ARSHAD ALAM RECORDS FINE TREBLE

The talented Arshad Alam cornered glory on the penultimate day of the winter season, recording a fine treble through Harley Quinn and Opening Act from the stables of Azhar Ali and the well backed Blue Blazer from trainer Imtiaz Khan's yard.

After her smashing victory in her last essay, Harley Quinn was fancied most by the stable connections despite the heavy penalty she was asked to shoulder in the Malpe Trophy run over a sprint. But the in-form Azhar Ali ward successfully managed to defy the handicap, edging out Noahs Ark in a thriller. The Inayathullah schooled Mint shared the favouritism with Harley Quinn before the dozen runners came under the starter's flag, but she could only finish third.

Blue Blazer who failed to earn his cornbill last time thanks to the injudicious effort of jockey Pradeep Chouhan was backed to the exclusion of his 11 rivals in the upper division of the Masters Key Plate and he made no mistake romping home in style. Del Porto did well to gain the runner-up spot ahead of the old at tooth Freenemee, while Iron Man took the fourth spot. The winner, it appears is in the best of health and it will pay to follow him again early in the summer season.

Astride the second in demand at the betting ring, Opening Act in the lower division of the event, Arshad packed punch on the Azhar Ali ward to take command at the distance post before putting the issue beyond doubt in the final furlong. Tarini from Satish Narredu's yard finished on purposefully at end to nose out Birchwood, who in his effort to make every post a winning one went out of gas in the final furlong but yet managed to save place money.

Satish Narredu, earlier led in Kingsfield who made a heartwarming debut in the Becket Plate. The winner, who looked a picture of fitness at the parade ring hit the front soon after the 12 juveniles came under the starter'ss flag and was never headed, increasing his margin of victory in the final furlong. Keevah, another debutant finished a game second ahead of Spiritous while Tiger Returns from Arjun Manglorkar's yard, who was also strongly fancied in this event despite the bad draw (12) returned home a none-too-impressive fourth.

The Inayathullah-trained Tea Wid Me, who performed like a dud in her last essay last week, appeared to have sprouted wings and in exactly a week's time produced a sublime effort to floor all her nine rivals in the upper division of the Irupu Plate run over a distance of seven furlongs.Tea Wid Me over an identical distance last Wednesday finished more than 11 lengths behind Bellerophon and this Wednesday she streamrolled the opposition to win by more than five lengths in the hands of T S Jodha. The vastly improved performance in just a week calls for an explanation, but the stewards and stipes at this centre are more interested promoting their candidates for the forthcoming elections and  keeping away a seasoned and senior race correspondent without a charge or a caution. The improved performance of Tea Wid Me calls for an enquiry and explanation. The hopefully the stipes and stewards will take a serious view of the many blow-hot, blow-cold cases in their effort to gain the confidence of the poor punters who are floored by the sudden change in form made a mockery of the book of form. The on-money favourite Purity, who was not favourably placed at the top of the straight started galloping only after Tea Wid Me and her owner were sipping a cup of tea after stunning one and all.

Pinyada helped Inayathullah record a double, winning the RCTC Cup in the hands of leading pro Srinath. The favourite travelled nice and easy all through the seven furlongs trip before Srinath reminded the public choice of the task ahead and the Inayathullah ward responded gamely to score in convincing fashion from arch rival Rum Runner and Mickey Mouse.

After a while trainer Mahesh struck it rich in the Magod Falls Plate run over a mile. Good Time Indeed fancied quietly by the insiders and right connections donkey-licked her 11 rivals while providing jockey Jagadeesh an easy victory. So Mi Dar and Dynamism garnered maximum support in this event. While Dynamism finished second, So Mi Dar, who was ineptly piloted by Shailesh Shinde finished fourth behind Scarlet Princess.

By Ikram Khan

HARTNELL LIFTS CALCUTTA ST LEGER

Rutherford Alford-trained Hartnell proved beyond doubt that he is no mean stayer as he lifted the season’s last and longest classic – The Calcutta St Leger – with a degree of comfort, thanks to an intelligent piece of horsemanship by the vastly experienced YS Srinath. Gradually moving up the son of Western Aristocrat (out of Mother’s Pride) from the rear of the seven-horse field, Srinath gave his rivals the slip just after the turning for home, to win eventually by just over a length. In contrast, his nearest rival Alldero (Dashrath Singh up) was ridden in a haphazardly manner and paid the penalty. To make matters worse, the colt dropped his bit between the 1200m and 1000m markers and lost position drastically. Rather ironically, it was his giant stablemate Shohin who took the box seat behind pace-setter Panchovilla from the 1600m marker, which contributed partly to Alldero’s debacle. Dashrath was committed to the rails and could not extricate himself until it was too late. Having said that, all due credit must be given to Hartnell’s mentor who paraded him in the paddock in tip-top condition. His confidence in his ward was reflected on the odds board as it closed as the 18/10 favourite. Kudos to young Rutherford for delivering the goods with such confidence!

That rating is not a criteria in such races was proved by the filly Very Special who ended up a good third despite being rated the lowest at 43. Her breeding (China Visit-Star Supremacy) was the reason that she performed so admirably over an extended trip of 2800 metres. Her dam line (Razeen-Gourgandine) has an abundance of staying blood and this became evident as the race progressed..

Rutherford had earlier led in Sheer Force (Net Whizz-Celtic Manor) who made every post of the Regal Connection Cup a winning one in the hands of Srinath. The colt, who closed as the favourite,  had to be hard ridden in the final furlong to keep Coup De Grace at bay. Both of Rutherford’s winners are owned by Suchit Jayraj Shah.

The afternoon commenced with Shezad Khan riding an absolute blinder atop Bath-trained Glorious Run (Rebuttal-Beautiful Crown/ Hazara Stud). Available at 10/1, the gelding was held back for most part along the rails before being switched to the outside in the straight and forged a difficult passage through a packed field to get the better of Everglow who was in a clear position to pocket the race. City Heights finished on well to occupy the runner-up berth.

The two divisions of the Robin Hood Handicap were no-whips races. The withdrawal of Born To Win cleared the way for a duel between Amaranthus and Carpe Noctem.  However, as the gates opened, it became evident that it was going to be a one-horse race as Carpe Noctem (Surfrider-Princess Helen) shot out of the gates like a scalded cat to give apprentice Vikram an armchair ride. The lower division belonged to Vikash Jaiswal’s Dancing Prince (Ace-Dancing Greens) who closed as the favourite and made every post a winning one in the hands of PS Chouhan.

The race for The Royal Blue Handicap saw One Man Army set a scorching pace which threw favourite Arakawah out  of gear. It was left to James Mc Keown-trained Nobu (Burden Of Proof-Soviet Lake/ Kunigal Stud) to collar the front-runner, aided by some hrd riding from Trevor in the saddle. James Mc Keown brought the curtain down with a hard earned victory. His ward Rustler was ridden with great vigour by Dashrath to land the spoils. However, the race would have been undoubtedly won by Demonstrate with a reliable full-jockey to guide him. What was the necessity to declare a whip-less apprentice on  a bottom-weight who has been responding impressively to the stick ? More so, since the trip was merely six furlongs, which can be considered a trifle short for him. It was a technical error and the connections paid for it.

By Epsom Ace

POSEIDON WINS GOVERNOR'S TROPHY IN STYLE

After a very long time, Lokanath Gowda led in a big winner, Poseidon from his yard coming up tops in the Governor's Trophy run over a mile. In the absence of Sir Cecil who opted out suffering from a ear injury and a couple waiting to start their campaigns in summer, a moderate field came under the starter's flag, Summer Palace from Irfan Ghatala's yard garnering the maximum support on the strength of his impressive debut. The favourite piloted by leading pro Trevor Patel did produce his best but that was just not good enough to stop Posiedon and Jagadeesh from galloping home to the delight of Lokanath. Velocidad finished a tame third and hopefully will turn a new leaf in summer.  

On form the Irfan Ghatala-trained Automatic looked outstanding in the Leading Stud Cup. His sublime effort behind Mauritania in the Guineas and the fact that he looked a picture of fitness at the paddock saw most big bettors double their bet on the top fancy, but the public rage after streaking ahead past the distance post lost in the last stride to St.Pauli's Girl partnered by Trevor Patel. Suraj Narredu astride the favourite took it easy soon after he grabbed the lead and was caught napping in the end by Trevor. Aaron The Baron finished third.

Neil Darashah schooled Royal Sceptre made every post a winning one in the Leading Owner Trophy. The nine-furlong trip suited Royal Sceptre who too had his fair share of followers. A confident Arshad Alam pushed his mount ahead soon after the start and never let the initiative slip. Sagrada did well to gain the runner-up spot ahead of Fabulous while the favourite Dr.Logan another favourite from Irfan's yard bit the dust. Padmanabhan-trained Volatility had it easy in the Leading Tipster Cup. Backed to the exclusion of all her rivals, the daughter of China Visit cantered home without unduly extending herself. Volatility is now at her best and it will pay to follow her early summer.

It was good to see Praveen Jesu lead in Back of Beyond in the Champion Trainer Trophy. The winner after a ding-dong battle edged out the favourite Reference close home in the mile long event. Apprentice Nazr-ul-Alam again sent out a message that he has the skills to climb up the ladder. Fresh Start at one stage looked good to contest the issue but had to rest content with the third spot. Srinath drove the well fancied Allsettogo for an easy win in the upper division of the Champion Jockey Trophy. Land Of Liberty attracted solid support in this event, backed down from (5/1) to (2/1), but after taking command at the top of the straight, Land Of Liberty failed to match strides with the winner who proved too good at end.

Many top pros wanted to see Classic Cut in action. And the Irfan ward didn't disappoint though he looked gross in the parade ring. Jockey Trevor Patel who rates Classic Cut high was provided an arm-chair ride to success by the shortest priced favourite who will make his mark in the summer season.

