Cubic Capacity to be grand today

The Glenn Mendez trained Cubic Capacity is my nap selection to win today’s feature event over 1,750 metres for horses rated 100 – 80 on the main track at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. Seven horses are set to face the starter in the main event, on Day 26 of the Arima Race Club’s (ARC) racing season, which was rescheduled from last Saturday due to a insufficient entries for the day. Cubic Capacity has won two of his last three starts impressively will be very difficult to peg back and the extra distance will see him improve even further. He will secure his second win in as many starts while landing his third victory from his last four starts.

Last year’s Guineas heroine Grand Riviere, and Derby runner-up Mission King will be his main rival. The former looks to be coming back to herself and galloped superbly last week. Brian Harding is on board and the partnership is expected to go close. Mission King is well weighted on his best form and with apprentice Ryan Hasranah astride could go close. The Douglas Bennet trained horse has touch of class and could surpise. Others in the field include Treasure Hunt, Go For The Gold, Strikes Not Spares and the speedy Santa Rosa Boy which is well weighted with 48 kilos. Post time for the first event today is 1.25 pm.

ARC DAY 26 CARD

R1: 1.25PM — T&T BRED 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 30 - 0 – 1,350M - $20,000
046    1    Eyes of the Wolf    J Mosca/R Hasranah    56.5    Chance
036    2    Optimistic Wishes    M Carew Jnr/R Duhaney    56.5    Can surprise
070    3    Honourable Mention    M Glasgow/R Jadoo    56.5    Not much
485    4    Greazy    M Carew Jnr/K Balgobin    56.5    One to beat
706    5    Cailey’s Magic    G Emmanuel/R Ali    56.5    Respected
396    6    Sweet Parang Music     C Rodriguez/Y Cristalino    52.5    Shot
925    7    Goldmine    M Glasgow/K Razack    55.5    Will go close
 
R2: 2 PM — 3 YO HORSES & OVER RATED 40- 0 – 1,600M (Turf) - $22,000
088    1    Bananachips    J O'Brien/B Harding    56.5    Outsider
789    2    Storm On    J Mosca/N Patrick    53.5    Speedy
722    3    The Conqueror    M Maharaj/Y Cristalino    54.5     Scratched
569    4    Angelica Jane    H Chadee/S Samuel    55.0    In and out
603    5    D’Last Flight    M Maharaj/R Perez    56.5    Respected
008    6    All Royalty    C Roberts/D Gaff     52.5    Will go close
594    7    Shannon M    L Alexis/J Stephen    53.0    Has speed
730    8    Precious Diamond    L Alexis/N Flavenney    56.0    Can take this

R3: 2.35PM — WI BRED 3 YO MAIDEN HANDICAP – 1,600M (Turf)- $33,000
005    1    Dazzling Diamond    T Thomas/S Rodrigo    54.5    Improving
894    2    Intriguing Account    G Mendez/B Boodramsing    52.5    Chance
--7    3    Affairtoremember    L Gay/J Stephen    54.5    Big shout
--6    4    U Crazy Diamond    D Mosca/D Gaff    56.5    Needs time
842    5    Van Percy    L Alexis/R Ali    55.5    One to beat
006    6    Who Is The Problem    H Singh/N Mohammed    54.5    Upgrade
085    7    Princessmambo    A Serville/R Hasranah    51.5    Chance
207    8    Out ‘N’ About (TO)    J Lyder/N Flavenney    54.5    Respected
666    9    General Joe    D Mosca/N Patrick    52.5    Don’t trust

R4: 3:10PM: CLAIMING $14,000 - $9,000 – 1,100M (Turf) - $26,400
027    1    Eli’s Girl    D Bennett/B Boodramsing    44.5    Speedy
726    2    Nandani    L Alexis/G Laban    54.5    One to beat
807    3    Miss Rayana    D Mosca/R Perez    46.5    No form
523    4    Majestic Gold    F De Freitas/K Razack    46.5    Well weighted
009    5    Windy Lass    P De Freitas/R Jadoo    50.5    Chance
831    6    Grand Slam    H Gobin/R Perez    52.5    Repeat
830    7    Bird King N    F De Freitas/Patrick    50.5    Will go close
460    8    Schylers Gold    G Mendez/D Gaff    48.5    In tough

R5: 3.48PM — WI BRED 3 YO WINNERS OF ONE & MAIDEN HANDICAP – 1,200M - $33,000
008    1    Nothing Left    M Maharaj/R Duhaney    53.5    No form
705    2    Flight on Time    M Maharaj/Y Cristalino    55.0    Ready
--3    3    Wildwildwes    K De Freitas/K Razack    56.0    Will go close
746    4    Mary’s Girl Chile    J Mosca/B Boodramsing    48.5    Outsider
100    5    Snap Election    M Maharaj/K Balgobin    56.5    Can surprise
--9    6    Fleet Admiral    J O'Brien/B Harding    56.0    Ready
067    7    Bring My Cash    Dr A Griffith/R Rajkumar    54.5    Outside shot
640    8    Believe It Or Not    M Maharaj/J Arneaud    56.5     Scratched
037    9    The Problem Solver    J Mosca/N Flavenney    48.0    Can surprise
-43    10    A Great Millenium    D Mosca/R Perez    56.0    Will be around
 
R6: 4.24PM — 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 45 - 25 – 1,350M - $23,000
202    1    Piarco    C Rodriguez/D Gaff    56.0    Will go close
511    2    Explorer    J Mosca/N Patrick    54.0    Hattrick seeker
221    3    Zen Master    L Alexis/J Stephen    56.0    Can win this
750    4    Best Defence    K De Freitas/N Flavenney    54.0    Ready
808    5    Most Definitely    H Chadee/S Samuel    56.0    In tough
705    6    Visible Wind    C Roberts/R Hasranah    56.5    Can surprise
735    7    Prado’s Princess    H Gobin/R Jadoo    56.5    Contender
7D0    8    Razmin    Dr A Griffith/Y Cristalino    56.5    No form
 
