Midnight Caller

Suh tried very hard for us last week, but came up just short of victory. His placing returned us a 2.5 pt profit from the three selections. 

This week we head to  South Africa and Bermuda.

DP Tour: Head selection  is Ryan Fox 16/1, Fox has now slipped  inside  the top 30 in the rankings at 27 with a stellar season. Playing in high altitude on a Gary Player course should have his ball flying.His support acts are...

A Rai (25)  R Hojgaard (28)  T Lawrence (55)  Paul (35) and roughie is Croaker(100)

Bermuda: Herbert (25)  Bhiatia(20) roughies Lipsky and Villegas.

Go well kilted ones!

R1  1-4

R2  7-9

R3  10-13  BB

R4  8-14

R5  1-6

R6  1-4

R7  1-5  BB

R8  2-15

R9  1-2

R10  1-3

All the best Jen      Cheers PJ 

Scratchings please Captain 

Good luck team.

R1  1-2 BB

R2  1-7

R3  1-5

R4  3-9

R5  1-4

R6  1-3

R7  1-10

R8  7-8

R9  1-4

R10  1-5 BB

Tauranga Extras:

R1a  1-8

R3a  1-6

R4a  7-8  BB

R5a  1-5

All the best Sharne.       Cheers 🍻 as always PJ.     Scratchings please Captain 

Two big priced placings did the job for us last week.Not much value around this week, so just the three selections. 

Glover - Suh - Lipsky 

AB'S 21-9

Good luck team!

R1  4-5

R2  3-11

R3  1-7

R4  7-9

R5  2-3

R6  1-4 BB

R7  2-3

R8  2-10

R9  2-7

R10 1-4  BB

Time for some shut eye.🇦🇪

All the best Jack.   Cheers PJ

Scratchings please Captain 

2 hours ago, Maximus said:

Well, it's Fozzie's team so Max will grin and bear it. For better or for worser. For all our sakes', I hope all 23 play blinders cos the daggers will be out (again) up and down the country if we lose.

MM

The daggers  have been long before the tournament started and keep appearing prematch. This is a final of brain v braun, and personally feel the NZ defence has come good at the right time.

On 10/25/2023 at 4:46 AM, Maximus said:

Good points, Howie. I expect Barrett will start and be subbed midway 2nd half at worst anyway, perhaps earlier depending on what the Boks are up to. 
For me the most interesting selection will be the reserve halfback - remember Roigard played at Twickenham and scored a superb solo try when the match was lost; Foster has left him out for one of two reasons - he doesnt think he's up to the pressure of a RWC knockout game, or because he's keeping him as the wild card/X factor against them again. IMO he's light years ahead of Christie as an attacking weapon, esp in the last quarter when some of those big bodies are a tad knackered. Reminds me of Joost van der Westhuizen - lanky, leggy, tall for a halfback and with great skills and sidestep.

MM

I'm a Roigard fan Maxi! But Christie has been pretty good in defence when he has come on.Doesn't matter how big,he drops them around the  laces,so fair play.

Off plan we are taking a win only on the player with great desert form and  late tee off ... T Olesen @ 20.

Small ew double Olesen with Ko and Grantfrom the LPGA

They have teed off in Qatar,  and I'm going with similar type of players to last week. 

Arnaus 75      Bachem 55      Lombard 70  Lawrence 55  Hillier 57 

Armitage 70  Crocker 95  Hanna 95

Roughies with good chances Elvira 128  Ko 220

On 10/21/2023 at 10:27 AM, pete said:

I don't know how I squeaked home there. Appalling day.

Well done Pete! A couple of shockers by both of us😄.

Bring back  the 3 horse comp PJ😄.

I think Gee would agree.

I can't  remember many stallions winning  the Caulfield Cup . I'll take a stab at Diatribe and Mongolian Khan only because they have had Aussie runners. Best Solution also came to mind but I think he only has 2 and 3yr olds on the ground in the NH

Good luck team. 

R1  4-5

R2  2-9

R3  1-7

R4  1-6

R5  1-5

R6 3-5 BB

R7  1-6

R8  2-8

R9  2-6

R10  1-6 BB

All the best Pete, we butt heads again!   Cheers PJ

Scratchings please Captain 

The PGA leg in Japan looked too tricky, so pretty much all in on the DP Tour. 

Hillier  Helligkilde   Brun  Lawrence   Kimsey  Soderberg all good ew value

Good T10/20 players of value Crocker  Elvira  Huizing  Arnaus   Pulkkanen 

Fox is short as expect this week so off plan, we have some small doubles with LPGA stable regulars Ko  Lee  Ayaka Shibuno Buhai. Tiger for punishment but at 115/1 we have to take Lydia ew again this week

The Dancer has my brain wheels turning ! High Chief or I think there was a jumper called Robert

Wild guess, Orca

Who said defence doesn't win games. The boys tackled themselves into the ground, well done Fozzy for  a winning  game plan. Player of the match for me was Sam Cane, huge all round game.

12/ 1 Southern Hemisphere treble is still on! Go the Boks!

Southern Hemisphere treble is on!

Far better outlook tonight  Barry. With one of the drivers possibly falling from the cab. 🚎 It looks like a good clear out at The Hive.

23 minutes ago, barryb said:

The reality is that much policy is bullshit, when you have a 3 party coalition much of it goes out the window.

 

Like the Prime Minister revolving doors show over here Barry, 3 drivers at the wheel of the bus sounds like a crash waiting to happen for the Kiwi public.

Good luck with getting your  ticket into the box today people. Remember, vote for policy and not the same old colour of the rosette!

I notice the ex PM getting in behind the campaign from the safe haven of a state campus. Gee, that's one hell of a school run each morning!🚘🛫🛬🚘

Good luck team!

R1  1-11

R2  3-5

R3  3-5

R4  3-8 BB

R5  1-10

R6  1-3

R7  1-6

R8  1-3

R9  1-7

R10  2-12 BB

All the best Pete,  cheers PJ

Scratchings please Captain 

A couple of placings last week 3.5pt loss, where Fox was unlucky not to  get an extra 18 holes,which could have made it interesting. 300/1 shot also unlucky  for us falling a stroke short of the places.

USA: Kim T   Kim  SW  Schenk  Norrman and his bestie Aberg seem to all have good chances.

DP Tour: This looks like a Rahm fest! But players holding  good ew value and have started well on the early tees.

Stable regulars Helligkilde 60   Arnaus 60   Bachem 80  Elivera 135  Pulkkanen 290.

LIV value: Puig

Challenge Tour: Wenyi Ding 55/1

With Rahm so short it may pay to look at some  treble for example Rahm- T Kim- D Johnson @over 500/1. Others to consider are Alker on the fat belly tour, D Kang LPGA, Laporta Challenge Tour, 

As I have tripped  back over the years to NZ, I have seen the sharp rise in goods and services. I don't know how the average  Kiwi survives without being loaded down with debt. I'm presuming  now that most mortgage borrowing is 7/8 times or more of the household  salary.  The  heavy reliance of imports is tipping NZ into the Pacific. Don't get me wrong I still love NZ, but it is a small fish in a big pond.The imagration  rates to Aus and beyond  tell a story that NZ unfortunately  can't compete salary  wise with other countries with the cost of living in the country. I would love to return to NZ, but at this point and time Nz falls well short in living costs and salaries for Mrs M and I.

Well done today Hesi!

Kicking myself not having one of my MC antes Gold Trip today😡. I thought  he may be one run short(what do I know). Last minute  decision  to go with the Waller runner. This new 2 selection PJ comp plays with your brain!😄