Inayathulla schooled Quick Action rightly opened the favourite after a couple of pleasing performances on the trial track but soon the odds drifted out and the winner was available at (4/1), but that didn't stop T S Jodha from packing a punch on the Inayathullah ward who romped home ahead Zala Princess.

By Ikram Khan

SELFIE STAR BAGS RADHA SIGTIA TROPHY

 After a lull in the classics, Selfie Star (Excellent Art – Maharanee, Exhilaration Stud) returned to winning ways notching up her fourth career victory back in handicap races in class II. David Allan hit the front with Selfie Star and showed no hurry, settling down to a very comfortable initial pace. Multiglory followed a couple of lengths behind in second, with Drogo and Uncle Scrooge bringing up the rear.

Multiglory shot past Selfie Star in the back stretch and led the four horse field all the way into the straight. Selfie Star soon wrested back the lead and stormed ahead galloping at full steam. None of the three rivals could catch up with Selfie Star and the Dallas Todywalla ward galloped on to win by just over a length. Sandesh, astride Uncle Scrooge, would have done better if he had started his finishing gallop a few meters earlier. He seemed in no hurry even as Selfie Star had gone into the lead and was going all out. Sandesh waited a tad too long before pushing his mount forward and then again tapped the whip only a couple of times even though Uncle Scrooge was gaining on the leader. On hindsight, had Sandesh opened throttle on Uncle Scrooge and used the whip judiciously, the verdict would have been closer. The followers of the favourite would have vented a sigh of relief as Selfie Star zipped past the winning post.

Forest Fairy (Arazan – Forest Fantasy, Poonawalla Stud) also scored an easy win beating Star of Thea, stretching away in the final 100 meters. Star of Thea, attempting a third straight win, was off on a start to finish mission. Forest Fairy settled in second with the rest following close behind. Glyndebourne was withdrawn at the gates, taking the sheen off, of what could have been a much keener tussle. That was not to be, hence Forest Fairy didn’t have to be extended while easily getting past of leader Star of Thea midway up the straight and then quickening well to steer clear, winning by two lengths without actually needing to fire on all cylinders, jockey Trevor doing just what was required and nothing more.

Trevor then partnered Imtiaz Sait’s Harmony of the Sea (Multidimensional – Sea Value, Mehra Stud) to time to score her second career win from only six starts. Trevor was at his scintillating best as he timed his finish to perfection.

Collegium grabbed the lead soon on turning for home and worked his way up nicely shapping well for the final run. Soon Arc Shine came up with a worthy challenge, coming alongside Collegium and the two were going hard at it. Harmony of the Sea improved well and began to quicken in the final furlong. Trevor got the filly going and Harmony of the Sea began to devour ground at a brisk pace. Arc Shine had barely gone past Collegium when Harmony of the Sea thundered along to pip Arc Shine on the post in a thrilling finish.

Harrier disappointed, was never prominent and only managed to come late on the scene to finish a tame face-saving fourth. Angels Touch improved considerably to finish one off the frame, but had to be whipped and pushed vigorously to regroup from the last spot at the turn to gain in position through the straight.

Jockey Dashrath Singh scored a back-to-back double both at nourishing odds. He first won with a late finish atop Sir Song (Hymn – Vicereen, Jai Govind Stud) after gracing the tail end of the field at the start and then improving past the 800m to make a good final run to get the nod right at the wire.

Deccan King led them into the straight with Commandperformance alongside, the latter bowing out of contention pretty soon. Cupido moved between horses to challenge for the lead and in the final furlong a bunch of horses were scrambling on to make the finish exciting.

Cupido got the measure of Deccan King and was fighting hard to stay in the lead. Sir Song arrived with a late burst and fought stride for stride with Cupido, gaining on the latter with every stride.  At the wire, Sir Song stretched his head in front and snatched a thrilling win. Aloha arrived with a fast gallop and did well to end a close third.

Dashrath then partnered Huzzah’s Grace (Chevalier – Radical Velocity, Ruia Stud) to carve out another victory in a similar fashion. He was a tad fortunate though as apprentice jockey Zeeshan astride Angel’s Harmony faltered at the last stride buckling and losing balance which may have cost him the race.

Angel’s Harmony switched lanes in the straight and made a forward dash with about 400 to go and shaped like a winner with those close behind not making much progress. Dashrath got Huzzah’s Grace going in the final furlong and started to close in on the leader at a good clip. Angels Harmony was still slightly ahead approaching the finish when Zeeshan seemed to have been caught off balance for that one stride which was enough for Huzzah’s Grace to speed ahead and clinch the race. Master Sergeant did well to finish in the money.

Pricelessgirl (Noverre – A Girl, Sohna Stud) trained by C Rajendra was ably ridden by apprentice jockey SA Amit to a fluent start to finish victory, her second this season and third overall. Getting out of the gates quickest, Pricelessgirl showed a lot of speed while leading them into the straight.

Once into the homestretch, SA Amit had Pricelessgirl racing further ahead not hurrying the filly too much and ensuring that she sustained all the way. He just nudged her a couple of times and was more hands and heels all through to keep her going. Pricelessgirl won with a healthy margin and was impressive all through. Adeline ran on to take the runner up berth ahead of Charging Tigress.

Mansoor Shah trained Fine Tune (Mull of Kintyre – Farmers Swing,  Sohna Stud)has struck good form and scored another fighting win – his second this season. It was not all that easy though as El tycoon nearly pulled it off.

El Tycoon led them into the straight and galloped on gamely right through into the final furlong. Fine Tune, who was never too far away from the leader, started to accelerate well at the business end. Apprentice jockey Zeeshan had her finish on fast and challenged El Tycoon closer home. They fought hard and eventually Fine Tune got the better of El Tycoon winning it by a head verdict.

For the professionals, trainer Imtiaz Sait saddled a double, while jockeys P Trevor and Dashrath Singh scored a double each.

By Mahendra Mallya

IN-FORM BOTSWANA BOLT WINS RACING PATRONS TROPHY

After his facile victory on Derby-day, Botswana Bolt competing in the Racing Patrons Trophy was fancied most. The in-form Darius Byramji ward again looked a picture of fitness at the parade ring and with the leading pro Srinath to guide his fortunes in the seven furlongs trip recorded his second straight victory. The winner, who had it easy in his last attempt needed to produce his best and stretch every sinew to peg back Royal Serenity, who had won her start in emphatic fashion. The winner is in rousing form and is likely to complete a hat-trick of wins when he starts his summer campaign.

The Neil Darashah-trained Dont Dilly Dally, Malawi from the stables of Sulaiman Attaollahi and Noahs Ark from Neil Devaney's yard topped the betting list in the Kumararajah M A M Muthiah Trophy run over a sprint. Malawi, Sandesh astride and Noahs Ark piloted by Trevor hit the front soon after the dozen runners came under the starter's flag and cut each others throat before they negotiated the final curve. However, Malawi kicked clear at this stage before she started to run out of gas in the final furlong. The ten to one shot Louisiana from Faraz Arshad's yard produced a sparkling gallop in the hands of apprentice Nazer-Ul-Alam in the final furlong to reach home first ahead of Malawi who held on to gain the runner-up spot by the shortest of margins from Ultimate Magic while Dont Dilly Dally finished a poor fourth.

In the Ardent Knight Plate, a event for juveniles, the top choice War Hero made every post a winning one in the hands of Trevor Patel, not before he was given a scare by Rajveer from Prithviraj's yard close home.The runner-up despite looking a trifle gross in the paddock made a heartwarming debut and is one for the notebook. Sakura finished third ahead of Decisive.. The first three have tremendous scope for improvement and it will pay to keep an eye on the three in summer.

John packed punch on the Prasanna schooled Shades Of Desire to reign supreme in the Antara Gange Plate after the lesser fancied Rhapsodyein Queen looked set to land the spoils. The winner is in good heart and is set to provide an encore. Tokyo Rose who appears to have improved finished third ahead of Amberlino.

The opening event was claimed by the Samar Singh-trained Czar Rule piloted by apprentice jockey Naveen who edged out the Nithyanand-trained Declarationoflove by the shortest of margins. While Czar Rule helped Samar Singh add to his tally of two winners, Declarationoflove's so near and yet so far effort only ensured that Nithyanand stays a maiden this season. Masters Glory finished a creditable third ahead of Proudprince while the favourite and the moody Midnight Sky was out of it even before the race came on a boil.

The Gregory Sandhu-trained Black Lightning started the favourite in the upper division of the Suresh Kumar Sharma Memorial Plate before money came pouring in on the Imtiaz Khan ward Blue Blazer piloted by Pradeep Chouhan. The public choice lost a race which he should have won thanks to the injudicious effort of Chouhan who first chose to make his run on the rails bafore he took a while to shift out and this helped the four to one shot Golden Bow gain the day in the hands of Ahsan Qureshi who produced a copybook effort on the Prithviraj ward. Black Lightning in his start to finish mission managed to only save place money.

Bellerophon finally earned his winning bracket. The Neil  Darashah ward proved too good for his 11 rivals in the Shivaganga Plate. The Inayathullah-trained Tea Wid Me was fancied strongly by the stable connections but the seven-year-old mare was in no mood to have tea and finished in the ruck. Assertive Prince finished a game second behind the winner while Tic Tac Toe came home third.

Apprentice jockey Anthony Raj and Powerscourt dropped the biggest bombshell in the concluding event, the lower division of the Suresh Kumar Sharma Memorial Plate. After gracing the wrong end of the field for most part of the sprint trip, Powerscourt made rapid progress in the straight before she flew home in style. Celtic Mist did well to finish second ahead of the favourite Humming Bird who did everything right before going down tamely in the final furlong.

