Park Ave Paul NRL Rnd 8

For this week's selections, please go to my new blog, www.souths09.blogspot.com

Saturday April 25th: Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights (World Trade center used to be over Marie's right shoulder)

Wacky NY April weather

Monday 20th April, at Madison Square Park: 7 deg C

Sunday, 26th April, NoLIta, 34 deg C!

"Park Avenue Paul" 's Weekend Tips: NRL Rnd 7; Randwick Races

NRL (7/8 last week): BUNNIES; Dragons; Broncos, Warriors, Knights (used to be a 'one man' team); Cowboys (Manly are a 'one animal' team); Raiders; Titans

Sydney Cup day - RESULTS: R1#3 Silently WON ($8.6); Pravana R3#5 4th; Manhattan Rain R4#1 3RD [N.T.D.]; Vision & Power R5#1 X, Sousa #13 X; Common Objective R6 #13 X; Danleigh #8 WON ($6.9) or Forensics #11 X in R7. RESULT: +7.5.
CUMULATIVE: 45 bets, 9 winners (20%); 13 place (29%). Profit +12.5 units. Profit on turnover 28%

Transitions: comings & goings at JFK

Departures Lounge, 6pm yesterday
Arrivals lounge 6pm today

Saturday April 18th 2009: Timlocks' last day in NYC

Started the day with brunch at Schiller's, in the Lower East Side. Louis said he hasn't really missed Melbourne and would be quite happy staying in NYC
from Schiller's we walked through Little Italy. the scooters were very successful in NYC. [Sorry about the Mid West fatty tourists who bombed the photo]. Great weather the last 2 days. Today's Max 24C: more like late May/Jun
then back to apt 12K for a cup of tea and a group photo
before heading off to JFK

Footy & Racing Tips from "Park Ave. Paul"

(Hellgate bridge NYC, from FDR Expressway)

NRL round 6: Sea Eagles (ugh!); storm; warriors; broncos; cowboys (don't know why i persist); knights; bulldogs; titans

Doncaster/Oaks Day tips:
Best Bet: GOLD WATER in the Oaks (R8 No.2, 2400m): great 2nd last start [not sure what her price is]. X

Hopefully some winners amongst the following:
*AHDASHIM RANDWICK R2 No.3 (1400m)X
*FAULCONBRIDGE RANDWICK R4 No.4,X PRIMA NOVA No.6 W: $7.2 or ABSENT FRIENDS No.13 (2000m)X
*PHELAN READY RANDWICK R5 No.1 X or MANHATTAN RAIN No.2 (Sires, 1400m) W $3.9
*NICCONI RANDWICK R6 No.5 (1200m)4th
*DONCASTER: THESEO RANDWICK R7 No.1,x KING MUFHASA No.3,x VISION AND POWER No.10, W $11.4 NEROLI No.11,x GALLANT TESS No.12x or MUSKET No.18 (1600m)x
*RIO OSA RANDWICK R9 No.12 (1400m) SCR
OUT: 14 IN 21.4 Bal +7.4
Also, in Melbourne:
*DISCIPLINED FLEMINGTON R5 No.8 (1000m)X
*MARCHING FLEMINGTON R6 No.2 (1400m)P
OUT 2 In 0 Bal -2
Cumulative (since April 4th): 36 bets, 6 winners (strike rate 15%), 9 placed (25%)
Profit +3.9 Profit/turnover: +10.8%

Easter in the Catskills

Friday: bridge over Esopus Creek, Phonecia NY (note the cool trucker caps!)
Saturday: on the Easter Bunny Express, Leatherstocking Historic Railroad, Milford NY
Saturday: Monica & Louis sledding at Belleayre (resort was closed, post-season: coverage was approx 10 cm slushy ice - like sledding on a huge Slurpee)
Sunday: Easter egg hunt, Scudder Hill House, Roxbury NY

NRL Rnd 5 selections + Doncaster/Derby Day racing tips

NRL: Eels for the upset; Broncos; sharks; cowboys; storm; knights; sea eagles to finally get on the board; BUNNIES to stay on top of ladder
Result 4/8, total 22/40 (55%); 9th of 19 in Hummerstons Comp, 4 games off the pace, set by my smart arse, Rorter supporting, son-in-law

Racing tips for Saturday & Monday (Sydney only)
April 11- Randwick
LONE COMMAND R2 No.11 X
SILENTLY R3 No.6 X
COMMON OBJECTIVE R5 (St Leger) No.10 3rd
SOUSA R7 (Derby) No.4 (2400m) X
HOYSTAR R8 (Shorts) No.3 SCR, NICCONI No.16 W $6.00
***No Doncaster tip this year***
Result: out $5, in $6: Profit $1
April 13-Kensington
SUNDAY ROSE R5 No.1 (1200m) SCR
AHDASHIM R6 No.12 (1200m) SCR
ACADEMY MAGIC R7 No.1 (1400m) X
Result: Out $1, in 0 Profit -$1
Cumulative: 20: 3 (15%) -5 (25%). PROFIT -$1.5 PROFIT ON TURNOVER: -5%

Sunday April 5th 2009

It was a beautiful early spring day today. started off cool (7C) but got up to 17C and not a cloud in the sky. we walked across Central Park, then caught the train up to Harlem
this is the campus of City College of NY, founded in 1847, in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Harlem
A sidewalk BBQ in the main part of Harlem.

Friday April 3, 2009: another nightmare trip - this time to Florida

Delta terminal at LaGuardia. Flighted departed 8 hr later than scheduled

Thursday April 2: Timlocks arrive

Tips: NRL & Racing (Golden Slipper Day)

in the NRL: Melb, Warriors (I hate tipping against Bunnies), Broncos, Cowboys, Newcastle (Manly to be 0-4!), Bulldogs, Eels, Panthers.
Result: 3/8 (i told you i hate tipping v Bunnies), but still 5th/19 on the Hummerstons ladder (Steve & kate 1st & 2nd!); 23/32 for the season.

Racing tips (4:0-2): Rosehill
R4 (Queen of the Turf) box #1: Forensics X, #3 Gallant Tess X, #5 Culminate X
R6 (Geo Ryder): #9: Vision & Power W $9.10
R7 (Slipper): as always a race of many chances. Although i've been a big Regal Saga fan (#1),[4th] Manhattan Rain (#3) [3rd] would have to be the omen bet in the slipper (and we had 8 mm overnight) and apparently bred for the wet. Other chances for the multiples: #8 More Joyous X; #10 Melito X; #14 Horizons X; [#17 Sunday Rose SCR; #18 Stryker SCR]
R9 (Royal Parma) #2: Marching: SCR
CAULFIELD: R8 #4 - Disciplined: W $3.40
Result: $10 out; $12.5 in: +$2.5
Cumulative: 14:2-3; WR 14%; PR: 21%. Bal -$1.5

I'll be adding Australian stock market tips soon.

Australian $ could hit $US 0.80 in coming weeks.