RTW-What do you pro's think?
 

Looking at the runs of Reigning To Win, it seems to me that this horse always finds enough to get over the line in the nick of time....it happens too often to be coincidence....I reckon it has the racing game figured out and knows exactly where the line is and wants to win.
I don't know if it is intelligence or a particularly strong herding gene but either way it is a fierce competitor and wants to win.
It is going to have to cover another 400 metres and that's a hell of a distance, but does anyone else think it will get there?
I am far less knowledgable than everyone else on the forum so I rarely post, and don't mind being proven wrong. I have a lot to learn but value imput from more experienced punters.
I have
1 Desert War
4 Coalesce
11 RTW
4 Dracs Back

Looks a no betting race to me. Ollie should rate Desert War to perfection up front in what shoud turn out a very easy win. Grand Zulu to place.

(11) Reigning To Win
(1) Desert War
(3) Lachlan River
(7) Dracs Back
(2) Grand Zulu

Missed the cup yesterday & just reading the race report now :eek:
Has to be one of the biggest upsets in a G1 race for a long, long time!

DOOMBEN 10,000 Saturday 26th May 2007 - Noms / Weights
 

1 ANWAAR Gai Waterhouse 59
2 ANY SUGGESTION Paul Richards 59
3 BLACK INK Les Kelly 59
4 FRIDAY CREEK John O'Shea 59
5 GEE I JANE (NZ) Neville Couchman 56.5
6 GOLD EDITION Ron Maund 54.5
7 HARD TO CATCH Pat Duff 59
8 MALCOLM John Hawkes 59
9 MEDIA Lee Freedman 56.5
10 MITANNI Guy Walter 59
11 RASMUSSEN Gillian Heinrich 59
12 ROYAL IDA Michael O'Leary 59
13 SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy 57
14 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak 59
15 THE JACKAL Paul St Vincent 59

DOOMBEN 10000 (ALL IN)
 

GOLD EDITION 2.20 1.18
TAKEOVER TARGET 2.80 1.27
MITANNI 7.00 1.92
MALCOLM 13.00 2.84
GEE I JANE 18.00 3.61
ROYAL IDA 18.00 3.61
BLACK INK 31.00 5.61
FRIDAY CREEK 51.00 8.69
HARD TO CATCH 51.00 8.69
MEDIA 51.00 8.69
RASMUSSEN 51.00 8.69
THE JACKAL 51.00 8.69
ANWAAR 81.00 13.30
ANY SUGGESTION 126.00 20.23
SNORT 126.00 20.23

early thoughts
 

Takeover Target. Should be back to best
Malcolm freshened. Overs available.
Gold Edition. Slight doubt this class.
Gee I Jane. Farm suits better but fast pace will suit.
Black Ink. Good ew value.
Mitanni. Been racing well over shorter distances. I've rated in double figures.

Friday Creek won't be running in the 10000 (as per advice trainer John O’Shea)

Doomben 10000 final field
 

No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight

1 Takeover Target Joe Janiak J Ford 7 59.0kg
2 Mitanni Guy Walter S Scriven 1 59.0kg
3 Malcolm John Hawkes D Beadman 4 59.0kg
4 Hard to Catch Pat Duff B Stewart 9 59.0kg
5 Black Ink Les Kelly D Oliver 2 59.0kg
6 Royal Ida Michael O'Leary D Dunn 6 59.0kg
7 Any Suggestion Paul Richards B Rawiller 10 59.0kg
8 Media Lee Freedman C Brown 3 56.5kg
9 Gee I Jane (NZ) N Couchman M Rodd 8 56.5kg
10 Gold Edition Ron Maund J A Cassidy 5 54.5kg

GOLD EDITION 2.20 1.16
TAKEOVER TARGET 2.70 1.22
MITANNI 7.50 1.86
MALCOLM 13.00 2.60
ROYAL IDA 18.00 3.26
GEE I JANE 21.00 3.66
BLACK INK 31.00 5.00
MEDIA 41.00 6.33
HARD TO CATCH 61.00 9.00
ANY SUGGESTION 151.00 21.00

