MUMBAI RACES
A mouth watering race card specially for the owners, see the amount of MILLIONS being contested, starting with a Million for lowest class, owners/ trainers who have not studied the prospectus and planned must be cursing themselves, expect the run of outsiders to continue even today.
1.Distance should not suit FIRST AND ONLY ONE , a failure so far. ANNABETH suffers being from a very weak dam, tough call here. MOHEGUN SUN from a speedy sire has been given runs and then finally the work jockey suspended for stopping the horse, from speedy sire should be the favourite to beat. 5 year old DOUBLE DIAMOND had raced notably in last run and has a handicap chance to upset. NIRBHAYA has been held back and will show fight now. STORM LIGHTENING was kept easy last time, has some credentials.
MOHEGUN SUN-NIRBHAYA-STORM LIGHTENING.
2. GRAND DUKE from a good sire has been kept on a leash, will run a big race here. ANTARTICA ZONE has been prepared for this race meticulously, one should definitely back for place, horse got beaten close home by glorious reward who has gone on to score again. AVIATOR has classic breeding, has been tracking strongly and exposed to two mocks, may be another first timer from the shroff stable. SUPERLICIOUS is poorly bred,may place at low weights. BURN who had led in well was perhaps eased up?
AVIATOR-GRAND DUKE-ANTARTICA ZONE.
3. ADAM has been prepared, given a mock and is well bred but has bad gates and may need this run. MAQSAD is from a speedy sire, went speeding in gates. PRESENCE has a suspect rider, horse can do well. TRUMPS is from interesting speedy bloodlines, has been given a held back mock by the good foreign rider. ANGEL IN THE SKY has been beaten both times by the too speedy WAY OUT, should score here. WASABI has a handicap chance.
ANGEL IN THE SKY-TRUMPS-ADAM.
4. KNIGHT OF KE was an awesome winner in Pune who went away but fared very poorly in KOLKATTA, looks in fine fettle. THE BIG BULL beat a moderate field, may run well. BELVEDERE should be the one to do well after that Fantastic win achieved very easily. PRESIDENTIAL is the dark one, all his runs have been very promising, but gets a raw rider for local conditions. ELITE MODEL goes at low weights.
BELVEDERE-KNIGHT OF KE-PRESIDENTIAL.
5. FALCON who raced 4th in 2000 Guineas has strong credentials but now he concedes weight to BOMBARIDER who has run poorly in last two races.MAJESTIC REWARD has been running well in terms races. TO THE MANOR BORN is the unbeaten horse who has lot of hype looks in top condition, has low weights. MONTREAL who won well has a weak rider on comparison but looks well prepared.
TO THE MANOR BORN-FALCON-MAJESTIC REWARD.
6. TOROLOCO should progress from last run when he was travelling at a bit of leeway from front. AN ACQURED TASTE had been jaded by the time he ran the last race as a favourite, can bounce back to winning ways. ONASSIS the oldie is a threat to all. SUPREME STAR has been nicely prepared. CLINTON who won as a surprise has hardly been penalised.
AN ACQUIRED TASTE-TOROLOCO-SUPREME STAR.
7. BE SAFE has been tracking promisingly since the las two months. SHIVALIK STORM has progressed a lot from the cramped win, has bloodlines to progress far. WAR COMMAND showed a lot of finishing effort and will improve. YOUR ROYAL MAJESTY has a good turn of foot and may repeat. MAISHA was a very impressive winner and will be in the fray, has a bad draw.
YOUR ROYAL MAJESTY-BE SAFE-MAISHA.
8. OSRIC who ran a forward race under a work jockey has come to hand and should be in contention over ideal trip.ZOLTAN has been given a ridden out mock, may deliver. RUN LIKE THE WIND and NIGELLA has won at this level before. ARGYLE PINK showed improvement in last run, may score.MT TIANMEN is a failed favourite, finished far too late.
MT TIANMEN-OSRIC-ARGYLE PINK.
9. SAN RAFAEL had finished fast in last run, has early speed. SAMAY BALWAN has been given easy runs, jockey may force the issue. UNCHESHWARA finished threateningly, has tracked well. PRETTY IN PATPONG won going away?, what now Hanumant singh to repeat- very difficult. ZANTHOS from a notorious trainer gets a top rider, horse would have won with other trainers long time back. NEW STAR has a chance. BELLA FIGURA at low weights may get interested once again.
ZANTHOS-SAMAY BALWAN-SAN RAFAEL.
DAYS BEST=====TO THE MANOR BORN