York(WR) FINE /FAST
Scratchings
Race 1 5 - Mr Radar, 6 - Rustic Sovereign, 14 - Miss Maybelle
Race 2 12 - Edwina's Choice
Race 3 Nil
Race 4 13 - Happy Lover
Race 5 2 - About Carla, 6 - My Grenadier
Race 6 5 - Highway Thunder, 6 - Exstra, 13 - Valley Lady
Race 7 6 - Grand Merlot, 12 - Sharlington Ace

Thanks La Mer! :)

I see some of my selections are out :(

I'll be back later with subs ;)

Nice effort Davi!

1st 3.50 Doc O' War 7 56.5 Jason Whiting 1 1:33:06
2nd 21 Lighting Luka 8 56.5 55 Jessica Valas 2 2 1/4 L 1:33:40
3rd 5 She's Beaut 5 55 53 Gerahd De Bari 3 2 3/4 L 1:33:47
4th 2 Mantos Blancos (*) 4 56.5 Alana Sansom 4 2 3/4 L 1:33:5

Cheers SunsetCoast :)

York Thursday
 

R7
3 PROFAIR 1st
7 OLD VALUE 6th
12 SHARLINGTON ACE SCR
4 JACKS HIGH 2nd
5 GOLD CITY BOY last

1st 3 PROFAIR D LUCIANI $9.20 $2.30
2nd 4 JACKS HIGH P KING $3.60
Quinella 3-4 $54.20
Exacta 3-4 $121.40

York Thursday
 

R5
2 ABOUT CARLA ** SCR
3 TWIN CITY GIRL last
8 SOOTY THE SWEEP 2nd
1 FORT LAVINIA 1st

1st 1 FORT LAVINIA J CLAITE $15.90 $4.10
2nd 8 SOOTY THE SWEEP P KING $1.70
Quinella 1-8 $45.50
Exacta 1-8 $147.60

York Thursday
 

R2
4 MANTOS BLANCOS 4th
3 LIGHTING LUKA 2nd
1 DOC O' WAR 1st
11 SHE'S BEAUT 3rd



Quinella 1-3 $29.30
Exacta 1-3 $69.80
Trifecta 1-3-11 $441.80

Looks like you did ok yesterday Davi, good form!

Perth Stakes
 

1100 Metres Minimum 53 kg

1 Fighting Fox (B) 10 CL2 57 Link Robertson D T Mc Auliffe
2 Just Les (B) 4 CL5 56 Paul Harvey P J Giadresco
3 Dance Works (B) 9 CL1 55.5 Steven Parnham N D Parnham
4 Trochee (B) 2 CL1 55.5 Shaun O'Donnell D Thom
5 Canny Jack 7 CL1 55 Jason Whiting G E Daly
6 It Will Do 5 CL1 54.5 William Pike R C Mc Pherson
7 Rich Ken (B) 6 MDN 54 Brad Parnham N D Parnham
8 Chesta Piniton (*) 8 MDN SCRATCHED
9 Diggerainslie 1 MDN 53.5 Noel Rudland I S Glading
10 Oroya Gold 3 MDN SCRATCHED

Perth Stakes
 

JUST LES $2.90
CANNY JACK $3.20
FIGHTING FOX $5.50
IT WILL DO $5.50
DANCE WORKS $7.50
RICH KEN $21.00
TROCHEE $26.00
DIGGERAINSLIE $31.00
CHESTA PINITON SCR
OROYA GOLD SCR

PR1 Perth Stakes
5-1-2-6-7-3

Ditto :)

Gimcrack Stakes
 

1100 Metres Minimum 53 kg

1 Paris Petard 2 CL4 58.5 Shaun Mc Gruddy F R Kersley
2 Ravinia 7 CL1 54.5 Paul Harvey T M Andrews
3 Miss Velvet (B) 6 CL1 53.5 Jason Whiting G E Daly
4 Timeless Star 3 CL1 53.5 Brad Parnham N D Parnham
5 Brocky's Ace 4 CL1 53 Paul King L A Smith
6 Glenn's Girl 5 MDN 53 Troy Turner T M Andrews
7 See To Believe (*) 1 MDN 53 Steven Parnham G W Webster (Snr.)
8 Sleepwalk 9 MDN 53 Shaun O'Donnell J A Fell
9 Translate 8 MDN 53 Jessica Valas S R Bates

PR2 Gimcrack Stakes
1-2-3-6-5-4

NIVEA VISAGE STAKES - 1100M
 

1 YELL John Hawkes D Beadman 9 58.5
2 SNIPPETSON John O'Shea G Boss 1 54
3 MUSTARD John McNair J Cassidy 3 53.5
4 KING REX Tom Mulholland D Beasley 5 53
5 VIONNETO Guy Walter J Innes 10 53
6 SHANNON BANK Joseph Pride Dale Spriggs 6 52
7 CINQUE CENTO Tony Wildman C Williams 11 52
8 DENMARKET Gerald Ryan M Rodd 12 52
9 PICKET FENCE John Hawkes R M Quinn 8 52
10 MYSTICAL RING (NZ) Anne-Marie Moller M J Walker 2 52
11 GLOBAL ONE Guy Walter Z Purton 4 52
12 COME IN SPANNER Tony Karakatsanis J Ford 7 52