1 Takeover Target Joe Janiak J Ford 7 59.0kg
10 Gold Edition Ron Maund J A Cassidy 5 54.5kg
3 Malcolm John Hawkes D Beadman 4 59.0kg
2 Mitanni Guy Walter S Scriven 1 59.0kg

Tri 1,3,10-1,3,10,2,5,6,9-1,3,10,2,5,6,9

DOOMBEN 10K
 

10. Gold Edition
3. Malcolm
1. Takeover Target
2. Mitanni
6. Royal Ida

Noms / weights QUEENSLAND OAKS 2400M
 

1 DANEHILL PRINCESS Clarry Conners 55.5
2 DOUG'S MATE Michael Nolan 55.5
3 ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) Michael Moroney 55.5
4 FUJI FANTASY Eric Musgrove 55.5
5 KINDRATE Robbie Griffiths 55.5
6 LASORON Bryan Guy 55.5
7 LILIANBEE Paul Facoory 55.5
8 MANNA MISS David Hayes 55.5
9 MY LADY'S CHAMBER Bill Prain 55.5
10 POOTIES Stephen Farley 55.5
11 RARING Anthony Cummings 55.5
12 RENA'S LADY Gary Portelli 55.5
13 ROSE OF SHARON Patrick Webster 55.5
14 SANTAGOSTINO Mark Walker 55.5
15 TAYRHIANA Pat Duff 55.5
16 VERY GRAND (NZ) Bart Cummings 55.5
17 WATCHES Michael Kent 55.5
18 ZINGARA Cliff Brown 55.5

Didnt pay a lot but got the tri (& first4)

QUEENSLAND OAKS
 

One of the early fancies, Santagostino, has been ruled out of the Oaks due to the filly being lame

BR6-3.20 CONRAD TREASURY QUEENSLAND OAKS 3-Y-O FILLIES 2400M
 

1 RENA'S LADY Gary Portelli Michael Rodd 12 55.5
2 LASORON Bryan Guy Darren Beadman 4 55.5
3 MY LADY'S CHAMBER Bill Prain Zac Purton 9 55.5
4 MANNA MISS David Hayes Nicholas Ryan 11 55.5
5 FUJI FANTASY Eric Musgrove Vlad Duric 17 55.5
6 WATCHES Michael Kent Danny Brereton 1 55.5
7 ROSE OF SHARON Patrick Webster Damien Oliver 10 55.5
8 ZINGARA Cliff Brown Craig Newitt 8 55.5
9 DANEHILL PRINCESS Clarry Conners Brad Pengelly 16 55.5
10 ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) Michael Moroney Greg Childs 7 55.5
11 ZEAGLE EAGLE (NZ) Gai Waterhouse Corey Brown 2 55.5
12 DOUG'S MATE Michael Nolan Stathi Katsidis 5 55.5
13 VERY GRAND (NZ) Bart Cummings Steven Arnold 6 55.5
14 TAYRHIANA Pat Duff Brad Stewart 13 55.5
15 POOTIES Stephen Farley Jason Taylor 14 55.5
16 RARING Anthony Cummings Michael Cahill 15 55.5
17 LILIANBEE Paul Facoory Kathy O'Hara 3 55.5

QUEENSLAND OAKS
 

ESKIMO QUEEN 4.20 1.75
LASORON 4.60 1.84
FUJI FANTASY 7.00 2.41
ZEAGLE EAGLE 10.00 3.11
DOUGS MATE 11.00 3.35
RENAS LADY 11.00 3.35
MY LADYS CHAMBER 13.00 3.82
ROSE OF SHARON 15.00 4.29
WATCHES 15.00 4.29
DANEHILL PRINCESS 26.00 6.88
MANNA MISS 26.00 6.88
VERY GRAND 31.00 8.05
ZINGARA 31.00 8.05
POOTIES 81.00 19.82
RARING 201.00 48.05
TAYRHIANA 201.00 48.05
LILIANBEE 301.00 71.58

ESKIMO QUEEN

10-ESKIMO QUEEN
2-LASORON
1-RENA'S LADY
3-MY LADY'S CHAMBER

QUEENSLAND OAKS
DOUGS MATE

QUEENSLAND OAKS - Lasoron

also including (value) 5-FUJI FANTASY & 12-DOUG'S MATE

Renas Lady all the way!

