Calculus romps Mattis Memorial feature

CALCULUS, last year’s Jamaica Derby winner, went on an afternoon stroll in yesterday’s Kenneth Mattis Memorial at nine furlongs and 25 yards, dismissing stablemate AWESOME TREASURE a half-mile out before staying on in workmanlike fashion to easily beat MARQUESAS.

The four-year-old colt was handed the overnight-allowance event on a platter by the conditions booklet, after campaigning among open allowance and graded stakes runners since the back end of last year, winning two grade-one events in the first quarter of this season.

AWESOME TREASURE led the six-horse field from the gate with 1-9 favourite CALCULUS stalking before taking charge leaving the half-mile marker, after which the writing was on the wall, MARQUESAS flattered by the winning margin of two and a half lengths.

The 10-race card was dominated by champion trainer Anthony Nunes, who closed the card with a hat-trick of upsetters – HOWILOOKIN at 37-1, EL CID stunning at 11-1 and 8-1 chance JUNGLE BOOGIE in the night pan.

Punters playing the Twilight 6 stood no chance in the late bet. Prior to Nunes’ stinging hat-trick, Steven Todd opened the late bet with 41-1 shocker AWESOME CHOICE in the fifth event, which was followed by Carl Anderson’s TOCATBETHEGLORY striking at 55-1 in the sixth.

Tevin Foster was aboard HOWILOOKIN and EL CID for Nunes, who also saddled the respective runner-ups, WOWZA and GT BOY. Claiming rider Carlton Blake closed Nunes’ hat-trick astride JUNGLE BOOGIE.