Champion trainer John O'Brien has the whip hand in the feature today and I expect the talented Chase The Dragon to come out best in the $100,000 purse feature over 1,800 metres on the turf track.
O'Brien has three entered for the Grade Three–Caribbean Turf Championship.
The one which may give the O'Brien trio the most to worry about is the Kenneth DeSilva Jnr-trained Heat of The Moment. This filly continues to improve and with Emile Ramsammy in the saddle, she must be high on the list.
The Tactician has been in great form and could have a chance of being on the tins, if his upward curve continues.
Glenn Mendez sends dual Classic winner War of Words to post and with his stable ticking over and the in-form Wilmer Galviz in the saddle, this one could upset the applecart.
The final horse in the line-up is the Derick Mosca-trained Derby winner Free Passage which will be ridden by Daniel Gopie and must have a good chance if reproducing his main track form on the turf.
Post time for main event today is at noon.
ARC DAY 3 CARD
R1: NOON - 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 55-40 OPTIONAL CLAIMING $24,000 - $22,000 - 1,200M - $36,400
008 1 Mambo Cat J Lyder/D Blackman 57 Scratched
211 2 Jacob's Dream J O'Brien/J Boodramsing 54.5 Hattrick-seeker
156 3 Little Otis T Thomas/J Stephen 53 Up in grade
844 4 Loan Shark H Gobin/R Jadoo 55.5 Must take this
374 5 Ten Powers R Ramroop/K Khelawan 57 Respected
669 6 Be Precise C Roberts/R Angnoo 52.5 Can surprise
610 7 Panorama Gal R Bartolo/K Chandler 53 Outsider
043 8 Just Honest T Thomas/S Rodrigo 56 Place chance
887 9 The Red Skull G Villiers/S Jadoo 57 Needs further
R2: 12.38 PM - 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 60-45 OPTIONAL CLAIMING $30,000 - $27,000 - 1,100M - $40,000
188 1 Hidden Agenda L Alexis/N Abrego 56 Can surprise
011 2 Rewardsinheaven B Persad/R Hasranah 51.5 Hattrick-seeker
613 3 Sweet Genius B Persad/J Boodramsing 54.5 Respected
533 4 Legacy Of Hope H Gobin/R Angnoo 49.5 Speedy
387 5 Purple Touch M Carew Jnr/R Ali 57 Loves turf
584 6 Hyat Princess J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 54 One to catch
673 7 Star Tiger B Persad/J Reyes 54.5 Can go close
R3: 1.18 PM - 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 30-0 OPTIONAL CLAIMING $12,000 - $10,000 - 1,500M - $30,000
958 1 Western Wish Dr A Griffith/D Blackman 47 Can go close
613 2 Born To Run W Debysingh/P Badrie 54.5 Ready
941 3 Precious Lilly M Carew Jnr/N Patrick 56.5 Repeat
506 4 Danceinthepark H Singh/R Hasranah 50 No form
330 5 Upset D Dance B Persad/D Butcher 56 Can go close
806 6 Natural Justice J Mosca/R Thomas 54 Must improve
564 7 Fire N' Faith R Ramroop/K Khelawan 55 Can take this
564 8 On My Own J Rampersad/S Rodrigo 53 Respected
809 9 Sweet Parang Music J Rampersad/J Reyes 47 No form
095 10 Unguarded Moment L Alexis/B Boodramsing 57 Chance
237 11 Resurgence S Khan/P Badrie 57 Not yet
R4: 1.56 PM - WI BRED 3 YO MAIDENS - 1,100M - $43,000
-96 1 Indomeneo D Bennett/R Jadoo 54 Improving
