Bars Of Gold hard to beat

A huge upset by PRINCESS SALLEMA at 43-1 in the eighth race at Caymanas Park last Saturday ensured that the Pick-9 eluded punters and the carryover to tomorrow stands at $1.8 million.

PRINCESS SALLEMA, one of three winners for the promising apprentice Bebeto Harvey on the card, also ensured there were no takers in the late Super-6, resulting in a $1.3 carryover from race six to 11 on tomorrow's card.

We look at the first Super-6 which commences with the Pick 3 Simple Ting Fi Win Trophy over 1600 metres to be contested by 11 maiden three-year-olds.

They include MEET JUSTIN, who was noted making rapid headway to finish 2-1/2 lengths eighth to GANJA MAN over the straight last Saturday. He will appreciate the longer distance and with outgoing champion jockey Dane Nelson sticking with the ride,

I take the Patrick Lynch-trained colt to win from CAPTAIN GRANVILLE, who was just behind him on his recent debut when third to SAMORA over 1500 metres.

OFFICIAL REPORT, having beaten better in the not too distant past and now dropped in class, is preferred to the recent winner FRANKENSTORM in the third race, the Pick 3 Easy to Win Bonanza Trophy($450,00 - $400,000) claiming over the round five course. Nine have been declared but OFFICIAL REPORT with Ruja Lahoe and the consistent FRANKENSTORM (speedy) are the two standouts.

BARS OF GOLD, a winner in much better company when last raced on September 12, has been thrown in for a tag by trainer Anthony 'Baba' Nunes in lowly $!80,000 and should slaughter his 15 rivals over 1500 metres with leading jockey Ellis retaining the ride.

Despite the suspicious drop this low in class, BARS OF GOLD will report in good condition (seen at exercise) and should lead home GRAN CORAZON, PRINCE O'SHAUN and EASTWOOD.

THE last three races in the first Super-6 should be won by the 2-y-o GOLDEN GLORY with Aaron Chatrie riding for trainer Gary Subratie, CHIEF SECRETARIAT (Nelson up) in the Pick 3 Five Times A Day Trophy over 1820 metres, a non winners of three event for four-year-olds and up, and DARLIN EMMA in the seventh for maiden four-year-olds and up over the straight.