SANGREAL FOR GOOD BYE CUP

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

DELHI RACES

The heat is on in the capital and we come to the end of the longest season in the country. How things have not changed much here is evident from the way the schedule of racing is carried on in continuous monotony right from Jul / Aug to the end of Apr with no break whatsoever. This year however the equine flu gave a surprise break but the racing at the capital has been run very non methodically over the years by the management for reasons best known to them. The only pliable explanation which is often voiced is that there is a longish summer in the North and hence the aim is to utilize the better climatic conditions to the hilt. No thought of the hard grind on the animals is ever considered. I have seen horses running 30 to 40 times during the season. What a difference from the Western part of the country where the animals at an average run 25 times in their whole racing career.

1. SHAITAN has been running forward races and has been fancied in last couple of runs, Rajinder gives him a fair chance to finally win. PRIVATE EYE who has been tracked often ran disappointingly in last outing. SPICY MOVE may place. LAND CRUISER was a close 5th, has a good jockey. TE QUIERO has been given gates after reaching here, should be in the thick of things at this handicap here.

LAND CRUISER-TE QUIERO-SHAITAN

2. YARE had won start to finish in higher class in the winters, he has been tracked and has a better jockey. RICH GALLERY was well prepared in the tracks, he shocked at good odds as the lack of a run made the public ignore the animals chances, should run well despite the penalty. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE is at low weights. VIRGINIA WOOLF may surprise.

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE-RICH GALLERY-YARE

3. BLACK THUNDER and RAWSON have only outside chance to place based on their performance so far. The three serious contenders are SUBROOS who is definitely improved in last couple of runs, SARIR who is always running under the merciless stick of the riders and the late prepared SAPPHIRE who was a good 2nd in last run.

SAPPHIRE-SARIR-SUBROOS

4. CUSTER has not done any thing throughout, may be able to get into money in the end as the handicap is good. GORGEOUS BLUE has been running forward races. ASHWA PRABHA was a very impressive winner who looks likely to repeat. MURBAN is a failed favorite with a weak jockey. SOLITARY MAN runs well at low weights.

ASHWA PRASBHA-SOLITARY MAN-CUSTER

5. ROMARIO is a dickey legged horse who may fight out. NUCLEUS has been prepared after having been bought down, may deliver. BERYL surprised in his last win, looks tough to repeat. FIDEL DEFENSOR is a youngster sold off by Lagad , may be running for a win in this poor company.

NUCLEUS-FIDEL DEFENSOR-ROMARIO

6. SUNEHRA PARINDA has a sunehra chance with the top jockey but it is often seen that in Delhi winners of maidens race do not normally win in class IV straightaway. FIRST N IMPRESSION has been running well up in all the outings, may place. GAME OF TALENT who was a big failure down under ran a suggestive race, still cant see it winning. SANGREAL looks better than rest on handicap.

SANGREAL-SUNEHRA PARINDA-GAME OF TALENT

7. TIME AND AGAIN is an aged horse who has been scrubbed in works. MELBA has a decent chance with the apprentice jockey to win first time in career. AFREEN has been suggestive in last couple of outings. OPERA ROYALE should like the distance if not the heat of this track.

MELBA-AFREEN-TIME AND AGAIN


DAYS BEST=====ASHWA PRABHA

DOUBLE======= SAPPHIRE & SANGREAL

CASINO ROYALE MULTI MILLION MAY GO TO SMOKIN ACES

Sunday, April 26, 2009

MUMBAI RACES


A repeat of last week’s racing appears to be the likely outcome of racing here. After a continuous line of favorites winning on last Saturday, Sunday was dominated by winners at longer odds. Yesterday saw 5 winners who were public fancies and the two who got beat were very nearly there. Today the card looks very intriguing, lots of small time owner/ trainers have chances to score, so blindly following money may not be a wise thing to do.

1. Antia’s ABOVE ALL has a chance to score as it was beaten by a well camouflaged better horse in last run. SOLID ROCK is the other one who has a chance to run a better race as it is knocking to run into money. SECRET AGENDA has a weak jockey after placing in last run. LADY TROOPER had won under this jockey over this distance a long time back. The aging ETERNAL FLIGHT had shocked a good couple of years back, may surprise. GREY ISLAND is the best on handicap but has not run through out the season so best to ignore for now..

