Monday, October 15, 2012

Caulfield Thousand Guineas Day


Caulfield – Thousand Guineas Day

Race One
1.Isabella Snowflake – 6.Sistine Demon – 3.Get Pronto – 5.Rocky Realm

Race Two
4.Northern Lyric – 1.Kuroshio – 10.La Bella Blue – 5.Overreach

Race Three
6.Super Cool – 3.Dominant – 5.Liberty Rock - 9.Saint Or Sinner

Race Four
*8.Tribal Rock – 5.Sertorius – 3.Lord Wimble – 1.The Wingman

Race Five
11.Sharnee Rose – 10.Specter – 8.Petman – 3.Cascabel

Sharnee Rose has turned into the girlfriend that all your mates hate. You love her and keep spending all your hard earned money on trying to turn it around.. but every two weeks she breaks your heart! In saying this, I'm giving her one last try, but after this, I swear that's it! If she does indeed run second, Specter has a load of talent and a huge turn of foot. If the pace is on, watch for him to be closing hard along with the old boy Cascabel.

Race Six - Thousand Guineas
8.Commanding Jewel – 9.Molto Bene – 3.Lady Of Harrods – 12.Stella Lante

I have no real faith in my selections for this years edition of the Caulfield 1000 Guineas. It seems a very even and talented bunch of fillies, and in my opinion only a few of the runners can't win. In saying that, Commanding Jewel, Molto Bene and Lady Of Harrods have proven to be top class and all have handled the sometimes difficult Caulfield track (big knocks on the Sydney pair). Commanding Jewel will certainly relish from her first run at the mile and will get the gun run from barrier 7. Let's hope for Ollie's sake she gets up!

Race Seven
5.Star Of Giselle – 6.Sussuro – 2.Oasis Bloom – 8.Pretty Pins

The Quaddie doesn't get any easier in Race 7 with a typical impossible mares race. Star Of Giselle has been super in her two runs so far this campaign and will appreciate the rise in distance. The price might be a little short, so tread carefully. Always had a soft spot fort Sussuro (another extremely frustrating horse to follow), but she always attacks the line with plenty of gusto. Oasis Bloom could be anything, but will need plenty of galloping room, so I'm willing to take the risk at the price.

Race Eight
10.Practiced – 14.Picture Editor – 2.Menados – 7.Cry In Awe

Practiced was not the punters friend losing at the prohibitive odds of $1.40 last start, so lets hope he gets a little back for us in the last! He's always looked like a truly talented 2400m horse, so I find it strange they've kept him at the 2000, but without any superstars in the field, he'll definitely be right in the finish. (Also he's #10 and as you know, always back the #10 in the last.. thanks Jared). Picture Editor may be scratched for a race on Saturday, but if he goes around is a definite for multiples. Menados is only lightly raced, and the step up to the 2000m should see him bouncing back into form after being slightly disappointing at Flemington last start.

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