Movietowne Magic ready to show

MOVIETOWNE MAGIC who ducked out of his last race two weeks ago because his trainer felt the handicappers were too harsh on him at the weights, will step out of his crease on Friday.

The colt is listed to contest the Brian Lara Starter Allowance feature on the Arima Race Club “Friday Evening Lime” programme at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. The Son of D.J Cat/Double Pump opened his winning account on his second attempt after showing ability behind Sure Ting on debut and will face five runners in the 1100 metres dash. The race is the feature of the seven-race card named after star cricketers on both the Australia and West Indies teams, here in Trinidad and Tobago for the fourth and fifth Cable and Wireless One-Day Internationals at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain over the weekend. Song Of Freedom, who also withdrew from his last week assignment won by stablemate Sugar Mike, will shoulder the top impost of 56.5 kilos in the speed contest, with a field made up of five importations and one locally bred horse. Batting for the home team will be Bandinthong.

The Stephen Jardim-trained speedster had a  late start to his career and will  carry the penny stamp weight of 47.5 kilos against the foreigners. Lovely Honoree and Isle Be True will go after quick repeats in the Ricky Ponting Restricted Handicap, the co-feature on the programme which was well supported with 77 entries. The gates will fly open at 2 pm with the Adam Gilchrist Optional Claimer, and will be followed by a similar event framed in the name of West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan. The two main events will be run off soon after, followed by the Glenn McGrath contest for West Indian bred three-year-olds maidens and the Vasbert Drakes Optional Claimer. A 10-strong claimer in the named “Selectors” will bring down the curtains on the much anticipated lime.

Following are the framed races, entries, weights and jockeys for the entire card:
RACE 1: (2.00pm) ADAM GILCHRIST 3 Y.O & OVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($7,500 - $6,500) - PURSE $14,000 - 1250 METRES.
1. BELMONT VALLEY - 45.5 - R.SINGH, 2. MAXIMUS - 48.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 3. TAKE CHARGE - 53.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 4. HOT WAY - 53.5 - R.HIBBERT, 5. INDIAN RHAPSODY - 51.5 - N.SAMAROO, 6. LOVELY PEARL - 50.5 - K.BISSOON, 7. COTONOU - 47.5 - G.LABAN, 8. ERIN DANCER - 48.5 - R.JADOO, 9. YANKEE EAGLE - 49.5 - L.KEIZER, 10. CONFIRMED - 45.5 - W.GALVIZ.

RACE 2: (2.37pm) RAMNARESH SARWAN W.I BRED 3 Y.O WINNERS AND W.I BRED 4 Y.O & OVER NON-WINNERS OF THREE RACES - PURSE $18,000 - 1100 METRES.
1. WHAT LEFT - 52 - W.GALVIZ, 2. MIR ON FIRE - 56.5 - K.BISSOON, 3. LOUD MUSIC - 51 - R.RAJKUMAR, 4. SUNNY - 55.5 - S.RODRIGO, 5. TIME TO FLY - 54.5 - R.HIBBERT, 6. HYARIMA - 51 - F.RAZACK, 7. RICHIE RICH - 52 - R.THOMAS, 8. BALLYBUNION - 54.5 - R.JADOO, 9. SWEET LAURA LEE - 48.5 - L.KEIZER.