R7: 5 PM — 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 100- 80 – 1,750M - $49,500
141    1    Cubic Capacity    G Mendez/R Jadoo    56.5    One to beat
349    2    Treasure Hunt    D Bennett/K Balgobin    52.5    Scratched
172    3    Grand Riviere    J O'Brien/B Harding    56.5    Will go close
657    4    Santa Rosa Boy    M Carew Jnr/K Balgobin    48.0     Scratched
064    5    Strikes Not Spares    T Thomas/R Ali    47.5    Big chance
337    6    Mission King    D Bennett/R Hasranah    52.5    Outside shot
040    7    Go For The Gold    Dr R Shim/J Arneaud    54.5    Respected

R8: 5:40PM — T 3 YO & OVER HORSES RATED 55 - 35 – 1,300M - $26,400
922    1    Theatre of Dreams    K De Freitas/B Boodramsing    56.5    Must win this
774    2    Unbridleme    Dr R Shim/B Harding    56.5    Chance
853    3    Naturelly Classy    L Alexis/S Samuel    56.5    Can surprise
601    4    Lizzy    J Mosca/R Hasranah    52.0    Repeat
780    5    Check The Mail    Dr A Griffith/R Rajkumar    53.0    No form
146    6    Sweetie Jan    I Danglade/R Jadoo    52.0    Speedy
258    7    Wrathed    M Glasgow/K Jadoo    56.5    Good sort
022    8    Columbia    P De Freitas/N Flavenney    52.5    Can take this
530    9    Big Mama    D Mosca/R Perez    54.0    Big Chance
969    10    Bravo    C Roberts/N Abrego    55.5    Coming back
798    11    Gold Majesty    J Mosca/D Gopie     56.5    Lost way
496    12    Danzig’s Day    M Maharaj/R Duhaney    52.0    Running on
007    13    Nad Al Sheba    C Roberts/Y Cristalino    54.5    Outsider
941    14    Aztec Gold    G Emmanuel/K Balgobin    55.0    Repeat

GUARDIAN SELECTIONS

Kelvin ‘N’
Starbet: R3 - #5 - Van Percy
R1: Greazy, Goldmine, Cailey’s Magic
R2: Shannon M, All Royalty, D Last Flight
R3: Van Percy, General Joe, Intriguing Account, Out ‘N’ About
R4: Grand Slam, Nandani, Windy Lass, Bird King
R5: A Great Millenium, Fleet Admiral, Wildwildwes, Bring My Cash, Flight On Time
R6: Zen Master, Piarco, Explorer
R7: Cubic Capacity, Mission King, Grand Riviere
R8: Theatre of Dreams, Columbia, Big Mama, Wrathed, Bravo

Eddie A
Best Bet: R8 - #14 - Aztec Gold
R1: Goldmine, Greazy, Optimistic Wishes
R2: D’ Last Flight, Angelica Jane, Precious Diamond
R3: Van Percy, Intriguing Account, Out ‘N About
R4: Nandani, Bird King, Grand Slam
R5: A Great Millennium, Fleet Admiral, Wildwildwes, Bring My Cash
R6: Zen Master, Piarco, Explorer
R7: Grand Riviere, Cubic Capacity
R8: Aztec Gold, Theatre Of Dreams, Unbridleme, Big Mama

Dancing Brave
Best Bet: R8 - #5 - Check in the Mail
R1: Goldmine Greazy, Eyes Of The Wolf, Cailey’s Magic
R2: D”Last Flight, Storm On, Shannon M, Precious Diamond
R3: Dazzling Diamond, Who is the Problem, Van Percy, General Joe
R4: Majestic Gold, Schylers Gold, Bird King, Windy Lass
R5: Wildwildwes, Snap Election, Mary’s Girl Chile, The Problem Solver, Bring my Cash
R6: Visible Wind, Zen Master, Best Defence, Razmin
R7: Strikes Not Spares, Grand Riviere, Cubic Capacity, Go For The Gold
R8: Check In The Mail, Naturelly Classy, Lizzy Bravo, Big Mama

The Mechanic
Best Bet: R8 - #1 - Theatre of Dreams
R1: Goldmine, Honourable Mention, Eyes Of The Wolf, Greazy
R2: D’Last Flight, Shannon M, Precious Diamond, Angelica Jane
R3: Van Percy, Intriguing Account, Out N About, Affairtoremember
R4: Grand Slam, Majestic Gold, Nandani, Eli’s Girl
R5: A Great Millenium, Fleet Admiral, Wildwildwes, Snap Election, Nothing Left
R6: Most Definitely, Piarco, Explorer, Zen Master
R7: Cubic Capacity, Grand Riviere, Mission King, Strikes Not Spares
R8: Theatre Of Dreams, Columbia, Unbridleme, Aztec Gold, Bravo

The Watcher
Best Bet: R6 - #8 - Razmin
R1: Goldmine, Greazy, Sweet Parang Music, Cailey’s Magic
R2: D’Last Flight, Precious Diamond, Bananachips
R3: Intriguing Account, Princessmambo, Out N About, Van Percy
R4: Grand Slam, Bird King, Schyler’s Gold, Eli’s Girl
R5: The Problem Solver, A Great Millenium, Wildwildwes, Mary’s Girl Chile, Snap Election
R6: Razmin, Explorer, Most Definitely, Piarco
R7: Strikes Not Spares, Grand Riviere, Cubic Capacity, Santa Rosa Boy
R8: Aztec Gold, Big Mama, Sweetie Jan, Theatre Of Dreams, Gold Majesty