ABOVE ALL-SOLID ROCK-LADY TROOPER

2. PACIFIC ZONE is capable of going start to finish under this try jockey. ARABIAN GUEST is tracking well and has a decent jockey. My choice is VARUN who belongs to a gambling stable who is showing some interest in wagering lately on brought down horses. If ridden in front VARUN who has been tracked well has a chance. The bottom weighted VICEROY was very much in demand in last run.

VARUN-PACIFIC ZONE-VICEROY

3. BASKERVILLE raced well in the multi million, looks in fine trim from the track. STAR ALLIANCE is full brother to NOBLE KINGDOM, the rider is disappointing. SEA QUEEN from the top stable has been promising in its runs, has a decent chance to win now with the top jockey. SI OMO NO is full brother to ARKTOUROS , has been well tracked.

SEA QUEEN-BASKERVILLE

4. GOLDEN KINGDOM was beaten by a superior winner in last run. CHIEFTAIN has been entrusted to a weak jockey, chances of winning at this distance are bleak. MARINE ZONE lost the last race due to a feeble ride, can make amends for that failure. RAN BANKA can win from the front, has weight advantage.

MARINE ZONE-RAN BANKA-GOLDEN KINGDOM

5. CATALYST is in forward form. FIRED UP is one of those end of the season types, the tracks are good. WAHY had been a very impressive winner in Pune, the last run should have brought him on. GATRAVAT is working well and can upset at the low weights though the rider is not strong.

WAHY-GATRAVAT-FIRED UP

6. GLOBAL SPIRIT had warmed up to thrash the field over a scurry, can win again. SLIK KIT who was pulled when running as a favorite in Pune, managed to hood wink all and won last time with the rider looking back, this small time trainer has a decent horse who can earn more money for them. ALASKA from the sleeping stables has a chance to upset. SNOWDEN failed with the high named imported riders, N RAWAL has a poor record of winning in sprints.

SLIK KIT-SNOW DEW-GLOBAL SPIRIT

7. It is a straight fight between the better bred ARISTOCRATICAL who was clinical in his last win and SMOKIN ACES who won easing up as a good type. For a chance the best stable for juveniles has got its task cut out.ARTS looks a 1000m type only.

SMOKIN ACES

8. A tough race to peruse, many hopefuls and handicap may be taken for a ride. On form PREMIER QUEEN has been doing well over this distance. THE RISING has a poor jockey though it has won at the highest handicap. WILD TEMPER needs a run, it will win early at Pune. NATIVE STARTEGY from Anti’s stable has been bought down and should be in betting order now. GENERALISSIMO is going to be tried. SIROCO looks capable of upsetting (if he gets out well from the starting stalls) at this handicap, the gate practice was encouraging.

NATIVE STARTEGY-SIROCO-PREMIER QUEEN

9. TSESEBE and FOREVER AMBER were both notable 2nds in their respective runs. TSESEBE looks a bit stiff handicap wise but is bred for such trips. ARBUDH has come to hand late and is likely to run a forward race. BORN SPECIAL is tracing well after placing.FORCE OF LAW was not disgraced in coming 4th to the good type TELSTAR.

FOREVER AMBER-ARBUDH-BORN SPECIAL

DAYS BEST===SNOW QUEEN

DOUBLE=====ABOVE ALL and NATIVE STRATEGY

CHOTEE BEGUM FOR M D MEHTA TROPHY

Saturday, April 25, 2009

MUMBAI RACES


1. SOLOR was a very easy winner in its last run, it has now been entrusted to a winning type allowance jockey and may be trying to repeat for the very average trainer. CHAMBERLAIN is the most tracked horse here . The mute question is that in the last race the odds on this horse had been hammered down and those of HIGHLAND GLORY had soared. None of these ran on board though the general impression was that Grant was not ON that day. HIGHLAD GLORY is definitely better bred and has been well tracked, should be fancied by the connections now. SABA had failed in Pune as a favorite , the change of name not withstanding can not be fancied in first run here.

HIGHLAND GLORY-CHAMBERLAIN-SOLOR


2. LONE MONARCH had given glimpses of forwardness in tracks, the last run under Rajendra was disappointing. SNOW QUEEN by the non winning well bred mare ITHICA looks good here based on her last run, the latest work was good. SEA ANGEL has run a bit further behind the winners, the breeding and the jockey give her an outside chance. TARA is sister to LIGHTNING CAVALARY, Narredu has been tracking her.

