4 June 2009
 

PARLAY QUADDY
Today they're all at Riccarton in NZ. Very ordinary horses going around there today. It's a matter of those with fewest convictions.

R2 no3 Night Life
R3 no1 Counter Punch
R4 no3 Nana
R5 no 1 Striding

Friday 5 June 2009
 

AVONDALE
R2 no 4 Bjorn To Keep
R3 no 5 Arose
R4 no6 Spiriting
R8 no 3 Stole

Not much doing today. These look like having a show.

Saturday 6 June 2009
 

TOP 5
BRISBANE
R5 no 16 Rightfully Yours
R6 no 19 Prix Du Sang
R7 no 11 Tinsel Town
R8 no 5 Geeza
ADELAIDE
R6 no 9 Moggaden


SECOND STRINGERS
TRENTHAM
R8 no 1 Herman Munster
R9 no 2 Adjective
TE RAPA
R5 no 13 Shirl's Girl
R6 no 11 Montjee

Value everywhere today if we get a collect.

Sunday 7 June 2009
 

TOP 5

PAKENHAM
R1 no 2 Brookton Mist
R2 no 6 Red Bunting
OAMARU
R5 no 1 Tommasi
R6 no 10 Sea Forever
R9 no 8 Kokiid

7 June 2009
 

TOP 5
MURRAY BRIDGE
R1 no 1 My Big Fat Greek Horse
R3 no 7 Capri Lad
DOOMBEN
R6 no 17 Maurie's Pick
R7 no 17 Willy Clang
R8 no 22 Primeval Demand

Prix Du Sang would've made a bit of difference had she run 3rd instead of 4th on Saturday.

Wednesday 10 June 2009
 

JUMPS QUADDY

TE AROHA
R2 no 9 Cape Le Paul
R3 no 11 Tookaboy
R7 no 6 Brighton Pier
R8 no 7 Tui Kaha

Saturday 13 June 2009
 

TOP 5
ADELAIDE
R1

Saturday 13 June 2009
 

TOP 5
ADELAIDE
R1 no7 Peninsula
MELBOURNE
R3 no 1 Mazzacano
R4 no 4 Yamanaura
AWAPUNI
R4 no 6 In Ya Dreams
R6 no 7 Birchwood Run

SECOND STRINGERS
IPSWICH
R1 no 7 Plenty of Practice
R4 no 13 Syndrome
R6 no 18 Steel Lips
R7 no 15 Tabulate

Sunday 14 June 2009
 

Great spectacle today with five jumping races. Good to see that some people who know what they're talking about have taken the lead here. Well meaning amateurs with more say than their knowledge warranted caused many of the problems they naively thought they were fixing in the preceding season.

WARRNAMBOOL
R1 no 7 Red Bunting
R2 no 8 Bowemma
R3 no 4 Black And Bent
TIMARU (PHAR LAP RACEWAY)
R5 no 3 Sunkai
R6 no 4 Finntorri

Thursday 18 June 2009
 

Have to put these up early. I feel confident. Don't know if this will help the horses though. Watch them closely, you will see them trying their hearts out. They are noble and stoic animals. I like the idea of removing the last jump on the second round. The horses are very tired then. I'd like to see the last 600 metres or so of these races without an obstacle. The last steeple at Oamaru is a horrific jump, even for a horse that isn't tired. Would like to see it removed on the last lap. Don't know if there's any research on which jump claims most horses (i.e. last, 2nd last etc).

WANGANUI
R1 no 4 Blame Me
R2 no 3 Slave Fire
R3 no 5 Sir Heelan
R4 no 5 Brighton Pier
R5 no 1 Lon York

Saturday 20 June 2009
 

A very difficult and even day today but there should be lots of value available. I'm going to parlay these and hope for the best.

TAURANGA
R4 no 3 Desert Lad
R9 no 9 Lutry
R10 no 12 He Kin Roc
MELBOURNE
R1 no 5 Spirit Of Alaton
R2 no 3 Destiny Calls

Saturday 21 June 2009
 

TOP 5
CASTERTON
R3 no 3 Flying Corkscrew
R4 no 1 Al Garhood
R6 nno 1 Laurie's Magic
R7 no 6 Magical Sunday
R8 no 4 Blevic's Belle

SECOND STRINGERS
BENDIGO
R5 no 8 Golden Honey
R6 no 7 Old Mate's Act
R7 no 3 For Bond Only
R8 no 1 Fusaichi Knight

Monday 22 June 2009
 

Terrible results yesterday. Magical Sunday was, ironically, the only placegetter. Hope I can turn things around today. Small is beautiful when taking these bets. I usually just put on 50c win and $1 place for the parlay which costs $46.50. If individual selections are a good price I'll usually have a bit extra on them win only. Jumps showing nice returns but disastrous yesterday. Still, if you're going to have a disaster a small one is the best kind.