By Ikram Khan

THEMIS WINS CN WADIA GOLD CUP (GR.2)

Mania Jadhav trained filly Themis (Lord Shanakill – Soul Society, Hazara Stud) romped to an emphatic win to claim the prestigious CN Wadia Gold Cup (Gr2), jockey Sandesh saving her best for the last in the 2400m race.

Sandesh had Themis way down the field for most of the journey, keeping her in check, off the pace. Square Moon led them all the way until B Fifty Two got past him at the turn.

Into the straight, B Fifty Two galloped on gamely enjoying a handy lead, Big Sur and Escala had a good opportunity to assert themselves, but neither could come up with anything worthwhile. Themis came alive past the 400m mark and Sandesh held her confidently, nursing her to open up just about at the perfect moment.

Once Themis got the go from Sandesh, she began devouring ground at a fast clip to collar B Fifty Two in the final furlong and then drew away impressively showing quick acceleration, galloping away to score convincingly, clocking a smart timing of 2:28 to out-class a competitive set of horses comprehensively.

B Fifty Two kicked on to take the runner-up berth and the connections ought to be pleased with his performance through the season. Supreme General ran on to finish in the money.

Trainer Pesi Shroff saddled a good double on the day with 7/1 shot Massimo and hot favourite Khartoum (Dean’s Kitten – Paradise Royale, Sohna Stud) winning their respective races.

Massimo (Mull of Kintyre – Dragnet, Bhaktawar Stud) set off on a start to finish mission with Bottega Louie settling in second, followed by Celestial Light and Vice Admiral racing together not too far behind.

Massimo entered the straight slightly ahead with on-money favourite Bottega Louie on his tail, looking ready to pounce. Jockey Sandesh got to work when CS Jodha ridden Bottega Louie came alongside and both riders were going hammer and tongs through the long Mumbai straight. They matched stride for straight at it appeared as though Bottega Louie may wear down Massimo at one point when he nosed slightly ahead, however, Massimo continued to fight off the favourite and just about managed to wrest it back on the post to carve out a well-fought victory in a thrilling finish. 

Khartoum did not have to fight as hard, but had to cover a lot of ground in the straight as Artus had a runaway lead past the 600m mark and Khartoum had some catching up to do. 

Artus had boldly hit the front essaying the mile-and-quarter race start to finish. Sensing this ploy, Sandesh moved to second spot and settled to stalk the leader.

Artus gradually sped ahead opening up a huge lead while Sandesh let him do so, not wanting to rush Khartoum. Artus entered the straight with a handy lead; Sandesh inched closer with Khartoum and caught up with Artus in the final furlong. Artus resisted bravely, not letting Khartoum slip away easily, but it was clear that while Artus was under pressure, while Khartoum was moving the better of the two. Eventually Khartoum wore Artus down to win comfortably although the margin was just over a length. 

SK Sunderji’s Between The Waters (Surfrider – Althing, Ruia Stud) had a dream debut scoring emphatically in his first outing. He had been prepared well for his debut and Between The Waters had displayed his fitness on the morning track and duly achieved his maiden success.

Baymax hit the front soon on start with favourite Julio Cesaro in second, Between the Waters settled along the rails. Native Prince was off slowly and was never in the reckoning.

Baymax led them into the straight with Julio Cesaro alongside, but the latter just couldn’t quicken and was clearly under severe pressure. Between The Waters on the other hand, moved powerfully through the inner rails and once he got past Baymax, Between the Waters stretched out nicely to win drawing away. Red Carnation improved with a late bid to finish second, a good 2 ¾ L behind the winner.

Jockey Neeraj Rawal won the first and the last race of the day, both popular fancies. He started the day with a clinical start-to-finish victory atop Augustus Caesar (Holy Roman Emperor – Snowy Day In La, Equus Stud).

Taking off at a good clip Augustus Caesar led them into the straight and set about reaping the rewards of a nice good start. He had a handy lead coming into the final two furlongs. Merlin started to accelerate and inch closer while Bushtops too was shaping well. However, the run-advantage that Augustus Caesar came in handy as he galloped away fluently to win easing up with two lengths to spare, Neeraj egging him on right through. Merlin and Bushtops both had an educative outing and should be a force to reckon with the next time out.

Neeraj Rawal once again was in his elements in the last race of the day astride Dallas Todywalla trained Chaplin (Excellent Art – Amazing Ray, Exhilaration Stud).  Once Chaplin got into the acceleration mode, it was all over. Chaplin surged forward and sped further away from Slam Dunk in a trice and looked the winner long way from home. Star Comrade finished on well to beat Slam Dunk for the second slot. Checkmate did well to figure in the frame considering his bad start. .

Slam Dung was quickest at the start and darted into the lead. Favourite Checkmate got caught between horses at the jump, hence was squeezed and lost out on a good start, finding him at the wrong end of the field, from which it made it impossible for him to make an impact.

Slam Dunk had a good break on entering the straight, leading by more than two lengths with 400 to go. However, Chaplin was just beginning to warm up).  Once Chaplin got into the acceleration mode, it was all over. Chaplin surged forward and sped further away from Slam Dunk in a trice and looked the winner long way from home. Star Comrade finished on well to beat Slam Dunk for the second slot. Checkmate did well to figure in the frame considering his bad start.  

Congressional (Razeen – Kerataka, Greentree Stud) brought about a morale-boosting victory and added to his win tally after really long time. He was ready to go at the turn and he raced ahead early in the straight. He built on his lead steadily managing to stay ahead of Governor General all the way home.

 For the professionals, trainer Pesi Shroff saddled a double, while jockey Sandesh was the star of the day with three wins, jockey Neeraj Rawal chipped in with a double as well.

By Mahendra Mallya

SHIVALIK STORY LIFTS MIDNIGHT COWBOY CUP

 The Midnight Cowboy Cup saw a clever piece of horsemanship by Dashrath Singh land the spoils for the Vijay Singh-trained Shivalik Story (Acclaimation-Sweeping Story) at RCTC on Saturday. Permitting Zander to lead till the bend, Dashrath stole a march in the straight and this stood him in good stead as Brahmachari was given too much to do too late. Commander was running after a considerable lay-off and needed the run.

Arti Doctor-trained Sweet Music recorded her fourth win of the season when she won the Governor’s Cup. Apprentice RS Bhati proved his amazing affinity for the Dean’s Kitten-Zahwah filly as he was astride her during all four wins. Front-running favourite Setaflame lost out the runner-up berth to the fast-finishing Copernicus who found the winner out of his reach. Once again, Bhati chose the rails run and got away without being blocked. Kudos to the lad! Trainer Javed Khan and jockey CS Jodha completed a high-priced double for owner Vikram Bachhawat with Beatles Bible and Bambini Festa.

Though the two divisions of the Hydrofoil Handicap were ‘No Whip Races’, they were nevertheless claimed by riders without allowances. Vikash Jaiswal’s Zara Go Zara (Dancing Forever-Red Millenium/ Hazara Stud) had finished a good fourth under the whip last outing. On this day, Akash Rajput rode the five-year-old mare to a fine victory over Hurricane Storm and Shafer. True Genius was an utter flop. In the lower division, Heading Glory was installed as the firm favourite but the colt was never in it. It’s quite possible that apprentice Tejeshwar is too weak to get the best out of him. Christopher Alford may have been a better choice as he had ridden the colt once in a forward manner but the local ace was conspicuous by his absence. The  race was bagged by Raunak Banerji’s Dark Angel (Sharp Attack-Angel Of Glory/ Gee Stud) with Hindu Singh astride. Following Glamorous Glory till the straight, Dark Angel shot ahead to win from Curtis.

Bharath Singh-trained Bojangles (Win Legend-Moment Of The Day/ Dashmesh Stud) made every post of the Yerevan Plate a winning one in the hands of Dashrath Singh. He was surprisingly available at 5/1 as money poured in on Iconia and Lumos. It seems Dashrath has made the jockey’s championship a one-horse-race.

Dashrath however failed to deliver on Lochinvar in The Indian Air Force Cup as the pace of Manvendra Singh-trained  Nelson’s Blood (Whatsthescript-Champagne Cocktail) was too much for him to handle. The connections rather astutely declared P Vikram whose 4kg allowance proved a great advantage. Promoted favourite Panchovilla failed to match the strides of the two front-runners.

Vijay Singh-trained Akshaya was backed to the exclusion of all others in The Eastern Air Command Cup but the filly flattered to deceive. The final 100 metres of the seven furlong race belonged to Beatles Bible and Rnnning Hand with the former travelling the better of the two. CS Jodha rode a hard finish on the Masterofthehorse-Hugoshair filly.

In the last race of the day run over 2000 metres, Jodha played the waiting game and it paid rich dividends. Friendship opened a huge gap of 15 lengths with Jordana in tow till the bend where the latter took over. By then the field had narrowed the gap and bottom-weighted Bambini Festa (Royal Gladiator-Markova / Pratap Stud) virtually won by default as the front-runners fizzled out.

By Epsom Ace

KANGRA ‘MAKES THE RULES’ AT RCTC

 The 56th edition of the Invitation Cup run on Sunday at RCTC sprung quite a surprise as SS Attaollahi-trained Kangra with A Sandesh in the saddle, made all the running and bagged the season’s blue riband, but not before staving off a strong challenge from five-year-old Temerity. The two fancied runners who hogged most of the betting money –Lady In Lace and Rochester – were in the rear of the field biding their time for most of the race. It would seem in retrospect that their riders Suraj Narredu and CS Jodha had both misjudged the pace of the race and paid the penalty as they finished the race a poor fourth and fifth respectively. After the turning for home, both Kangra and Temerity were over ten lengths ahead of Lady In Lace. The Calcutta straight is rather short and only an exceptional horse with far superior stamina and strength could have narrowed the deficit, let alone win the race. Kangra is the prized property of Rina and Marthand Singh Mahindra, had a month earlier won the Bangalore winter Derby. It was to the trainer’s credit that the filly by Western Aristocrat out of Georgina (bred at Nanoli Stud farm) could pocket another gruelling classic within such a short space of time. Kangra stopped the clock in a record time of 2min 27.54sec. Kangra is bred at the Nanoli Stud which received the award for the “Champion Stud”.

