Alert the Ship ready for maiden voyage

ALERT THE SHIP and Twice The Jet continue to hold their exercise form giving another exciting display of speed on a sloppy exercise course at Santa Rosa Park, Arima yesterday.

The pair of Kenneth De Silva Jnr runners drilled the last 800 metres in 48.58 seconds to be best on times for the distance. Mir On Fire who did not run up to his true mark last raceday signalled the run can be best forgotten, by matching strides with Return To Glory before getting his neck in front at the line in their spin over the same acreage. The pair of Shaffique Khan-trained horses covered the distance in 50.27 seconds to also attain “good” in the remarks column of the Arima Race Club official clockers report.

Cyber Five, showed she has gotten over her problems by posting 49.56 seconds for her solo run over the same trip. Millenium Reign and Squee Zintru showed signs of rounding into top form also. The John O’Brien trained horse, relishing the ground conditions topped the time for the 1000 metres trip, with the 2002 Royal Oak Derby winner posting 1:02.06 on the clock to erase the 1:03.37 registered by his lesser stablemate.

Following are the recorded gallops:
400 METRES: Reign Of Fire - 23.77, good; The Chairman and Mayaro Breeze - 23.19, good; Finest Gem - 23.44, good; Cold Risk - 24.73, good; Song Of Freedom - 23.57, good; Beautiful Mind and Celebration Time - 24.82, good; Royal Mint and Skippy’s Dream - 22.84, good (Turf); Isle Be There - 27.17, pacing; Peace Majesty - 29.77, pacing; Now Or Never - 29.80, pacing; Billy Button and E-Mail - 27.15, handily; Dead Sure - 29.14, pacing; Singinginthewind - 29.92, pacing; Travel Agent - 26.07, handily; Fromnowuntil - 27.98, pacing.
600 METRES: Bold Fapp and Mary Magdalene - 35.62, good; Senor Gucci - 36.37, good; Ooze and Not This Time - 34.37, good (Boxes); Without Proof and Perfect Gem - 37.94, easy (Boxes); Philadelphian - 38.25, handily; Life In Russia - 40.43, handily; Chief Of Staff - 41.23, handily; Pave The Way - 44.84, pacing; Native Love - 40.80, handily; Kato - 41.09, handily; Imasekha and Yashouda - 41.29, handily; Life In The Sky - 40.09, handily; Return To Sender and Aishwarya - 38.39, handily (Turf); Hemlock Falls - 42.42, pacing; Massoud and Jelena Gora - 37.58, handily; Rebel Music - 38.98, handily; Big Game Hunter - 41.77, pacing; Ring Dang Do - 42.53, pacing; Phantom Menace - 44.97, pacing; Comanchero and Chief Commander - 39.48, handily.
800 METRES: Privilege and Euro Star - 50.86, good; Premier Attraction - 50.26, good; Cyber Five - 49.56, good; Mir On Fire and Return To Sender - 50.27, good; Alert The Ship and Twice The Jet - 48.58, good; Toronto Star - 57.84, pacing; Miss Beautiful - 58.64, pacing; Sou Sou Moni - 53.51, handily; Yaa Asantewaa and Underdinfluence - 51.40, handily; Alibi Ike and Bonus Point - 58.62, pacing; Synergy - 57.91, pacing.
1000 METRES: Squee Zintru - 1:03.37, good; Millenium Reign - 1:02.06, good; Affirm Decision and Saratone - 1:05.92, handily; Morgan Heritage and Mucho Tempo - 1:06.40, handily; Yankee Eagle - 1:09.04, handily; Magen - 1:10.20, pacing; Adoring Ruby, Phenomenon and Poetry - 1:04.61, handily; Champagne Wager - 1:11.96, pacing.
1200 METRES: Balthazar - 1:25.33, pacing.