SNOW QUEEN-SEA ANGEL

3. A staying race with the inform MR GREEDY likely to contest with MILES AND MORE the Razeen gelding for the title. MR GREEDY had won in style and may just put it across at this distance which may be a bit short for MILES AND MORE. SKYWARDS appears to be getting into form , THRE COSMOPOLITAN is a hunch back who may run well under the competitive rider.

MR GREEDY-MILES AND MORE

4. Fillies only here and except for two ,most running for first time hence pedigree, preparation and riders are important inputs. CANDY FLOSS is bred for speed, the rider is poor. CHOTEE BEGUM who impressed in last track is sister to black type LOMBARDIA. The mock race just behind the last week winner SWAHILLI is a positive factor. Out of the Jodha couple PERGRINE FALCON has the run to credit and the rider is likely to go for a forward race. VIOLETTA is full sister to black type PERPETUITY, the breeding needs distance, the rider is not tops, the preparation is fine.

CHOTEE BEGUM-VIOLETTA-PERGERINE FALCON

5. WAR OF ATTRITION is likely to be the favorite as it had finished on wide just a bit late over a scurry. Now the foreighn jockey and a morer suitable distance give him an edge, the draw back is that he was a roarer in younger days and may choke. GOLDEN SPURS was in betting order in last run and the gates should have helped. RUBIDIUM is sparingly raced and has the capability to win from the front due to low weights. HERE COMES THE DON may surprise as the rider would be cocky aafter his good double at Delhi yesterday.

RUBIDIUM-WAR OF ATTRITION-GOLDEN SPURS

6. It was difficult to pick as to who would be the favorite in this race, leave aside the winner prediction. POLARISER, NOTABLE RUNNER, ANYTIME MONEY and THE REBEL are all sprinting types with NOTABLE RUNNER being winner of three races, POLARIZER the most lost case, failing always. My pick here is TOP ACTION who has run with some very good horses and has been placing with higher class horses. AMARANZA has been warming up late to run into place money and may do so again at this handicap.

TOP ACTION-NOTABLE RUNNER-AMARANZA

7 Now this is a race in which no horse has credentials to win The hopeful ones are SHODAAN who has been sparingly raced and has the benefit of a mock race . ZIPPITY ZIP has run on board when not expected, the rider is doing well this season over staying trips. ES SIDER has been an expensive failure so far. MUSICAL RHYTHM , FOREST NATIVE and ARISTOCRATICAL have run close to one another with out creating any flutters. FOREST NATIVE ran suggestively in last run and may show improvement , the canny M Narredu has a job on hand to win here. Good race for having a negative bet.

FOREST NATIVE-MUSICAL RHYTHM-SHODAAN


DAYS BEST====SNOW QUEEN

DOUBLE=======CHOTEE BEGUM and TOP ACTION

MURBAN FOR D R C OFFICIALS CUP

Friday, April 24, 2009

DELHI RACES


P S-A good number of horses who have failed to make impression at Mumbai have been finding their way to Delhi. A look back along the years confirms the belief that such horses tend to deliver here as they could not pace up in better company at the prime racing centre. Today’s card has a lots of such horses in most races.

1. The serious contenders here are ASHWA SHAURYA, who has the fly in jockey, RAWSON who has the best pedigree and CELESTIAL CAT who has taken time to come to hand. ASHWA SHAURYA nearly won in his previous runs and may be able to win from CELESTIAL CAT who is bound to improve after her inaugural run.

ASHWA SHAURYA-CELESTIAL CAT

2. Four runners here have raced in western circuit sometimes or the other. The youngest FIRE QUEEN who has been on board at Mumbai has the N Lagad 2nd string jockey on unfamiliar Delhi turf who may be able to shake off the local hopefuls. AFREEN looks the best prepared on tracks and the last run was beyond her compass distance wise.. ZUETINA was amazingly lethargic in last run after a good 2nd in her first attempt here.

FIRE QUEEN-AFREEN

3. JUST LIKE A WOMAN has been a heart-breaker by not being able to deliver in last couple of runs over her pet distances. The fact is she belongs to non gambling owner who are breeders also and was false favorite in races won by her stable mates at cozy odds. That is the way racing is at the capital. Today the top jockey rides her over an unsuitable distance and what can we assume? MIDDLEMAN has not won the whole season and may be able to deliver as he is tracking well. SOLITARY MAN was looking good on handicap in last run, the rookie jockey managed to loose his foothold in the stirrups to run him out of money on place even, today the average jockey atop is no consolation. TAPIS won very well, repeat of an aged horse is difficult in heat of Delhi.

