If history is any indication, the front end will not be up for grabs in the Sunday afternoon feature at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway.
The first of 11 dashes kicks off at 1:00 P.M. with the Race 10 feature seeing Minor Wisdom off the pylons with Jason Hughes back in the bike for owner-trainer Kristina McCourt of Kensington. The seven-year-old daughter of American Ideal consistently employs front-end tactics and will look to knock off four rivals in her Sunday contest.
Nogreatmischief is the favourite in the $2,200 event with Walter Cheverie training and driving the six-year-old son of Bettors Delight that he co-owns with John Thompson of Charlottetown. Eagle Jolt leaves from Post 2 and will team up with driver Ryan Desroche as trainer Marc Campbell races in stakes action in Nova Scotia.
Race analyst Bo Ford sees the two-race win streak and consistent 1:55-1:56 speed of Nogreatmischief as too much to pass up on.
“After a couple of starts in 2017 Nogreatmischief has started to show he knows what it is all about,” Ford said. “His recent form is exceptional and he’ll get a great post to work with. Top call.”
KD Overdrive (Stephen Mason) and Pictonian Storm (Wade Sorrie) round out the featured field.
Race 8 has a tight-knit field of six pacers going for a $1,800 pot. Machinthesand drops out of preferred competition and draws Post 3 with Norris Rogers in the bike for trainer Hughie Murphy. Other top contenders includie Keep Coming (Myles Heffernan) and Old Buck (Hughes).
Double Decker makes his East Coast debut in rRace 5 with Norman Myers co-owning and driving for trainer Michelle MacDonald and co-owner Roger MacDonald of Cardigan. The five-year-old son of Mister Big has three lifetime wins to his credit with a mark of 1:56.4 taken over the five-eighths oval at Kawartha Downs in Peterborough, Ont. He gets Post 1 in the $1,300 class with Myambrose (Hughes) the morning line choice form Post 2.
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(with files from Red Shores)