Trainer Attaolahi said that as Sandesh had ridden her before on several occasions, he did not need to give him any instructions for the race. Sandesh knew exactly what to do and he delivered. Sandesh felt that the filly was losing pace in the last furlong of the Bangalore straight during the running of the Derby, but here she was travelling at full throttle till the end of the race. Mr Mahindra for his part mentioned that it has been a long climb to the top and thanked a host of his close associates for the brilliant match-winning performance of Kangra.

It was a wonderful race, marred by a mishap near the 600m marker. Eight-year-old Alaindair fractured his cannon bone near the 600m marker and needs to be in a cast for some time. What is really sad is that he was a champion in his own time and this was to be his last race before retirement. Coming in the wake of Azzurro’s injury on Saturday, it left the clerk-of-the-course rather despondent and a pall of gloom descended on the stands after the race. Animal lovers in the crowd were praying that the old warhorse is not put down and their prayers were answered.

A race earlier, in the   Major PK Mehra Memorial Super Mile Cup, Bharath Singh’s Castlebridge was backed to the exclusion of all others and he closed as the on-money favourite.  The others in the field of seven were at 5/1 and over, with Mallesh Narredu-trained Whomakestherules available at 10/1 before being backed down to 7/1.  As he is wont to do, Castlebridge came out of the gates first and made his own running at a scorching pace, followed by Shivalik Showers and Mauritania. Whomakestherules and Suraj Narredu were in the rear of the field for most part. They moved up near the 600m marker and took the turn five horses wide. Thereafter, Whomakestherules gathered momentum and was able to collar the front-runner with less than a furlong to go. He pulled away majestically in the final 100 metres. Whomakestherules also went into the record books with a timing of 1min 34.8sec

The fast track with a penetrometer reading of 1.1 was partly responsible for records falling like ninepins during the weekend. Satish Narredu-trained Tutankhamun also went into the record books when he won the Suresh Mahindra Multi-Million Trophy run over seven furlongs. Sitting on the haunches of pace-setting Your Royal Majesty, Tutankhamun (Phoenix Tower-Dancerella/ Manjri Stud) pulled away in the straight for a comfortable victory. It was the second of Suraj Narredu’s three winners of the day.

The afternoon commenced with two divisions of the Original Vel Platinum Jubilee Trophy. The upper division was bagged by Manvendra Singh-trained Pierce Arrow with Srinath in the saddle. Despite shouldering 62kg, the mare by Rebuttal out of Daughter of Light (Hazara Stud) got the measure of the favourite Multiple quite easily. In the lower division, Vijay Singh trained Victoriana (Burden Of Proof-Bobcat Greeley/ Kunigal Stud) justified favouritism with a comfortable triumph in the hands of Suraj Narredu.

Shafiq Khan-trained Respect (Multidimensional-Reflected Glory/ Usha Stud) won the Hydroplane Cup in taking style in the hands of Trevor Patel. Gracing the wrong end of the field for most part, Trevor turned on the heat in the home straight and the five-year responded with a splendid gallop. His last poor effort had resulted in the suspension of Mohit Singh.  

The Calcutta Cup, run over seven furlongs, saw Javed Khan-trained Gloaming (Ravel-Flair Queen) win without too much fuss in the hands of Neeraj Rawal. Lying a handy second to the pace-setter Arakawah, Gloaming went ahead under the stick to win comfortably. Trainer Patrick Quinn pulled off  the gamble of the weekend with Alisha’s Pet in the race for the Hazara Stud Cup. The six-year-old mare by Ace out of Entendu ran like a champion without any threat whatsoever from her fancied rivals like Occitan, Noverro, Interstellar and Taygetus.

The curtain to a wonderful weekend of racing came down with the Rutherford-trained public choice Home Of The Brave (Saamidd-Roof Fiddle) bagging the Arion Horse Trophy without much ado from a hard-ridden Lumenac. The win completed a hat-trick for Sandesh who got a chance ride after Srinath was declared unfit to ride due to his fall from Alaindair.

By Epsom Ace

RUFFINA, AZZURRO LIVE UP TO THEIR TOP BILLING

 There was no deviation from the day’s script at RCTC on Saturday as Ruffina proved to be the fastest thoroughbred in the country and Azzurro, the best stayer. While the former displayed her amazing turn of foot in the nick of time to lift the Sprinters’ Cup, the latter proved to be a gritty customer and great galloper as he went past the winning post and then pulled up lame. Jockey Trevor Patel had to dismount and unsaddle him. It is not yet clear exactly where during the gruelling 3000 metres race he suffered the injury, though Mr. Zeyn Mirza representing the URBB ownership stated that in all probability, the big-hearted seven-year-old suffered the sprain after passing the winning post.

The Sprinters Cup saw Lincoln set a cracking pace, followed by Amorous White and Cavallo Veloce, while the on-money public fancy was in the mid-division of the nine-horse field. Jockey David Allan astride the prized property of the well-known Poonawalla family seemed in no hurry to improve his position and simply kept an eye on the leaders from a distance. The wily Britisher was however alert to the short straight at this centre and asked his mount for an effort near the distance post. At that point of time, speedy Lincoln was going hell for leather and the backers of the favourite must have had their hearts in their mouths. However, the cool and collected Allan had gauged the incredible potential of his mount rather well and the filly by Excellent Art out of Miss Danehill was equal to the task. She did just enough to sail past the front-runner before easing up on the throttle once again. What a breathtaking performance from a superstar!

Though long in the tooth, SS Attaollahi-trained Azzurro (Azamour-Miss Highjinks/ Kunigal Stud) displayed plenty of guts to bag the ‘best stayer’ sash. When the small field of six runners passed the winning post for the first time, Trevor Patel astride Azzuro was having a trying time to keep his mount from hitting the front as Lord Of The Sea was galloping at a sedate pace. From the 2000m marker, Trevor decided to crank up the pace and took his mount to the head of the field. A breather near the 800m marker saw the others catch up with him but Trevor had a lot in hand and he decided to release the brakes thereafter. Jack Frost cried off at the turning for home but Cadman made a brave effort to bridge the five-length gap unsuccessfully. Though no official confirmation was received from RCTC, the time of 3min 12.4sec for the 3000m trip was well below the record time of 3min 13.3 sec set by Aztec in 1985.

The handicapper seems to be working overtime nowadays and there were quite a few close finishes during the day. At the receiving end of two of these close finishes was Trevor Patel who lost out narrowly on Fiorelle and Accidental. For starters, The Japan Cup, which was the curtain-raiser, saw a nail-biting finish involving Vijay Singh-trained Devotion (Top Class-Temple Bells/ Mukteshwar Stud) and the filly Fiorelle. Jockey S John atop Devotion had to pull out all stops to keep at bay Fiorelle at the wire. In the very next race (also over a mile), The Sans Craintes Stud Trophy, Arti Doctor’s Namid with Zervan astride made every post a winning one, pegging back a strong challenge from the favourite Rufus. Arti Doctor completed a brace when in the very next race, The Brave Dancer Cup, Sweet Music (RS Bhati up) produced a winning gallop in the straight to get the better of the favourite Hartnell. The filly by Dean’s Kitten out of Zahwah thus notched up her third win of the season.

In the next event, The Bookmaker’s Association Cup, Arti Doctor’s Prancing Queen was installed as the favourite. Neeraj Rawal rode a copybook race and showed the filly daylight in the straight but she buckled when challenged strongly by Javed Khan-trained Malana (Western Aristocrat-Understood/ Yeravada Stud) who thus produced an encore, defying her 5kg winning penalty.

The Nanoli Stud Cup saw a close contest between Vijay Singh-trained Cadillac (Excellent Art-Classic Sky) with Suraj Narredu in the saddle and Accidental who made a late bid to snatch the honours at the post but fell short by a mere ‘nose’ verdict. The Kiss was a good third while Kefira’s limitations were exposed. The curtain came down with James McKeown’s six-year-old grey Claymore (Dark Angel-Gavotte) making every post a winning one in the hands of Suraj Narredu. Once again Trevor had to play the ‘best man’ to Suraj as he followed up the winner astride Dark Gold.

By Epsom Ace

BTC LACKS VISION TO IDENTIFY THE REAL PROBLEM

The penny wise and pound foolish approach of the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC)  exposed the inability of the managing committee to sort out  the tote operators issue. and a flash strike by the 800 daily wage employees saw the decision makers running helter, skelter looking for a face saving shelter. The BTC with their backs against the wall could do nothing but postpone the Friday's races before promising to amicably sort of the issue which saved Saturday's  racing  schedule.

It is no secret that the premier racing centre is facing a financial crisis and in its attempt to survive and kick-on, the decision makers of the club introduced a host of cost cutting measures including cutting down the numbers of the tote operators. The reason provided was that a study conducted by the mandarins of the club brought to light that the club could do away with a few, particularly on inter-venue betting on Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata taking into account that the tote betting at this three centres is not high. In addition the club also decided to crack the whip on the double wages claim of the tote operators working on dual race days and two shifts at the outside betting counters. Not impressed and in no mood to fall in line, the poor tote operators who are being needlessly targeted by the club struck work and all that the BTC could do was to shut shop.

