After shocking the tote board and betting public in last week’s top event, Varadero Hanover has his work cut out for him to repeat that magic on a special Monday afternoon (Oct. 14) program at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.

The 11-dash Monday card has a 1 p.m. post time with Varadero Hanover leaving from post five in the $2,500 featured event in Race 10. Ken Murphy supplied the upset last week and will be in the race bike again Monday for trainer Jeff Wallace and owner Bobby Gordon of Elmsdale. Riding a perfect two-hole trip, Varadero Hanover was at 13-1 odds when he hit the wire first in last week’s top class.

Rail starter Pictonian Storm has Myles Heffernan Sr., in the bike for trainer Wade Sorrie, and he sports with a win and a second in his last two. Nogreatmischief rallied late for a third-place finish in last week’s top event and has post four this week for trainer-driver Walter Cheverie while Mando Fun cut out all the action in that race to finish second. Mando Fun leaves from post three on Monday with Gilles Barrieau back in the driver’s seat. Rounding out the field is post two starter Mantario for the combo of driver Norris Rogers and trainer Alex Sobey.

The Backstretch Beat in Monday program pegs Nogreatmischief for top spot on the podium.

“What a performance from Nogreatmischief weaving through traffic to hit the ticket in his latest,” reads the Beat. “If he doesn’t have so much to try and do late in the mile this week he could mop up the whole field. Top call.”

The $2,100 back-up pace lines up in the eighth race. Rail starter Best To Hurst is the morning line favourite for driver Barrieau, trainer Earl Watts and owners Neal Moase of Warren Grove, Windemere Farms of Hampshire and Roger Burns of North Rustico. The class-dropping son of Cambest has recorded five wins so far this season, including a 1:54.3 victory over Red Shores Charlottetown. Other top entrants are Coasttocoastshark (Murphy) and Heart And Soul (Cheverie).

For more information go to redshores.ca. To view the entries for Monday's card, click the following link: Monday Entries - Red Shores Summerside.

(with files from Red Shores)