The Professor and the Gelding had a very nice day on the punt last Saturday with two winners, a second and the Professor’s Parlay saluting. They’ll look to improve on that today at Flemington and Randwick. At Flemington, the track is rated a Good 4 with the rail out 10 metres for the entire circuit while at Randwick the track is also a Good 4 with the rail in the true position.
Don’t forget to back the tips each way!
Professor’s tips
Flemington
Race 3 Horse 4 – Coolth (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 6 – Reflect the Stars (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Flemington
Race 8 Horse 11 – Somerset Maugham
Randwick
Race 10 Horse 6 – Snowfire
Professor’s Parlay
Race 10 Horse 6 – Snowfire (Randwick) into Southampton to beat Sheffield United (EPL) into Tennessee Titans to beat Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL).
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
I was pleased to see that Arsene Wenger re-signed with Arsenal for another two years. While I understand there is a lot of discussion about him being moved on by Arsenal supporters, in the end he has still had a good year. The Gunners accumulated 75 points this year 
finishing fifth in the EPL. That would have got them into the top four on eight of the previous ten years and in two of those years they would have finished second. Arsenal also won the FA Cup last weekend with a great win over Premier League Champion’s, Chelsea. So the year, while frustrating, has not been a disaster. The key now is to ensure Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez remain at the Club on a long term basis. That is the biggest challenge facing Arsenal and Wenger at the moment.
team was on the receiving end. A good question was raised during the week on the issue – would the Richmond player have rushed the ball through if the scores were level with little time left on the clock? I think the answer would be “no”, he would have tried to tap it to his team mate who was nearby at the time. As regards Martin being best on the ground, last year he clearly was the best on the ground, but this year I didn’t think there was a clear stand out player. In my opinion Brandon Ellis was Richmond’s best and Brendan Goddard was Essendon’s best. Martin got close to 30 touches, but his disposal efficiency was similar to the major Essendon ball winners. I was a bit surprised when Martin also got both coaches votes. I must be a poor judge!