Beautiful Mind, Ruby Rich, Red Hill get topweights

LAST Year’s Jetsam Award nominee Beautiful Mind, Ruby Rich and Red Hill will head the weights for three handicaps on the Arima Race Club Day 17 card at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, on Saturday. The trio has been asked to tote 56.5 kilos each for their assignments in the three sprints on the 10-race programme. Beautiful Mind who annihilated a good field of juveniles in his only start in the Nursery Stakes on  Royal Oak Derby Day last year will face off against seven rivals in a 1200 metres contest for West Indian-bred three-year-olds, non-winners of two races in their career. In the dash, the Glenn Mendez speedball whose career had been plagued with injury will be handing out two kilos to Naturelly Classy, who is entered in  another handicap, and as much as eight to Upset All.

Ruby Rich will have a similar number of runners to deal with over  the identical 1200 metres distance in the second handicap on the card. In this race framed for West Indian-bred four-year-olds and over which have not won four races, the Harriram Gobin charge will have to contend with Supreme Dancer (55), and recent winners Toronto Star (54.5) and Bajan Connection (53). The undecided Naturelly Classy and Richie Rich were given the bottom weight of 50 kilos in the tough-looking contest. Red Hill will take along his top impost in the nine-horse Restricted Handicap over 1250 metres. The extended sprint which was an intended match-up between West Indian Bred three-year-old winners and Imported three-year-olds and over animals failed to attract any foreigners. Splitting Image who made his return to racing last week will take along 55 kilos. The consistent Bon Voyage will come in the event with 54.5 kilos, while Emelda M is set to match strides with the duo with the penny-stamp weight of 44.5 kilos.

Following are the entries and weights
RACE 4: W.I BRED 3 Y.O NONWINNERS OF TWO RACES IN CAREER - 1200 METRES.
1. BEAUTIFUL MIND - 56.5, 2. NATURELLY CLASSY - 54.5, 3. FULL OF PROMISES - 53.5, 4. HYARIMA - 53.5, 5. AFFIRM DECISION - 53, 6. WILD LIFE - 52.5, 7. SWEET LAURA LEE - 49.5, 8. UPSET ALL - 48.5.

RACE 5: W.I BRED  4 Y.O & OVER NON-WINNERS OF FOUR RACES IN CAREER - 1200 METRES.
1. RUBY RICH - 56.5, 2. SUPREME DANCER - 55, 3. TORONTO STAR - 54.5, 4. ANATEVKA - 53, 5. INDIAN DECISION - 53, 6. BAJAN CONNECTION - 53, 7. RICHIE RICH - 50, NATURELLY CLASSY - 50.

RACE 8: RESTRICTED HANDICAP - W.I BRED 3 Y.O WINNERS AND IMPORTED 3 Y.O & OVER - 1250 METRES.
1. RED HILL - 56.5, 2. SPLITTING IMAGE - 55, 3. BON VOYAGE - 54.5, 4. MAID OF HONOUR - 54.5, 5. PIECE OF CAKE - 52.5, 6. SQUEE ZINTRU - 52, 7. NEW STAR - 52, 8. FRUITION - 46, 9. EMELDA M - 44.5.