Reggae 6 appears easy pickings

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January 03, 2025

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COMMANDANT’S owner Anthony Rogers holds the SVREL Fan Appreciation Day Trophy with his wife. COMMANDANT won the nine Furlongs and 20 yards race at Caymanas Park on New Year’s Day.

FORM players should have a field day with Saturday's Reggae 6, minus the barrage of unpredictable low-level claimers in blink sprints, which force bettors to speculate soundness as opposed to analysing performances on the track.

Carlton Cunningham's ADIRA, checked leaving the half-mile when SMART TRICK suddenly claimed the rail on Christmas Eve, did well in the mud to straighten a length and a quarter behind her offender, who was eventually caught by J SPIETH.

SMART TRICK returned as a winner on New Year's Day, form which ADIRA should frank against runners, who she had behind in previous races.

STORMBRINGER, foaled by late Triple Crown, two-time Diamond Mile and triple Superstakes champion, She's a Maneater, makes his debut in the second at five and a half furlongs, appearing every but a banker.

Sired by Bold Conquest, STORMBRINGER clocked 59.4 from the gate two Saturdays ago and 1:01.4 on the round course at the weekend.

Gary Subratie's LINSTEAD MARKET, who finished third behind stablemate MILA KAY at five furlongs round on Christmas Eve, should get off the mark as a four-year-old, facing five rivals at seven furlongs in the third.

Bridesmaid MANOUSHE appears to have finally caught the bouquet in the fourth at six furlongs after three consecutive runner-up efforts against better rivals.

BRINKS should use the little back class he has remaining to beat $700,000 claimers at seven furlongs in the fifth. United States-bred FINAL LOAD appeared out-of-class against local non-winners of two races at seven furlongs two Saturdays ago.

Returning at the exact trip against local non-winners of three races, FINAL LOAD's mid-race pace should again take him home at the trip, closing what should be an even cheaper Reggae 6 than New Year's Day's $19,325 payout.

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JIMMIE

REGGAE 6

Race 1: 4

Race 2: 5

Race 3: 4

Race 4: 2

Race 5: 2

Race 6: 3

TOTAL: $20

TWILIGHT 6

Race 4: 2