The Gelding’s attention remains across the border in New South Wales today and has his sights set firmly on Rosehill.
The hope is that he will have a better day today.
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Flemington
Race 4 horse 1 – Earthquake (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 5 horse 4 – Prince Cheri
Race 6 horse 5 – Messene
Race 7 horse 1 – Catkins
Race 8 horse 1 – Fiorente (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
The Gelding’s attention is out of State at Randwick today with his hunt for winners leaving no stone unturned. Last week’s selections were a mixed bag with some success with Solicit and Fiorente. He is looking for a better day today!
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Randwick
Race 3 Horse 7 – Junoob
Race 5 Horse 7 – Snitzerland
Race 7 Horse 2 – El Roca (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 8 Horse 9 – Zoustar (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 9 Horse 12 – Cosmic Endeavour
The Gelding’s tips will be discussed by the Professor on Sportzfan Radio tomorrow at about 5.30pm.
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
Well it was quite a sad week with the passing of Roy Higgins and Dean Bailey.
Roy Higgins was a jockey everyone knew and it didn’t matter if they followed racing or not. He was one of the first, if not the first jockey to have a media profile. Roy clearly knew his stuff and had a good sense of humour. I heard a recent interview with him replayed last weekend and he indicated that his favourite horse was Light Fingers. This was also reflected in a very good article about him in the Herald Sun written by the doyen of racing writers, Les Carlyon. He said that the only photos of horses in Higgin’s house were of Light Fingers. His post riding aim was to be a little fat man and he was also successful in that regard! He won 108 Group 1 races in a time when
there were less Group 1 races and with a heavy weight jockey, he also had a smaller pool to choose from. One of the greats!
Dean Bailey’s death was probably more tragic given that he was only recently diagnosed with cancer and 47 at the time of his death. I saw him play his first game for the Bombers down at Geelong and he kicked goals with his first two kicks in league football. He wasn’t a great player, but probably got the best out of himself and often these types of players make good coaches. He certainly had a good CV as an assistant coach and his time at Melbourne as a senior coach came to an unfortunate end. I also think he was harshly dealt with in the tanking saga. To his credit he never tried to push the blame onto anyone else and took his lumps. Universally liked and his sacking at Melbourne was not something that came from losing the players.
Taken too soon!
On a brighter note it was great to see Cameron Smith re-sign with the Melbourne Storm. He is not only the club captain, but also the captain of Queensland and Australia, so it would be hard to have a better CV. With him staying with the Storm it will be easier to attract and retain players. A coup of some proportions given the obvious interest from the Brisbane Broncos. He capped it all off last weekend by leading the Storm to a stirring victory with his first drop goal in the NRL.
The AFL starts back tonight and I am looking forward to sitting back with a few cold ones watching Fre(dis)mantle Collingwood. Fremantle are my tip for the premiership and if they are to fulfil my prediction, they have to win tonight.
Have a great weekend.
The Gelding’s attention is on Flemington today and he feels that he is about to have a break out week…….will this be the one?
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Flemington
Race 2 Horse 2 – Gregers
Race 3 Horse 2 – Marcado
Race 5 Horse 2 – Solicit
Race 6 Horse 3 – Samaready (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 1 – Fiorente (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
The Gelding’s attention is on Flemington tomorrow and he is certainly hoping for a change of form as, although he picked two winners, he was a bit wide of the mark with his other selections last week at Caulfield. He has put some extra work in this week and is sure these tips are ‘on the money’!
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Caulfield
Race 4 Horse 13 Mandela
Race 5 Horse 4 Scratchy Bottom (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 6 Horse 4 Hucklebuck
Race 7 Horse 7 Samaready (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 9 Horse 8 Decircles
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
The Gelding’s attention is on Flemington and after shedding the New Year cobwebs last week, he is looking to start building the war chest with some astute selections today.
There seem to be some standouts in several races that demand attention.
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Flemington
Race 2 horse 5 – It’s One
Race 3 horse 3 – Reckless Assassin (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 horse 8 – Averau
Race 6 horse 5 – The Peak
Race 8 horse 11 – Miss Promiscuity (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
You can hear the Gelding discuss the results with the Professor tomorrow on Sportzfan Radio.
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
The Gelding’s attention for the first selections of the New Year is on his home track of Caulfield.
Last week was a mixed bag with placings in most races with the elusive winners staying just out of reach. Confidence is up though, so give it everything today.
Caulfield
Race 2 horse 6 – Capalbio (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 3 horse 6 – Quick Snitzel (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 horse 1 – Lady of Harrods
Race 5 horse 2 – Trust in a Gust
Race 6 horse 13 – Prince Stratum
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding