Duchess, Chairman fit, ready

Duchess Trembly and The Chairman have been showing up well on the gallops recently and went  into the notebooks of early railbirds on Thursday morning after they completed their work from the boxes. The American bred duo, hailing from the small string of Kenneth De Silva Jnr, looked fit and ready for baptism after their 800-metres spin in a schooling session out of the boxes. The pair, after opening the boxes, held together at raceday pace in posting 48.88 seconds between the 1200 and 400-metre markers. Crimson Tower was another to have lit up the morning with his blinding speed. The Terrance Bates-trained filly who opened her winning account on her last raceourse appearance signalled that she has gone the right way in recording 35.46 seconds in a solo run from the boxes.

Rocket Booster and Skippie’s Dream, who are being conditioned by Steven Jardim, were among the unraced to catch the eye. The pair of locally-bred juveniles stuck to their task admirably to register 37.60 seconds over the last 600 metres of the course. Their efforts saw them attaining “Good” in the remarks column of the Arima Race Club official clocker’s report. Not This Time, an American bred recently bought and Game High, were others to have sent the right message to connections. Shaffique Khan’s unraced juvenile showed his toes over the last 1,000 metres of the course in 1:02.50, where his more seasoned campaigner out of Chester Robert’s yard clocked 1:02.82.

Following are Thursday’s recorded gallops.
400 METRES: Pure Delight - 25.19, easy (Boxes); Mary Magdalene - 28.80, pacing. Chief Of Staff - 27.92, pacing. Silver Bullet - 29.93, pacing. Isle Be True - 29.97, pacing. Lady Secret - 29.91, pacing. Champagne Wager - 29.28, pacing. Maid Of Honour - 26.07, handily. Moulin Rouge and Chief Commander - 26.73, easy.
600 METRES: Crimson Tower - 35.46, good. Alamanamou - 40.59, handily (Boxes). Due Dilligence - 41.20, handily. Indian Decision - 40.88, easy. Lady Bandit - 43.67, pacing. Ex Silver Symphony and Ex Renewed The Dream - 44.97, pacing. Over and Above - 44.98, pacing. New Star - 44.77, pacing. Trini To The Bone, Ex Island Chimes and Dread Sure - 41,68, handily. Pattie’s No Angel - 44.95, pacing. Man Of Class - 44.93, pacing. I Love Jazz - 44.99, pacing. Rocket Booster and Skippie’s Dream - 37.60, good. Blue Reign - 40.70, handily. 
800 METRES: Duchess Trembly and The Chairman - 48.88, good (Boxes). Return To Sender - 53.34, handily. Pile Of Cash - 57.43, pacing. Uncle Joe - 57.33, pacing. Fresh Mandate and Bound To Dot Com - 59.14, pacing. All Set To Battle - 59.78, pacing.
1000 METRES: Game High - 1:02.82, good. Tactical Bid - 1:14.99, pacing. Carnival Messiah - 1:10.50, pacing. Not This Time - 1:02.50, good. Gold Conveyor and Soul Assylum - 1:06.21, handily. Honor Bound and Skipper - 1:13.20, pacing. Toronto Star - 1:05.00, handily. Full Of Promises - 1:06.42 handily. Seaham Harbour and Attitude - 1:08.42, handily. Splitting Image - 1:10.16, pacing.
1200 METRES: Golden Honour - 1:22.67, handily.