In the quest for a winner all punters should extend their thinking and searching wider than their normal parameters. It should go without saying, but it still needs reinforcing, that certain trainers should be closely watched when they venture interstate. Last Saturday followers of Peter Moody received a sensible price about Fairy Gem at Randwick following her good run the start before in Sydney. Many of Peter Moody's interstate runners are going to be in the market just because he trains them s

In the quest for a winner all punters should extend their thinking and searching wider than their normal parameters. It should go without saying, but it still needs reinforcing, that certain trainers should be closely watched when they venture interstate. Last Saturday followers of Peter Moody received a sensible price about Fairy Gem at Randwick following her good run the start before in Sydney. Many of Peter Moody's interstate runners are going to be in the market just because he trains them such is the status he has amongst punters however I am sure every now and then one really good priced winner is going to come along. It is up to the punter to decide what is a good price and also which trainers to follow.

This weekend Lee Freedman has entered two runners in the 1100m two year old event worth $48,000 to the winner while Gai Waterhouse has Kinnersley in the Tasmanian Derby worth $120,000 to the winner. Darren Weir, Robert Smerdon and Danny O'Brien have runners entered in the Derby as well. The 1200m WFA Fillies & Mares event, worth $60,000 to the winner, sees Luke Oliver, John Moloney, Steve Richards and Lee Freedman with runners.

I have not had time to have a good look at all the interstate runners in Tasmania this weekend but rest assured I will have by Saturday morning once the final fields are finalized. I may be guessing about the ability of a couple of the runners these travelling trainers have running but if the prices available remotely resemble value I am quite prepared to join their venture with a wager. As I stated earlier we punters need to extend our comfort zone in such situations as the trainer is offering us his opinion for free.