NIVEA VISAGE STAKES - WA EW ODDS
 

SNIPPETSON $3.60
VIONNETO $5.50
MUSTARD $8.00
KING REX $9.00
GLOBAL ONE $9.00
YELL $11.00
SHANNON BANK $11.00
DENMARKET $11.00
PICKET FENCE $13.00
MYSTICAL RING $15.00
CINQUE CENTO $35.00
COME IN SPANNER $51.00

NIVEA VISAGE STAKES
 

The West Aussie DENMARKET and the top-weight YELL look to be excellent EW value in this.

Include them both with SNIPPETSON and MUSTARD in your multies.

RON DAVIS CARPETS HANDICAP - 2040M
 

1 ZIPPING Graeme Rogerson Ms N Beriman (a3) 6 59.5
2 HOLY BOUNTY Lee Freedman B J Melham (a1.5) 11 53.5
3 MR SPLINTERS Tony Vasil B Shinn (a0) 9 53
4 DA CAPO Louise Bonella Ms B Dunn (a3) 2 53
5 BENEVOLE Brian Walsh N Mehmet (a3) 8 53
6 SATINSPIN (NZ) Robert Smerdon R Maloney (a1.5) 10 53
7 OSCA ERIC Sally Anne Horsley Ms S Wynne 4 53
8 DERRINGER John Salanitri D Moor (a1.5) 7 53
9 AWAKENING Rick Harrison 1 53
10 CAMPAIGN Peter Harrison D Gauci 5 53
11 EASY PLAN Ken Keys R McLeod 3 53
12 MOLOTOV Jim Conlan 12 53

RON DAVIS CARPETS HANDICAP
 

The West Aussie HOLY BOUNTY is the one to beat in this. DA CAPO the main danger.

Anchor them with ZIPPING, MR SPLINTERS, SATINSPIN and DERRINGER in your multies.

Melvista Stakes
 

1 Scenic Shot 1 OPN 57 Paul Harvey D L Morton
2 Raise A Call 10 OPN 56 Jason Whiting P J Giadresco
3 Another Clanger (X) 16 OPN 55.5 Steven Parnham N D Parnham
4 Jinx King (B) 15 CL3 54.5 Dion Luciani A D Mathews
5 Aknightus 13 MDN 53.5 Jessica Valas B M Dudley
6 Cairnduff (B) 9 CL1 SCRATCHED
7 Cats Fun (B) 4 CL2 53.5 William Pike M J Grant
8 Dr Ascot (B) 11 MDN 53.5 Paul King S R Bates
9 Dr Bravado 8 CL2 53.5 Brad Parnham N D Parnham
10 Impact Rating 5 CL2 53.5 David O'Heare R N Harvey (Jnr.)
11 Lizardis (B) 12 MDN 53.5 Troy Turner F R Kersley
12 Mr Diagnosis 6 CL1 53.5 Shaun Mc Gruddy F R Kersley
13 Obuasi (B) 14 MDN 53.5 Shaun O'Donnell F R Kersley
14 Rort The System (B) 2 CL1 53.5 Kevin Forrester R B Rogers
15 Rosskaen (B) 3 CL1 53.5 T. Ikenushi M J Sheehy (Snr.)
16 Skydane 7 CL1 53.5 Link Robertson J Gangemi

NIVEA VISAGE STAKES
 

Denmarket most likely not suited by the track condition today, sportsmad. Agree Yell looks a strong chance.

The one I like most is King Rex. Goes well first-up, good trial win recently, drawn well and goes OK Rosehill.

RON DAVIS CARPETS HANDICAP
 

I'm with you this race, sportsmad. Holy Bounty and Da Capo do look the main chances. Also like Osca Eric. Not the greatest win strike rate but does like Moonee Valley.

Ventured West
 

Ascot Saturday...

Huge jump in class for the former Victorian galloper EGOTISM in race 3. Nice WA debut to run 2nd at Bunbury but that was a maiden. Must be showing connections something to be brought to the city for her next start. Perhaps a place.

Ex Victorian mare MARANELLO MISS makes her WA debut in race 5. Not renowned for her first-up performances and only trial in WA was well beaten. Give her a few runs.

The former NSW galloper DR LOANE will line-up for his 3rd start in WA in race 7. With 2 runs under his belt and the step up in distance could surprise.

Former Victorian gelding Tom Coureuse race 8, showed early speed at his first start in WA over 1200M at Ascot. Not beaten far that day and will be improved by the run.

