Fortunate Flag flies with topweight

FORTUNATE FLAG who was noted putting in his best work at the end of a Starter Allowance event won by Song Of Freedom earlier this month, was handed the top impost of 56.5 kilos.

This is for the Imported Three-year-old Maiden event on the Arima Race Club Day 13 card at Santa Rosa Park, Arima on Saturday. The lightly raced son of Fortunate Prospect is being asked to hand out three kilos to the more experienced  Ring Dang Do and 12 to first time starter Saratone in the 1300 metres contest, expected to share spotlight with a Starter Allowance event. In the extended sprint the temperemental Lovely Honoree will tote 52.5 kilos, Kalyan 52, and Pattie’s No Angel 44.5.

Weights were also allotted to runners for four other handicaps framed for the ARC Day 13 card. Mir On Fire who has been running consistently well since joining Bertram Dookeran’s barn was assigned the topweight of 56.5 kilos for the sole handicap on the turf. In this event to be run over 1300 metres, weights were also allotted for the main course, a measure taken should the extended sprint be shifted. Honor Bound has been asked to tote the biggest weight on Saturday. The Kenny De Silva Jnr inmate was burdened with 57.5 kilos for the Restricted Handicap.

Also listed to head the weights with 56.5 kilos are Cash Reward and Hillside Symphony. Cash Reward, who has been a model of consistency lately, will face off against 12 West Indian-bred maidens and those of a similar age-group to have raced at the bottom level and  have not earned $1,500 since February last year. Hillside Symphony has been asked to carry 56.5 and match stride against six runners over 1250 metres.