Sara’s Music in tune for Flamingo Stakes

Ronald Maharaj’s three-year-old gelding had a fluent gallop over 600 metres in a good 38.17 seconds and appears ready for all challengers on the Easter Monday racing parade.

The son of Java In Flight/Indian Music will not encounter the one that beat him in the “Classic,” Greek Princess, nor All For Java who mastered him almost every time they met.

Another holding the “Flamingo” engagement Adios Amigos had a handy run over 1000 metres in one minute 07.20 seconds, while Apocalypse clocked one minute 07.99 seconds for the same trip

Of those in the Republic Bank Ibis Stakes seen out, Ready Or Not paced 800 metres in 59.66 seconds.

Suave Runner, engaged in the day’s feature Republic Bank Champagne Stakes over 1600 metres on the turf course, stretched out over 800 metres in a steady 52.72 seconds.

But Lit d’Amour, narrowly beaten in the Starter Allowance sprint two weeks ago, flashed over the same distance in a very good 49.75 seconds. And Royal Miss showed some zest in her gallop over 1000 metres in one minute 08.47 seconds.

Forever Sharon appears likely to slip out of that maiden tag in the Power To Make A Difference sprint over 1100 metres on the turf. Galloping together with Sachina, Zubay Muzaffar’s filly stopped the clock at 25.03 seconds.

Notorious showed he should not be missed in the day’s finale, the www.republictt.com Conditional Handicap D over 1200 metres with a very good gallop over 400 metres timed in 23.30 seconds.

Here are gallops recorded on Good Friday morning: (Going: Fast) - 400 METRES: FOREVER SHARON, SACHINA- 25.03 good; GILGAL - 29.90 (turf); ISLAND RUNNER - 24.22 good; MUSIC MAN - 25.38 good; NOTORIOUS - 23.30 good; SARA’S SONG - 26.19 handy; RUSALKA - 29.15 pacing; STRAIGHT AHEAD - 29.95 pacing.

600 METRES: GONZAGA, ACTION - 44.22 pacing; SARA’S MUSIC - 38.17 good; BOLD MOVER, GODSPELL, BLING BLING - 43.98 pacing; CAPTAIN SHIV - 44.94 pacing; CELEBRITY JET - 41.97 pacing; DARLING LUANN - 38.17 good; FOOTWORK - 44.83 pacing; PASSION RULES - 44.98 pacing; SING THE BLUES, GREAT BANK - 41.70 pacing; HEAVENSENT - 44.91 pacing; SOUNDSGOODTUME, HIGH ROMANCE - 44.92 pacing (turf); THE TERMINATOR - 36.70 good (turf); WILDABOUTBECCA - 42.81 pacing; SKIPPY - 44.99 pacing.

800 METRES: FRESH PROSPECT - 57.08 pacing; LIT d’AMOUR - 49.75 good; LOVE AND LETTERS - 59.96 pacing; READY OR NOT - 59.66 pacing; ST MIKE - 55.34 pacing; SUAVE RUNNER - 52.72 handy (turf); SEA OF RED 59.99 pacing.

1000 METRES: ADIOS AMIGOS - 1:07.70 handy; APOCALYPSE - 1:07.99 handy; GETDJOBDONE - 1:10.53 pacing; ICE TIMBER - 1:11.97 pacing; ROYAL MISS - 1:08.47 handy; SMOOTHANALERT - 1:13.79 pacing (turf); SUPER GREY - 1:07.04 handy; TRAVEL AGENT - 1:07.72 handy (turf).