Tuesday, October 21 2008

THE seven-year-old warrior Chief Commander is in fine form ahead of Saturday’s feature Caribbean Champion Stakes.

The son of Freshly Squeezed/Concordia out of the John O’Brien barn had a commanding gallop on Sunday morning, clocking a very good one minute 02.1 seconds for the 1000 metres trip.

Also showing good form ahead of the 1800 metres race was Crown Point who went over 800 metres yesterday in 51.2 seconds. And Godspell who also hold the engagement winged through 600 metres in a good 36.1 seconds.

Just In Time, beaten into fourth in the Royal Oak Derby had two sparkling gallops, first on Sunday morning the colt travelled 1000 metres in one minute 03.1 seconds, and yesterday he sizzled over 600 metres in the smart time of 34.3 seconds together with Derby winner Pride ‘N’ Glory, both from the Glenn Mendez barn.

Willing To Spend, also from the Mendez barn, who goes after her ninth consecutive victory in the Caribbean Sprint Championship over 1200 metres, clocked an excellent 36.1 seconds over 600 metres.

Turfites should note Trust ‘N’ Confidence for his engagement on Saturday, judging by his bullet gallop over 1000 metres completed in one minute 01.2 seconds. And newcomer Texasholdem also gave railbirds an eye opener with a 600 metres gallop timed in 37.2 seconds.

Silent Approach who holds that Champion Stakes engagement had a revealing gallop over 1,000 metres in one minute 02.1 seconds.

Scent Of Money had a good gallop over 800 metres completed in 48.3 seconds.

And Sound Barrier a recent winner, showed she had kept her form with a smooth run over 1000 metres in one minute 05.2 seconds.

Gallops recorded yesterday: (Going: Fast)

400 METRES: ALKAASHAN - 27.3 handy ELI’S GIRL - 28.4 pacing; MOYGADDY - 28.4 pacing; MY LANA - 29.3 pacing; THE WELSH WIZARD - 29.4 pacing.

600 METRES: DIVINE BULL - 36.2 good; WILLING TO SPEND -36.1 good; HURRICANE LEE - 43.2 pacing; JUST IN TIME, PRIDE ‘N’ GLORY - 34.3 good; FORWARDTRACKING - 44.1 pacing.

800 METRES: CROWN POINT - 51.2 good; LOVEMEJINSKY - 59.4 pacing.

1000 METRES: EL PASO CITY - 1:09.1 pacing; HOT ‘N SPICY -1:08.2 pacing.

Sunday’s gallops: (Going: Fast) - 600 METRES: DAMAGE CONTROL - 40.1 handy; DEBATABLE - 35.3 good; DOUBLE AGENT - 41.2 pacing; GODSPELL - 36.1 good; MYSTERY GIRL - 42.3 pacing; THE BANGOR BARON - 42.3 pacing; TEXASHOLDEM - 37.2 good.

800 METRES: CROWN POINT - 54.1 pacing; DE JEWEL - 49.1 good; DUTCHMAN - 54.2 pacing (turf); HIT IT BATCH -58.3pacing; HOT ‘N SPICY - 41.2 pacing; I BELIEVE - 43.4 pacing; LADY ENA - 41.2 pacing (turf ); LADY VENDETTA - 54.4 pacing; MACHO UNO - 59.0 pacing; MOYGADDY - 59.3 pacing; NEGRIL LASS - 53.2 pacing; PREFFERED SHARE - 56.2 pacing; PRIDE ‘N’ GLORY - 53.3 pacing; PRIZED FIGHTER - 59.4 pacing; READY SET JET - 50.0 good; ROYAL FLUSH - 56.0 pacing; SCENT OF MONEY - 48.3 good; STORMTRACKER -55.4 pacing; WORLD CLASS - 58.2 pacing (turf); WRATHED - 52.3 handy; ZIMCAN - 54.2 pacing (turf).

1000 METRES: ANYTIME NOW - 1:12.2 pacing (turf); BOLD ICON - 1:06.1 handy; CAMPITOR -1:11.4 pacing; CENTURION - 44.4 pacing (turf); CHIEF COMMANDER - 1:02.1 good; JUST IN TIME -1:03.1 good; LIFE IN THE SKY - 1:08.2 pacing; LUANN’S PASSION - 1:06.3 handy; NATURE’S REALITY - 1:14.4 pacing; SANTA ROSA BOY - 1:11.3 pacing; SILENT REPROACH - 1:02.1 good; SOUND BARRIER -1:05.2 good; STORM STREET - 1:10.2 pacing; THE BAILIFF - 1:06.0 handy; TRUST N CONFIDENCE - 1:01.2 good.