [6,7,10]

Morphettville 7-1 Happy Banker [2]
Newcastle 5-1 Secret Tom [18]

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

Ascot 7-6

Flemington 1-1, 4-1, 6-12

Toowoomba 5-9

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 16 January 2009

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

There are no POOMA selections today

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

Wagga 3-6

SELECTIONS - 15 January 2009

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

Ballarat 5-4 Autumn Zest [2]

Ballarat 6-5 Crystal Point [19]

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

Nil

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 14 January 2009

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

Ascot 7-2 Crown Of Caitlin [18]

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

Sandown 2-4

(* Any updates for Ascot later on *)

Comments: Note that the black booker at Sandown is first up for a year and a half. If he's backed then I'll be happy to have a go but if he drifts in the market then he's probably not ready.

SELECTIONS - 13 January 2009

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

Seymour 6-2 Shark Attack [2,18]

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

Nil

SELECTIONS - 12 January 2009

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

Stony Creek 7-1 Last Mogul [18]

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

Nil

SELECTIONS - 11 January 2009

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

Coffs Harbour 7-3 Exact Timing [2]
Warrnambool 6-1 De Arias [18]
Warrnambool 8-3 Ramono's Xaar [2]

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

Coffs Harbour 5-7
Geraldton 1-14
Hobart 8-4
Kyneton 3-10
Strathalbyn 2-8

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 10 January 2009

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

Caulfield 2-5 Grand Jardin [1]
Gold Coast 6-5 Rock Kingdom [2]
Rosehill 4-2 Gunnadoit [18]
Toowoomba 1-4 Our Special Star [7]

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

Ascot 2-3
Caulfield 3-3
Ipswich 1-1, 6-2, 9-18

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 9 January 2009

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

Canberra 5-6 Be Mine Tonight [10]
Canberra 8-4 Moorings Capital [2]
Port Lincoln 2-1 Gunning For Gold [18]
Port Macquarie 8-1 Great Stookan [2]
Rockhampton 3-3 Molly Be Smart [10]
Warrnambool 8-1 Settler's Run [18]
Warrnambool 8-4 Texas Holdem [2]

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

Moonee Valley 3-2, 5-5

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 8 January 2009

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

Albany 2-12 Mythnmystery [10]
Albany 6-5 Western Zed [6]
Albany 7-4 Boy Canny Go [2]
Penola 8-4 Elie Mae Cee [2]

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

Gosford 4-10
Penola 4-5

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 7 January 2009

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

Devonport 9-2 Black Glennoel [18]
Devonport 10-9 Seal Lago [6]
Pinjarra 4-2 Shajezar [18]
Pinjarra 5-1 Dane Smile [8,18]
Sunshine Coast 2-2 The Crusader [7]

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

Nil

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 6 January 2009

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

There are no POOMA selections today

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

Nil

SELECTIONS - 5 January 2009

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

There are no POOMA selections today

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

Moruya 6-6

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 4 January 2009

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

Cranbourne 6-1 Eightforall [18]
Gilgandra 3-3 Dance Little Lady [2]
Sunshine Coast 8-6 Fantastic Carat [2]

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

Bairnsdale 1-1
Murwillumbah 2-3, 3-11

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 3 January 2009

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

Cheltenham 7-1 Jutland [18]
Newcastle 3-3 Shesababe [7]
Randwick 1-1 Opposite Poles [18]
Randwick 7-8 Rangirangdoo [3,8,20]
Stony Creek 8-2 Sky Devil [2]
Toowoomba 3-10 Thick As Thieves [2]

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

Randwick 3-1

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 2 January 2009

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

There are no POOMA selections today

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

Nil

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

SELECTIONS - 1 January 2009

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

Ascot 3-1 Dante's Volante [18]
Gold Coast 8-2 Medesano [19]
Inverell 5-1 Daddy Son [2]
Inverell 7-4 Innocenttassie [2]
Randwick 8-8 Tenant's Tiara [2]

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

Ascot 1-1, 6-7
Flemington 3-3, 7-1
Gold Coast 4-4

(* Any updates for Western Australia later on *)

2009 POOMA system selection update

In 2009 I'll be basing the POOMA selections on those systems that performed well in 2008.

I've dropped a number of systems that did poorly and/or had performance well below expectation - 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17.

The numbering for 2009's systems will be the same as 2008 and the following system numbers carry over:

1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 18, 19, 20

I was in two minds about including system 18 but will monitor it closely in case it takes another downturn, as it did about six months ago, but it's currently on an upward trend so just made the cut.
The new systems for 2009 are:

2, 3, 4

Being new, these will be under extra close scrutiny but if they perform up to their last couple of years then will deliver consistent profits.

I'm aiming for 30% s/r at 30% profit from around 1000 selections for the year, which will be a big profit improvement on the last two years when we've finished just behind and just ahead.

Due to work commitments I won't be writing as many comments in 2009 as I did in 2008 so the posts will look like the ones that have finished off December.

Good luck in 2009...!