My Lady's Chamber

Huge win! Big chance in the Derby. Also top run Sirmione, another strong Derby contender!

Currently 4/1 & 9/2 in the Derby

STRADBROKE HANDICAP 1400M - Noms / Weights
 

1 XCELLENT (NZ) Michael Moroney 57
2 MALCOLM John Hawkes 55
3 GEE I JANE (NZ) Neville Couchman 54.5
4 MITANNI Guy Walter 54.5
5 BLACK INK Les Kelly 54
6 GOLD EDITION Ron Maund 53.5
7 ROYAL IDA Michael O'Leary 53.5
8 STORMHILL Tim Martin 53.5
9 HARD TO CATCH Pat Duff 53
10 SHINZIG Gerald Ryan 53
11 BENEDETTI Tony Noonan 52.5
12 DAUNTING LAD Bill Naoum 52.5
13 REIGNING TO WIN John O'Shea 52.5
14 ANY SUGGESTION Paul Richards 51.5
15 MAGIC MARVO Rod Craig 51.5
16 MR UBIQUITOUS (NZ) Chris Waller 51.5
17 SMART AND MIGHTY Tony Noonan 51.5
18 THE JACKAL Paul St Vincent 51.5
19 COUNTESS BATHORY Gavan Duffy 51
20 DOONAN Helen Page 51
21 ENRIQUE Mark F Webb 51
22 FRIDAY CREEK John O'Shea 51
23 FRITZ'S PRINCESS Kris Lees 51
24 FUNLOVE Nerissa Cowell 51
25 NOVA STAR Kelly Schweida 51
26 OCTOBER GREY Maryann Brosnan 51
27 ROMAN SQUIRE Paul Dawson 51
28 SON OF DANE Nerissa Cowell 51
29 STORM SIGNAL (NZ) Peter G Moody 51
30 SNIPER'S BULLET Tracey Bartley 50
31 PRINCE LEO Alan Bailey 49.5
32 SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy 49.5

2007 STRADBROKE HANDICAP (ALL IN) 09/06
 

MITANNI 4.50 1.87
GOLD EDITION 5.00 2.00
REIGNING TO WIN 8.00 2.75
BLACK INK 10.00 3.25
SNIPERS BULLET 10.00 3.25
XCELLENT 10.00 3.25
FRIDAY CREEK 15.00 4.50
ROYAL IDA 15.00 4.50
MALCOLM 17.00 5.00
STORMHILL 17.00 5.00
BENEDETTI 26.00 7.25
GEE I JANE 26.00 7.25
HARD TO CATCH 26.00 7.25
NOVA STAR 26.00 7.25
PRINCE LEO 51.00 13.50
ROMAN SQUIRE 51.00 13.50
SNORT 51.00 13.50
STORM SIGNAL 51.00 13.50
SHINZIG 71.00 18.50
THE JACKAL 71.00 18.50
DAUNTING LAD 101.00 26.00
ENRIQUE 101.00 26.00
FRITZS PRINCESS 101.00 26.00
OCTOBER GREY 101.00 26.00
MAGIC MARVO 126.00 32.25
MR UBIQUITOUS 126.00 32.25
SMART AND MIGHTY 126.00 32.25
SON OF DANE 126.00 32.25
ANY SUGGESTION 301.00 76.00
COUNTESS BATHORY 301.00 76.00
DOONAN 301.00 76.00
FUNLOVE 301.00 76.00

