Elton Tucker, Assistant Editor - Sport
SIR CHACHA BABA (right, Jason Simpson) holding on from the fast-finishing pair of SIR KNIGHT (left) with Wesley Henry up, and SIR MOHANDAS BABA (Oral Bennett), in the McKay Security Trophy event over 1820 metres at Caymanas Park on New Year's Day. The winner, a seven-year-old gelding by Sir Lal Bahadur - Classy Slew - is owned by Norris Phinn and trained by Phillip Elliott. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer
CARRYOVERS of $754,877.25 in the Super-6 and a whopping $4,377,611.70 in the Pick-9 should ensure brisk business in the two exotic bets tomorrow at Caymanas Park and at off track betting parlours across the island.
The competitive 11-race card gets under way at noon with the Pick-9 starting at the third event and the Super-6 at race six. We will look at the Super-6 where QUEEN OF MY HEART can give punters the perfect start when she runs in a restricted allowance event over 1700m.
The Wayne DaCosta-trained four-year-old filly has proven very expensive to follow in recent weeks, but the very experienced jockey, Andrew Ramgeet, should ensure that she gets the best of rides tomorrow.
Last time out over the distance on December 16, 2006 QUEEN OF MY HEART led to the final 200m before she was gobbled up by a fit Sophia. The third-place finisher in that event, Shivoyne, returned on Boxing Day to beat non-winners of three including JCD SLEW and TALLAWAH.
The answer
THREE SIXTY DEGREE, a lightly-raced mare, should provide the answer to the very knotty seventh race over 1100 metres. The five-year-old has only raced twice but did enough on debut to suggest that she will be a bit too good for this group.
Well fancied at 5-2, THREE SIXTY DEGREE raced prominently to finish sixth by six lengths in a 1000m straight event won by American Don. Trainer Tensang Chung has now fitted the blinkers and the mare has responded well at exercise. She should outsprint DONNA MITE and CRUCIAL GIFT.
They all have to beat WILD AT HEART in the eighth race over 1000m straight. Sent off a warm 3-5 favourite going the same distance on December 23, 2006 the four-year-old gelding missed the break and finished a disappointing seventh behind White Diamond. He is definitely a cut above non-winners of two and, having trained well since that race, should be given another chance to recoup losses.
Coming back from a near 11-month break on Boxing Day, DRAW CARD was all the rage in a 1400m race for $160,000 claimers but after racing prominently for 1000m, she weakened badly to finish sixth by 15 lengths in a 13-horse field.
Now pitted against a less fearsome bunch in tomorrow's ninth race over 1300m, the six-year-old mare should use her strong pace to go clear of rivals from very early and win ahead of SHINING SUN.
The last two events should be won by HOOKEDONJAZZ (10th) and MAGIC DRAGON (11th). The two will be given most to do by GUIDING LIGHT and DOMINADOR.
SUPER-6 SELECTIONS
6) QUEEN OF MY HEART
7) THREE SIXTY DEGREE/DONNA MITE
8) WILD AT HEART
9) DRAW CARD
10) HOOKEDONJAZZ/GUIDING LIGHT
11) MAGIC DRAGON/DOMINADOR