The Complete Racing Guide shares the comments from some of the winners at Caymanas Park last Sunday.

The first race on the nine-race programme was won by 19-1 shot Miracle Recovery, trained by Michael Beecham and ridden by Ruja Lahoe. Lahoe said of the win: “I haven’t won a race like this in three months and I broke that spell yesterday (Saturday) aboard 77-1 Gran Corazon which was a great relief, and today (Sunday) I added another outsider victory which will now boost my confidence. I am very happy with the victories and I am working hard towards visiting the winner’s enclosure more often.”

Kiri, under Dane Dawkins, won the third race over $1,300 metres for trainer Harry Parsard. Dawkins said after the race: “She trained very well coming into this race so I was pretty much sure that we would have a say in the finish based on the nature of the field. However, we could have won in a more easy fashion than we did, had it not been for the interference we encountered at the furlong pole.Kiri recovered well and got home.”

The Wayne Parchment-trained Tarantino, ridden by Jerome Innis, got the job done in the fifth race over 1,820 metres. Innis said: “ Tarantino really ran a great race. Coming into the lane we were about three to four lengths behind leaderGold Screw and I just kept working and working, and Tarantino just got up in the nick of time to win. It was truly a good run.”

Shane Ellis, who rode Bad Boy Justin to victory in the sixth race over 1,100 metres, said: “I was always confident that we would win this race. He was dropping class and once a horse is fit and dropping class to compete, it becomes very difficult to lose and that was the case with Bad Boy Justin.”

In a bold front-running effort, Uncle Chubby, under Aaron Chatrie, easily won the ninth and final event over 1,400 metres. Chatrie said: “The plan was to get a good break, put him in front and keep him relaxed, and I noticed that heading towards the half-mile there was no one coming for us so I just waited until the last furlong and a half to ride. From there, he went on his own way.”