JUST LIKE A WOMAN-SOLITARY MAN-MIDDLE MAN

4. DOON BOY from a very ordinary sire has made lots of money for his owners, he is bound to earn more in current form. ZABARDAST has raced for win in all his endeavors and even today he will be in fray with the well performing try jockey. MURBAN has been brought down, belongs to gambling type connections, looks worth it on tracks and compares very favorably vis a vis Z’DAST based on previous clash. MORE THAN A WOMAN has the handicap advantage if ridden well she can shock, but it is rare for non gambling connections to rake up doubles.

MURBAN-MORE THAN A WOMAN-ZABARDAST

5. Just a couple of months back ARGENTINA was the raging favorite and days best of many tipsters at Mumbai. Ex trainer P Shroff got her to win and was in a hurry to sell her off and now she lands at Delhi and is again likely to be favored to win because of her superior blood-lines and the weak company over a distance which none except CAVALARY BRIGADE has ever won before. Yet the question remains as to what was the hurry to sell her off, wait and watch. CAVALARY BRIGADE was himself a discard from Jodha’s stables a couple of years back, he was not "on" in last run, can deliver if ARGENTINA doesn’t like the backward track of the capital or the simmering heat for that matter. NYMPHETMINE and REAL SCOTCH may get up to be on board.

CAVALARY BRIGADE-NYMPHETMINE-ARGENTINA

6. WILD WIND may falter at this distance. MARMARIS has been given gates, the distance looks uncomfortable. TOM’S RIVER belongs to owners based at Mysore who have registered two shock wins ( even the hapless trainer was surprised) this season, may run well. CROSSWORD can repeat if he doesn’t bolt in his customary style. TIME AND AGAIN is in some form and lower class winner MIRACLE MAKER a hopeful for shock victory. A very tricky field with no real contender, make your own choice here

MELODY MAKER-TIME AND AGAIN-MARMARIS


DAYS BEST====CAVALARY BRIGADE

DOUBLE======ASHWA SHAURYA and MURBAN

QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR GOVERNOR'S CUP

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

DELHI RACES


1. FIRST N IMPRESSION is at a stiff handicap with a very average jockey. PAINTED BOY won well and has the allowance jockey for a repeat. SANGREAL is a bit improved, the tracks are fine. BERYL raced in front last time, may run on board in higher class.

PAINTED BOY-SANGREAL-BERYL

2. JEWEL HUNT is a failed favorite who is working well, the jockey is a dampener. KOHINOOR EMPIRE ran a very encouraging 4tyh against better horses, has a very good chance. SUBROOS is improved, should be in the fray. FLY AGAIN has a place chance.

KOHINOOR EMPIRE-SUBROOS-JEWEL HUNT

3. QUEEN AMEDALE is tracking well, has a non try jockey. HERO’S POWER has been denied free runs, the jockey is known for some very blatant pull rides. ASWA PRABHA is again a candidate for place. THE PRAETORIAN has come down a lot, may be an end of the season gamble for the top stable.

THE PRAETORIAN-QUEEN AMEDALE-HERO’S POWER

4. QUALITY ASSURANCE is maintaining form. BLACK CHETAK is a very speedy type. ASHWA PANAMA is a candidate for hat-trick, has a stiff penalty to defy. REAL QUEEN has run with better types, may upset.

QUALITY ASSURANCE-ASHWA PANAMA-BLACK CHETAK

5. BISMARK is one of the end of season types, it had won under this very rider at the fag end of last years season, may do so again. AFREEN is in good form. ENDLESS STRIDES may overcome his deformities to run on board. DAZZLING LIGHT is tracking well.

BISMARK-ENDLESS STRIDES-AFREEN

6. SOLITARY MAN has been consistent, needs a stronger riderthough. DIVINE THUNDER has come down in class. LITTLE CUT is in winning form. TAPIS is catching the eye in works.

SOLITARY MAN-TAPIS-DIVINE THUNDER


DAYS BEST====KOHINOOR EMPIRE

DOUBLE======BISMARK & SOLITARY MAN

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