Orville Clarke, Freelance Writer

Mullings

Having eluded punters last Saturday, the Pick-9 should step up from the million-dollar level at Caymanas Park tomorrow and offer anything in the region of $1.5 million.

The Pick-9 embraces races two to 10 on tomorrow's card; the Super-6 from five to 10. We look at the Super-6 which gets under way with a $315,000-$285,000 claiming race over 1600 metres to be contested by seven starters.

Keen competition

Among them are the recent winners HEZA RANKING and UNIQUE SELECTION who along with proven campaigners BLOW WIND BLOW and LATIN KING should ensure keen competition.

Preference is for HEZA RANKING who has won three races this season, the most recent on July 28 when skating home by 5 3/4 lengths over 1800 metres on a $260,000 tag. The five-year-old gelding was claimed out of that race by trainer Desmond Shand but has looked razor sharp at exercise coming into this race and despite the sound claims of the down-in-class duo of BLOW WIND BLOW and LATIN KING, HEZA RANKING will be hard to beat under title-chasing jockey Oneil Mullings.

The sixth race over the straight five course for maiden three-year-olds should be won by BACK POCKET, who has looked vastly improved at exercise under the care of her new trainer Anthony 'Baba' Nunes. The bay filly, who recently changed stables, galloped five furlongs from the gate in 1:00.2 last Saturday behind a half mile split of 46.3.

With her preparation complete, BACK POCKET should win from ARIZONA SUNSHINE and JAM ROCK.

The seventh race over the round five course for the Winnie Anglin Memorial Cup for native bred two-year-old fillies, should resolve itself into a straight fight between THE QUEEN and the well-forward debutante IT IS I from the Nunes stables.

A bay filly by Footloose II out of the Wise Emissary mare Private Number, IT IS I is a full sister to the 2004 Guineas and Oaks winner LATONIA. She has worked really well, but preference is for Philip Feanny-trained THE QUEEN, who finished a close third to GOOD SENSE recently and has been administered Lasix for this race.

Briefly, the recent winner RIGGS VICTORY (a speedy sort) who tipped to repeat in the eighth race over the straight at the expense of THREE-SIXTY DEGREE and GLORIOUS ONE. Then take the well-trained CALABASH BAY to cool this year's Derby winner THE BOMBER in the open allowance sprint (9th race) and Trevor Simpson's mount SIR CHACHA BABA ahead of SEEMELATER (regaining form) in the nightpan.

The 5-2 shot AITCHEMESBEAGLE (Dane Nelson) holds a narrow lead over MITAKA (number seven), SEA CRACKERS (No. 8) and POORLITTLERICHBOY (inside) passing the stands for the first time in the eighth race over 1820 metres at Caymanas Park last Saturday. AITCHEMESBEAAGLE went wire to wire. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer

SUPER-6 FANCIES

(5) HEZA RANKING/BLOW WIND BLOW

(6) BACK POCKET

(7) THE QUEEN/IT IS I

(8) RIGGS VICTORY/THREE-SIXTY DEGREE/GLORIOUS ONE

(9) CALABASH BAY/THE BOMBER

(10) SIR CHACHA

BABA/SEEMELATER/

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