246 2 King Ronan J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 57 Will go close
449 3 Red Wine D Bennett/J Stephen 54 In tough
-24 4 Way To Go J O'Brien/W Galviz 57 Can take this
-67 5 Electrify M Carew Jnr/P Badrie 57 Must improve
630 6 Bulletproof H Gobin/K Khelawan 57 Chance
R5: 2.36 PM - 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 45-0 OPTIONAL CLAIMING $18,000 - $16,000 - 1,600M - $33,000
068 1 Al Kahina J Rampersad/N Abrego 55.5 Good sort
075 2 Aztec Gold G Emmanuel/J Boodramsing 56.5 In and out
625 3 Seal The Deal R Stephen/D Blackman 54 Scratched
348 4 Consideritdone H Gobin/K Khelawan 54.5 Can take this
675 5 Saynomore J W-Samaroo/R Angnoo 55.5 Respected
217 6 Ice'D'Gold H Gobin/R Ali 55.5 Will go close
422 7 Gold Coin T Thomas/D Khelawan 52 One to beat
467 8 Lookin At Lovely L Alexis/V Charles 52 Outsider
099 9 Who Is The Problem H Singh/R Hasranah 50.5 No form
324 10 Lady Sage A Gonzalez/J Reyes 56.5 Can surprise
412 11 Be My Lover W Debysingh/R Jadoo 56.5 In good form
180 12 Copa Glory Dr R Shim/B Pahal 57 In tough
R6: 3.14 PM - CARIBBEAN TURF CHAMPIONSHIP WI BRED 4 YO & OVER - 1,800M (TURF) - $100,000
143 1 Heat Of The Moment K De Silva Jr/E Ramsammy 52.5 Will be around
245 2 War Of Words G Mendez/W Galviz 57 Respected
121 3 The Tactician A Nunes/A Martin 55 In good form
142 4 Always A Princess J O'Brien/P Badrie 49.5 Well weighted
322 5 Market Rally J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 49.5 One to beat
532 6 Free Passage D Mosca/D Gopie 57 Good run last
428 7 Chase The Dragon J O'Brien/N Abrego 54.5 One to beat
R7: 3.54 PM - 3 YO & OVER HORSED RATED 70-55 - 1,350M - $43,000
111 1 Convoy D Bennett/J Stephen 54 In great form
743 2 Rocketman J O'Brien/E Ramsammy 56 Scratched
207 3 Officer Ike H Gobin/J Boodramsing 54 In and out
212 4 Soca Rhapsody A Nunes/A Martin 57 One to beat
295 5 Drogbar C Roberts/R Angnoo 52 Outsider
486 6 Painted Buddha I Hay/D Blackman 54.5 No form
425 7 Nettoyer H Gobin/R Ali 56 Spoiler
666 8 Fire Light D Mosca/J Reyes 54 Respected
600 9 Reselador S Khan/N Flavenney 57 Shown little
559 10 Quick City J Mosca/N Patrick 57 Speedy
597 11 Onetokeep S Khan/C Malcolm 50.5 Lost way
49D 12 A Great Moment A Gonzalez/S Samuel 53.5 Speed
1D2 13 Tonithetiger D Mosca/D Gopie 55 Chance
793 14 Gold Rush B Persad/R Hasranah 54.5 Ready
R8: 4.32 PM - 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 80-50 - 1,150M - $48,500
624 1 Macho Trini G Mendez/W Galviz 54.5 One to beat
-41 2 Clermont County S Khan/P Badrie 54.5 Impressive last
333 3 One Fortheroad H Gobin/K Khelawan 55.5
356 4 Intact G Mendez/N Samaroo 57 One to catch
214 5 Precise Moment S Khan/D Butcher 49 In tough
862 6 King Of Siberia T Thomas/R Angnoo 51 Running on
407 7 Goliath's Boy H Gobin/B Boodramsing 54.5 Chance
654 8 El Bandido De Oro A Gonzalez/J Stephen 56 Speedy
855 9 Slewjero A Gonzalez/E Ramsammy 57 Respected
R9: 5.10 PM - 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 40-0 OPTIONAL CLAIMING $15,000 - $13,000 - 1,200M - $32,000
370 1 First Emperor A Gonzalez/S Samuel 53 Running on
