Smart And Lucky no ordinary sort

SMART AND LUCKY has shown that he is no ordinary customer when posting a record breaking performance on a fast surface in his first start at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, last month.

And the juvenile, bred to Dance Brightly/Rare Indication, who will be seen out next in the Imported Juvenile Sprint later this month, erased any doubts about his ability to act on sloppy ground conditions yesterday morning, with some degree of authority. After completing a light first round under Panamanian rider Nobel Abrego, the John O’Brien inmate was asked to quicken from the 600 metres marker and did so in workmanlike fashion completing the run to the winning post in 35.14 seconds. Daredevil Hero was another to have enjoyed ground conditions made sloppy by persistent light showers.

The Glenn Mendez-trained American-bred juvenile must have entered many notebooks after his stout display behind Fabulous Risk and Senor Gucci earlier this month, showed he had improved on  his initial experience. Working the same 600 metres trip with apprentice Gary Laban aboard, the dark bay colt went slightly faster, posting 34.23 seconds on the clock  to be best for the distance on the morning. Upset All continues to go the right way, and the three-year-old filly had Joint Venture for company, acquitting herself well against her older companion in their spin registered in 37.17 seconds.

Movietowne Magic seems to have overcome his problem of angling the final turn of the left-handed course. The strappingly-built three-year-old colt whose colours was lowered by Man Of Class last raceday, showed no signs of discomfort in his work over 1000 metres in 1:01.92 seconds. Notanothernoble who also hails from Mendez’s barn went a shade slower over the same acreage, posting 1:02.48 seconds to also get among the “good” in the remarks column of the Arima Race Club official clocker’s report.

Following are gallops recorded yesterday:
400 METRES -  Salsa Moves - 24.17 good; Soul Asylum - 29.94, pacing; Reign Of Fire - 29.93, pacing; Yankee Eagle - 26.78, handily; Estilon - 29.45, pacing; Tea Time Doc - 28.36, pacing; Politics - 25.81, handily; Aticka - 29.50, pacing; All Set To Battle, Ex Indian Time and Sweet And Beautiful - 25.17, easy.
 
600 METRES - Phantom Bidder - 42.27, pacing; Upset All and Joint Venture - 37.17, good; Daredevil Hero - 34.23, good; Smart And Lucky - 35.14, good; Game High - 37.70, handily; Grey Warrior - 44.99, pacing; Carnival Messiah - 37.89, handily; Moulin Rouge and Takeover - 39.58, handily; Bajan Connection - 44.99, pacing; Man Of Class - 40.46, handily.

800 METRES - Hollywood Star and You’ve Got Mail - 48.43 - good; Ex Love Movement and Now Or Never - 49.90, good; Native Love - 54.00, handily; Squeezed Moment - 53.00, handily; Soca Tempo and Indian Game - 50.86, ridden out; Bonus Point and New Star - 51.96, handily; What Left - 52.45, handily; Cash Wager and Ichiban - 51.42, handily.

1000 METRES - Movietowne Magic - 1:01.92, good; Notanothernoble - 1:02.48, good; Cash Reward - 1:08.76, handily; Top Of The Class - 1:12.73, pacing; Tricky Guy - 1:06.87, handily; Laura’s Boy - 1:09.15, handily; Smooth Operator - 1:05.84, handily; Royal Red, Fresh Mandate and Bound To Dot Com - 1:06.78, handily.