TOP 5
SALE
R4 no 2 Chang
R6 no 8 Coronation Diva
R7 no 3 Coppervue
R8 no 6 Marrotta
R9 no 9 Rolngarros

Tuesday 23 June 2009
 

Nice place result yesterday. Let's hope for a repeat or better today.

TOP 5
SCONE
R6 no 1 Kwila's Law
R8 no 6 Brisk Bob
R9 no 10 Konin
KYNETON
R5 no 2 Doctor Gachet
R7 no 11 Te Awamutu

Saturday 27 June 2009
 

Typical solid winter programmes in NZ today.
TOP 5

HASTINGS (NZ)
R3 no 3 Slave Fire
R4 no 1 Governor Bois
R5 no 3 Birchwood Run
R7 no 10 Tookaboy
R8 no 1 Mikemeendaad

SECOND STRINGERS

HASTINGS
R2 no 12 Blame Me
R9 no 4 High Octane
R11 no 11 Sir Dexaler
AVONDALE
R5 no 5 Bindi

Sunday 28 June 2009
 

TOP 5

WARRNAMBOOL
R1 no 10 Gorge
R4 no 5 What An Honour
R6 no 3 Ned's Court
R7 no 5 Star Pirate
R8 no 2 Grey Master

Monday 29 June 2009
 

Nice return for place quadrella yesterday and win double also showed a small profit.

TOP 5
BENALLA
R5 no 3 Bertonic
QUEANBEYAN
R7 no 2 Port Gallery
GUNNEDAH
R8 no 5 Little Holly
R9 no 9 Dance Little Lady
R10 no 5 Melroy

Wednesday 1 July 2009
 

TOP 5 PARLAY
Melbourne
R1 no 1 Spirit Of Alaton
R2 no 1 Yamanaura
Murray Bridge
R1 no 7 Peninsula
Matamata
R6 no 7 Pactus
R7 no 7 Montjee

Thursday 2 July 2009
 

Good result yesterday. Place quaddy paid $203 for $31 outlay. Only unplaced runner, Peninsula, led over last fence and finished 4th. Had he hung on for 3rd it would have been a major payday. Two good winners ($9 and $7) with Pactus and Yamanaura running second. Again, just missed a good pay out but made an acceptable one.
Looking forward to Friday's Te Aroha jumps.

Today's parlay:
Hawera
R4 no 3 Herman Munster
Wyong
R5 no 3 Crystal Club
R7 no 1 Justifier
R8 no 1 Oakfield James

Saturday 4 July 2009
 

TOP 5
TE AWAMUTU
R4 no 4 Walsburgs Leader
R7 no 11 Mr Cool
EAGLE FARM
R8 no 3 Phaze Action
ROSEHILL
R6 no 3 Strat's Flyer
R8 no 1 Anchlais

SECOND STRINGERS
ADELAIDE
R7 no 3 Cybercin
KEMBLA
R6 no 3 Maxim
FLEMINGTON
R4 no 7 Slither
ROSEHILL
R7 no 3 Sherzando
R4 no 7 Slither

Sunday 5 July 2009
 

Can't let a day with jumps races on it pass. Here goes for a little parlay.

TOP 5
CASTERTON
R1 no 7 Zuna
R2 no 1 Satu San
ASHBURTON
R2 no 2 Mr Incredible
R3 no 5 Fire Wing
R4 no 11 Bandit

Sunday 5 July 2009
 

Satu San is a late scratching. Replace with Sirrocean Storm.

Tuesday 7 July 2009
 

TOP 5
BAIRNSDALE
R1 no 5 Oloprey
R2 no 2 First Take
R6 no 8 Honour The Force
R7 no 13 Belong To Peri
R8 no 6 Just Don't ask

SECOND STRING
BAIRNSDALE
R9 no 5 My Chequemate
R10 no 3 Sylconi
CESSNOCK
R6 no 5 Italian Romance
R8 no 6 Carnegie Prince

Friday 10 July
 

These for a little parlay interest today.

RUAKAKA
R3 no 8 Sir Cayden
R4 no 10 Sivivatu
R8 no 13 Carisbrooke
IPSWICH
R7 no 7 Bennike

OH NO, not Ipswich!

I'll have little place parley on your 3 RUAKAKA picks for the place though.

Saturday 11 July 2009
 

TOP 5

TRENTHAM
R1 no 4 Gladstone
R3 no 1 Governor Bois
R4 no 2 Counter Punch
R7 no 1 Mikeemendaad
ADELAIDE
R1 no 4 July

SECOND STRINGERS
MELBOURNE
R1 no 9 Spirit Of Alaton
R2 no 4 Black & Bent
TOOWOOMBA
R4 no 5 Voice Commander
R5 no 9 Palace Lover

Yeah Crash, I just have a small amount on them and dream about them all getting up. Hasn't happened yet but I'm working on it. Still wearing the cloth cap, braces and cardigan at this stage. As a gilded youth I remember in the early editions of Guiness Book Of Records seeing pictures of old codgers (like myself now) smiling grimly after having won millions of pounds for a penny. I'd like to be able to take on an 8 leg parlay for 1cent but the smallest amount you can put on is 50c (I've tried) and this turns into a big outlay thanks to the laws of mathematics.