Why is that this new managing committee which lacks the vision, unable to see the big picture avoid going after the more than 150 illegal bookmakers who are making merry, taking home a few crores each day while boldly operating from inside the premises of the club without doling out a penny to the club. Before the club foolishly shunted out the 21 licensed bookies, the revenue generated from the bookmakers was 15 crore annually and now with nothing to pay and no BTC official bothered the bookies are enjoying the free good run.

No club and no elected body will allow this kind of daily loot. But this is happening each day under their nose and no serious or concrete effort is made to book the offenders. It is strange but true and it only defies logic.

Not willing to put a stop to the illegal menace which is costing BTC dear, the collections at the tote dropping from 8 to 9 crore to 4.5 to five crore which effectively means that the bookies are eating half of the pie and introducing some cost cutting measures in a bid to save a couple of lakhs only exposes the inability of the committee to identify and address the real issue. You can't let the sharks get away and net in only the small fish and then claim that this is a prize-catch. A couple of committee members revealed that the committee had time and again reported the illegal bookies issue to the police but the cops have so far not provided the desired assistance. Well then why is the BTC shying away from taking the next step. Hire a few sharp security men and nab the offenders. It certainly will not cost the club four crore each day to hire 20-30 men to get the job done. But the fact is that where there is a will there is a way and here the willingness to smoke out the illegal menace is missing for more reasons than one.

The tote collections are drastically falling and it will not be long before the bookies start to grab more share of the pie and before that happens one only hopes the men in charge quickly wear the right thinking hats and seek solutions to the bigger and richer issues rather than hurt the daily wage employees who are earning the daily bread punching tickets and not punching big holes is the pocket of BTC like the illegal bookies are merrily doing day after day .

By Ikram Khan

MUMBAI RACING INCIDENTS 08/03/2018

1st Race The Flareon Plate Cl-3P, Terms 1400 Mts.
MOUNT OLYMPUS M17-18 - 251⁄18(141) jumped outwards.
PERPETUAL WINNING M17-18 - 42⁄181595
 met interference Approaching the 200 metres.
FALCONETTE M17-18 - 1612⁄17553
 jockey reported that at first his mount had shied away from the whip and thereafter hung out
despite his efforts. 252⁄181955
 met interference At the start. Jockey reported that his mount hung out in the straight despite his efforts.


2nd Race The Washington Irvine Plate Cl-III, 40-66, (20 to 39 eligible). 1800 Mts.
TEXAS GOLD Pn17 - 278⁄17774
 An enquiry has been initiated into the running and riding. 239⁄171330
 was found to be sore by the
right fore leg. was certified unfit to race and was withdrawn on veterinary grounds.
GLORIOSUS M16-17 - 154⁄172812
 Jockey reported that his mount hung-in in the straight. Pn17 - 58⁄17197
 jumped inwards. Jockey
stated that he found his mount flat footed in the straight and dropped back despite his efforts. was trotted and found to be sound but
having a cut injury at the right hind pastern and coronet. was found to have guttural pouch empgema (Gr.II). M17-18 - 2812⁄17863
 jumped
outwards at the start.
SAMARJEET Pn17 - 249⁄171430
 injured its left fore knee in the Saddling Enclosure, as such the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary
grounds. M17-18 - 2611⁄17(15) met interference Approaching 300mts. 2412⁄17(78) Jockey reported that his mount was inclined to run
out from top of the straight.
GOSHAWK BgS17 - 106⁄17542
 was lugging in between the 350 Meters and 250 Meters M17-18 - 42⁄181582
 Jockey stated that
his mount hung in despite his efforts. 182⁄18(184) clipped the heels of the former and stumbled, Passing 500 metres.


3rd Race The W Buckley Plate Cl-V, 1-26 2000 Mts.
FINEST MOMENT M16-17 - 112⁄16248
 jumped out slow losing about 2 lengths at the start and met interference passing 800 metres.
Pn17 - 198⁄17514
 jumped out slow losing about 4 lengths at the start.
GRAPEVINE Pn17 - 58⁄17207
 jumped out slow and thereafter did not raise an effective gallop. M17-18 - 181⁄181279
 App. was
observed to have maintained an erratic course in the final 200 metres.
DAZZLING EYES Pn17 - 249⁄171435
 met interference Passing the 500 metres. 2910⁄171900
 and was found to be sore by the left fore
leg. As such, the filly was certified unfit to race and was withdrawn on Veterinary grounds. M17-18 - 312⁄17333
 met interference At the
start. 3112⁄17970
 treated for colic. As such, the filly was certified unfit to race and was withdrawn on Veterinary grounds.
STAR ACE Pn17 - 1410⁄17(162) Jockey was observed have used the whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount. M17-18
- 1612⁄176011 Met interference passing 1200mts. 3112⁄17972
 Jockey was observed to have used the whip in excess of the prescribed
limit on his mount. 32⁄181486
 met interferance passing the 200mts,was tightened for room and had to be steadied.
CLOUDBURST M17-18 - 2411⁄17138
 jumped inwards At the start. met interference Soon after the start. 111⁄181148
 jumped out slow,
losing about a length at the start. 32⁄181480
 was kicked by SPINNING GOLD. As the gelding had sustained bleeding injury on the left
fore arm, he was certified unfit to race.
DIABLO Pn17 - 710⁄1715115 Jockey reported that approaching 300 metres he was hampered for room and had to stop riding
for a couple of strides. M17-18 - 3112⁄179711 clipped the heels of CARE FREE and stumbled.
GLORIOUS THUNDER M17-18 - 1712⁄17629
 Met interference passing 200mts.
DAZZLE N DAZE M16-17 - 94⁄1727612 met interference soon after the start.


4th Race The D P C Kapadia Trophy
Cl-IV, 20-46, (0 to 19 eligible), Foreign Jockeys Eligible 1600 Mts.
IMPERIAL HERITAGE M17-18 - 41⁄181068
 met interference Passing 900 metres. 232⁄181939
 met interference Soon after the start.
REDS REVENGE Pn17 - 249⁄171430
 was found to be sore by the left fore leg. was found to be sore by the left fore leg. As such, the
gelding was certified unfit to race and was withdrawn on Veterinary grounds. M17-18 - 312⁄17344
 met interference Soon after the start.
An enquiry has been initiated into the running and riding. 2812⁄17883
 shifted in passin the 1500mts.
TILL END OF TIME Pn17 - 109⁄171118
 jumped out slow losing about 2 lengths at the start. was observed to have lost its footing and
stumbled Approaching 400 metres. Thereafter, passing the 300 metres the filly was observed to have stumbled again. M17-18 -
1612⁄17534
 Jockey reported that his mount jumped out awkwardly due to which his helmet brushed the top bar of the Starting Gate.
141⁄181163
 Jockey reported that passing the 400 metres his mount took an awkward stride and leaned inwards and
had to be steadied. 182⁄18(186) met interference At the start. was observed to have used the whip in excess of the prescribed limit..
RAIN DANCE M17-18 - 1911⁄1747
 met interference Soon after the start. 111⁄181124
 met interference At the start. 102⁄181666
 met
interference Passing the 150mts.
VENTURA M16-17 - 14⁄172542
 met interference passing 250 metres, was found to be sore by the left fore leg. 164⁄172930
 was
found to show signs of colic - withdrawn. M17-18 - 41⁄181065
 who was racing on the haunches of FROSTED was denied a clear passage
and had to be checked and change course Approaching 400 metres. met interference Passing 100 metres.
FENCING Pn17 - 169⁄171187
 met interference at the start. 1410⁄17(165) Jockey was observed to have used the whip in excess
of the prescribed limit on his mount. M17-18 - 2411⁄1790
 hooked one of her hind leg on the side platform. as such the filly was withdrawn.
GOLD BOND Pn17 - 287⁄17130
 refused to be stalled despite substantial efforts. As such, the gelding was withdrawn. 158⁄17400
was fractious and refused to be stalled despite substantial efforts, as such, the gelding was withdrawn.
SUPER STRENGTH M17-18 - 2812⁄179211 jumped out slow losing about 2 lengths at the start.
DIXIELAND M16-17 - 1812⁄16640
 was found to have sustained cut injury on both hind cannon - withdrawn. Pn17 - 2910⁄1719012
leaned inwards Approaching the 600 metres. was observed to have a cut injury at the left fore cannon.
ELSA Pn17 - 268⁄177017 jumped out and thereafter did not raise an effective gallop. 99⁄171039
 failed to raise an effective
gallop. Since the mare had behaved in a similar manner in her last start.
PORVI M16-17 - 164⁄172919
 met interference soon after the start. Pn17 - 278⁄17789
 met interference At the start. 239⁄171357
leaned inwards. M17-18 - 2212⁄17776
 jumped outwards at the start. 102⁄1816910 mt interference Passing the 250mts.


5th Race The T M Goculdas Plate
Cl-II, 60-86, (40 to 59 eligible). Foreign Jockeys Eligible 1000 Mts.
ANACAPRI BgS17 - 17⁄17(104) sustained superficial injury on right hind pastern.
UNDISPUTED M17-18 - 312⁄17319
 jumped inwards At the start.
WILD FIRE M16-17 - 263⁄172477
 jumped outwards at the start. Pn17 - 287⁄17135
 Jockey reported that his mount hung-in in the
straight. 169⁄17(114) had a cut injury at the right quarter. M17-18 - 42⁄1816212 met interference Soon after the start.
DOUBLE NINE Pn17 - 710⁄171522
 met interference Approaching 800 metres. M17-18 - 2411⁄17113
 met interference Approaching
400 metres. An enquiry has been initiated into the riding . 1412⁄17(50) Met intererence at 400mts. 111⁄181133
 met interference At the
start.


