Big Boy Jordan for feature

I pick the Glenn Mendez trained Big Boy Jordan to win the feature event over 1,750 metres today, on the main track at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. The Mendez inmate has improved with every run this season and will, no doubt, be seeking to get back on the winning trail, in this event for horses rated 85-65. At his best, Big Boy Jordan should prevail at the main expense of the Douglas Bennett trained, Loan Shark and the John O’Brien duo, Esquire and Oasis. With his weight of 54 kilos and former champion, Ricky Jadoo in the saddle, I expect Big Boy Jordan to land this feature. In the final event on the day’s card, the improving Free Passage should continue his winning way but the in-form Believe It Or Not, from the Maniram Maharaj barn, will make him run. Mambo Cat and Away Johannesburg are both well fancied. However, Free Passage should prove too good. Post time for the first event today is 1 pm.

 

ARC Day 25 Card

R1: 1 PM – WI BRED 3 YO MAIDENS HANDICAP - $43,000 – 1750M

026 1 Devika Rani H Gobin/B Harding 49.5 Big Chance

663 2 Thisisit J O’Brien/B Boodramsing 47.5 Place chance

606 3 Bookmaker J Lyder/ F Manrrique 45.5 In tough

404 4 Director Dream D Mosca/R Perez 56.5 One to beat

897 5 Imperial Ruler G Mendez/R Jadoo 43.5 Outsider

334 6 Zahawi JW Samaroo/N Patrick 48.5 Running on

--D 7 Wild Magic G Mendez/D Gaff 54 Outside shot

--- 8 The Right Time T Thomas/R Ali 54 Scratched

502 9 Raise Your Glass G Mendez/J Arneaud 54 Good run last

-20 10 Blackfoot Beauty M Carew Jnr/S Rodrigo 49.5 Scratched

 

R2: 1.37 PM – 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 45-0 - $33,000 – 1300M

705 1 Strategic Silence C Roberts/N Flavenney 54.5 In and out

177 2 Angelica Jane H Chadee/R Jadoo 54.5 Can surprise

074 3 Unbridleme K Defreitas/D Gaff 55.5 Chance

662 4 Seal The Deal R Stephen/J Stephen 50.5 Must go close

473 5 Schylers Gold Dr A Griffith/S Samuel 56.5 Scratched

302 6 Bird King K DeFreitas/B Harding 56.5 Ready

333 7 Unbridled Way L Alexis/D Khelawan 56.5 Will be around

701 8 Finch R A Dube/ K Razack 53.5 Repeat

898 9 Naturelly Classy L Alexis/D Gopie 52 Lost way

 

R3: 2.14 PM – CLAIMING $14,000 - $9,000 - $36,400 – 1350M

655 1 Ace Of Spades T Thomas/S Rodrigo 56.5 Respected

607 2 Mister Kinston Dr A Griffith/K Razack 46.5 Lost way

346 3 Super Sonic L Alexis/R Ali 52.5 Can go close

887 4 Dadden L Alexis/R Thomas 56.5 Scratched

490 5 Dring Brinks Dr A Griffith/N Patrick 50.5 In and out

700 6 Lizzy Dr A Griffith/B Pahal 44.5 No form

114 7 Chief’s Nephew D MoscaR Perez 54.5 Scratched

685 8 Juanistheman M Glasgow/D Khelawan 56.5 Scratched.

 

R4: 2.53PM – WI BRED 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 40-0 - $32,000 – 1100M (TURF)

