By Jimmie, Star Racing Writer

TRAINER Richie Azan's RAMPAGE, who proved he was the nation's top local sprinter by comfortably landing the Red Stripe Caribbean Sprint on Superday, should post a hat-trick of Stakes races tomorrow when he faces seven rivals in the 1400-metre Gold Cup.

With MIRACLE MAN opting to take his chances in the Confraternity Classic in Puerto Rico, RAMPAGE, who also landed the 1200-metre None Such Sprint in October, has a glorious chance of landing the Gold Cup, which is a furlong longer than his last two wins.

With Wayne DaCosta's imported FORMALLY GOLD coming in at topweight 57.0 kilos, RAMPAGE and old rival MUSICAL MAESTRO have both tumbled in the weights, reporting with 51.5 and 49.0 kilos respectively.

DaCosta has summoned four-kilo claiming apprentice Omar Walker to partner FORMALLY GOLD but the five-year-old American filly can still be caught flat-footed by RAMPAGE, who has enough speed to steal a march off the final turn.

FORMALLY GOLD really prefers races in which the pace comes back to her. However, with no matching round course speed in the event, RAMPAGE, who will get seven furlongs perfectly with 51.5 kilos and Wesley Henry, could very well go wire-to-wire from post position one.

A cavalry charge is expected at the end as JUST SOME THOUGHTS and MUSICAL MAESTRO are light and will be closing fast.

However, a smart break, half-mile injection of speed and rail-hugging turn should have RAMPAGE at least three lengths clear at the top of the lane from where he will have to be caught.

Jackpots at $1.5 million

Super-6 bettors were spared 104-1 fourth-race outsider TRACK STAR on Saturday but Pick-9 players were put to the sword by trainer Robert Taylor's big upsetter.

The Super-6 is back at its $500,000 guarantee whereas the Pick-9, which eluded all bettors, is still at its minimum payout of $1 million as there wasn't enough betting to budge a carryover.

Former champion jockey Trevor Simpson should return from his two-day ban with a smart three-timer, HERECOMESFUDGIE in the third, PURE MUD in the seventh for the Jamaica Racehorse Trainers Association Trophy and the eighth with down-in-class DORALDO.

HERECOMESFUDGIE is also down in class among claimers from Open Allowance and Stakes events, racing prominently in both particularly the Red Stripe Superstakes, which he led for five furlongs and was still third three furlongs out behind MIRACLE MAN and DISTINCTLY IRISH.

Philip Feanny's PURE MUD obviously enjoys a distance of ground to wear down rivals and should relish an ordinary Overnight Allowance line-up at 2000 metres against mainly local-bred rivals.

DORALDO failed in his hat-trick bid two Wednesdays ago when stepping up in class against some in-form horses but ran creditably for fifth. Slipping down even lower than the $240,000 tag where he won back-to-back races in October, the American-bred colt should use his speed to wire $200,000 horses at a mile.