6th Race The Keukenhof Plate Cl-V, 1-26, (NO WHIP RACE) 1000 Mts.
TALLY HO M17-18 - 312⁄17347
 had lost its left fore shoe. 32⁄181546
 met interferance approaching 900mts.
SPARKLING THEA M17-18 - 41⁄181033
 met interferance passing 900mts. 32⁄181535
 met interferance at the start.
ARVAN Pn17 - 278⁄17746
 jumped outwards. 109⁄1711211 jumped outwards. 1410⁄171670
 clip the heels of the former and
stumble dislodging the rider Approaching 700 metres. M17-18 - 312⁄173410 drifted out under pressure Passing 300 metres. 2212⁄17733
Trainer was fined for the faulty saddling of his charge. 32⁄181539
 bumped, passing 900mts.
POINT THE STAR M16-17 - 61⁄171047
 jumped out slow, losing about a length at the start, drifted towards the outer railings and had to
be steadied passing 500 metres. 263⁄1724910 met interference approaching 1100 metres. M17-18 - 1412⁄174811 jumped out throwing
its head thus losing about 4 lengths at the start.was observed to have taken a fly jump. After the race, App reported that due to the above,
he had lost his stirrup which he regained immediately. 232⁄1819211 had a gum injury After the race.
ROYAL BLOOD Pn17 - 2810⁄171815
 Jockey has been fined and severely warned for dropping his hands before passing the winning
post. M17-18 - 2611⁄17212
 drifted out under pressure Passing 50mts. 1712⁄176811 Met interference jumped inwards. 181⁄181297
 met
interferance at the start. 232⁄1819210 met interference At the start.
WILDCARD WARRIOR Pn17 - 29⁄17807
 saddle shifted forward during the race. 169⁄171198
 met interference At the start. M17-18 - 312⁄173311
jumped outwards At the start. 3112⁄17996
 jumped outwards At the start. 152⁄1817811 met interference At the start.
ANGEL COIN Pn17 - 239⁄171315
 met interference At the start. had to be steadied due to lack of room Approaching 300 metres.
710⁄1714913 jumped out slow losing about 4 lengths at the start. M17-18 - 2212⁄17747
 met interferance at the start. 181⁄181309
 met
interferance approaching 400mts.
ETERNAL DANCER M17-18 - 41⁄181030
 was permitted to be withdrawn on compassionate grounds.
ARC OF PASSION M17-18 - 3011⁄17269
 Met intereference Passing 450 metres. 1412⁄17477
 jumped out slow losing about 4 lengths at
the start. 2812⁄17904
 met interferance soon after the start and shifted out. 181⁄1812711 met interferance at the start, passing the 300mts.


7th Race The Monet Plate Div - I Cl-IV;, 20-46 1200 Mts.
GREY FLANNEL Pn17 - 158⁄17434
 met interference Passing 700 metres. 249⁄171425
 jumped outwards at the start. 810⁄1715812 met
interference Soon after the start.
UNTITLED M17-18 - 2212⁄17(77) jumped outwards at the start, Jockey was observed to have used the whip in excess of the
prescribed limit on his mount. 32⁄181547
 met interferance at the start, jumped outwards.
EPIPHANY Pn17 - 239⁄171344
 met interference passing 800 metres. Jockey reported that his mount was running green.
1510⁄171775
 was observed to have stumbled Approaching the 1000 metres. met interference approaching the 200 metres.
M17-18 - 252⁄182010
 refused to be stalled despite substantial efforts, as such, the filly was withdrawn before coming
under the Starters order.
BLITZKRIEG M17-18 - 1412⁄17(48) reported that his mount hung out in the straight. 251⁄181469
 met interferance soon after the
start. bumped at about 200mts, broken a blood vessel.
LILAC TIME M17-18 - 1911⁄1776
 took a fly jump, Jockey reported that his mount hung-in in the straight. 2812⁄17903
 met interferance
passing the 200mts.
MASTER OF TRINITY M16-17 - 164⁄172935
 met interference passing 250 metres. Pn17 - 268⁄17697
 had right eye injury.
FABIO Pn17 - 1410⁄171648
 had a cut injury at the left hind cannon. M17-18 - 1911⁄1759
 Met intereference passing 150mts.
3112⁄17963
 jumped inwards At the start. 251⁄181405
 met interferance passing 300mts. broken a blood vessel
YUTAKA M17-18 - 1911⁄1773
 Met interference Soon after the start. 1712⁄17(68) jumped inwards. 42⁄181565
 jumped outwards
At the start.
COLD PLAY Pn15 - 69⁄151133
 met interference at about 150 metres from the start. M15-16 - 71⁄161157
 received check passing
1000 metres.
TORETTO M17-18 - 2412⁄178411 Jockey reported that his mount threw its head at the start.
ROYSTON ROCK Pn16 - 2110⁄161888
 met interference at the start. M16-17 - 151⁄1712412 was tightened and had to be checked soon
after the start.


8th Race The Monet Plate Div - II Cl-IV;, 20-46 1200 Mts.
PHILADELPHIA Pn17 - 810⁄171605
 met interference at the start. 2910⁄171913
 met interference passing the 500 metres.
M17-18 - 2411⁄17(8) met interferene Passing 400 metres.
WILSHIRE Pn17 - 278⁄17786
 met interference Soon after the start. 2910⁄171897
 met interference At the start and observed to
have jostled. M17-18 - 41⁄18(107) met interference Soon after the start. 42⁄181563
 jumped inwards At the start. met interference At the
start.
SPORTO Pn17 - 277⁄17514 was observed to have drifted out. saddle was observed to have slipped during the race. 249⁄171447
met interference At the start.
BRAVE M16-17 - 123⁄172150
 was observed to be sore by the left fore leg - withdrawn. M17-18 - 182⁄181857
 Jockey reported
that his mount was tentative and running green.
ADAMS BEGINNING M17-18 - 251⁄181404
 jumped inwards. Jockey reported thet his mount hung-in in the straight.
BEE QUIRKY Pn17 - 710⁄171452
 jumped outwards At the start. was observed to have a cut injury at the right hind bulb of heel.
LORRAINE M17-18 - 211⁄181368
 clip the heels of the former and stumble.
HIGHLAND WOODS M16-17 - 42⁄171416
 jumped outwards at the start and met interference in the final stages of the race. Pn17 - 39⁄17929
Jockey reported that his mount leaned outwards despite his efforts.
HUZZAH’S PHOENIX M17-18 - 111⁄1811210 met interference At the start. 152⁄181755
 met interfetence Soon after the start.
WINDFALL M16-17 - 253⁄172380
 refused to be stalled inspite of substantial effort - withdrawn. M17-18 - 152⁄1817610 met
interference Soon after the start.
EMPIRE STATE Pn17 - 277⁄17214 met interference soon after the start. 278⁄17747
 Jockey reported that his mount hung in throughout
the race. had right eye injury (eye is still closed, no lacrimation). M17-18 - 141⁄181168
 Jockey reported that his mount hung-in in the
straight. 32⁄1815314 met interferance at the start, horse was jumped inwards. 152⁄181780
 Jockey reported sick after having weighed out
and subsequently the Stewards, was permitted to be withdrawn . 232⁄181920
 refused to be stalled inspite of substantial efforts, as such,
the gelding was withdrawn before coming under the Starters order.

MUMBAI TIPS 08/03/2018

R1. MOUNT OLYMPUS

R2. GOSHAWK

R3. FINEST MOMENT

R4. DIXIELAND

R5. WILD FIRE

R6. TALLY HO

R7. EPIPHANY

R8. WILSHIRE

KOLKATA RACING INCIDENTS 04/03/2018

1st Race The Original Vel Platinum Jubilee Trophy Div - II Cl-III, 41-66 1200 Mts.
PIERCE ARROW Cl17-18 - 102⁄181416
 met interferene Approaching the 800mts.
GERMAN GUIDE Cl16-17 - 153⁄17(186) was slow to begin. CMn17 - 267⁄172112 slow to begin. returned bleeding from both nostrils.
1110⁄1712410 slow to begin. Cl17-18 - 172⁄1814512 was slow to begin.
TOUGH ENOUGH Cl17-18 - 1111⁄17108
 returned bleeding from both nostrils.
MAHASUVI BgS17 - 256⁄171002
 sustained superficial injury on right fore tendon. Cl17-18 - 1612⁄175712 was brought to a halt
before passing the winning post. On immediate
examination the filly was reported to have bled from both nostrils.
NAUMEE Pn17 - 39⁄17(90) had lost its right fore shoe. 710⁄171523
 met interference Approaching 800 metres.
UNCROWNED KING Cl17-18 - 102⁄1813613 jumped awkwardly outwards from the gate.


2nd Race The Original Vel Platinum Jubilee Trophy Div - I Cl-III, 41-66 1200 Mts.
NOBU CMn17 - 139⁄17877
 was slow to begin was checked by its jockey when tightened for room approaching the 800
metres.
SCARLET EMPEROR Cl17-18 - 1312⁄17554
 returned bleeding from both nostrils.
HIGHLAND PRINCESS Pn17 - 169⁄171182
 jumped outwards. 710⁄171528
 met interference Approaching 700 metres.
GIFT OF VALENTINE CMn17 - 238⁄17563
 met interference soon after the start. returned bleeding from right nostril. Cl17-18 - 2511⁄17280
The surcingle used on broke after the gelding was loaded into its stall. As there was insufficient time to replace the equipment, the gelding
was withdrawn. 11⁄18828
 slow to begin.
TANGALOOMAA Cl16-17 - 212⁄171597
 jumped awkwardly from the gates. 293⁄172128
 was slow to begin. 44⁄1722910 was slow to begin.
VICTORIANA Pn17 - 39⁄17923
 Jockey reported that he found his mount uncomfortable. CMn17 - 1110⁄17(122) App reported loss
of whip passing the 300 metres.
TIBERON CMn17 - 139⁄17873
 Jockey reported loss of whip passing the 100 metre marker.
GIMME CREDIT Cl17-18 - 11⁄18839
 jumped awkwardly from the gates.
BORN TO WIN Cl17-18 - 2312⁄176912 fly jumped out from the gates.
SHY BELLE Cl17-18 - 2612⁄17769
 slow to begin. 131⁄181074
 was slow to begin.


