ICE BREAKER FOR THE KARNATAKA CUP

Sunday, May 31, 2009

BANGALORE RACES


1 STORMY RIVER has not been extended in winters, can win on backing from the small stable. JERSEY ROCK is a costly purchase gone waste, the rider has a job to get this one ahead. KALYAN has come to hand, the rider is immature. LET THE RIVER RUN has failed as favorite, the gates are a worry.

STORMY RIVER-JERSEY ROCK-LET THE RIVER RUN

2. SIPAH SALAR from Hyderabad has a weak field to sweep, may be tried.SON OF THE SSOIL is brother to the surprising black type from a very ordinary mare. GLORY TO DANCER may benefit from the last run. BRIGAD’S PASSION has been well prepared, the jockey can place this one .

SIPAH SALAR-BRIGADE’S PASSION-GLORY TO DANCER

3. SUN DEVICE is a lethargic horse, has often disappointed. FANTASY KNOT is a gamble horse who had failed as a favorite from this trainer who normally wins at good odds only. VALIANT BID may run a forward race. DRAUPDI has been given tracks, the rider is strong.RETRO QUEEN has no tracks?

FANTASY KNOT-DRAUPADI-SUN DEVICE

4. ALACRITY has often been raced against stablemates, the tracks are extremely pleasing. SPECIAL CHARM flopped last time, may have been pulled. MIGHTY MONARCH had finished on nicely, should be a good place bet. GREY LEGEND is working well.

ALACRITY-SPECIAL CHARM-MIGHTY MONARCH

5. ENDURING STAR veered out in last run, the weights are a worry. PHOENIX REACH has been prepared, may surprise. ACRIDIAN is a sparingly raced horse who has come to hand, the tracks are pleasing. ONE has run in better class, should be in the fray at the attractive handicap.

ACRIDIAN-ONE-ENDURING STAR

6. SPLENDID SURPRISE who is in top form is going over the pet distance. SOUTHERN EMPIRE, is a champion of couple of years before, he is being readied for a coup. ICEBREAKER looks too good here after his runs in the classics . SUCCEEDING STAR is improved, he is a good stayer. REFLECTION OF GOLD had finished on in last run, the weights suit.

ICEBREAKER-SPLENDID SURPRISE-REFLECTION OF GOLD

7. REFRESH looks tough on handicap. EXCELLENT ABILITY is a forward runner who has a good jockey. KAJURAHO has been held back, can beat this lot for the asking. CHAKRAVHUY BHEDAK may place after all the tracks by Appu.

KAJU RAHO-EXCELLENT ABILITY-CHAKRAVYUH BHEDAK

8. COLONEL DUFF may be a gamble today with the old buddies Moses and M Narredu teaming up their canny minds. TINA’S TRIUMPH impressed in last run, she is definitely improved. ORIENTATION may need more distance. SHISHAM has been well prepared. POWERFUL DREAMS is tracking very well.

TINA’S TRIUMPH-COLONEL DUFF-POWERFUL DREAMS


DAYS BEST===ICE BREAKER

DOUBLE=====ALACRITY and KAJU RAHO

CLASSERVILLE FOR THE SPEAKER'S CUP

Saturday, May 30, 2009

BANGALORE RACES

1. GURUJOSH is by a speedy and good sire , this brother to black type ELUSIVE HERO and the useful BOLD REPLY is very impressive in tracks. LAMPON has been given a couple of gates, the rider is weak. SPARK OF SOLERNO is brother to MING , the trainer is doing well right now. COORG HONEY showed glimpses of promise in winters when she was fast in tracks, may fight out.

GURUJOSH-COORG HONEY-SPARK OF SOLERNO

2. ARABIAN PRINCE is half brother to black type ARABIAN KNIGHT, the sire is doing very well in this crop. LEONARDO needs more distance , he is catching the eye in trials. FLOWER ALLY is half sister to CASSANDRA and CASCABEL, the winter performance gives her a good chance with the much improved jockey. ONE TRACK MIND may do well with this jockey.

FLOWER ALLY-LEONARDO-ARABIAN PRINCE

3. TIME FLIES should have matured , the tracks are fine. SIX SHOOTER is the son of the top sprinting mare, can run away from all. MOON MEMORIES has a lower rung jockey. SPARK OF JOY tracked very well in winters, the preparation is suggestive.

SPARK OF JOY-SIX SHOOTER-TIME FLIES

4. DAVENPORT is bred to stay, may run well. CORBETT got beaten by a four year old, can place ,win looks difficult. REGAL GLORY has just one easy track, the breeding is for sprints. DIKE OF WINDSOR ran an educative race last week, the well bred has the trip to his liking.

DUKE OF WINDSOR-CORBETT

5. ROYAL BANK is tracking well, may place. CHINTZ won a maiden’s race impressively , has the top jockey for another attempt at winning. RASHIDA was a runaway winner who has not raced for long. The gates and tracks indicate the sharpness of this filly. MUDEER POWER has not done anything for long, should get into form now. PINNAKINI has initial speed, lacks fight.

RASHIDA-CHINTZ-ROYAL BANK

6. ABOLINE has to concede weight to a classic type, the tracks are speedy. It beat D'ARTAGNAN in winters when the later was half money favorite, though on retrospect it is felt that he gave up the chase in the final 200 yards. RADICAL FORCE has handicap in favor, the preparation is sound. CLASSERVILLE should easily go all the way, the weights are in favor. SPARKS may find it difficult here.

CLASSERVILLE-ABOLINE-RADICAL FORCE

7. SOUTHERN CHARGE who is tracking well has never liked the summer season. MOTHER’S PRIDE is a game horse who has an outside chance. MILFORD is tracking impressively. SUGAR RAY can run a forward race. SALSERA is pleasing in tracks, can win at these low weights.

SALSERA-MOTHER’S PRIDE-MILFORD

8. SOCIAL CLIMBER is the winner of a race who is now conceding weight to other maidens, looks difficult. GARA FUID is working well. BOCCONCINO has been sharpened up with higher class horses. CROWN GLORY is tracking fine, the handicap favors for an upset.

CROWNING GLORY-SOCIAL CLIMBER-BOCCONCINO


DAYS BEST====CLASSERVILLE

DOUBLE======DUKE OF WINDSOR and SALSERA

SOME THOUGHTS ON RACING LANGUAGE

Friday, May 29, 2009

SOME RECENT EXAMPLES OF RACING PARLANCE


1. A GOOD HANDICAPPER-HAWAIIN SUNRISE had raced in Bangalore and after winning a maiden’s race in Feb 2006 she went on to win in class III , a 1200 m race at 58 Kgs with C Alford. She was put up to class II but could not win thereafter and thereafter from summer season of 2006 to winters of 2009 she was off form and came down the scales to Class IV. In feb 2009 at Bangalore she won a nail biting finish at odds of 5 to 1 and thereafter with the same jockey won again at Mysore as a firm favorite in same class. The last win was at 58.5 Kgs in class III at good odds . Now it appears that she has reached the same level as in 2006. Hence it may not be in her capabilities to win again but then who knows?

2. A GOOD DOUBLE-LATIN TWISTER is raced in a race for class V for 5 year old and over at 48.5 Kgs under an allowance jockey G Vijay and races 6th at a distance 20 lengths adrift of the winner in 1 min 42. 36 secs recorded for the winner.11 days later she wins in the same category at 50 Kgs in nearly the same timings to hand over a very lucrative double for the canny owner cum trainer who had a good thing winning in MISSIZIPPY and scored a long odds double-literally making a KILL.

