Today’s co-features at the Garrison Savannah are standouts for different reasons.
Race 2, the Bold Lewis Handicap, is extremely competitive with any of the nine horses capable of winning this 1 800 metres event for three-year-old and older horses rated 75-95 and open to horses rated 74 and below.
Indian Officer in his last attempt at this trip lost several lengths at the start before slicing through the field to finish an impressive third. If the same finishing ability is displayed here he should return to winners’ row.
Cinnamon Jane ran the race of her life when she finished a good third in this year’s Tanglewood Stakes & Trophy over 2 000 metres and she’s live again.
Captain Sully ran stoutly last effort when just failing to get by Iamsogroovy, but this race will require a greater effort as he looks set to control the pace.
Indanger has shown flashes of brilliance in recent runs and is worth considering, while Lune De Barachois hardly runs a bad race and is overdue a trip to the winners’ enclosure. She could go off at a nice price.
In the Tinkers Image Handicap, also for three-year-olds and older horses rated 87-110 and open to horses rated 86 and below over 1 100 metres, the form is not very inspiring and finding a winner isn’t quite as straightforward.
The Blue Diamond Racing trio of Purr Class, Vitality and Run Alke Run holds the advantage in the speed department with Purr Class being the classy one.
Her last win came seven months ago on a soft track against horses rated 115-140 in the Lennox “X” Williams Trophy Handicap over 1 100 metres.
She later reeled off four consecutive second-place finishes. Her class should be enough to get her home but today’s expected firm conditions could again prove her undoing.
Vitality’s last success came five months ago in the BTBA Breeders Sprint Stakes & Trophy shouldering a similar weight, his form has been a little sketchy at times but he should be monitored.
A.P. Vincero won the Dene Court Luxury Trophy Handicap over 1 100 metres defeating horses rated 97-120. The Blue Diamond Racing entourage spotted him as much as 11 pounds where he simply ran for the win.
In this year’s Spa Sprint Stakes & Trophy when the weight was in her favour, Purr Class reversed the positions and went on to take second place. His chances are just as good as the above mentioned trio.
Slip Stream recently turned back horses rated 67-90 in the Hard & Fast CPR Handicap over 1 100 metres, before she ran a distant fourth in the Spa Sprint. The weight here is in her favour, but she must give this field the slip in order to prevail.
Charge It now seems to have found a level where he can compete at and this sprint might be his ideal trip in which he can be competitive with this crowd.
My Picks
Race 1: Between The Sheiks
Race 2: Captain Sully
Race 3: Midnight Express
Race 4: Domineering
Race 5: Dipitinmoney
Race 6: Cavanak
Race 7: A.P. Vincero
Race 8: Late Bid
Race 9: Proud Bajan