000 2 Fidelis R Ramroop/N Abrego 57 No form
998 3 Cavalleria B Persad/D Khelawan 55.5 Must improve
546 4 Best Defence R Ramroop/R Thomas 53 In tough
828 5 Super Easy B Persad/J Stephen 54.5 Can suprise
233 6 Asia Dr A Griffith/J Reyes 53.5 Will go close
513 7 The Problem Solver J Mosca/J Boodramsing 54.5 Big shout
860 8 Ready And Alert C Roberts/D Blackman 54 No form
434 9 Justmyluck T Thomas/A Martin 54.5 Shown speed
114 10 Super Sonic T Thomas/B Boodramsing 57 Up in weights
149 11 The Conqueror W Debysingh/P Badrie 53 Outside shot
529 12 Cordell Walker H Gobin/K Khelawan 54.5 Can take this
870 13 Chelsi Magic C Roberts/S Rodrigo 56
ARC DAY 3 selections
Kelvin 'N'
Starbet: R3 - #7 - Fire N Faith
R1: Loan Shark, Ten Powers, Jacob's Dream, Just Honest, Little Otis
R2: Hyat Princess, Star Tiger, Legacy of Hope
R3: Fire N Faith, Unguarded Moment, Precious Lily, Born To Run, Upset D Dance
R4: Way To Go, King Ronan, Bulletproff
R5: Consideritdone, Gold Coin, Be My Lover, Lady Sage Aztec Gold
R6: Chase The Dragon, Market Rally, Heat of TheMoment Always A Princess
R7: Rocketman, Quick City, Convoy, Gold Rush, Soca Rhapsody
R8: Clermont County, Slewjero, Macho Trini, Intact
R9: AsiaSuper Sonic, First Emperor, The Problem Solver, Justmyluck
Eddie A
Best bet: R7 - # - Rocketman
R1: Just Honest, Loan Shark, Jacob's Dream.
R2: Purple Touch, Hyat Princess, Sweet Genius.
R3: Unguarded Moment, Precious Lilly, Born To Run, Fire N' Faith.
R4: Way To Go, King Ronan, Red Wine.
R5: Gold Coin, Consideritdone, Saynomore, Lady Sage.
R6: Chase The Dragon, The Tactician, Always A Princess.
R7: Rocketman, Soca Rhapsody, Gold Rush, Nettoyer.
R8: Clermont County, Macho Trini, Onefortheroad.
R9: The Problem Solver, Chelsi Magic, Super Sonic, Asia.
Dancing Brave
Best bet: R9 - #12 - Cordell Walker
R1: Ten Powers, The Red Skull, Little Otis, Loan Shark, Just Honest
R2: Purple Touch, Sweet Genius, Star Tiger, Hidden Agenda
R3: Upset d Dance, On My Own, Resurgence, Western Wish, Fire N Faith
R4: Electrify, Bullet Proof, Red Wine, King Ronan
R5: Lady Sage, Be My Lover, Consideritdone, Saynomore, Aztec Gold
R6: Free Passage, Chase the Dragon, Always a Princess, Market Rally
R7: Onetokeep, Tonithetiger, Drogbar, Officer Ike, Reselador
R8: Slewjero, Onefortheroad, Precise Moment, King of Siberia
R9: Cordell Walker, The Conqueror, Best Defence, Fidelis, First Emperor
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The Mechanic
Best bet: R9 - #6 - Asia
R1: Ten Powers, Loan Shark, Just Honest, Jacob's Dream, Be Precise
R2: Purple Touch, Hyat Princess, Legacy of Hope, Sweet Genius
R3: Precious Lilly, Born to Run, Fire N Faith, On My Own, Natural Justice
R4: Way to Go, Electrify, King Ronan, Bulletproof
R5: Gold Coin, Saynomore, Be My Lover, Consideritdone, Ice D Gold
R6: Chase the Dragon, Heat of the Moment, Market Rally, Free Passage
R7: Soca Rhapsody, Nettoyer, Tonithetiger, Gold Rush, Onetokeep
R8: Macho Trini, Clermont County, Intact, Onefortheroad
R9: Asia, Just My Luck, The Problem Solver, Super Sonic, Cavalleria,