RACE 3: (3.15pm) RICKY PONTING RESTRICTED HANDICAP - PURSE $18,000 - 1250 METRES.
1. LOVELY HONOREE - 50.5 - L.KEIZER, 2. RED HILL - 56.5 - K.BISSOON, 3. RUBY RICH - 45.5 - W.BHARATH, 4. MANDELA - 51 - N.SAMAROO, 5. SQUEEZED MOMENT - 46.5 - R.JADOO, 6. ISLE BE TRUE - 55 - H.EMAMALIE, 7. BON VOYAGE - 51 - R.RAJKUMAR.
RACE 4: (3.50Pm) BRIAN LARA STARTER ALLOWANCE - PURSE $20,000 - 1100 METRES (TURF).
1. HONOR BOUND - 53.5 - W.GALVIZ, 2. MOVIETOWNEMAGIC - 51.5 - N.SAMAROO, 3. MY SON JOHN - 47.5 - L.KEIZER, 4. BANDINTHONG - 47.5 - W.BHARATH, 5. IN SWINGER - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 6. SONG OF FREEDOM - 56.5 - R.JADOO.
RACE 5: (4.30pm) GELNN McGRATH W.I BRED 3 Y.O MAIDENS - PURSE $20,000 - 1350 METRES.
1. CLASSY KIM - 53.5 - R.JADOO, 2. NEVER EVER WORRIE - 52.5 - R.FREEMAN, 3. PRINCIPLE - 51.5 - R.RAGOONATH, 4. BAGGY GREEN - 55.5 - D.GAFF, 5. BOUND TO DOT COM - 52.5 - G.LABAN, 6. TEA TIME DOC - 53.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 7. EL PRESIDENTE (R4) - 46.5 - R.CHADEE, 8. UNDERINFLUENCE - 56.5 - L.MUNOZ, 9. SMALL AXE - 50.5 - W.BHARATH, 10. CREME CARAMEL (R2) - 44.5 - L.KEIZER, 11. RENAISSANCE MAN (R1) - 52.5 - W.GALVIZ, 12. RUBY SCORES (R3) - 44.5 - R.CHADEE, 13. FINEST GEM - 51.5 - R.HIBBERT, 14. MILLENIUM DANCER - 52.5 - R.THOMAS, 15. DARE TO DREAM - 55.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 16. FRESH MANDATE - 53.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 17. PANAMA CANAL - 56.5 - R.BADAL, 18. RUNNING TRICK - 52.5 - K.BISSOON, 19. HONEY BELLE - 50.5 - R.MANGALEE, 20. NATURELL CLASSY - 52.5 - S.RODRIGO.

RACE 6: (5.08pm) VASBERT DRAKES 3 Y.O & OVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($10,500 - $8.500) PURSE $15,000 - 1100 METRES (TURF).
1. COLD RISK - 49.5 - R.RAGOONATH, 2. ROYAL CHARM - 48.5 - R.MANGALEE, 3. REDOUBLED - 52.5 - F.RAZACK, 4. TOUCH WOOD - 52.5 - R.HIBBERT, 5. POETRY (R1) - 44.5 - K.BISSOON, 6. SARATONE (R2) - 41.5 - K.JADOO, 7. STORMY SEASON - 51.5 - V.CHARLES, 8. V FOR VICTORY - 52.5 - D.GAFF, 9. LIVING IN HOPE - 54.5 - R.JADOO, 10. RESTLESS RENEGADE - 49.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 11. ULA - 51.5 - G.LABAN, 12. JOINT VENTURE - 48.5 - W.GALVIZ, 13. LAZAR WOLF - 53.5 - R.SINGH, 14. HILLSIDE SYMPHONY - 51.5 - L.KEIZER.

RACE 7: (5.40pm) ‘SELECTORS’ 3 Y.O & OVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($14,000 - $11,000) - PURSE $16,000 - 1300 METRES.
1. BALTHAZAR - 55.5 - R.JADOO, 2. MAGEN - 51.5 - R.THOMAS, 3. FEMALE BANDIT - 50.5 - R.SINGH, 4. INDIAN DECISION - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 5. FOUCAULT PENDULUM - 55.5 - K.BISSOON, 6. PEACE CONSORT - 49.5 - W.BHARATH, 7. GROOMSMAN - 51.5 - L.MUNOZ, 8. BAJAN CONNECTION - 51.5 - W.GALVIZ, 9. LIFE IN RUSSIA - 49.5 - F.RAZACK, 10. SOCA TEMPO - 51.5 - N.SAMAROO.