Orville Clarke, Freelance Writer

CHAMPION AND leading trainer Wayne DaCosta highlighted yesterday's 10-race programme at Caymanas Park with four winners, including 2-1 second favourite CHADMAN in the Fontainbleu Trophy open allowance feature over 1500 metres.

His other winners were the $1.4 million colt, MARK TO MARKET (7-2) by Market Rally - Fully Loaded who romped the opening race over the straight five on his two-year-old debut, the 1-5 favourite NASATOL in the second race - again over the straight, and 3-1 chance TWENTY NINE (made most) in the fifth race for the Royal Crest Trophy over 1200 metres.

Significantly, though preparing the horses, DaCosta was not present at Caymanas Park to saddle them. It is understood the five-time champion trainer took a short vacation and in his absence his son and assistant trainer, Jason saddled the horses. CHADMAN went wire-to-wire under title-chasing jockey Trevor Simpson, and in the end just lasted by a head from the fast-finishing AD INFINITUM, the 8-5 favourite with champion jockey Brian Harding aboard.

CHADMAN was chased by AD INFINITUM's lesser fancied stable companion DON LIMPIO (16-1) with AD INFINITUM outpaced in third passing the half mile. CHADMAN turned for home full of running and although shortening a bit in the closing stages, the American 4-y-o colt responded to a flashing left-hand stick from Simpson throughout the last furlong, just managing to scramble home from AD INFINITUM in a field of seven.

Beharie's first

CHADMAN is owned by Bitter Sweet and bred by Shamrock Farm LLC. This was his fourth win from 15 starts this season.

Meanwhile, Delroy Beharie became the 10th apprentice from the batch of 15 which graduated from the Jockeys' School in July to ride a winner when he booted home MARK TO MARKET by four lengths in the first race over the straight for two-year-olds.

Beharie, 29, was considered one of the most forward of the apprentices when he began riding on July 29, but he suffered a major setback in mid-August when he broke his right wrist in an early morning exercise spill and was sidelined for more than a month.

"Getting my first winner is a relief in the circumstances, but I am happy just the same. This batch has done very well in a short space of time and I am proud to be a part of it," said Beharie, who is apprenticed to trainer Percy Hussey.

Prior to enrolling in the Jockeys' School in January, Beharie won two races aboard MAKING MAVES and VISCOSITY last year in races confined to exercise riders.

The whopping Pick-9, which eluded punters for eight consecutive race days, was finally cornered by seven punters with each receiving $1.38 million.