P Harvey - Sat. Ascot
 

The champion hoop may not ride a winner today.
R1 Just Les - looks the leader and be hard to run down. Could be some pressure though which would help Canny Jack to run him down.
R2 Ravinia - was left standing by Paris Petard last start, meets that filly much better at the weights but I think another miss for Harvey.
R3 Scopaciri - Could lead from out there but might have to work a little. With a big field it's a good risk.
R4 Action Pak - 58.5kg, even field, many runners, even though well drawn is worth betting against.
R6 Scenic Shot - clearly his best chance, looks the winner. Problem could be getting a clear run as he might be cluttered up from bar 1. Won't be betting in the race as it'll be too short but not confident about anything else.
R8 Real Halo - Was a 'cushy' win last start, was outside the leader(surprise) in a slowly run race. Harvey has jumped off Raw Metal which is a pointer but might not be enough.

speed rating tip ASCOT saturday
 

Sat 25 Mar 2006 LAY R7#3 Stanz The Man. This 3yo upset the applecart last time when beating more favoured runners when pinched break on turn and returned 98 rating. Today his max is 100. Winner prediction is 104. Stanz has a tough assignment to race on the speed and win today. Confident lay.

You can read my strategy for laying runners on my just-for-fun site;
http://home.kooee.com.au/chops/

Good punting. Go Railings!
Aaron

Ascot Today
 

Weather: Fine
Track: Good
Rail: 12 Metres
Penetrometer: 6.2

Scratched:

PR 1 CHESTA PINITON Tab No. 8
PR 1 OROYA GOLD Tab No. 10
PR 3 PHARAOH'S SON Tab No. 17
PR 3 PANARIUM Tab No. 18
PR 4 NIKITA BLUE Tab No. 8
PR 4 OLD VALUE Tab No. 17
PR 4 RAMIRO Tab No. 19
PR 4 ACES FOR AMBER Tab No. 20
PR 5 SILVER SEAM Tab No. 2
PR 6 CAIRNDUFF Tab No. 6
PR 7 TRIB Tab No. 16
PR 8 REAL HALO Tab No. 3
PR 8 KILFENORA LAD Tab No. 16
PR 8 ROBOTIC Tab No. 17
PR 8 ORICA Tab No. 18

PERTH STAKES - Current Fixed Odds
 

CANNY JACK $2.10
FIGHTING FOX $3.80
IT WILL DO $5.00
DANCE WORKS $7.50
RICH KEN $12.00
TROCHEE $21.00
DIGGERAINSLIE $35.00
JUST LES SCR
CHESTA PINITON SCR
OROYA GOLD SCR

PERTH STAKES
 

CANNY JACK MOST impressive!

CANNY JACK
 

..he did it so eazily!! looks very good!

GIMCRACK STAKES
 

..Paris Petard also very impressive..looking forward to the clash!!

Yep! Should be a great duel!!

What performance was best?
 

1 2.15 Canny Jack 5 55 Jason Whiting 7 6 1 1:05:57 (34:97)

1 2.15 Paris Petard 2 58.5 Shaun Mc Gruddy 6 6 1 1:05:36 (34:23)

On times and weight you could conclude that Paris Petard was the better run of the two today, but just how much did they each have up their sleeve?

Wouldn't be writing off Ravinia! Her run today behind Paris Petard good also.

The Pontiff
 

Excellent call anchor, the pontiff doesn't go winless too often!

On the ball westwinners! still don't believe the odds that were on offer for Lord Lonsdale, shooting for (and getting) 5 wins on the trot!

grey matter wrap-up
 

The best performances for the greys yesterday at Ascot were It Will Do (2nd 6/1), Diamond Grey (2nd 30/1) and So Long Syd (3rd 20/1).

Melvista Stakes
 

1 5.50 Cats Fun (B) 4 53.5 William Pike 4 3 1 2:17:76 (35:81)
2 9 Impact Rating 5 53.5 David O'Heare 6 10 2 SNK 2:17:83 (35:36)
3 17 Mr Diagnosis 6 53.5 Shaun Mc Gruddy 1 1 3 1 1/4 L 2:17:97 (36:01)
4 1.75 Scenic Shot 1 57 Paul Harvey 13 11 4 1 3/4 L 2:18:06 (35:35)


Scenic Shot wasn’t handicapped to win this race and with his inside draw and the rail out 12 Metres it should have been obvious to most pro-punters that this was the race he would lose.

It will be a different matter in the Derby when we get back to the set weights!

Notwithstanding the race was a Set Weights & Penalties race, you comments are interesting FD, ones I would be like to know more about in a more detailed manner. The reason being that according to the handicapper's own ratings Scenic Shot was rated 9.5kgs above any other runner in the race yet only had to give a maximum of 3.5kgs.

Ventured West
 

Ran 3rd at WA debut beaten 1 1/4 lens. Fitter and 1200 today (race 6) should suit.

ROBBO'S ROUGHIES
 

KALGOORLIE R3 Horses 4 FRED CONQUISTADOR 7 UNIVERSAL PRAYER 10 EBONY EXPRESS 4x8
12 JUDGE THE FACTS 4x6