QUEENSLAND DERBY 2400M - Noms / Weights
 

1 EMPIRES CHOICE (NZ) Bart Cummings 1 56.5
2 THESEO Gai Waterhouse 3 56.5
3 CURRIGEE (NZ) Peter G Moody 4 56.5
4 SIRMIONE Bart Cummings 5 56.5
5 PRINCE OF TRUTH (NZ) Gai Waterhouse 6 56.5
6 GALEN Danny O'Brien 7 56.5
7 SOPHISTICATION Kevin Moses 8 56.5
8 FORT 'N' WON Gerald Ryan 9 56.5
9 SARATIME John Moloney 11 56.5
10 VOLCANIC STAR Tom Hughes 12 56.5
11 SANDS OF TIME (NZ) Paul Duncan 13 56.5
12 DANZIBAA Paul Perry 14 56.5
13 TAKE THE PLEA Gavan Duffy 15 56.5
14 TAKEITALL Lance O'Sullivan 16 56.5
15 MY CENTURION (NZ) Kelly Doughty 17 56.5
16 READY WHEN YOU ARE Shaun Dwyer 18 56.5
17 TURN AND BURN (NZ) Graeme Rogerson 19 56.5
18 GRAND DESTINY Michael Kent 20 56.5
19 KING OF THE NILE Ken Lantry 21 56.5
20 MR JAYDEEFORTUNE John O'Shea 23 56.5
21 JOELLO Gerald Ryan 24 56.5
22 RESOLUTION (NZ) Michael Moroney 25 56.5
23 YIELD CURVE Kath Carroll 26 56.5
24 AQUARIUS Geoff Burns 27 56.5
25 COTTON FINGERS Shaun Dwyer 28 56.5
26 LACHLAN VALLEY (NZ) John Morrisey 30 56.5
27 YOSHINO Ken Keys 31 56.5
28 KARIAD (NZ) Nerissa Cowell 32 56.5
29 THE BAND (NZ) Robert Bradshaw 33 56.5
30 LASORON Bryan Guy 2 54
31 FUJI FANTASY Eric Musgrove 10 54
32 ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) Michael Moroney 22 54
33 HULUAVA (NZ) Mark Walker 29 54

2007 QUEENSLAND DERBY (ALL IN) 09/06
 

ESKIMO QUEEN 4.60 1.90
EMPIRES CHOICE 4.80 1.95
SIRMIONE 5.50 2.12
FORT N WON 6.50 2.37
SANDS OF TIME 6.50 2.37
THESEO 8.00 2.75
KING OF THE NILE 21.00 6.00
RESOLUTION 21.00 6.00
DANZIBAA 26.00 7.25
LASORON 26.00 7.25
VOLCANIC STAR 26.00 7.25
CURRIGEE 35.00 9.50
READY WHEN YOU ARE 35.00 9.50
FUJI FANTASY 41.00 11.00
GALEN 51.00 13.50
SARATIME 51.00 13.50
SOPHISTICATION 51.00 13.50
MY CENTURION 61.00 16.00
TAKEITALL 61.00 16.00
TURN AND BURN 71.00 18.50
MR JAYDEEFORTUNE 81.00 21.00
GRAND DESTINY 101.00 26.00
TAKE THE PLEA 126.00 32.25
YIELD CURVE 126.00 32.25
AQUARIUS 151.00 38.50
HULUAVA 151.00 38.50
LACHLAN VALLEY 151.00 38.50
COTTON FINGERS 201.00 51.00
JOELLO 251.00 63.50
KARIAD 251.00 63.50
THE BAND 301.00 76.00
YOSHINO 301.00 76.00

BR6-3.20 BMW QUEENSLAND DERBY 3-Y-O 2400M
 

1 EMPIRES CHOICE (NZ) Bart Cummings D Oliver 56.5
2 THESEO Gai Waterhouse M J Cahill 56.5
3 SIRMIONE Bart Cummings M Rodd 56.5
4 CURRIGEE (NZ) Peter G Moody S Katsidis 56.5
5 SOPHISTICATION Kevin Moses D Beadman 56.5
6 FORT 'N' WON Gerald Ryan B Stewart 56.5
7 SARATIME John Moloney N Ryan 56.5
8 VOLCANIC STAR Tom Hughes S W Arnold 56.5
9 SANDS OF TIME (NZ) Paul Duncan C Williams 56.5
10 DANZIBAA Paul Perry K N Forrester 56.5
11 MY CENTURION (NZ) Kelly Doughty J Holder 56.5
12 TAKE THE PLEA Gavan Duffy S Scriven 56.5
13 READY WHEN YOU ARE Shaun Dwyer J Sheehan 56.5
14 KING OF THE NILE Ken Lantry J Taylor 56.5
15 RESOLUTION (NZ) Michael Moroney M T Coleman 56.5
16 AQUARIUS Geoff Burns 56.5
17 COTTON FINGERS Shaun Dwyer J Byrne 56.5
18 THE BAND (NZ) Robert Bradshaw 56.5
19 ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) Michael Moroney G Childs 54
20 FUJI FANTASY Eric Musgrove 54

