Possible good news for WA racegoers.

Damien Oliver is weighing up his options in Perth before deciding if he will ride at Sandown's Eclipse Stakes race meeting later this month after having 5 meetings shaved off his 20-meeting Melbourne Cup suspension.

"He is putting out a few feelers to see if it is worth going over there or staying here," his manager has reported.

Marasco, trained by Fred Kersley, could be in Oliver's sights especially as he had a successful association with the Kersley-trained champion Northerly, winning 3 Melbourne Group I races on him 2001, including the Cox Plate.

grey matter
 

At Pinjarra today the grey brigade consist of Akhenhome in the 1st and Western Crown in the 2nd. In the 3rd we have Blue Tribu, New Found Glory and Macelle. Tribal Lord in the 5th and Fluke in the 8th.

Pinjarra Thur 16th
 

R1 3-Brother Blue 2-Armed Response
R2 7-Star Risca 5-Secret Enigma 2-Danby Wiske
R3 9-True Laser 6-New Found Glory
R4 3-Molfetta 13-Perfect Angel
R5 1-Lord Willo 5-Rosey View
R6 1-Lord Spice 2-Serpara
R7 3-Belarus 7-Danish Sea
R8 1-Ready Freddy 11-Revilo

Melbourne get's the bum's rush, he is staying in Perth and then heading to Hong Kong. I don't know how they do it these jockeys,it's one thing resisting roasts and sangers but all that chinese tucker would drive me crazy!

Oliver already booked to ride Scenic Shot in the Railway

Fruit 'N' Veg Stakes Noms
 

$405,000 FRUIT ‘N’ VEG STAKES (Group I) to be run at Ascot on SATURDAY DECEMBER 9, 2006 - 1800m

=============== VIC 9 ===============

Confectioner 6g
Forest Spy 5g
Modaney 7g
Niconero 5g
Rockford Bay 5g
Polar Bear(Gb) 7g
Purde 4m
Roman Arch 8g
Valedictum 6g

=============== WA 52 ===============

Always A Devil 4g
Banner Storm 4g
Belle Bizarre 5m
Black Tom 6h
Blinded 8g
Briefman 5g
Calico Blue 4m
Cape North(Nz) 4h
Capuchin 3c
Daka's Gem 7g
Dead Eye Dick 7g
Dr John 5g
Electic 5g
Empire Dancer 5m
Foxy Boy 4g
French Favorite 3f
Garbo's Storm 5g
Guyno(Nz) 3g
Hardrada 7g
Hartleys Dream 6g
Hi On Love 4m
Idyllic Prince 4g
Kenviel 3g
Kim Invader 5g
Laetare 6g
Local Legend 5g
Lucasdemandas 3g
Mansion House 3g
Marasco 4g
Mr Diagnosis 4g
Mr Sandgroper 6g
Old Sage 4g
Oroya Gold 3c
Our Fuji Mak 7g
Re Enforcing 7g
Rescuer 7g
Rich Ken 3g
Ripped 4g
Royal Drive 5m
Scenic Shot 4g
Sir Chalmers 5g
Solar Impact 6g
Stormed Out 4h
Stringmaster 5g
Thermo King 6g
Timeless Star 3f
Trochee 3g
Vain Crusader 3g
West River Charley 5g
Wild Target 5g
Woodala 6m
Zoometric 7g

***** TOTAL NOMINATIONS ARE: 61 *****

Winterbottom Stakes Noms
 

$254,000 WINTERBOTTOM STAKES (Group II) to be run at Ascot on SATURDAY DECEMBER 9, 2006 1200m

=============== WA 25 ===============

Banner Storm 4g
Blessed Sue 5m
Call Me Henry 8g
Dee Picked 4g
Desiarnez 4g
Electic 5g
Euclassy Thing 5g
Fleeting Angel 4m
Great Nation 5g
Homme 4g
Is Amazing 5m
Local Legend 5g
Lucasdemandas 3g
Lyrical Queen 6m
Marasco 4g
Metallic Storm 4m
Real Mak 3g
Stormed Out 4h
Tarzi 4g
Tip The Angel 4m
Vain Crusader 3g
Western Tycoon 8g
Yaya Lad 4g
Zanella 6m
Rescuer 7g



***** TOTAL NOMINATIONS ARE: 25 *****

grey matter wrap-up
 

At Pinjarra yesterday Akhenhome, Blue Tribu and Macelle were all placed. Tribal Lord saluted and Fluke a non starter.

Westi, is it Mr Diagnosis turn tomorrow? hope so BUT Re-Enforcing was sure running on well last start ey? by the way the DR. bit must have been a Frueidian slip, have had a few medical procedures lately!!

PS. WHY does my eye keep going back to "Wild Target" maybe just the substancial place bet that I dropped on it last week or something else???