3. BREEDING COMMANDS RESPECT-MESSALINA is a very classically bred filly being the 2nd foal, first one being PALLAZIO’S SON who has performed reasonably well ( statistics have proved that the second foal is normally the best) to the famous race horse PALLAZZIO who had won both the sprinter’s cup as well as the super mile trophy on two consecutive days. The filly belongs to the good stables of classic producing trainer who also bets heavily on his fancies. The filly was set to race in a very moderate field with the second string and a very mediocre sire JUNIPER’S filly BRUNETTA being backed down to half money in the odds. The rates of MESSALINA shot up from 5 to 2 to 7 to 1 thereby indicating that the connections were not even putting a token owner’s bet. The filly showed her class by finishing on from a very bad last position to go away from the field by lengths in the final stages.

4. RIDDEN TO LOOSE-THE PEARL had run a close and credible 3rd , just ½ length adrift of ASTRAL FLASH in Juvenile Fillies Championship in Mumbai at level weights over 1600m. Now at Bangalore in the Juvenile’s million ASTRAL FLASH ran on in a fighting finish to go down by ¾ lengths to the classy D’ARTAGNAN, who was rated at 59 by the handicapper. A race later THE PEARL is taking on maidens over a distance of 1400m and on comparison with the recently loosing ASTRAL FLASH looks too good in the set up. The odds of 80 to 100 ON were considered fair enough but soon the trend in the ring changes and the odds ease upto 5 to 4 ON. As expected the horse runs a very irritating 4th, 7and ½ length adrift of the winner and even behind 26 rated NATOUCHKA. This is a clear case of the horse not being permitted to run true.

5. A BOLT FROM THE BLUE- BILLY BLACKJACK at very lucrative odds just wakes up to pulverize the field , it was apparently not bet upon by the connections even as the rates were there for the asking.
6. A GOOD GAMBLE-FIERY BUSSINESS at 48 Kgs failed as a favorite over 1600m running 10th on 09 May. On 20 the May it carries 46 Kgs and finishes 10th over 1200m . A week later with a well planned jockey switch and at the middle distance of 1400m , carrying 50 Kgs it is quietly bet at odds of 10 to one and lands a lucrative win for the connections

ROYAL VIEW FOR THE STEWARDS CUP

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

MYSORE RACES


1. MUTUAL FUND is a winner of three races who comes into reckoning based on his last 4th. FIRST WARRIOR has come down in class, can win from the front to add to its six wins. KHOKA could not deliver last time after being backed down, the lesser distance may be more to the liking for this winner of 5 races. EXECUTIVE SPIRIT has a poor jockey, may run on board. CELERITY is an aged horse who has been tracked.

FIRST WARRIOR-MUTUAL FUND-CELERITY

2. RUN FOR FAME who won her only race as a six year old has a decent jockey, looks stiff on handicap. SON OF FORTUNE is tracking fast. AMETRINE has run with youngsters, has a handicap chance. DON VINTON may place here. GEMSBOX should have come up with the last run.

AMETRINE-GEMSBOX-RUN FOR FAME

3. SUPER SHA is the best horse here who is being given runs with the aim of demoting him. MR SUNRISE is looking very fit in works. CHOCOLATE BROWNIE is a good type who may still run well despite a long lay off. GALLARDO has handicap advantage, the distance suits.

GALLARDO-CHOCLATE BROWNIE-MR SUNRISE

4. ROYAL VIEW is my choice for the feature as he has come down a lot in scales, the last run was suggestive. KORPORATE who could not find the board in winters at Bangalore has only one track work, may need this run. ZOOMING is the other one who has won in higher class and has a handicap jockey. BRIDGE TOO FAR is being taken on a trip a bit too far for the liking. SULEIMAN PASHA is a game horse who will try to run away at low weights.

ROYAL VIEW-SULEIMAN PASHA-ZOOMING

5. VISHNU PRIYA and THE GAIN are the two main contenders, the former is working extremely well whereas the later has started the racing career recently. MASURATHI is due for a surprise. ZINDABAD has been given a run. AUDACITY UNLEASHED may have come to hand.

THE GAIN-VISHNU PRIYA-ZINDABAAD

6. COPENHAGEN is a demotee who has not hit the board for a very long time. BERKLEY SQUARE should like the trip. BRAVE SOLDIER is in fine form but the distance is a bit more for this sprinting type. FAST COLOURS is at a tidy weights.