3rd Race The Hydroplane Cup Cl-IV, 21-46 1400 Mts.
DEMONSTRATE CMn17 - 268⁄17593
 Jockey was fined for the excessive use of the whip.
SICARIO Cl17-18 - 131⁄181027
 met interference soon after the start.
JUPITER Cl17-18 - 11⁄188312 slow to begin.
SPALLANZANI Cl17-18 - 1612⁄17635
 found to be lame on right fore. 102⁄181352
 jumped awkwardly outwards.
RESPECT Cl17-18 - 1612⁄17574
 slow to begin. Was fined a sum of the indifferent handling of his mount throughout the race.
71⁄18902
 jumped awkwardly from the gates drifted to the outer portion of the race track and rejoined the field after some distance. Jockey
was fined for excessive use of the whip. 172⁄181444
 Jockey reported loss of whip passing the distance post. was fractionally slow to
begin.Jockey suspended from riding in races.
CITY HEIGHTS Cl17-18 - 2612⁄17768
 fly jumped out from the gates.
DANCING PRINCE Cl17-18 - 231⁄1811012 Jockey was fined for not being alert at the start and thereafter for the indifferent handling of
his mount throughout the race. 22⁄181295
 met interferene during the final stages of the race.
SUPER CHIC BgS17 - 167⁄171405
 slowly away and lost few lengths at the start. CMn17 - 99⁄17800
 found to be lame on left fore.
Under the circumstances the filly was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Cl17-18 - 11⁄188111 returned bleeding from both
nostrils.
AQUATICAA Cl17-18 - 2612⁄17(80) met interferance soon after the start.
AHLAN Cl17-18 - 2612⁄17756
 was fractious while being stalled fly jumped out from the gates. 71⁄18918
 slow to begin.
131⁄181006
 slow to begin. 271⁄181197
 was fractious while being stalled fly jumped out from the gates. 102⁄181346
 jumped awkwardly
outwards from the gates.
INDUS PRINCE Cl17-18 - 11⁄18819
 stumbled as the start was given.
HEADING GLORY Cl17-18 - 2511⁄172611 met interference from the gate. 1612⁄175710 slow to begin. 231⁄181084
 met interference
Approaching the distance post.
ARTISTE ROYAL Cl17-18 - 2211⁄17212
 Jockey was fined for excessive use of the whip. 2811⁄17(33) clipped the heels of and stumbled
thereby momentarily unbalancing its rider.


4th Race The Calcutta Cup Cl-II, 61-86 1400 Mts.
KNIGHTHOOD Cl17-18 - 1312⁄17528
 was slow to begin. 2312⁄17703
 was fractionally slow to begin. 11⁄18824
 slow to begin. 131⁄181048
slow to begin. 271⁄181232
 was slow to begin. 232⁄181558
 was slow to begin.
APALACHEE CMn17 - 110⁄171120
 was extremely fractious in its stall and in the process sustained cut injuries on left hock. Under
the circumstances the colt was withdrawn.
SIEMPRE NUEVA CMn17 - 168⁄17(49) App. lost his stirrup iron and finished the race without the equipment. Subsequent examination
reveled that the buckle fitted
with the equipment had broken Some distance after the start.
MULTIVALUE Cl17-18 - 2312⁄17692
 was denied a run and had to be checked by its rider Approaching the distance post.
ARAKAWAH M16-17 - 94⁄172744
 was observed to have buckled under restrain and thereby threw a couple of awkward strides
soon after the start. Jockey suspended for not permitting his mount to run on its merits. Pn17 - 249⁄171422
 met interference at the start.
OUTRIDER Cl17-18 - 2511⁄17252
 met interference Approaching the 800 metres. 2312⁄17668
 stood flat footed as the start
172⁄1814710 was slow to begin losing approximately 6-7 lengths at the start.
STORM FRONT Cl17-18 - 212⁄17432
 met interference during the final stages of the race. 231⁄181125
 met interference Passing the
distance post.
GLOAMING Cl16-17 - 252⁄171632
 was found to be lame on right fore. CMn17 - 197⁄17105
 was fractious in its stall was slow to
begin.


5th Race The Suresh Mahindra Multi - Million Trophy (gr Ii) Cl-M, Terms 1400 Mts.
YOUR ROYAL MAJESTY M17-18 - 141⁄181203
 had an abrasion at both the hind fetlock and had a cut injury at the right hind cannon.
TUTANKHAMUN Md17-18 - 2012⁄17(82) Met interference after travelling about 200mts. 241⁄18(140) received a check in about 50
meters after the start.
BARACCHUS BgS17 - 38⁄171733
 met interference passing the 1100 Meters. My17 - 229⁄17546
 accidentally brushed the Railings,
approaching the 1100 Metres.
YANNA RASCALA Pn16 - 1610⁄16(184) met interference in the final stages of the race. M17-18 - 312⁄17312
 met interference At the start
and again Approaching 800 metres.


6th Race The Maj P K Mehra Memorial Super Mile Cup (gr I) Cl-Sm, Terms 1600 Mts.
EVESHAM CMn17 - 99⁄17(82) was slow to begin. Cl17-18 - 1612⁄17612
 Met interference soon after the start. 131⁄181052
 was
fractious while being stalled was inclined to run outwards soon after the start.
NEW ENGLAND Pn17 - 1510⁄171743
 as the start was effected, the gelding put his head down resulting in losing about 4 lengths at
the start. was observed to have an abrasion at the left hind fetlock.
WHOMAKESTHERULES BgS17 - 97⁄171252
 met interference at the start. M17-18 - 2412⁄17822
 jumped outwards At the start.
CASTLEBRIDGE My17 - 410⁄17(68) saddle shifted forward, passing the 1000 Metres and thereafter shifted over the withers, passing
the 800 Metres. M17-18 - 2611⁄17(18) jumped inwards At the start.
MAURITANIA My17 - 410⁄17680
 withdrawn on veterinary grounds as it was observed to be trotting lame on left fore.
WATCHMYSCRIPT My17 - 149⁄17336
 met interference soon after jumping out of the Starting Gates.


7th Race The Indian Turf Invitation Cup (gr I) Cl-Inv, Terms 2400 Mts.
SALAZAAR BgS17 - 118⁄171935
 got squeezed in between soon after jumping out of the starting gates. My17 - 149⁄17335
 met
interference soon after jumping out of the Starting Gates and again approaching the 400 Metres.
TEMERITY Pn17 - 249⁄171414
 had an abrasion on the upper lip, between the nostrils. M17-18 - 102⁄181652
 An enquiry has been
initiated into the running and riding.
ROCHESTER Pn17 - 158⁄17402
 jumped and veered outwards and had to be steadied at the start. Jockey was observed to have
used the whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount. 278⁄17(76) had left eye injury. M17-18 - 1712⁄17672
 Met interference soon
after the start.
STAR CARNATION My17 - 1910⁄17(96) revealed sharp molars. Bg17-18 - 121⁄18112
 met interference in the race.
LADY IN LACE M17-18 - 1612⁄17(58) met interferance passing 200mts.
MAHATEJI HyM17 - 210⁄171672
 met interference at about the 400 mtrs.
MANIFOLD BgS17 - 167⁄17(142) had apparently lost its right hind shoe during the race. M17-18 - 42⁄181603
 met interference
Approaching the 2000 metres and again 150mts.
SEDULOUS My17 - 229⁄17530
 got hurt while being saddled, whereby, its left upper incisors hung and bled; Under the
circumstances, it was permitted to be withdrawn.


8th Race The Hazara Stud Cup Cl-I, 81 and above 1400 Mts.
DENNY CRANE Pn17 - 29⁄17846
 met interference passing the 150 metres.was observed to have a cut injury at the left hock. Cl17-18
- 131⁄181055
 returned with a cut injury on left fore. 22⁄181316
 slow to begin.
INTERSTELLAR Cl16-17 - 293⁄172135
 brushed against the inner rails due to the crowding of the field approaching the 700 metres.
Cl17-18 - 71⁄18938
 jumped outwards.
NOVERRO Cl17-18 - 22⁄181313
 Jockey reported that his mount was hanging in during the final stages of the race.
OCCITAN BgS17 - 157⁄171352
 met interference at the start. CMn17 - 710⁄17(118) returned with a cut injury on right hind.
THE TALISMAN Cl17-18 - 2211⁄17234
 was observed to have been denied a clear run till the final stages of the race due to a closely
packed field. 2312⁄17716
 was slow to begin. 71⁄18935
 jumped inwards.
TAYGETUS CMn17 - 98⁄17339
 Jockey reported stated that his mount blew-up on entering the straight and that he was
disappointed with the run as he expected a much better performance from the gelding. Cl17-18 - 2511⁄17302
 returned without its right
fore shoe.


9th Race The Arion Horse Trophy Cl-3y, Maiden 1400 Mts.
FIREBURG Cl17-18 - 11⁄18844
 was slow to begin. 131⁄181065
 Jockey reported that his mount was inclined to run in and out
during the various stages of the race.
HOME OF THE BRAVE Cl17-18 - 11⁄18876
 was slow to begin.
LUMENAC Cl17-18 - 11⁄188410 was slow to begin losing approximately 6-7 lengths at the start.

