Certainly does. You have to give your top 4 selections.

Well, actually, you don't HAVE to give your top 4 selections, but if you don't, you're giving up a BIG advantage to everyone else in the comp.

Thanks for that info Sports. Now that I'm aware of that I'll take the oppertunity to toss out Headturner for 2nd. after another form look. He is a [false fav.] one pace grinder in what is going to be a sit and sprint Derby without Hotel Grand leading for speed.
Testerfiable goes in and I'm taking a punt Sepia's bruised feet are OK by race time. Last start second coming from last was a blistering sprint, even with a couple of bruised front feet [look out for heartbar or eggbar shoes in gear changes. Had them last start].


Doncaster.
PATEZZA/MYNEMOSYNE/JOHNAN'S TOY/THE LAD [freshened him up I hear]
Sires.
CHURCHILL DOWNS/UNIVERSAL QUEEN/JUST MAMBO/MISS FINLAND
Derby
PRIMUS/SEPIA/SPINNEY/TESTERFIABLE

Sean Bartholomew is quoted as saying "If I can get 4-1 about Headturner in the AJC Australian Derby, I'll be backing that horse to win $100,000".... hmmm

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14 UNIVERSAL QUEEN (NZ) - Bede Murray D Beasley 9 54.5
1 CHURCHILL DOWNS - David Hayes Steven King 11 56.5
12 MISS FINLAND - David Hayes C Williams 8 54.5
13 DE LAGO MIST - David Hayes D Nikolic 4 54.5

2 DIEGO GARCIA - Gai Waterhouse L Cassidy 7 56.5
15 PLAYGROUND EXPRESS - Kelly Schweida C Newitt 2 54.5

RAND R6 AJC AUSTRALIAN DERBY 2400 M
3 HEADTURNER - John Hawkes 6 56.5
1 DE BEERS (NZ) - David Hayes C Williams 13 56.5
2 PRIMUS - John O'Shea D Nikolic 9 56.5
8 SEPIA - Graeme Rogerson J Cassidy 8 56.5

4 TESTAFIABLE - Peter G Moody C Newitt 4 56.5
12 JUJULIO - Gerald Ryan B Stanley 14 56.5


RAND R7 DONCASTER HANDICAP 1600 M
1 LAD OF THE MANOR (NZ) - Roger Hoysted G Childs 9 57.5
5 MALCOLM - John Hawkes 16 52 1.5
7 MNEMOSYNE - John Hawkes 10 51.5
13 JOHAN'S TOY - Guy Walter C Munce 13 50.5


8 APACHE CAT - Greg Eurell C Newitt 12 51
10 RACING TO WIN - John O'Shea G Boss 14 51
11 ROSDEN - Roslyn Day A Patterson 15 51

Bartholomew was also grandstanding about his bet in the Slipper to win an 'easy' $190,000 on Boom Time Savings:-)
Headturner might be the lay of the day just like Casino Prince was in the Slipper. No big punters wanted 'any' price on him. They couldn't give him away although the owner of Spotingbet took him to win $300k for the place:-)

Churchill Downs
Down the Wicket
De Lago Mist
Miss Finland
(sub: universal queen)

Spinney
Headturner
De Beers
Primus
(sub: sepia)

Oh no, not RAIN [melb. too]!!!

I think I'll just leave my tips as they are

Saturday:

RAND R5 SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES 1400 M
12 MISS FINLAND - David Hayes C Williams 8 54.5
2 DIEGO GARCIA - Gai Waterhouse L Cassidy 7 56.5
3 CASINO PRINCE - Anthony Cummings J Cassidy 10 56.5
13 DE LAGO MIST - David Hayes D Nikolic 4 54.5

Reserves:
1 CHURCHILL DOWNS - David Hayes Steven King 11 56.5
6 MENTALITY - John Hawkes 12 56.5
8 MY MIDDI - Marc Conners Ms K O'Hara (a) 6 56.5

RAND R6 AJC AUSTRALIAN DERBY 2400 M
2 PRIMUS - John O'Shea D Nikolic 9 56.5
5 SPINNEY - John Hawkes 7 56.5
1 DE BEERS (NZ) - David Hayes C Williams 13 56.5
3 HEADTURNER - John Hawkes 6 56.5

Reserves
4 TESTAFIABLE - Peter G Moody C Newitt 4 56.5
8 SEPIA - Graeme Rogerson J Cassidy 8 56.5
6 SUMAC - Kevin Moses D Beasley 3 56.5

Monday:

RAND R7 DONCASTER HANDICAP 1600 M
10 RACING TO WIN - John O'Shea G Boss 14 51
7 MNEMOSYNE - John Hawkes 10 51.5
8 APACHE CAT - Greg Eurell C Newitt 12 51
9 BENTLEY BISCUIT - Gai Waterhouse D Beasley 1 51

Reserves:
2 DESERT WAR - Gai Waterhouse L Cassidy 5 57
11 ROSDEN - Roslyn Day A Patterson 15 51
12 UTZON - Les Bridge J Cassidy 8 51

AJC Sires Produce
1. Miss Finland
2. Excites
3. Universal Queen
4. Mentality

Subs
Casino Prince
Down the Wicket

AJC Australian Derby
1. Headturner
2. Dream Ballad
3. Sumac
4. Spinney

Subs
Sepia
Goldtown

Doncaster Handicap
1. Apache Cat
2. Johan's Toy
3. Lad of the Manor
4. Utzon

Subs
Malcolm
Patezza

SIRES PRODUCE
12 MISS FINLAND
1 CHURCHILL DOWNS
13 DE LAGO MIST
6 MENTALITY
SUBS 3,5

DERBY
9 DREAM BALLAD
5 SPINNEY
1 DE BEERS
8 SEPIA
SUBS 2,11

DONCASTER
1 LAD
7 MNEMOSYNE
5 MALCOLM
8 APACHE CAT
SUBS 2,4

LEROY