I managed to sneak away with my reputation intact last time I had a roughies posting. It was a bit nervewracking, however, having runs of outs approaching three figures. Nevertheless, a win is a win and I'm taking it. I'm going to try and slow the capitulation and pick what I think are the best of the worst going around. Sometimes you come across undistinguished races with lots of undistinguished horses in which one is a very long price even though its form is on an undistinguished par with its opponents. That's the kind of horse I'm looking for.

EAGLE FARM
Race 1 no 8 All Our Way
Race 8 no 20 Logie

MORPHETTVILLE
R7 no 14 Moggaden

Moggaden went OK last week being photoed out of 3rd (paying $17 place). He's an underrated horse although I think he needs a rest now. Watch for him first up. His record over the short courses isn't bad. This was his first campaign as a stayer.

Will try these as a treble this week. All are at Morphettville Parks:
R2 no 8 Miss Newnham
R3 no 9 Sadayakko
R4 no 3 Amyjaye Power

All terrible runs last week. Let's see how these go.
RICCARTON
R7 no 12 Pinch
ADELAIDE
R3 no 10 Meadow Star
R4 no 8 Spirited Princess

You could make a case for each of these today. Let's face it, there are some people who still believe the earth is flat. Cash in your Harbour Bridge shares and get on these!

OAKBANK
R8 no 19 He's A Hound Dog
DOOMBEN
R2 no 10 Whitemore
R9 no 8 Drumshanbo

He's A Hound Dog scratched at the barrier last week.
Three you can either despise or cheer home today are:
MELBOURNE
Race 5 Offenbach (41/1 prepost)
Race 7 Cross The Start (51/1 prepost)
BRISBANE
Race 2 Tell 'Em It's Easy (61/1 prepost)
Nice treble would return $120, 000 for your dollar.

Missed the $120, 000 last time. Confident of making amends with my $7 today.

SYDNEY
Race 2 no 5 Kirinata
Race 9 no 5 Innings
Melbourne
Race 4 no 1 Beltrois

Managed a placegetter with Beltrois. Was 19/1 prepost but got in and paid $2.6 the place.
Will try these non - winning types today and hope for the best. Wouldn't recommend more than $1 or $0.5 parlay though.

BRISBANE
R7 no 2 Fulmonti
(Around 10/1 - sometimes produces lightning finish but over more distance; fresh, nice price and small field; age may have dimmed sprint but worth a small go.)

ADELAIDE
R1 no 7 Heza Houndog
(Abysmal figures but has been beating more than half the field home in big fields in low grade; perhaps he can struggle into a place this time in small and limited field at very long odds.)
R3 no 4 Governor Bois
(Did little first up but overall jumps record is good. Only a tiny horse so he doesn't have to carry a lot of his own weight around. May return to his last preparation form. One of those things we will only know after the event [profound, I know].)

Time to make myself the target of derision for another week. This time $3.50 each way gets us $43,000. Last week Heza Houndog went close to a place which would've just about covered outlays.

MELBOURNE
Race 6 Our Palarchie (51/1 prepost on IAS)
(Placed 5 of last 6 in weaker company.)

Race 7 Tuscan Fire ($51/1 on IAS)
(Learning the trade in the country. Slowly improved each run and these are not established city horses.)

Sydney
Race 6 Hidden Kisses ($31/1 on IAS)
(Good record in inferior class)

So much good racing today I've decided to have two three leg parlays.
Parlay 1
Caulfield
R6 Savquaw (thereabouts type of horse at 61/1)
R8 Delyara (overall form is handy and showing 26/1 in very average company)
Randwick
R5 Slapstick (genuine improver who may show up at 51/1)
At the quoted odds a 50cent ($ 3.50 total) parlay would get you $43, 000.

Parlay 2
Caulfield
R7 Avoca Street (Honest type and 17/1)
Randwick
R8 Scouting Wide (Has a touch of brilliance though essentially a staying type - 12/1)
Doomben
R7 Machination (41/1 Honest but finds it hard to win. Seldom far away though.
If all 3 salute the $1 return is $9, 827.
Best other bolter is Oak Heart (31/1) in Caulfield race 4.

Delyarra gave a whimper last time in and rounded off my Trifecta in the Tipping Competition run on this site.

I suggest if you are looking at this you should enter the weekly comps. They are easy to put on, cost nothing and offer great prizes ($50 and up to $200).
Added to that, if you are an egotistical narcissistic fop like myself you get to strut around in a pavonine manner for a week before the inevitable unceremonial plucking and roasting.
Just click where it says FREE TIPPING COMPETITIONS FORUM.

Okay, this week our $1 plunge ($14 really when linked win and place) returns us $22, 900 at current IAS win bet odds.

Brisbane
Race 7 no 2 Temple Of Boom
(Very handy youngster who will probably be shorter than the current 12/1)
Race 8 no 1 Fulmonti
(He's a horse that is very capable on his day. Considered better over more ground but can produce a lightning finish when in the mood. Currently 41/1)
Melbourne
Race 8 no 3 Figure Of Speech
(Form early in a preparation in NZ is okay. He is hard to catch but 41/1 is overs I think.)