BERKLEY SQUARE-RAIN GOD-BRAVE SOLDIER

6. DANGER DIABOLIC is a speedy type. RAIDER’S SON is now at the correct distance, may run away from them all. NECTAR JEWEL was given a soft ride after being backed down, looks good on handicap. LAGUNA BLUE is working into form. BRAVO BEDFORD is at low weights, can not be fancied in this class.

NECTAR JEWEL-RAIDER’S SON-LAGUNA BLUE

WIN===GALLARDO & NECTAR JEWEL

PLACE---ROYAL VIEW, VEDA PRIYA and COPENHAGEN

UPSET===COPENHAGEN

D'ARTAGNAN FOR THE JUVENILE MILLION

Sunday, May 24, 2009

BANGALORE RACES


Unlike the first three days of the season which saw lackluster cards, the races look very competitive and are mostly going to be contested by three year olds.Some of the horses look outstanding in their fields, yet there is always a fear of the uncertainities of this King of Sport.

1.HATSUHAANA impressed in his win and subsequent runs, the tracks are pleasing, the rider has to settle down to conditions here. TANZANITE was a very comfortable winner and has shown improvement, the tracks are impressive, the added distance may be a bother. GLORIOSA was an impressive winner who is in top condition. DUKE OF WINDSOR appears to be a sprinter, can not be fancied straightaway here.

HATSUHAANA-TANZANITE-GLORIOSA

2. MEGA JOY is looking good in trials. MARIE CURIE has shown speedy display in gates. BRUNETTA is full sister to the decent type ONE MISSION, can upsetr this lot MASSELINA is the well bred full sister to PALLAZIO’S SON, appears to lack fitness.

BRUNETTA-MARIE CURIE-MEGA JOY

3. CAPTIVATING has nothing to beat, will run at miserly odds. The only interest is who would follow home, PELIKANO who is working well or SUNNY BABA. FLAIR QUEEN has a rookie jockey to try and run in place money.

CAPTIVATING-PELIKANO-SUNNY BABA

4, MYSTIC QUEST looks too good here, has no worries in this company. TECHNOCRAT has been steadily prepared, should run a good race. PORTOBELLO who has been working well was a good 2nd in last run. SPARK OF BRONTE and SNOW PEAKS have been given gates and can fight out for place.

MYSTIC QUEST-PORTOBELLO-TECHNOCRAT

5. FOREST FLAIR has so far shown that he is second to only VERSAKI in the list of top juveniles in the countrty. The tracks are good, all have to contend with him who is conceding worrisome weight to classic hopefuls. ASTRAL FLASH was a most astonishing winner in Breeder’s fillies championship at Mumbai, may run on board here. D’ARTAGNAN was touted as a top horse before being beaten at half money, this race may show him at the correct depth, the weights favor this well bred. CIELO REY impressed in the runaway win, the tracks are speedy. CRUISING was a good 2nd in last run, but may be D’ARTAGNAN was eased up in last stages when he could not catch up with the winner.

D’ARTAGNAN-FOREST FLAIR-CRUISING

6. SPRING A SURPRISE has been working well. BECKET is a decent got abroad who is very promising in trials, will fight out. THE PEARL is the best bred who was a close 3rd in the graded race and should run a good race here. NATOUCHKA ran a couple of suggestive races, may surprise. SANS PAREIL is very pleasing in tracks.

THE PEARL-BECKET-SANS PAREIL

7. A very poor lot after all the exciting horses. XEL has placed as a four year old in couple of runs, has a notorious jockey. WHISPER VALLEY is a forward runner in some of the runs, can upset with the allowance jockey. SENNA is an aged horse often in demand but never delivering for this aging trainer. TRACK WONDER with the best jockey here may upset.

XEL-TRACK WONDER-WHISPER VALLEY


DAYS BEST====CAPTIVATING

DOUBLE======MYSTIC QUEST and THE PEARL

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