Bankers set up fast start for Reggae 6

SATURDAY's Reggae 6 starts as a form-players haven, four consecutive bankers, before closing with a pair of minefield events, five-year-olds, non-winners of three races, and a knotty $350,000 claiming race at five furlongs straight.

WICKED CASSIE's narrow loss to OIL MACHINE at seven furlongs, two weeks past, makes the United States-bred filly the horse to beat in the Reggae 6 opener at a mile, having finished ahead of CROWN CHASER and KING PYE on last.

American ROCKET FIRE SEB has galloped impressively at exercise, five furlongs on the round course in 1:01.0 last Monday, speed which should take her clear of Canadian closer, MISS GROVE, at seven furlongs, a furlong shorter than a sprint.

Peter Parsard's BOSS MAN ran an even race throughout the Kingston after his maiden win but faded from the half-mile in the 2000 Guineas. Returning among non-winners of two races at a mile in the third, BOSS MAN looked sharp at exercise in 1:17.1 for six furlongs.

Course-specialist EMPEROROFTHEATS might have changed barns but his form is irresistible at five furlongs straight in the fourth, three consecutive wins, dismissing K P CHOICE by seven lengths on last.

With four solid bankers to start the Reggae 6, close like a bull in a China shop, five recommended selections in the fifth and eight in the sixth.

PRINCESS IFIYAH, SKYRIZI, JACK DANIEL, POWEROFHERHIGHNESS and ELECTRODE must be carried in the fifth at five furlongs straight.

Similarly, open the throttle on the Reggae 6 closer at the exact trip by using FUNOMETER, SPECIAL GIFT, MILLINIUM STAR, MISTER MANDATE, LITTLE GROVY THING, THE GIFTED ONE, QUEEN ZAN and LAST DANCE.

REGGAE 6

Race 1: 6

Race 2: 4

Race 3: 3

Race 4: 5

Race 5: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11

Race 6: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

TOTAL: $400

TWILIGHT 6

Race 4: 5

Race 5: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11

Race 6: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Race 7: 2, 3, 4

Race 8: 5, 13

Race 9: 1

TOTAL: $4,800

BONUS BETS

KWIK 4

Race 2: 4

Race 3: 3

Race 4: 5

Race 5: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11

TOTAL: $200

STRIKE 4

Race 6: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Race 7: 2, 3, 4

Race 8: 5, 13

Race 9: 1

TOTAL: $1,920

BEST THREE

Race 2: Rocket Fire Seb

Race 4: Emerorofthecats

Race 9: Mamma Mia

OUTSIDER:

Race 5: Powerofherhghness