I backed Pure Energy, Fair Ace and Adavale Hornet in Brissie all ridden by Melanie Price and actually wanted to back Partridge in the last but when i saw she was riding it and it was coming from the outside barrier i thought no way she would get 4 winners at her first metro meeting so jumped off, how stupid was that???

Anyway congrats to Melanie Price what a superb effort, not just riding 4 winners at her first metro meeting but 2 of those winners coming from the outside gate at 40/1 and 50/1!!!!

Yeah that's a great effort by her, no doubt.... but is she hot?

Okay I guess. There was a story about her in the Courier Mail yesterday. She's a 28 year old mum (a mature age apprentice), and she hadn't even ridden a city winner before today!!!

2 races this week:

CAUL R6 AAMI BLUE DIAMOND STAKES 1200 M
1 NADEEM David Hayes D Dunn 12 55.5
2 ROYAL PERICLES (NZ) Bruce Wallace G J Grylls 9 55.5
3 DUE SASSO Brian Mayfield-Smith N Rawiller 10 55.5
4 WONDERFUL WORLD Bart Cummings N Ryan 7 55.5
5 GAIT John Hawkes B Shinn (a) 14 55.5
6 SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy C Newitt 5 55.5
7 SWINGING BACHELOR Lee Freedman N Callow 13 55.5
8 MONTFORT Rick Hore-Lacy C Brown 6 55.5
9 NEDIYM'S GLOW Mathew Ellerton D Nikolic 3 53
10 MISS FINLAND David Hayes C Williams 8 53
11 SATIN ROBES Lee Freedman Steven King 4 53
12 MY ONLY HOPE (NZ) Danny O'Brien S Baster 11 53
13 PERSONIFY David Hayes G Boss 2 53
14 GLOBAL START Marc Conners D Moor (a) 1 53

CAUL R8 OAKLEIGH PLATE 1100 M
1 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak J Ford 2 57
2 ECONSUL (NZ) David Hayes C Williams 3 53
3 WHAT'S THE MAIL Mathew Ellerton C D Symons 10 52.5
4 PROPRIETOR Paul Perry S Baster 9 52
5 STRATUM Paul Perry P Mertens 8 52
6 WILDLY John McArdle D Gauci 6 52
7 VIRAGE DE FORTUNE Bruce McLachlan Steven King 7 51.5
8 MISS ANDRETTI David Mueller K N Forrester 12 51.5
9 SNITZEL Gerald Ryan C Newitt 5 51.5
10 SOLAR ANTIQUITY Robbie Griffiths B Shinn (a) 1 51.5
11 GRACE AND POWER David Balfour D Dunn 11 51.5
12 GONSKI Tim Martin C Brown 4 51.5

11 SATIN ROBES Lee Freedman Steven King 4 53
12 MY ONLY HOPE (NZ) Danny O'Brien S Baster 11 53
10 MISS FINLAND David Hayes C Williams 8 53
9 NEDIYM'S GLOW Mathew Ellerton D Nikolic 3 53

RES:3 DUE SASSO Brian Mayfield-Smith N Rawiller 10 55.5
4 WONDERFUL WORLD Bart Cummings N Ryan 7 55.5


1 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak J Ford 2 57
7 VIRAGE DE FORTUNE Bruce McLachlan Steven King 7 51.5
5 STRATUM Paul Perry P Mertens 8 52
12 GONSKI Tim Martin C Brown 4 51.5

RES:9 SNITZEL Gerald Ryan C Newitt 5 51.5
3 WHAT'S THE MAIL Mathew Ellerton C D Symons 10 52.5

11 SATIN ROBES Lee Freedman Steven King 4 53
9 NEDIYM'S GLOW Mathew Ellerton D Nikolic 3 53
3 DUE SASSO Brian Mayfield-Smith N Rawiller 10 55.5
1 NADEEM David Hayes D Dunn 12 55.5


1 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak J Ford 2 57
7 VIRAGE DE FORTUNE Bruce McLachlan Steven King 7 51.5
12 GONSKI Tim Martin C Brown 4 51.5
8 MISS ANDRETTI David Mueller K N Forrester 12 51.5

Will check in sat morn and change if scratchings

DIAMOND
6 SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy C Newitt 5 55.5
11 SATIN ROBES Lee Freedman Steven King 4 53
1 NADEEM David Hayes D Dunn 12 55.5
9 NEDIYM'S GLOW Mathew Ellerton D Nikolic 3 53

Res.
3 DUE SASSO Brian Mayfield-Smith N Rawiller 10 55.5
4 WONDERFUL WORLD Bart Cummings N Ryan 7 55.5
10 MISS FINLAND David Hayes C Williams 8 53

OAKLEIGH
1 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak J Ford 2 57
7 VIRAGE DE FORTUNE Bruce McLachlan Steven King 7 51.5
9 SNITZEL Gerald Ryan C Newitt 5 51.5
12 GONSKI Tim Martin C Brown 4 51.5

Res.
5 STRATUM Paul Perry P Mertens 8 52
10 SOLAR ANTIQUITY Robbie Griffiths B Shinn (a) 1 51.5

It's shaping up for a dose of rain down here I think. Wet track leaders[?]

If it's wet, Virage De Fortune should win easily.

Now it seems to be clearing up !

BD: 3/4/11/9 Sub.7
OAK: 1/9/7/10 Sub.5