007 1 Song Of Class M Carew Jnr/D Gopie 54 Nothing yet

999 2 Goldmine C Roberts/R Ali 50.5 No form

220 3 Precious Diamond L Alexis/B Harding 56.5 Can surprise

332 4 Flight On Time M Maharaj/F Manrrique 56.5 One tobeat

004 5 Love Over Gold M Carew Jnr/N Abrego 55.5 Nothing yet

603 6 Who Is The Problem H Singh/S Rodrigo 56.5 Good run last

095 7 Zipitup W Debysingh/R Jadoo 52.5 Chance

780 8 In Joey’s Honour M Carew Jnr/R Thomas 52.5 No form

856 9 Insidious C Roberts/N Flavenney 56.5 Speedy

608 10 Beyond The Clouds K DeFreitas/S Rodrigo 52 Outside shot

424 11 Cailey’s Magic R A Dube/B Boodramsing 48 Scratched

583 12 Queen Esther J Lyder/N Patrick 53.5 Ready

500 13 Red-Hot Wheels C Roberts/K Razack 51.5 Scratched

500 14 Nothing Left M Maharaj/S Samuel 56.5 Scratched

583 15 Vijayanti L Alexis/B Boodramsing 53 Can surprise

900 16 Star Diamond F De Freitas/J Stephen 52 Best left alone

580 17 Affairtoremember R A Dube/B Pahal 48.5 In tough

000 18 Windy Lass P De Freitas/D Gopie 43.5 Scratched.

 

R5: 3.30PM – 3 YO $ OVER HORSES RATED 55-35 - $36,400 – 1100M (TURF)

348 1 Cover You Donkey M Carew Jnr/S Rodrigo 54 Outside shot

360 2 Hesuntouchabull R Stephen/J Stephen 56.5 Will go close

661 3 Bananachips J O’Brien/D Khelawan 53.5 Repeat

033 4 Best Defence C Roberts/N Flavenney 55.5 Can take this

747 5 Sea Storm A Serville/R Ali 52.5 Speedy

183 6 Lookin At Lovely L Alexis/N Patrick 56.5 Chance

409 7 Danzig’s Day M Maharaj/L Lpoez 49.5 Not today

512 8 First Encounter M Carew Jnr/R Thomas 53 Ready

-09 9 Peppermint Dr R Shim/R Jadoo 54.5 In tough

625 10 Winning Ticket D Ojar/R Ali 56 Outsider.

 

R6: 4.08PM – 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 60-40 - $40,000 – 1100M (TURF)

086 1 Agra M Maharaj/F Manrrique 56.5 Shown speed

065 2 Zen Master L Alexis/D Gopie 49.5 Needs further

100 3 Island Star J O’Brien/R Ali 49 Needs further

417 4 Onefortheroad D Mosca/R Perez 56.5 One to beat

905 5 Actin Time C Roberts/R Jadoo 54.5 Outside shot

572 6 Gold Bead L Alexis/N Patrick 52.5 Running on

418 7 Vice Minister S Jardim/R Thomas 51.5 Chance

886 8 No Just Cause G Mohammed/B Harding 56.5 Respected

788 9 Princess Jo Ann J Mosca/S Samuel 56.5 No form

165 10 Lady Sage R A Dube/L Lopez 54.5 Big chance

087 11 Hold That Silver M Carew Jnr/S Rodrigo 56.5 In tough

523 12 Grand Slam M Carew Jnr/S Rodrigo 56.5 Speedy

800 13 Riches Abound C Roberts/N Flavenney 54 No form

221 14 Oro De Cordoba J Leotaud/B Boodramsing 56 Repeat

 

R7: 4.46PM – 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 85 -65 - $48,500 – 1750M 

268 1 Oasis J O’Brien/B Boodramsing 55.5 Will be around

666 2 Burst Of Energy D Mosca/D Khelawan 50.5 Chance

--- 3 Buffalo Soldier D Mosca/R Ali 52.5 Newcomer

600 4 Direct Injection G Mendez/KRazack 50.5 Shown little

635 5 Esquire J O’Brien/B Harding 56.5 Chance

634 6Becquerel R A Dube/L Lopez 52.5 Running on

899 7 Go For The Gold Dr R Shim/J Stephen 51 Can go close

130 8 Handsome Warrior M Glasgow/N Flavenney 56.5 Ready

754 9 Loan Shark D Bennett/N Patrick 52.5 Will go close

123 10 Big Boy Jordan G Mendez/R Jadoo 54 One to beat.