KOLKATA TIPS 04/03/2018

R1. MULTIPLE

R2. SHYBELLE

R3. SPALLANZANI

R4. MULTIVALUE

R5. YOUR ROYAL MAJESTY

R6. CASTLE BRIDGE

R7. ROCHESTER

R8. OCCITAN

R9. HOME OF THE BRAVE

KOLKATA RACING INCIDNETS 03/03/2018

1st Race The Japan Cup Cl-IV, 21-46 1600 Mts.
MIZUNO Cl17-18 - 11⁄188510 was slow to begin. 231⁄181127
 slow to begin.
LHOTSE Cl17-18 - 11⁄18814
 was slow to begin. 102⁄181340
 found to be lame on left hind. Under the circumstances the mare
was withdrawn on veterinary grounds.
ARION Cl17-18 - 2211⁄17215
 App Jockey was suspended for excessive use of the whip.
FIORELLE CMn17 - 128⁄17375
 was slow to begin. Cl17-18 - 131⁄181035
 slow to begin. 22⁄181332
 slow to begin.
PRINCE OF HEART M16-17 - 42⁄171429
 met interference at the start. CMn17 - 69⁄177610 slow to begin.
XLITE Cl17-18 - 1312⁄17483
 slow to begin. 71⁄18919
 App. reported that his mount was inclined to hang in when placed under
pressure during the final stages of the race.
STAR PHOENIX Cl17-18 - 71⁄189011 slow to begin.
TIMELESS TREASURE Cl17-18 - 172⁄181424
 slow to begin.


2nd Race The Sans Craintes Stud Trophy Cl-I, 81 & above 1600 Mts.
GERMANICUS Pn17 - 138⁄17332
 did not get a clear passage whereby he had to check his mount and change course and make his
move from the outside from the top of the straight. 2910⁄171936
 met interference Passing the 300 metres.
COPERNICUS CMn17 - 98⁄17(33) slow to begin. 239⁄171025
 was slow to begin. Cl17-18 - 2511⁄17303
 slow to begin. 2612⁄17776
 slow
to begin. 71⁄18939
 was slow to begin losing approximately four lengths at the start.
NO MORE POLITICS Cl17-18 - 411⁄1768
 slow to begin. 2511⁄17309
 slow to begin.
VOLANTIS Cl17-18 - 2811⁄17382
 slow to begin.
RUFUS CMn17 - 28⁄17(28) met interference soon after the start. 99⁄17(81) slow to begin


3rd Race The Brave Dancer Cup Cl-II, 61-86 1600 Mts.
ARMINIUS Cl15-16 - 2612⁄15962
 jumped awkwardly outwards from the gates.
SWEET MUSIC Cl17-18 - 2612⁄17(76) slow to begin. 131⁄18(102) jumped awkwardly outwards from the gates.
RIGOLETTO M15-16 - 2012⁄15766
 Jockey stated that his mount hung in throughout the race and having a cut injury at the left fore
cannon. Hy15-16 - 311⁄162129
 jumped out awkwardly losing about 1 or 2 lengths.
COCOANUT Cl17-18 - 212⁄17436
 was fractious in its stall fly jumped out from the gates. App momentarily lost balance when losing
his left stirrup iron during the running of the race Approaching the 400 metre marker. 22⁄181272
 was slow to begin. Jockey was fined for
excessive use of the whip.
CELTIC KING Cl17-18 - 231⁄181116
 Jockey was reprimanded for not being alert at the start and for travelling wide while negotiating
the bend for no apparent reason. 172⁄181477
 app. Jockey reported loss of whip passing the distance post.
MOCHA LOCA CMn17 - 308⁄17675
 fly jumped out from the gates. 209⁄17(95) were slow to begin. Cl17-18 - 1312⁄17513
 met
interference soon after the start. 231⁄181112
 was slow to begin.
RAQS SHARQI CMn17 - 710⁄171140
 found to be suffering from dehydration was permitted to be withdrawn.
JOSS Cl17-18 - 1612⁄17597
 was slow to begin.
SUMMERHILL Cl17-18 - 2511⁄17(29) slow to begin. 11⁄18854
 was slow to begin.


4th Race The Bookmakers‘ Association Cup Cl-IV, 21-46 1200 Mts.
PERFECT BALANCE Cl17-18 - 411⁄1785
 Jockey was fined for the injudicious handling of his mount. 2211⁄172411 was slow to begin. Jockey
was being given a grave benefit of doubt with respect to the start of the filly. 102⁄181350
 was fractious while being stalled reared up and
fell awkwardly. Under the circumstances the filly was permitted to be withdrawn.
PICK POCKET Cl17-18 - 2811⁄17379
 Jockey reported loss of whip while negotiating the bend.
MALANA Cl17-18 - 271⁄18(124) which was fractious in its stall was slow to begin.
MY LADY LUCK Cl17-18 - 11⁄18885
 jumped awkwardly outwards. 271⁄1812410 was slow to begin. 172⁄181484
 slow to begin.
ALL ROUNDER Cl17-18 - 2511⁄17253
 met interference Approaching the 800 metres. 71⁄18905
 slow to begin.
AUXILIUM Cl16-17 - 111⁄1682
 drifted to the outer portion of the race track under pressure during the final stages of the race.
312⁄16547
 returned bleeding from both nostrils. 81⁄171104
 returned lame on right fore. Cl17-18 - 71⁄189113 returned bleeding from both
nostrils.
EVERGLOW Cl17-18 - 131⁄181005
 was momentarily denied a clear run passing the distance post due to the crowding of the field.
GLORIOUS RUN Cl17-18 - 2511⁄17260
 was permitted to be withdrawn.
HAPPY RETURNS Cl17-18 - 102⁄181356
 met interference at start.
SHANAYAA’S PET Cl17-18 - 131⁄1810013 met interference Approaching the 800 metre. 231⁄1810914 jumped out awkwardly from the
gate finished off the race detached from the field.
BLAZE TO GLORY Cl17-18 - 271⁄181248
 Jockey was severely reprimanded for the indifferent handling of his mount during the final 400
metres of the race.


5th Race The Sprinters‘ Cup (gr I) Cl-Sp, Terms 1200 Mts.
ADAM Bg16-17 - 43⁄17(214) had apparently lost its right hind shoe during the race.
CAPTAIN COURAGE Pn16 - 297⁄16(14) had a cut injury at the right nostril. 189⁄16(125) was observed to have an abrasion at the left hind
fetlock. BgS17 - 27⁄1711112 Jockey reported that his mount was inclined to run out passing the 900 Meters, it suddenly went out and
while trying to control his mount, the bit slipped towards the right side. found to have sustained superficial injury on left cheek. M17-18
- 1712⁄17653
 Jockey reported that from the 200 metres he was denied a clear passage, as such he could not ride out his mount. 102⁄181683
had an abrasion at the left hind pastern.
AMOROUS WHITE Hy17-18 - 2711⁄17522
 was cautioned for failing to maintain straight course soon after the start.
CAVALLO VELOCE Oty17 - 75⁄17525
 drifted out onto the sand track in the final stages of the race inspite of the Jockeys efforts. Md17-18
- 2012⁄178210 drifted out passing about the 350 meters. 241⁄181402
 received a check in about 50 meters after the start.
LINCOLN Pn17 - 169⁄171142
 jumped out slow losing about 2 lengths at the start. was observed to have drifted out and had to
be steadied Passing the 600 metres. M17-18 - 1911⁄1762
 Met interference soon after the start. 2412⁄17(81) jumped outwards At the start.
RUFFINA M17-18 - 102⁄18(168) met interference At the start.


6th Race The Dr M A M Ramaswamy Stayers‘ Cup (gr I) Cl-St, Terms 3000 Mts.
AZZURRO HyM17 - 218⁄17835
 jumped out slowly losing about 6 or 7 lengths. My17-18 - 2712⁄17462
 was slowly away and lost
a few lengths at the start. Cl17-18 - 231⁄1811411 planted losing considerable ground at the start.
CADMAN Cl17-18 - 71⁄18933
 was squeezed for room at start.
JACK FROST M16-17 - 94⁄172752
 met interference at the start. Pn17 - 39⁄17913
 showed signs of distress in the Saddling Enclosure.
The gelding was hosed with cold water and given first aid treatment after which he recovered and was sent to the stables.
OPHION BgS17 - 256⁄17950
 was extremely fractious and refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances, it was permitted to
be withdrawn. Cl17-18 - 1612⁄17(59) was fractious while being stalled jumped awkwardly outwards from the gates.
RAEES M17-18 - 2212⁄17714
 met interferance Passing 200 metres.
LORD OF THE SEA M17-18 - 2812⁄17(86) outwards and had to be steadied at the start, Jockey was reported that his mount hung out in
the straight. Md17-18 - 141⁄181253
 met interferance at about 1800mts.


7th Race The Nanoli Stud Cup Cl-3y, Maiden 1200 Mts.
OAK BROOK Cl17-18 - 2811⁄17363
 slow to begin.
HAVANA GREY Cl17-18 - 1312⁄17530
 was found to be suffering from a mild temperature. Under the circumstances the filly was
permitted to be withdrawn. 71⁄18976
 slow to begin.
MOVE TO THE FRONT Cl17-18 - 2312⁄17674
 Jockey was fined for unnecessary use of the whip on the filly when it was clearly not in contention
in the race. 102⁄181389
 was slow to begin.

KOLKATA TIPS 03/03/2018

R1. STAR PHOENIX

R2. VOLANTIS

R3. HARTNELL

R4. EVERGLOW

R5. RUFFINA

R6. AZZURRO

R7. FABIOLA

R8. SANVI

HYDERABAD TIPS 02/03/2018

R1. DOROTEO

R2. ASHWA ARJUN

R3. HUKUM

R4. BIG HEART

R5. VANCOUVER

R6. MY WIND FALL

R7. RAJNEETI

R8. SHIVALIK CLASS