Round off Reggae 6 with Huntsman, Irish Wish

October 03, 2024
SPEEDIE HARE, ridden by Shane Richardson winning the fifth  race over five furlongs straight at Caymanas Park on Sunday.
SPEEDIE HARE, ridden by Shane Richardson winning the fifth race over five furlongs straight at Caymanas Park on Sunday.

LAST Sunday's banker-giveaways, SONOGRAM and MS CHERRY, opened and closed winning Reggae 6 bets, each ticket rewarded with $31,033 on a relatively calm day following Saturday's opening shot, SHE'S NAE NAE, which sunk most bets at odds of 10-1.

SPEEDIE HARE was also touted as 'a tempting banker in the fifth at five furlongs straight' on Sunday whereas the big-ticket info of the day was saved for the third race, '... do not underestimate PRINCIPAL TIFFANY's victory in the lower grade, a solid 1:09.3 for five and a half furlongs, especially strong over the last half-furlong in a six-length win. Keep her on all bets while carrying SNEAKY JOE, GENERAL CHIEF and BLUE SKY'.

Start this Saturday's Reggae 6 by taking a chance with BUZZ ASSAULT after the seven-year-old's brave attempt at five and a half furlongs two months ago, caught stealing home at the wire by EXPEDITIOUS after setting fast splits.

However, don't mess around with the water-hurdle second event at seven and a half furlongs. The combination of middle-distance and inconsistent claimers doesn't fit well with form players. Spread those bets to include all but FAULT LINE and PRO JOHNNY.

Use sneaky PRINCESS AKILAH and UNCAPTURED EMPRESS in the third at a mile. One or the other will win. PRINCESS AKILAH's last run should be taken with a grain of salt, whereas UNCAPTURED EMPRESS has worked well and represents the form horse.

Similarly, WATERMAN JOHN's previous race was too bad to be true, providing excuse for a form turnaround in the fourth among other hopefuls led by SKYRIZI and JOBLANE.

COOKIE DAY N NIGHT strode six furlongs in 1:22.0 last Sunday morning, making him a dangerous sleeper coming off a four-month lay-up in the fifth. A pair of underwhelming efforts on graduating from non-winners of three races in May, two races in a week, suggests field-filling efforts.

HUNTSMAN, the form horse, should be on all bets in the fifth alongside COOKIE DAY N NIGHT before rounding off the Reggae 6 with IRISH WISH, who has worked really well but should be backed up by SEA PLANE.

JIMMIE

REGGAE 6

Race 1: 3

Race 2: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

Race 3: 4, 7

Race 4: 2, 3, 4

Race 5: 1, 6

Race 6: 4, 6

TOTAL: $1,200

TWILIGHT 6

Race 4: 2, 3, 4

Race 5: 1, 6

Race 6: 4, 6

Race 7: 1, 3

Race 8: 9

Race 9: 1

TOTAL: $240

BONUS BETS

EARLY 5 STAR

Race 3: 4, 7

Race 4: 2, 3, 4

Race 5: 1, 6

Race 6: 4, 6

Race 7: 1, 3

TOTAL: $480

LATE 5 STAR

Race 5: 1, 6

Race 6: 4, 6

Race 7: 1, 3

Race 8: 9

Race 9: 1

TOTAL: $80

BEST THREE

Race 1: Buzz Assault

Race 8: Fearless Force

Race 9: Desert of Malibu

OUTSIDER:

Race 5: Cookie Day N Night