Start with Impressive Force

VELICKI VICKI, storming home at long odds of 12-1 to nail 2-1 favourite MANOUSHE stealing home in Saturday's Reggae 6 closer, confirmed how dicey it is to use horses coming off lengthy lay-ups as bankers.

VELICKI VICKI was the dagger that resulted in a $130,234 payout to winning Reggae 6 tickets, dangling a $5.3 million single-winner bonus to start Saturday's jackpot.

The usual obstacle course of $150,000-$180,000 claimers has been put up for the opening event, baiting punters to make uninformed guesses of settlers' soundness. Do not be lured into that trap.

The winner should emerge from the trio of LAST HOORAH, SILVERSTINE and GALWAY at five and a half furlongs.

Bettors should treat bankers like full-length deliveries whenever they present themselves. Hence, Philip Feanny's imported pair of FEARLESS FORCE and IMPRESSIVE FORCE, followed by Jason DaCosta's MISS MONEYPENNY and Steven Todd's ARIA'S REIGN, should all be dispatched over the boundary.

FEARLESS FORCE returns with the visor removed after going down to useful local-bred SUPREMASI at seven furlongs a month ago. FEARLESS FORCE was beaten a half-length by WARSEW in her previous race at five and a half furlongs before a better performance with Lasix administered at seven furlongs.

IMPRESSIVE FORCE gave Jamaica Derby runner-up RUN JULIE RUN a run for her money on the lead in the recent Errol 'Big Sub' Memorial at a mile, which led to RAINSVILLE falling from the sky to beat the grey close home.

Facing slower RICHES TO RAGS and SUPREMASI, IMPRESSIVE FORCE will be ruthless at seven and a half furlongs, hunting a third win from four starts.

MISS MONEYPENNY, last year's record buy at the annual Mixed Sale, ought to be followed until she loses. Going for a hat-trick of wins in the Hover Craft Sprint, MISS MONEYPENNY should easily be the first horse to win two races in the BGLC-TOBA Millionaires Series, having won Race 1 in Series 1 for two-year-olds, native-bred maidens, on August 1.

ARIA'S REIGN looks set to make all from near the rail among four-year-olds, non-winners of three races, going five and a half furlongs. Outsped by KADY ABHIMSALA out the straight on last, ARIA'S REIGN will be comfortable on the round course with no matching speed to keep her honest.

Close those Reggae 6 bets with a shotgun round, seven selections - FUNOMETER, SILVER FOX, STICKYDON, TRUE BRAVADO, LADY LICK, SENSATIONAL GOLD and QUEEN ZAN - in a blink sprint at four and a half furlongs straight.

JIMMIE

REGGAE 6

Race 1: 1, 3, 7

Race 2: 3

Race 3: 5

Race 4: 2

Race 5: 2

Race 6: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

TOTAL: $210

TWILIGHT 6

Race 6: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

Race 7: 3, 7

Race 8: 8

Race 9: 5, 7, 8

Race 10: 5

Race 11: 6, 7, 11, 12, 13

TOTAL: $2,100

BONUS BETS

KETCH 9

Race 3: 5

Race 4: 2

Race 5: 2

Race 6: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

Race 7: 3, 7

Race 8: 8

Race 9: 5, 7, 8

Race 10: 5

Race 11: 6, 7, 11, 12, 13

TOTAL: $1,050

BEST THREE

Race 2: Fearless Force

Race 3: Impressive Force

Race 4: Miss Moneypenny

OUTSIDER:

Race 6: Stickydon