Pretty damn good call... I had him rated 2nd behind Let Go Thommo

Cheers and well done yourself xptdriver and yeh way over the odds! :)

Did you get on purplepassion?

Jarnot
 

yeh just! damn computer decided to reboot while I placing my bet...just checked and I did get on...phew!!..out to $15 in the end...place divi not all that brilliant..

Ascot today
 

LIQUOR BARONS ADVANTAGE CLUB HANDICAP (9)

KIM INVADER
SOLAR IMPACT
TAPDOG
BALTIC BOY
VIE FOR VANITY

CROWN OAKS
 

Not surprisingly Imaginaire has blown out in betting (WA fixed) for the Oaks. Most likely won’t even start.

IMAGINAIRE - $201.00

Albany tomorrow
 

R1 Dame Sofia
R2 Highbury Belle
R3 Whipbird
R4 Xylafonic
R5 Piednippie Boy
R6 Highway Thunder
R7 Permanent Grin

grey matter wrap-up
 

Finished in front with the greys yesterday - Starofken (4th), Bay Of Smiles (2nd just beaten), Tribulot (3rd), The Gray Bear (scr), Danny Blue (1st), Jarnot (1st - $15 WA) and The Black Cigar (9th).

Classy Grace
 

Nice run to finish 2nd behind Belle Bizarre yesterday at Ascot. Ran on well and even fitter for that run.

grey matter
 

Lord Plantagenet (1st), Another Mary (2nd) and Norfolk Song (6th) make up a smallish grey brigade at Albany today.

Solid win Testafiable don’t know what happened to Deregulate, Denmarket not racing as well as he could finished mid field.

Miss Andretti
 

The Fighting Tigress takes on her biggest challenge yet, Tuesday’s Winterbottom – what a bottler of a field – fingers crossed!

Ascot track revamp
 

$6.2 million has been spent revamping the Ascot track to ensure that Ascot’s last Perth Cup debacle will never happen again. Heavier than normal rainfall last winter and spring led to a large section of the Ascot track becoming waterlogged, not fully recovering and throwing the Ascot summer season into turmoil.

The revamp started with the entire track being torn up. A large amount of junk was removed from under the track and the sudden rise at the end of the straight is now gone, replaced by a gentle incline over its length. An old clay wall thought responsible for the water-logging is gone and Perth racing purchased its own turf farm and grew its own kikuyu which now forms the surface foundation for the entire track.

There is drainage every 9M, five large pumps to remove excess water from the lake (inside the track) when it flows from these drains and a 5 degree camber on the curves to enhance speed around the bends. At all distances Ascot is now capable of taking at least two more runners in the field. Ascot is now the second widest track in Oz! Well done to all those involved ! :)

MC
 

Going for the Japanese horse EYE POPPER. Gave MAKYBE DIVA 2.5kg in the Tenno Sho (3200m) not beaten far by the Diva. Huge 6.5kg turnaround should make the difference Tuesday. Then not much between MAKYBE DIVA, VINNIE ROE, RAILINGS and LEICA FALCON for the minor spoils.
PORTLAND SINGA and BAZELLE my roughies.
Don’t rule out the WA owned DIZELLE all together but on best maybe a place.

Albany 1 Tony's Of Albany Maiden
 

(5) Mr Wisby
(9) Dame Sofia
(2) Century Metal
(8) Broccodile
(12) Painted Belle

Albany 1 Tony's Of Albany Maiden
 

Quinella
2-8 $18.60
Exacta
2-8 $24.50
Trifecta
2-8-5 $124.00

Albany 2 Caruso Maiden
 

(2) Matin Rouge
(8) Highbury Belle
(6) Driven A Dodge
(4) Another Mary
(1) Clunky Hero