 

R8: 5.25PM - 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 70 -50 - $43,000 – 1300M 

713 1 Mambo Cat E Miller/D Dalrymple 56.5 Will go close

274 2 Candy Man D Mosca/R Perez 56.5 Respected

121 3 Free Passage D Mosca/J Stephen 54 Repeat

271 4 Alexander H Chadee/R Jadoo 52 Big shout

272 5 Away Johannesburg Dr R Shim/J Arneaud 56.5 Will go close

544 6 Sweetie Jan I Danglade/K Razack 50 Running on

122 7 Believe It Or Not M Maharaj/F Manrrique 56.5 In good form

642 8 Fleet Admiral J O’Brien/B Boodramsing 53 Speedy

357 9 Treasure Girl J O’Brien /D Khelawan 56.5 Good sort

546 10 Big Daddy J O’Brien/R Ali 52 In and out

 

Guardian Selections

Kelvin N

Star-Bet: R6 - #4 - Onefortheroad

R1: Director Dream, Raise Your Glass, Devika Rani

R2: Bird King, Schylers Gold, Seal The Deal

R3: Chief’s Nephew, Super Sonic, Juanistheman

R4: Flight On Time, Zipitup, Nothing Left, Precious Diamond, Insidious

R5: First Encounter, Hesuntouchabull, Best Defence, Bananachips

R6: Onefortheroad, Oro De Cordoba, Grand Slam, Island Star, Gold Bead

R7: Bog Boy Jordan, Loan Shark, Esquire, Oasis

R8: Free Passage, Believe It Or Not, Alexander, Away Johannesburg.

Eddie A

Best bet: R7 - #10 - Big Boy Jordan

R1: Director Dream, Raise Your Glass, Zahawi

R2: Bird King, Seal The Deal, Unbridlme

R3: Ace Of Spades, Chief’s Nephew, Mister Kingston

R4: Flight On Time, Who Is The Problem, Precious Diamond, Vijayanti

R5: Hesuntouchabull, Lookin At Lovely, Winning Ticket

R6: One Fortheroad, Oro De Cordoba, Gold Bead, No Just Cause

R7: Big Boy Jordan, Esquire, Oasis

R8: Alexander, Believe It Or Not, Fleet Admiral, Mambo Cat.

Dancing Brave

Best bet: R8 - #9 - Treasure Girl

R1: Wild Magic, Raise Your Glass, Bookmaker, Thisisit, 

R2: Seal the Deal, Unbridled Way, Unbridledme, Finch, 

R3: Super Sonic, Ace of Spades, Mister Kingston, Dring Brinks, Lizzy

R4: Precious Diamond, Who is the Problem, In Joey’s Honour, Vijayanti, 

R5: Winning Ticket, Sea Storm, Danzig’s Day, First Encounter, Peppermint

R6: Actin Time, Princess Jo Ann, Lady Sage, Hold that Silver, 

R7: Loan Shark, Go for the Gold, Burst of Energy, Oasis, 

R8: Treasure Girl, Free Passage, Candy man, Mambo Cat, Fleet Admiral.

The Mechanic

Best bet: R8 - #5 - Away Johannesburg

R1: Director Dream, Raise your Glass, Devika Rani, Wild Magic

R2: Bird King, Finch, Unbridled Way, Unbridleme

R3: Ace of Spades, Super Sonic, Mister Kingston, Dring Brinks, Lizzy

R4: Flight on Time, Who is the Problem, Queen Esther, Vijayanti

R5: Winning Ticket, First Encounter, Looking at Lovely, Best Defence, Danzig’s Day

R6: Onefortheroad, Oro de Cordoba, Gold Bead, Actin Time

R7: Big Boy Jordan, Loan Shark, Oasis, Becquerel

R8: Away Johannesburg, Candy Man, Mambo Cat, Free Passage, Big Daddy.

The Watcher

Best bet: R8 - #1 - Mambo Cat

R1: Director Dream, Zahawi, Thisisit, Raise your Glass

R2: Bird King, Naturally Classy, Strategic Silence, Unbridled Way

R3: Super Sonic, Ace of Spades, Dring Brinks

R4: Flight on Time, Insidious, Love Over Goldman, Vijayanti, Nothing Left

R5: Bananachips, Looking at Lovely, First Encounter, Cover You Donkey

R6: Oro de Cordoba, Gold Bead, Agra, Actin Time, Lady Sage

R7: Loan Shark, Esquire, Big Boy Jordan, Direct Injection

R8: Mambo Cat, Fleet Admiral, Alexander, Treasure Girl, Sweetie Jan