Wednesday 22 July 2009
 

Using the local library's computer today. I wonder if it makes any difference. Anyway, this one works (probably because it's not Vista). OK, enough of this hateful invective. Time to get down to the business at hand.

TOP 5
PAEROA
R1 no 1 Karlos
R2 no 1 Arose
R4 no 2 Llanaprize
R5 no 6 Tui Kaha
MELBOURNE
R8 no 3 Philda

Saturday 25 July 2009
 

TOP 5
SYDNEY
R5 no 6 Port Gallery
MELBOURNE
R1 no 2 Yamanaura
R4 no 8 Spirit Of Alaton
DOOMBEN
R6 no 2 Zero Rock
ADELAIDE
R6 no 10 Belle Addiction

SECOND STRINGERS

DOOMBEN
R7 no 9 Steel Lips
TERAPA
R3 no 14 Creston
R5 no 16 Slavadaad
R8 no 1 Between Friends

Saturday 1 August 2009
 

TOP 5
RICCARTON
R5 no5 Counter Punch
R7 no 10 Tom's Oscar
R9 no 9 Lunus
R10 no 14 Lonely George
BELMONT
R4 no 6 Black Print

SECOND STRINGERS
DOOMBEN
R1 no 9 Worth Doing
R3 no 1 Deacon
R5 no 8 Kovak
MORPHETTVILLE
R7 no 9 Million Bucks

Sunday 2 August 2009
 

TOP 5
WARRNAMBOOL
R1 no 4 Gorge
R2 no 9 Al Wafi
R3 no 2 Mount Townsend
SUNSHINE COAST
R7 no 3 Pentacity
LAUNCESTON
R5 no 5 Umeaka

Monday 3 August 2009
 

Will go just about anywhere for a punt as witnessed by today's parlay.

DARWIN
R8 Edge Off
R9 Utility
FORBES
R6 Ramelius Gold
R7 no 9 Sir Lara

Wednesday 6 August 2009
 

TOP 5
RICCARTON
R4 no 6 Johnny Rotten
R8 no 2 Birchwood Run
R9 no 13 Monkey Business
R10 no 8 Lonely George
MELBOURNE
R6 no 12 Jungle Heat

Thursday 6 August 2009
 

TOP 5
TE AROHA
R1 no 3 Skandel
R2 no 5 Karlos
R4 no 1 Llana Prize
R5 no 2 Waitete Boy
SALE
R6 no 14 Not Dat Petite

SECOND STRINGERS
COFFS HARBOUR
R5 no 2 Montanus
R6 no 13 Where's Min e
R7 no 15 Outerpole
R8 no 13 Bye Bye Bwuce

Friday 7 August 2009
 

TOP 4

FOXTON
R2 no 4 Vim
R7 no 7 Rangatira
R8 no 2 Fritzy Boy
R9 no 4 Tickles

Saturday 8 August 2009
 

TOP 5
RICCARTON
R1 no 14 Lautenschlager
R7 no 10 Poacher
R10 no 14 Between Friends
ADELAIDE
R2 no 4 July
R4 no 3 Stop The Traffic

SECOND STRINGERS
FLEMINGTON
R6 no 5 Majestical
R8 no 2 Cat's Fun
RANDWICK
R4 no 4 Abbacina
ADELAIDE
R7 no 10 Sellers

Sunday 9 August 2009
 

TOP 5
CAIRNS
R8 no 14 Zedmatic
COLERAINE
R1 no 6 Blevic's Belle
R2 no 9 Tookaboy
R3 no 4 Flying Corkscrew
R5 no 1 Musee D'Goss

Thursday 13 August 2009
 

TOP 5
AWAPUNI
R2 no5 Blame Me
R3 no 4 Elen
R4 no 3 Gladstone
R5 no 1 Gauchito Bastado
R7 no 2 A Dark Horse

Friday 14 August 2009
 

TOP 5
MATAMATA
R1 no 11 Zahalla
R3 no 4 Inquisition
R6 no 2 King Oath
R7 no 1 Altered Image
R8 no 2 Dinari

Saturday 15 August 2009
 

TOP 5
TE RAPA
R1 no 1 Golan's Lass
R4 no 3 Desert Lad
R6 no 11 Sterling Prince
R7 no 9 Sahry's Jewel
R8 no 6 Que Sera

SECOND STRINGERS
MORPHETTVILLE
R7 no 10 Stakhanovite
OTAKI
R9 no 5 Annie's Gun
ROSEHILL
R7 no 4 Enzedex Eagle
CAULFIELD
R6 no 4 Red Ruler

Stakhanovite is a horse who could surprise a few people in the Spring. He's highly consistent and always running on. Currently 300/1 in the Melbourne Cup.

Sahry's Jewel appears to have injury problems but has run his best races fresh. Should be a big price and may fluke it in the small field.