C True Grit horse to beat on tonight’s CDP program

IC True Grit was within inches of making the winner’s circle in his latest pair of starts but will look to put it all together tonight in the feature at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

The program will be the last mid-week card at the capital oval as action shifts to strictly weekend racing starting next week. Tonight’s 10-dash card has a 6:30 p.m. post time with the top class lining up in Race 9 for a $2,100 purse.

IC True Grit is installed as the morning line favourite from Post 2 in the featured pace with Gilles Barrieau in the driver’s seat for trainer Jackie Matheson and owners Joey Gallant and Ingham Jenkins of Charlottetown. The son of No Pan Intended was second in his last two starts and was beaten by less than a head in each start. One of the pacers that beat him will square off with him again this week as Jeb has Post 5 for trainer-driver Jason Hughes riding a quartet of top-two finishes into the event.

Nogreatmischief has rail control for trainer-driver Walter Cheverie as the former Governor’s Plate finalist looks for his first trip to the Charlottetown winner’s circle since May.

Also in the field are: Likely To Win (Adam Merner), Rockin Indy (David Dowling) and Stars Above (Mike McGuigan).

Entries, B2.

Compiled by Nicholas Oakes for Red Shores.