Watch out for improving St Mike

This improving three-year-old out of the Cyril "Greypatch" Arneaud stables had the morning’s best run over 800 metres, clocked in AT 49.56 seconds.

The Terminator also had a good run out over the same trip, with the clockers stopping their clock at 49.61 seconds.

Another good run over the trip came from Miss Lover Lover who is being sharpened for the rich Diamond Stakes Handicap over 1350 metres on October 29.

This five-year-old mare came back in the good time of 49.82 seconds for her 800 metres gallop.

Magnificat, an unraced two-year-old came out of the boxes to post 36.93 seconds for a 600 metres gallop, while Quiet Magic who started together with his stablemate, was timed in 39.20 seconds.

Royal Oak Derby winner Border Dispute was seen out over 1200 metres in a handy one minute 19.34 seconds.

He is 13 horses for which first subscription of $600 were paid for the Arima Race Club Gold Cup to be run off over 2000 metres on Boxing Day, December 26.

And the Jack Debideen charge was among 11 horses for which second subscriptions of $400 was paid for the Caribbean Champion Stakes over 1800 metres.

This race is down to be contested on November 26 when Border Dispute will be rematched with Crown Point who he denied the triple crown.

The Jamaican-bred colt will also be up against four Derby winners including triple crown stars Top Of The Class and Mucho Tempo. The others are Millenium Reign and Carnival Messiah.

Here are gallops recorded yesterday: 400 METRES: READY OR NOT - 29.60 pacing; CHIEF COMMANDER - 29.98 pacing; TWO HARD - 28.99 pacing; THE NIGHT MAN - 29.99 pacing; GET WET - 29.52 pacing; DUDLEY’S GIRL - 29.36 pacing; CHAMPAGNE WAGER - 29.93 pacing; BRILLIANT STAR - 28.98 pacing; APOCALYPSE - 29.94 pacing; MY GIRL - 29.73 pacing; STORM WARNING, KEERA, SKY HIGH - 29.96 pacing; BRIGHT DENS - 27.18 handy; DUCHESS LAURALEE, FUN TIME - 27.56 handy; RUSALKA - 24.19 good.

600 METRES: FANTASTIC STORY - 44.97 pacing; MEDICAL SYSTEM - 44.65 pacing; PASSION RULES, RHYTHM OF LIFE - 44.30 pacing; SKY STORM RISING - 44.28 pacing; REALLY QUIET - 44.77 pacing; SMART AND LUCKY - 44.97 pacing; WHY KIKI - 39.60 handy (boxes); CREME CARAMEL - 44.34 pacing; LUANN’S PASSION - 42.01 pacing; INDIAN IZZI - 41.96 pacing; SI SENOR - 41.70 pacing; MAGNIFICAT - 36.93 good (boxes); QUIET MAGIC - 39.20 handy (boxes).

800 METRES: SKYE SKIPPER - 59.98 pacing; ST MIKE - 49.56 good; CONDOLEEZA - 59.63 pacing; RETURN TO SENDER - 57.03 pacing; THE TERMINATOR - 49.61 good; MISS LOVER LOVER - 49.82 good; SMOOTHANALERT - 57.17 pacing; MYSTIC RIVER - 53.70 pacing; MOVE SMARTLY - 53.78 pacing; SPEED - 58.82 pacing.

1000 METRES: SUN SPLASH - 1:13.14 pacing; SILVER BULLET - 1:14.95 pacing.

1200 METRES: BORDER DISPUTE - 1:19.34 handy.