THOROUGHBRED

Irish was set loose from back in the field and came within 30 points of the leaders to win the the Punter of the day at Ellerslie. The Irish luck might be on the high after the Ireland - Aussie game. They scored with 4 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third and 38 points. S Herlihy was second with 3 wins, 4 thirds and is now running 4th in the main competition. Fumbling was third with 2 wins, 3 seconds.

Wotabuzz now leads the main competition with 184 points, Dravitzki is second on 183 with HGW in third with 179.

Wotabuzz won the Punter of the day last week at Hastings and invested his $50 dollars at Ellerslie with 4 place bets, he had two successes with $20 a place on SAND JEWEL and $10 a place on THORNBIRDS to come out with a net profit of $62.

COMPETITION POINTS UPDATE:

Wotabuzz:184, Dravitski:183, HGW:179, S Herlihy:162, Jason Teaz:161, Mr Zim:159, SIRPEEKAY:155, JUDE:154, Irish:154, Lynzie:151, Alabar:149, RAYF:147, Spike:141, donkeyrides:141, Barts Best:141, Superfund:140, Maggic:139, Ollle:139, Topwait:139, daybreak lover:135, Russell Curtin:134, KWAK:127, Mr Ed:125, Imtops:125, Murphie:114, Blue:111, Jumbo:111, Chrissy_B:110, Ms Paige:103, rabbit:102, Mountain Man:98, TBear:94, mug:53, gizzer:47, kimtapper:47, kynnersley:40, robbie:32, Baitsie:24, 5Star:23, Houdini:17, steve:13.