Young trainer Terrence Thomas will be seeking to get his name in the records book on September 24 (Repblic Day), when he saddles Back On Top in the Republic Bank Derby Stakes. Today, he can send an early message to his training rivals, when he saddles Misshighoctane in the feature Allowance event over 1750 metres. The Mr EGIS owned three-year-old filly was well beaten behind Bruceontheloose last time out in the Bernard Dulal-Whiteway Independence Cup and this event represents a drop in class.
Champion jockey, Ricky Jadoo will be aboard and with his impost of 50.5 kilos, looks the one likely to land the $22,500 first prize cheque. However, she will have to be at her best to fend off the challenges of Mission King, Perfect Circle and top weight Brickyardcrossing. Mission King, from the Douglas Bennett barn, must have an outstanding chance and with the in-from apprentice, Ryan Hasranah astride, must be respected. He ran poorly last time out but his two wins before that start, were quite good.
This event looks very competitive and the Glenn Mendez-trained Perfect Circle is likely to to be the favourite, after racing against the best thoroughbreds in the country. He, also, takes a drop in class for owner Allan Madoo and if his shrewd conditioner can rekindle some enthusiasm, he will be difficult to peg back. There will be an eight-race card at Santa Rosa Park on Day 33 of the Arima Race Club's (ARC) racing season. There will be no turf racing. All races will be run on the main track. Post time is 12.45 pm.
ARC DAY 33 CARD
R1: 12:45 PM � OPTIONAL CLAIMING $35,000 - $31,000 � WI 3YO N/W5; WI 4YO & OVER N/W 6; 4YO & OVER N/W 2; IMP 3YO & OVER MAIDENS- 1600M (TURF) - $35,000
323 1 Smartman H Gobin/R Perez 54.5 Will be around
765 2 Cherokee Wells D Mosca/P Badrie 47.5 Chance
383 3 Mamaguy K DeSilva Jr/R Hasranah 47.5 Good run last
878 4 Takemeshakeme J Lyder/N Patrick 56.5 Scratched
212 5 Super Grey W Clarke/R Ali 50.5 In great heart
647 6 Handsome Warrior M Glasgow/R Freeman 51.5 Outsider
366 7 Sexy and Single W Clarke/B Boodramsing 47.5 Nothing yet
R2: 1.22PM � OPTIOAL CLAIMING $15,000 - $13,000 � WI 4YO N/W 2; WI 5YO N/W 4; WI 6YO & OVER N/W 5 � 1200M - $28,000
708 1 Ask the Padre H Gobin/R Ali 50.5 Can surprise
082 2 Eli's Girl T Thomas/R Jadoo 54.5 Speedy
060 3 Zen Master J O'Brien/B Harding 53.5 Respected
323 4 X Rated H Gobin/R Perez 51.5 Outside shot
851 5 Nad Al Sheba M Carew Jr/K Razack 47.5 Repeat
034 6 Unbridled Star W Simon Jr/P Badrie 53.5 Must go close
512 7 Indian Izzi H Chadee/B Boodramsing 51.5 Chance
213 8 Scent OF Money M Carew Jr/S Chadee 55.5 In tough
R3: 2.03PM – CONDITIONAL HANDICAP 'C' � WI 3YO N/W 2; WI 4YO N/W 3; WI 5YO N/W 5; WI 6YO & OVER N/W 6 � 1100M (TURF) - $30,000
218 1 Regional Princess K DeFreitas/K Balgobin 50 Chance
357 2 Cocoa In The Sun M Carew Jr/R Hasranah 47 Not much
100 3 Make Your Move H Gobin/K Razack 47.5 Scratched
