Orville Clarke, Freelance Writer

Oliver Thompson (second left), marketing and sales manager of Hi-Pro Ace, hands over the Hi-Pro Ace Trophy to CTL's executive manger for Marketing Millicent Lynch (second right) and racing secretary Denzil Miller Jr., at Wednesday's launch of the October 15 raceday in the boardroom at Caymanas Park. Looking on at left is Dr. Clarrisa Brown-Douglas, international equine research consultant who is on a five-day visit to the island courtesy of Hi-Pro. - Contributed

Tomorrow's Supreme Ventures-sponsored 11-race programme at Caymanas Park offers a Pick-9 carryover of $1 million, but the Super-6 starts anew.

The Pick-9 embraces races three to 11; the Super-6 from six to 11. We look at the second Super-6 which gets underway with the Cash Pot 'Kent' Plaque $260,000 - $230,000 claiming race over 1300 metres to be contested by eight starters.

The horses to note are TOUCHDOWN, PURE JUSTICE, RED I and the recent winner HARMONICS, who steps up in class in a bid for the hat-trick with co-leading rider Trevor Simpson again in the saddle.

The one to beat, however, must surely be the down-in-class PURE JUSTICE who has skipped two classes to contest this race. A proven campaigner, the seven-year-old gelding from the stables of Neive Graham boasts superior speed and with the trip ideal, should lead home the super fit RED I (knocking at the door) and HARMONICS.

Next on the programme is the None Such Sprint Trophy graded stakes co-feature over 1200 metres to be contested by the top sprinters in the country. The seven-horse field includes the fleet-footed CLOCK WORK, recent winner MUSICAL MAESTRO, RAMPAGE and LA REINA to be ridden by reigning champion jockey Brian Harding, who has flown in from his base in Trinidad to ride locally over the holiday weekend.

Hard to catch

With most of the fancied horses sitting pretty close to speedy top weight CLOCK WORK (working well) on this occasion, the American-bred sprinter will prove hard to catch even with 58.5kg and title-chasing apprentice Omar Walker riding for champion trainer Wayne DaCosta.

The recent winner HAIL THE GENIUS, having settled down, ought to be followed in the eighth race (3-y-o non winners of two) over 1820 metres, as he won impressively (running on) in a good time over 1500 metres on October 3. Gary Subratie's lightly raced 3-y-o gelding has most to fear from PRINCESS ZANAI, with Simpson up.

Last year's Derby winner RANSOM MAN (working well) gets the nod over recent winners BELLA IN BLOOM and ROYAL MAJESTY in the ninth over 1700 metres, while the speedy MR. SKILL is dressed to kill in 10th, race No. 1 in the $9.25 million Supreme Ventures 2-Y-O series over 1200 metres, following his fast-time runaway victory over stable-companion STORMIN AWAY over 1100 metres (1:05.2) on August 29.

The DaCosta-trained colt has been burning up the track at exercise and should lead home stable-companion STORMIN AWAY. Then close the programme with the recent course winner BACK POCKET (Harding up) who aimed this low ($170,000 claiming) should lead home CHOO CHOO CHOO, COMIN TRUE and SAID I SAID I.

SUPER-6 FANCIES

(6) PURE JUSTICE/RED I/TOUCHDOWN

(7) CLOCK WORK/MUSICAL MAESTRO/LA REINA

(8) HAIL THE GENIUS/PRINCESS ZANAI

(9) RANSOM MAN/BELLA IN BLOOM

(10) MR. SKILL

(11) BACK POCKET