BR7-4.00 AAMI STRADBROKE HANDICAP 1400M
 

1 XCELLENT (NZ) Michael Moroney M T Coleman 57
2 MALCOLM John Hawkes 55
3 MITANNI Guy Walter S Scriven 54.5
4 GEE I JANE (NZ) Neville Couchman M Rodd 54.5
5 BLACK INK Les Kelly D Oliver 54
6 GOLD EDITION Ron Maund J Cassidy 53.5
7 ROYAL IDA Michael O'Leary D Dunn 53.5
8 STORMHILL Tim Martin C Brown 53.5
9 HARD TO CATCH Pat Duff B Stewart 53
10 SHINZIG Gerald Ryan G Childs 53
11 REIGNING TO WIN John O'Shea G Boss 52.5
12 BENEDETTI Tony Noonan Steven King 52.5
13 DAUNTING LAD Bill Naoum 52.5
14 THE JACKAL Paul St Vincent 51.5
15 MR UBIQUITOUS (NZ) Chris Waller S Seamer 51.5
16 FRIDAY CREEK John O'Shea T Clark (a) 51.5 0.5
17 SMART AND MIGHTY Tony Noonan K N Forrester 51.5
18 MAGIC MARVO Rod Craig J Taylor 51.5
19 NOVA STAR Kelly Schweida J Byrne 51
20 SNIPER'S BULLET Tracey Bartley C Williams 50
21E SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy B El-Issa 49.5
22E ENRIQUE Mark F Webb 51
23E ROMAN SQUIRE Paul Dawson 51
24E PRINCE LEO Alan Bailey 49.5

Reigning To Win
 

freshen up + blinkers

Track rating?
 

Doomben today abandoned. Rain again today. Same predicted tomorrow. Might clear up from Friday.

STRADBROKE HANDICAP (FNL FLD) 09/06
 

GOLD EDITION 5.50 2.12
MITANNI 5.50 2.12
REIGNING TO WIN 6.50 2.37
SNIPERS BULLET 6.50 2.37
BLACK INK 8.00 2.75
STORMHILL 13.00 4.00
GEE I JANE 15.00 4.50
ROYAL IDA 15.00 4.50
MR UBIQUITOUS 21.00 6.00
FRIDAY CREEK 26.00 7.25
NOVA STAR 26.00 7.25
SNORT (1E) 26.00 7.25
XCELLENT 26.00 7.25
BENEDETTI 35.00 9.50
MALCOLM 35.00 9.50
SMART AND MIGHTY 35.00 9.50
HARD TO CATCH 71.00 18.50
SHINZIG 71.00 18.50
THE JACKAL 71.00 18.50
DAUNTING LAD 101.00 26.00
ENRIQUE (2E) 101.00 26.00
MAGIC MARVO 101.00 26.00
PRINCE LEO (4E) 101.00 26.00
ROMAN SQUIRE (3E) 101.00 26.00

QUEENSLAND DERBY (FNL FLD) 09/06
 

ESKIMO QUEEN 4.40 1.85
EMPIRES CHOICE 5.00 2.00
SIRMIONE 5.50 2.12
FORT N WON 6.50 2.37
SANDS OF TIME 7.00 2.50
THESEO 8.50 2.87
RESOLUTION 23.00 6.50
DANZIBAA 26.00 7.25
KING OF THE NILE 26.00 7.25
FUJI FANTASY 35.00 9.50
VOLCANIC STAR 35.00 9.50
READY WHEN YOU ARE 41.00 11.00
SARATIME 41.00 11.00
CURRIGEE 51.00 13.50
MY CENTURION 71.00 18.50
SOPHISTICATION 71.00 18.50
TAKE THE PLEA 126.00 32.25
AQUARIUS 201.00 51.00
COTTON FINGERS 251.00 63.50
THE BAND 301.00 76.00

Stradbroke
 

Black Ink!
The wetter the better.
Wide barrier won't be a draw-back.
Great horseman driving.

Derby
 

Eskimo Queen!
She repeats her Oaks run she wins.
Wet won't trouble.
Best of the blokes Sirmione & Sands Of Time.

The big wet in Qld continues, Ipswich abandoned today!