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January 23, 2015
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DaCosta has the answer

WAYNE DaCosta has another feature race in his cross hairs, tomorrow's seven-furlong Allan E 'Billy' Williams Memorial, for which his ALL CORRECT is the ante-post favourite.

The champion trainer has been ticking off feature-race wins since the start of the year. He added the City of Kingston Centenary Cup to the list last Saturday with ALSO CORRECT, a half sister to ALL CORRECT.

Working well since his narrow New Year's Day loss to stablemate ROYAL VIBES at 1820 metres, ALL CORRECT will certainly be more comfortable at 1500 metres.

The six-year-old gelding was used-up on the lead, carrying 56.0 kilos, and was nailed at the wire by his lighter stablemate, who had with 51.5 kilos.

Partnered by Shane Ellis, ALL CORRECT had tugged to the lead heading into the clubhouse turn before being tackled by speedy HOLOGRAM SHADOW entering the backstretch.

The pair disputed the lead with HOLOGRAM SHADOW taking over and carrying the splits into the lane where ALL CORRECT pounced a furlong and a half out.

Mounting his challenge in close quarters against the rail, Ellis got ALL CORRECT to bore past a weakening HOLOGRAM SHADOW approaching the final furlong.

However, the gelding came under pressure and started twitching his tail inside the last half furlong. Though seemingly well clear of ROYAL VIBES, who had improved into third, ALL CORRECT slowed considerably approaching the wire and lost in a head bob.

Ellis was roundly criticised, though trying his best to get ALL CORRECT home at odds of 7-5. He will again have HOLOGRAM SHADOW to contend with at the shorter distance but won't have to do the chasing this time around.

ALL CORRECT will benefit from the likes of SCOOP JORDYNE, LOCKED AND LOADED, PRINCE ANDREW and WILLIE GOLDSMITH to keep HOLOGRAM SHADOW honest on the lead.

DaCosta has even entered RUM PUNCH, who was noted clocking 1:07.4 at exercise, to ensure a hot pace down the backstretch for ALL CORRECT to charge at rivals in the home run.

A repeat of his Caribbean Sprint run, beaten by a short head, in a three-way photo won by POTCHEEN, should have ALL CORRECT being unsaddled in the winners' enclosure.

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