By Ainsley Walters, Staff Reporter
RIVER JORDON (Shane Ellis) is clear of rivals in the closing stages of the fourth race for non-winners-of-four over 1100 metres on Wednesday. The chestnut gelding won by 51/2 lengths and is owned by Kingston Syndicate and trained by Kenneth Mattis. - File
SUPREME POWER has looked responsive at exercise in recent weeks and should come good for bettors in tomorrow afternoon's first Super Six event, the 1200-metre fifth race.
Super Six bettors revelled in Wednesday's nine-race card, which spouted four winning favourites and even-money HAPHAZARD in Super Six races. The lone upsetter was DR. PEPPER at 4-1 in the day's final event but that didn't stop 38 winning tickets from cashing in on $13,567.50 each.
Small fields with few betting options could again guide bettors to the guaranteed $250,000 carryover.
SUPREME POWER closed into fifth behind DIGITAL after being slowly into stride when reporting off a six-month lay-up last month. Jockey Wesley Henry has gone for SUPREME POWER, who galloped three furlongs in 36.0 last Saturday, signalling stable confidence in the four-year-old gelding.
It was Henry who was aboard SUPREME POWER when the chestnut gelding slam Maidens by six lengths back in September of last year.
PHYSICAL PROBLEMS
Although he has been plagued by physical problems, SUPREME POWER has looked sound enough in the mornings to last out 1200 metres against his main rivals, most of whom recently shed their Maiden tags against weak company.
LADY FAIZAH will have to be caught in the second Super Six event, the 1100-metre sixth race. The four-year-old filly tried to steal a march on Maidens at long odds of 20-1 on Independence Day but was nabbed by POWER MA-CHINE.
She threw in a clinker as an 8-5 favourite last Saturday when sixth behind THE ENTERTAINER out of the straight but is back among a manageable bunch and should now go all the way at the minimum distance.
ROY'STOY bids for a double in the third Super Six event, the 1000-metre round seventh race and ought to be followed with Henry hunting back-to-back wins even though his mount has ventured up in class.
The four-year-old gelding is light, speedy and should chase PREFECT into the lane before launching her challenge. PREFECT will try going all the way with Charles Hussey but quits too easily and has enough pace in the event to keep him busy on the lead.
AFFIRMATION will be closing off the pace and could crash the party should PREFECT and ROY'STOY run themselves into the ground.
TEMPTRESS, running off a claim in the eighth, has done her time in 'jail' and reports back at the same level where she chased home out-of-class NO TEAR and PRIME SUSPECT at 1600 metres mid-July. Facing weaker opposition barring rejuvenated LUCKI PLUCKI in the fourth Super Six race, TEMPTRESS will be a tough nut to crack.
TREMENDOUS FORM
LUCKI PLUCKI has been in tremendous form among the lower classes this season but TEMPTRESS has kept better company and gets the nod.
THE ADMIRAL has impressed at exercise and should make a winning return in the 1200-metre Magnum Tonic Wine Sprint feature. SHE'S A RANKING has been holding her form well but THE ADMIRAL could very well be better than non-winners-of-two and is more suited to 1200 metres.
SHE'S A RANKING was caught stealing home by BANJUHAR at 1400 metres early this month but won't be able to shake THE ADMIRAL, who galloped five furlongs round in 1:01.4 two Wednesdays ago.
To round off those bets, go with WAR EDGE in the 1500-metre 10th race. The four-year-old colt made a brave attempt at a mile among open company mid-July but weakened in the stretch run after trying to make all against FOREST FRESH, who was in turn caught by MR. MICAWBER.
Now among conditional runners, WAR EDGE should have things his way on the lead before moving clear of rivals entering the home run.