060 4 Golden Pride H Gobin/R Jadoo 46 Not yet
743 5 Damage Control H Gobin/R Perez 53.5 Running on
153 6 Super Sonic C Roberts/S Rodrigo 54 Respected
433 7 Bravo M Carew Jr/S Chadee 56.5 One to beat
407 8 Prado's Princess W Clarke/R Ali 44.5 Must improve
941 9 Fraggle Rock P DeFreitas/B Boodramsing 50 Repeat
857 10 Bullion Babe J O'Brien/P Badrie 49 Big shout
R4: 3.23PM – RESTRICTED HANDICAP � WI BRED 3YO & OVER & IMP 3 YO & OVER � 1200M - $35,000
377 1 Dream Girl J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 47.5 Outside shot
113 2 Skyline Pigeon D Ojar/N Abrego 56.5 Must go close
325 3 De Jewel Dr R Shim/N Patrick 49.5 Loves turf
558 4 Roman Anthem L Alexis/N Patrick 46.5 Speedy
964 5 Enigmatic N Greaves/R Jadoo 40.5 Wants grass
154 6 Fresh Prospect J W-Samaroo/P Badrie 47 In and out
252 7 Hurricane Watch H Gobin/K Razack 51 Must win this
R5: 3.25PM – T & T BRED 3YO MAIDENS � 1100M (TURF) - $30,000
566 1 Hot Sauce J Mosca/K Razack 46.5 Outside shot
--- 2 Western Dancer H Gobin/A Podmore 54.5 Debut
--- 3 Pole Position I Hay/K Balgobin 54.5 Debut
-35 4 Aztec Gold G Emmanuel/S Rodrigo 52.5 Can surprise
570 5 Victorian Summer M Carew Jr/R Ali 46.5 Scratched
797 6 Explorer J Mosca/P Badrie 48.5 Don't trust
690 7 Executive Jets E Miller/G Laban 51.5 No form
---0 8 Best Defence C Roberts/S Chadee 56.5 Respected
-62 9 Slippery Sam D Mosca/R Perez 55.5 One to beat
--- 10 Unbridled Way Dr R Shim/D Gaff 56.5 Newcomer
000 11 Cover You Donkey J Mosca/K Jadoo 48.5 Speedy
008 12 Zenobia H Gobin/R Jadoo 46.5 In tough
899 13 Unzipit F DeFreitas/J Arneaud 48.5 Nothing yet
586 14 Team Connection I Hay/B Harding 50.5 Scratched
R6: 4.03PM – OPTIONAL CLAIMING $25,000 - $21,000 � WI 3YO N/W 3; WI 4YO N/W 4; WI 5YO & OVER N/W 6; IMP 4YO & OVER MAIDENS � 1200M - $32,000
575 1 Nandani J Mosca/S Chadee 53.5 Speedy
104 2 Majestic H Gobin/R Perez 54.5 Must go close
66J 3 Santa Rosa Boy M Carew Jr/B Harding 56.5 The speed
221 4 Dionysus D Bennett/R Hasranah 54.5 Repeat
777 5 I'mjusttoomuch G Mendez/R Jadoo 53.5 Ready
684 6 Jack Pot Delight D Mosca/N Patrick 48.5 In and out
768 7 Royal Baby D Mosca/C Oliveros 52.5 Speedy
445 8 Gardenangel R A Dube/R Rajkumar 54.5 In tough
R7: 4.40PM – ALLOWANCE � WI BRED 3YO & OVER & IMP 2YO & OVER � 1750M - $45,000
456 1 Perfect Circle G Mendez/R Perez 53.5 Respected
821 2 Sattriya J W-Samaroo/B Boodramsing 43.5 Chance
646 3 Brickyard Crossing F DeFreitas/J Arneaud 56.5 In tough
215 4 Mission King D Bennett/R Hasranah 46.5 Can surprise
437 5 Misshighoctane T Thomas/R Jadoo 50.5 One to beat
144 6 Filcher W Clarke/P Badrie 50.5 Needs shorter
352 7 Sonata's Melody H Gobin/K Razack 47.5 One to catch
766 8 Agra M Maharaj/G Laban 49.5 Best left alone
R8: 5.25PM – OPTIONAL CLAIMING $7,500 - $6,500 � WI 4YO & OVER MAIDENS; WI 5YO M/W 2; WI 6YO & OVER N/W 3 � 1350M - $20,000
263 1 Tryandlikeit H Gobin/R Perez 51.5 Consistent
143 2 Style And Attitude E Miller/B Harding 55.5 Scratched