Albany 2 Caruso Maiden
 

Quinella
1-8 $8.80
Exacta
1-8 $17.10
Trifecta
1-8-6 $53.90

Albany 3 BOCELLI Hcp
 

(3) Overmaster
(1) Paris Raider
(4) Whipbird
(5) Buduga Miss
(2) Peronista

Albany 3 BOCELLI Hcp
 

Quinella
1-4 $4.70
Exacta
1-4 $14.80
Trifecta
1-4-5 $61.20

Albany 4 Dymesbury Chester Pass Lunchbar Maiden
 

(13) Xylafonic
(3) Some Secret
(2) Gimme The News
(8) Hi Toni
(9) Nurse By Day

ROYAL JADE
 

Didn’t get warm but still worth the watch

Albany 4 Dymesbury Chester Pass Lunchbar Maiden
 

Quinella
11-13 $39.20
Exacta
13-11 $39.30
Trifecta
13-11-3 $413.10

Albany 5 Pavarotti Sprint
 

(5) Mon Titan Bay
(4) Boy Canny Go
(1) Metallurgy
(9) Solarus
(8) Salveson

ROBBO’S ROUGHIES
 

CR5 Horses 6 HEAPS OF CLASS 7 KENTUCKY LEGEND - Suggested stake 6 x 14

mumble..mumble..mumble…Grrrr..Grrrr…GRRR!! :(

Group II Winterbottom Stakes 1200 Metres
 

1 Hardrada (B) 4 OPN 57.5 Dion Luciani L P Luciani
2 Red Hannigan (B) 10 OPN 57.5 Troy Turner A D Mathews
3 Main Stage 19 OPN 57.5 Jessica Valas L Smith
4 Mapperholic 12 OPN 57.5 Peter Hall S J Wolfe
5 Early Express 13 OPN 57.5 Jason Whiting P J Giadresco
6 Blinded 6 OPN 57.5 Shaun Mc Gruddy C A Stelmach
7 Changing Lanes (B) 9 OPN 57.5 John Claite R C Mc Pherson
8 Hotel Casuarina 15 OPN 57.5 Patrick Carbery N D Parnham
9 Rescuer (B) 18 OPN 57.5 Paul Harvey T M Andrews
10 Wire Detonator (*) 7 OPN 57.5 William Pike S L Miller
11 Wild Target (B) 17 OPN 57.5 Lucas Camilleri C A Stelmach
12 Legend Express 8 OPN 57.5 Jason Miller C G Willis
13 Avenida Madero (B) 5 OPN 55 Jason Brown J P Taylor
14 Ellicorsam 11 OPN 55 Stephen Miller S L Miller
15 Stir Pak (B) 1 OPN 55 Jeff Noske J G Parker
16 Miss Andretti 14 OPN 55 Kevin Forrester D B Mueller
17 Volition (B) E 1 3 OPN 57.5 Peter Knuckey P H Jordan
18 Mafeking E 2 2 OPN 57.5 Alana Sansom M W Pateman
19 Classic Chevron E 3 16 OPN 55 A G Durrant

WA FIXED (EW) WINTERBOTTM STKS
 

ELLICORSAM $2.60
MISS ANDRETTI $6.00
AVENIDA MADERO $6.50
BLINDED $12.00
RESCUER $12.00
WILD TARGET $12.00
MAPPERHOLIC $16.00
WIRE DETONATOR $16.00
EARLY EXPRESS $21.00
CHANGING LANES $21.00
HARDRADA $35.00
RED HANNIGAN $35.00
HOTEL CASUARINA $35.00
CLASSIC CHEVRON (3E) $35.00
LEGEND EXPRESS $51.00
VOLITION (1E) $71.00
STIR PAK $101.00
MAFEKING (2E) $101.00
MAIN STAGE $201.00

WINTERBOTTM STKS
 

Well Elli is VERY short!!
First run back from an injury enforced spell TOO short for me!
Lots of value others, get in while you can cause won't be surprised if Elli DRIFTS!!!

Albany 5 Pavarotti Sprint
 

Quinella
4-5 $3.20
Exacta
5-4 $10.80
Trifecta
5-4-1 $26.20
Quartet
5-4-1-6 $101.40

Albany 6 Sky Channel Provincial Challenge Series Heat
 

(5) Carrallen Glow
(2) Titcherman
(8) Highway Thunder
(3) Mica Star
(7) Skydad

Whats wrong with Miss Andretti and Wire Detonator? They would have a fair chance in that field?

Winterbottom Stakes
 

Nothing wrong with their chances at all xptdriver :)
I agree with Modem. Elli is way under the odds for what looks to me to be one of the best sprint races we've seen in Perth for a while.

Albany 6 Sky Channel Provincial Challenge Series Heat
 

Quinella
2-8 $5.50
Exacta
8-2 $11.00
Trifecta
8-2-3 $27.20
Quartet
8-2-3-5 $184.00

Albany 7 Motel Le Grande Handicap
 

(9) Ivory Fan
(1) Permanent Grin
(3) Del's Echo
(11) Ulster Miss
(12) Vintage Reign

Albany 7 Motel Le Grande Handicap
 

1st 12 VINTAGE REIGN MS M WEISZBACH $12.50 $2.90
2nd 9 IVORY FAN DAMIAN MILLER $2.70
Quinella
9-12 39.80
Exacta
12-9 89.00
Trifecta
12-9-6 1367.60
Quartet
12-9-6-1 Carryover

Race 1 Starofken – 4th follow
Race 2 Pride Of Surtee – unplaced fav very disappointing
Race 3 Mas Merah – 5th not beaten far
Race 4 West Love – 2nd every chance
Race 5 Cracker Thunder – unplaced disappointing effort
Race 6 Nevabawc – unplaced shade disappointing
Race 7 Intowishin – unplaced up with them early will be improved
Race 8 Let Go Thommo – 4th blanket finish, has the bubble burst
Race 9 Baltic Boy – 2nd just nabbed

WAKEFUL STAKES
 

Got the quinella with top 2 and the winner paid $15

Looks like you did OK at Albany today westman, enjoy! :)

LET GO THOMMO
 

Not sure ? Was drawn wide. Lets see how he goes next time. Nominated for the last Ascot Tues.