SEAN O'Driscoll banked his 100th win as Cherries boss and then emphasised the importance of Garreth O'Connor's lucrative 'money' ball.

O'Connor marked his 200th appearance for the club by providing the assists for goals for Steve Purches and Wade Elliott during Cherries' 2-1 win at Wrexham on Saturday.

The Red Dragons were twice carved open by O'Connor's killer passes as Cherries maintained their play-off push with a club-record equalling fourth successive away league victory.

O'Driscoll said: "That's one of Garreth's main strengths. He gets the ball in the final third and it takes a bit of courage to try to play the pass that's going to put somebody in.

"When it doesn't come off, especially at home, you get the home crowd moaning and groaning. But you're not going to score if somebody doesn't take a chance.

"It's a bit like Wade and his crossing and taking people on.

"They get into these situations and you've got to give them the confidence and backing to try what they are good at.

"It's not always going to come off and you are going to give the ball away. But if you are going to give it away, I would rather give it away trying to create an opening than passing it square or being a bit negative."

Elliott bagged Cherries' decisive second goal just nine minutes after Purches had given the visitors a 58th-minute lead - his first goal of an injury-plagued campaign.

And although Wrexham substitute Chris Armstrong set up a tense finale by reducing the arrears in the 69th minute, Cherries comfortably held on for victory.

Elliott said: "It was a great ball in from Gaz and something we all know he is capable of. The manager is very specific in that he tells Gaz to try to play the money ball and if it doesn't come off, he's not going to have a go at him because he's got the ability to pick people out.

"It's great for us that we've got people in the team who will take that responsibility on the ball. It's not just Gaz though because John Spicer, Brian Stock and James Hayter are all capable of it.

"It takes a different type of guts to try to play those balls because sometimes it doesn't come off and you get a groan from the fans.

"But it shows a strength of character to keep trying it rather than take the easy option and play the safe ball all the time because when it comes off, like it did today, it's terrific."

Elliott added: "It's nice that we're in good form and it's great that we're picking up wins away from home because that's the be-all and end-all.

"Sean told us at half-time that we weren't at the races in the first half and that was probably a fair assessment because Mossy had kept us in it and there was a bit of last-ditch defending."

O'Driscoll added: "We weren't at the races in the first half, although we did have a couple of chances to score. Whether or not changing the system had anything to do with it, I don't know but we usually take that in our stride.

"It took us a little while to get going but, credit to Wrexham, we always have difficult games against them and this was no different."

Bristol City striker Leroy Lita is "quite confident" he will be fit to face Cherries at Ashton Gate tomorrow, despite hobbling out of the Robins' 2-0 win over Port Vale on Saturday.

Lita, who took his tally for the season to 27 by opening the scoring against the Valiants, was substituted in the 33rd minute with a leg injury.

But Lita, who netted in City's 2-2 draw at Dean Court in August, told the Robins website: "I got a cut in the game against Barnsley and a small blood clot has developed. "It hurts when I try to sprint, but the doctor has given me some cream to rub in and hopefully that will make a difference.

"I'm desperate to be out there against Bournemouth because we all know what an important game it is for us and, at the moment, I'm quite confident."