765 3 My Darling Doc R A Dube/C Oliveros 51.5 Outside shot
121 4 Naturelly Classy L Alexis/A Podmore 57.5 Must win this
797 5 Angelica Jane H Chadee/B Boodramsing 49.5 Needs turf
691 6 Cailey's Magic G Emmanuel/S Rodrigo 54.5 Repeat
090 7 Samaan Field W Simon Jr/P Badrie 55.5 No form
176 8 Daylan N Greaves/R Jadoo 53.5 In tough
214 9 Wild Life J Mosca/R Singh 53.5 Running on
664 10 Playin The Storm T Thomas/G Laban 52.5 Lost way
GUARDIAN SELECTION
Kelvin 'N'
Best Bet: R4 - #7 - Hurricane watch
R1: Super Grey, Smartman, Mamaguy
R2: Indian Izzi, Unbridled Star, Zen Master
R3: Bravo, Bullion Babe, Super Sonic, Damage Control,
R4: Hurricane Watch, Skyline Pigeon, Fresh Prospect
R5: Slippery Sam, Explorer, Aztec Gold, Hot Sauce, Western Dancer
R6: Majestic, Dionysus, Santa Rosa Boy
R7: Misshighoctane, Perfect Circle, Mission King
R8: Naturelly Classy, My Darling Doc, Samaan Field, Wild Life.
Eddie A
Best Bet: R7 - #5 - Misshighoctane
R1: Smartman, Super Grey, Mamaguy
R2: Indian Izzi, Scent Of Money, Unbridled Star
R3: Bravo, Damage Control, Bullion Babe, Regional Princess
R4: Hurricane Watch, Fresh Prospect, Skyline Pigeon
R5: Slippery Sam, Team Connection, Aztec Gold, Hot Sauce
R6: Majestic, Santa Rosa Boy, Dionysus
R7: Misshighoctane, Perfect Circle, Mission King
R8: Naturelly Classy, Style And Attitude, Samaan Field, Wild Life.
Dancing Brave
Best Bet: R8 - #3 - My Darling Doc
R1: Mamaguy, Smartman, Handsome Warrior, Sexy And Single
R2: Zen master, Nad Al Sheba, Ask the Padre, Indian Izzi
R3: Super Sonic, Prado's Princess, Bravo, Regional princess, Golden Pride
R4: Enigmatic, Dream Girl, Skyline Pigeon, Roman Anthem
R5: Slippery Sam, Unzipit, Pole Position, Western Dancer, Hot Sauce
R6: Majestic, Santa Rosa Boy, Dionysus, Royal Baby
R7: Sonata's Melody, Filcher, Perfect Circle, Brickyard Crossing
R8: My Darling Doc, Samaan Field, Tryandlikeit, Cailey's Magic, Style & Attitude
The Mechanic
Best Bet: R8 - #9 - Wild Life
R1: Smartman, SuperGrey, Mamaguy, Handsome Warrior
R2: Scent of Money, Indian Izzi, Eli's Girl, X-rated
R3: Bullion Babe, Damage Control, Bravo, Fraggle Rock, Prado's Princess
R4: De Jewel, Hurricane Watch, Skyline Pigeon, Roman Anthem
R5: Slippery Sam, Team Connection, Aztec Gold, Hot Sauce, Unzipit
R6: Imjusttoomuch, Majestic, Dionysus, Royal Baby
R7: MissHighOctance, Mission King, Sonata's Melody, Perfect Circle
R8: Wild Life, Naturelly Classy, Tryandlikeit, Cailey's Magic, Samaan Field
The Watcher
Best Bet: R7 - #5 - Misshighoctane
R1: Cherokee Wells, Smartman, Mamaguy
R2: Zen Master, Scent Of Money, X-Rated
R3: Prado Princess, Regional Princess, Cocao In The Sun, Super Sonic
R4: Skyline Pigeon, Dream Girl, Roman Anthem
R5: Explorer, Aztec Gold, Slippery Sam, Unzipit, Hot Sauce
R6: Majestic, Dionysus, Nandani
R7: Misshighoctane, Mission King, Sattriya
R8: Naturelly Classy, My Darling Doc, Cailey's Magic, Daylan, Playin The Storm