Firstly. My assessments of the two Grand Finals. Melbourne Strom are basically clinical and so will most likely win BUT I have rarely seen such a big showing for one Sydney based team i.e. Cronulla. The whole of Sydney is getting behind them. Down South it is the opposite. The Swans had a clincal demolition on Geelong while the Final between the Dogs and the GWS Giants was the rawest scrap I have seen all year. I fear that the energy of that game may well be the Westerne Bulldogs undoing. In the end it looks like the two underdogs will lose, ending yet another set of dreams. I have a big financial interest in seing the Strom win although I did save on the Sharks last week at a good price. I have no financial interest in the AFL match but have followed both GWS and the Bulldogs all year. Now the races. My Bot made good money yesterday with all three plans firing. Our Win Plan has advanced the Bank by 33%, The C Plan is ahead nicely but operates on the fewest races and the Top Three plan is flying. I’m upping my stakes as the Bank keeps building. Our Spring plans all fell apatrt on a day where Quinellas and Trifectas paid too small and our single selections only placed. I was right about one thing though. Black Heart Bart was ridden to perfection and the race panned out as predicted. I liked the finish of Lucia Valentina and that was a good run looking forward to the Caulfield Cup.