Bank on Saint Cecelia

Orville Clarke, Gleaner Writer

With MARINE TUTOR scoring a 99-1 upset in the fourth race at Caymanas Park last Saturday, the Pick-9, not surprisingly, had no takers.

The carryover remains at $1 million, but the Pick-9 (from race 3 to 11) should pay in excess of $1.5 million if caught tomorrow.

Significantly, thanks to MARINE TUTOR, both Super-6s offer carryovers. There is a carryover of $1,014.389 into the first Super-6 embracing races two to seven, and $899,895.75 for the second commencing from race six through to race 11 on the Supreme Ventures Raceday programme, featuring the Cash Pot 'Only One For Me' Trophy.

We look at the second Super-6 which gets under way with the Cash Pot Sprint Trophy two-year-old maiden special over 1100 metres to be contested by 14 youngsters, including six newcomers.

Of the experienced runners, PRECISELY BABY, who showed good speed in her two races so far, has most appeal, especially under champion jockey Omar Walker, fresh from a two-day suspension. Still, I believe victory will go to the Wayne DaCosta-trained TANTALOO, a well-forward bay filly by He'stherealthing out of the Peacemaker mare Vananos to be ridden by title-chasing jockey Shane Ellis.

She looked well at exercise last Saturday morning, galloping 1:02.3 from the gates easily. Earlier in her preparation, she galloped three furlongs in 35.2 and should win from PRECISELY BAY and VANA PROSPECT.

Five-star banker

Champion sprinter SAINT CECELIA, coming off back-to-back wins in near track record times in recent weeks, represents a five-star banker in the seventh race for the None Such Sprint Trophy over 1200 metres.

The Philip Feanny-trained QUEEN ADIRA (Walker up), who found only the outsider RHEA-MARIE too good over 1800 metres on September 24, should rebound in the eighth over 1820 metres, in which 12 will run. AWESOME WILDCAT and PASADOBLE are twin dangers.

Briefly, GOODGIRL ATTITUDE (coming to hand) gets the nod over NEVER GIVE UP and Walker's mount NOLINGA in the ninth race over 1200 metres for maiden three-year-olds, while it has to be the unbeaten EL PATRON under leading jockey Dick Cardenas ahead of AWESOME CAMILLE in the $2.95 million Cash Pot 'Only One For Me Trophy' 2-y-o feature over 1200 metres, in which nine will run.

Then, take the consistent SIR D to resume winning ways at the expense of INVICTUS and the front-running ALEXA'S SONG in the closing Cash Pot 'Super Dash' Trophy over 1400 metres.

SECOND SUPER-6 FANCIES

(6) TANTALOO/PRECISELY BABY

(7) SAINT CECELIA

(8) QUEEN ADIRA/AWESOME WILDCAT

(9) GOODGIRL ATTITUDE/NEVER GIVE UP

(10) EL PATRON/AWESOME CAMILLE

(11) SIR D/INVICTUS