Kerry Dancer for Monica Todd Mem Cup
The annual renewal of the Monica Todd Memorial Cup for a purse of $438,000 will highlight a nicely balanced nine-race midweek programme at Caymanas Park today where no high-end performers are carded to steal the show.
Thus leaving Monica Todd and other races in this range for punters to take advantage of the weather and look for more profit among $180,000 claimers races using the heavy underfoot condition to come up with good money payouts in events that could be unpredictable.
The Monica Todd has attracted a field of eight going 2,000 metres, and is scheduled to go to post at approximately 3:10 pm, with first post set at 1:10 pm.
The once promising Jagsover, who has returned to the stable of Lawrence Freemantle from where he last scored his second of two wins for the season, is ideally suited to 2,000 metres and looks hard to oppose. But with the underfoot condition expected to be heavy and a bit more difficult on some horses with leg problems, a number of other runners in the line-up look certain to come out of hiding with strong performances.
Zack is a slow horse but will enjoy the two-turn call and coming in with a feather of 50.0kg for the claiming apprentice Kuri Powell, the Ryan Darby-trained five-year-old grey gelded son of He’stherealthing could go all the way and score his first win as a five-year-old.
Another who looks ready for a winning run with the distance increased is Early Edition. Trained by Nicholas Edwards, Early Edition will be ridden by Dick Cardenas. While the aforementioned runners are likely to attract the bulk of the betting, this type underfoot condition and distance could be that which trainers of Kerry Dancer, Mr Musmakit, Yessirree and the still struggling Jeopardy were waiting for and could seize the opportunity to profit, especially Kerry Dancer, the mount of Gary Santos.
Ones To Watch
Race 1 Abys Trackstar (Shamaree Muir)
Race 2 Miracle Star (Jevvanne Erwin)
Race 3 Princess Niyah (Dane Nelson)
Race 4 Goodloving (Jemar Jackson)
Race 5 Kerry Dancer (Gary Santos)
Race 6 Alexander (Dane Nelson)
Race 7 Lady Of Merit (Shamaree Muir)
Race 8 Man Alive (Dane Nelson)
Race 9 Notus (Andre Martin)
