Take Skittle Queen

Orville Clarke, Gleaner Writer

Both the Pick-9 and Super-6 start anew at Caymanas Park tomorrow, the massive Pick-9 having being caught by two punters after 12 consecutive racedays.

The Pick-9 had a whopping $23.7 million payout, one punter having bagged two prizes to finish with a cool $15.8 million, while the other collected $7.9 million.

The big winner collected two prizes by virtue of having the late non-starter MR SPEED in the sixth race, which gave him the off-time favourite and winner NASATOL as well, hence two first prizes.

Tomorrow's Pick-9 embraces races three to 11 on the Pre-Derby 'Hall of Fame' programme, the Super-6 from six to 11.

We look at the Super-6 which gets under way with a 5-y-o and up restricted allowance race over the straight (non-winners of two) to be contested by 10 starters.

MAZDA POWER

The leading lights are HARDWAR PRINCE, KAMEEL, FAREED, MAZDA POWER (fit) and the one I like best, MYSTERY MAN, who notched his only win over the course on April 10 (beating KAMEEL) and looks nicely off at the scales with 51.0kg.

His principal danger must be knocking-at-the-door MAZDA POWER, to be ridden by the vastly improved female apprentice, Georgina Sergeon.

BABY JAZZ, now dropped in class with champion jockey Omar Walker taking the ride, is basically better than a $250,000-$210,000 claiming tag and thus gets the nod over the speedy NO RUMOUR and down-in-class KAMECHI in the seventh race over 1100 metres. BABY JAZZ is simply too light with 52.0kg to be beaten.

SKITTLE QUEEN, having chased home the progressive American filly RONRON in a fast-run 1400-metre race on May 29, is tipped to go one better at the expense of PRIME MINISTER and ENGLISH STORM in the eighth race over 2000 metres (overnight allowance) for the Reynold 'Ren' Gonzalves Memorial Cup in which 11 have been declared.

Then, take J.R'S DREAM, who made a promising debut behind RUSSIAN COMMANDER recently, to win the ninth race for maiden three-year-olds over 1100 metres for the Leslie McRae Memorial Trophy to be contested by 14 starters, including main danger, the speedy FACE TRACKER.

RONRON, who has won her last three races in fast times, cannot be opposed in the 10th race for the Hall of Fame Stakes Trophy, while it should be LIKKLE BIT over ROYAL MAJESTY in the closing race (high claiming) over 1400 metres.

SUPER-6 FANCIES

(6) MYSTERY MAN/MASSED POWER

(7) BABY JAZZ/NO RUMOUR/LIL 'TIGER

(8) SKITTLE QUEEN/PRIME MINISTER

(9) J.R'S DREAM/FACE TRACKER

(10) RONRON

(11) LIKKLE BIT/ROYAL MAJESTY