Bank on Big Pop, MPRS Links

STILL stinging from Dick Cardenas' back-to-back upsetters at the tail-end of Saturday's Reggae 6 - SENSATIONAL GOLD at 11-1 in the fifth and the sixth astride 26-1 chance, United States-bred WICKED CASSIE - bettors return to the drawing board this weekend's bet, which starts with an $8.24 million single-winner bonus.

SENSATIONAL GOLD and WICKED CASSIE's upset wins forced a $92,857 Reggae 6 payout and single-winner bonus of $8.2 million carried forward to Saturday, the first of two days of racing to close February's meet.

THE GENERAL, HIT N RUN and HIMAYA should be used in the opening event. HIMAYA, especially, should not be left off any bet, being a likely sleeper since beating maidens last year.

BIG POP appears to be a sound banker in the second at four furlongs straight, having narrowly lost at the distance.

United States-bred PROVOCATIVA and LIFE IS LIFE are inseparable in the third whereas POWER RANKING is not to be underestimated, having lost to super-fit importee TAURUS BOY out the straight.

MPRS LINKS should wear down FINAL LOAD in the fourth, making him a valuable banker, so too STORM VALLEY, who should again have low-level claimers beaten at five furlongs round in the fifth.

Trust no maiden, hence LINGUIST, RILREY J, HANSA and debutante STARRAURA must all be used in the Reggae 6 closer at five and a half furlongs.

sports@gleanerjm.com

JIMMIE

REGGAE 6

Race 1: 2, 7, 8

Race 2: 5

Race 3: 2, 5, 7

Race 4: 6

Race 5: 9

Race 6: 1, 3, 7, 8

TOTAL: $360

TWILIGHT 6

Race 5: 9

Race 6: 1, 3, 7, 8

Race 7: 3, 4, 5, 6

Race 8: 5

Race 9: 4

Race 10: 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12

TOTAL: $960

BONUS BETS

KWIK 4

Race 3: 2, 5, 7

Race 4: 6

Race 5: 9

Race 6: 1, 3, 7,8

TOTAL: $480

STRIKE 4

Race 7: 3, 4, 5, 6

Race 8: 5

Race 9: 4

Race 10: 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12

TOTAL: $960

BEST THREE

Race 2: Big Pop

Race 4: MPRS Links

Race 5: Storm Valley

OUTSIDER:

Race 10: Queen Zan