PUNE RACES
A long and ordinary card of ten races should be gone through carefully as the exasperation of two cancelled racing days may force hasty mistakes. The rains have been consistent even here and the going is bound to be affected.
1. ROYALTY is a sparingly raced 4 year old who missed all chances by going wide in last run, looks a capable type. TRUE ELEGANCE is an aged one with 4 wins, last win in this class was at top weight. SIZZLING LOVE is a modestly bred horse who is now come to hand and is very encouraging in tracks. FLYING TACKLE from the ordinary stables has come down a lot, the last 3rd can be built upon by this rider.
FLYING TACKLE-SIZZLING LOVE-ROYALTY.
2. ANGELO has never won on longer trips and has top weight. CAMACHO looks a good bet for the day, has most parameters in favor. SOLOR is an aged stayer who should be fighting for money.
CAMACHO-SOLOR.
3. MACHALA has run up front mostly, has worked well and the rider is leading so far. RAN BANKA has good form to go by, appears to be for the shortest race only. CALYPSO QUEEN has not raced for a year due to set back, has shown speed in works. GUERNICA is a pedigreed horse who impressed in gates. FLASHING SWORD has low weights and a keen rider.
GUERNICA-FLASHING SWORD-MACHALA.
4. LEGION ORDER is likely to benefit from a very easy run last time, has won in higher class before. MAJOR WAGER could have pulled off an upset but money was not ON in last run, may be waited with for a shorter trip. ATLANTIC STAR is showing keen tracks. OCEAN TOUCH has handicap chance. ETTIQUETTE was a noticeable forward runner who was eased up in straight, may finish on with the better rider now.
LEGION ORDER-OCEAN TOUCH-ETTIQUETTE.
5. BULLET has not progressed in handicap for about a year, my feeling is that the canny trainer is waiting for a good strike, may be the day. OCEAN LEGACY is on the up, the dam had also matured as a four year old. CLASS APART is a speedy youngster who may get done in by the track conditions? PHOSPHOR has done nothing wrong so far in the season.
BULLET-CLASS APART.
6. RUNNING SUN was an exciting winner who has a rookie over pet trip. OUR CHIETAIN is due to score, has worked well. HILLS AND STARS was an awesome winner who will attract most for an encore.
HILLS AND STARS-OUR CHIEFTAIN.
7. ASHWA PRABIR is notable in tracks, has a very suspect field to beat. BLESSED may place again. DIVINE SPLENDOUR has been decently prepared in the season, the gates were good. HIGHWAY EXPRESS has the rider to do well. MYSTIC TOUCH has the pedigree to surprise.
ASHWA PRABIR-DIVINE SPLENDOUR-HIGHWAY EXPRESS.
8. ASTAPI has gained during the easy Bangalore summering, may fight out. CARDINAL looks out of depth due to the distance factor with a solitary win behind him, sprint would be ideal for him. SECRET SURVICE ran a good 2nd to PICASSO, may win. HAUNTING GANTASY is a classic type to me, the last win was far superior, contribution of drug etc not withstanding.
HAUNTING FANTASY-SECRET SERVICE.
9. RED TABASCO won with authority and the rider is likely to force the pace again. CHECK HER OUT has handicap in favor, the rider is improving. FANTASTIC is maintaining winning form. SHABDEEZ is most impressive in tracks.
CHECK HER OUT-SHABDEEZ-RED TABASCO.
10. ZARACHA would have won long time back if he was with some other trainer. BLUE MELLON in an unreliable type, has handicap chance. ASHWA PARVEZ is working very well. STAR PRINCE has been given couple of mocks, has not lived up to the expectations. REINSTATE was a going away winner who may be interested once again.
ASHWA PARVEZ-BLUE MELLON-ZARACHA.
DAYS BEST====HILLS AND STARS
DOUBLE-------CAMACHO X HAUNTING FANTASY
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HAUNTING FANTASY FOR S A POONAWALLA MULTI MILLION
Saturday, September 10, 2011Posted by Sarat Sharma at 7:13 AM 1 comments
ONASSIS FOR SOUTHERN COMD GOLD TROPHY
Sunday, September 4, 2011PUNE RACES
1. AGNI BAAN-ALMAMATER-VELOCITA.
2. SCINTILLATING STAR had burst a blood vessel in last run , hence needs to be ignored now. MASTERCRAFT is in with a chance to place. BONNY LIGHT is winner of 6 races and can score as the field is suspect. WELLS FARGO was finishing on strongly in last race, added distance may suit.
BONNY LIGHT-WELLS FARGO-MASTER CRAFT.
3. AFSOON has tracked well, looks tough at this handicap. GOOD AS GOLD has speedy bloodlines, ran 6th in a million race. RAIN FOREST impressed with a good run last time. PERPETUATION can be tried, the owner is lying low for a long time.
RAIN FOREST-GOOD AS GOLD-AFSOON.
4. PERSIAN is bred to stay, last run was decent. MALISHKA is a failed favorite, trip should bee to liking. NUMISMATIST had won under sufferance at the end of the season? MAGICAL MANTRA is from unreliable stables, may run well. SACRED RELIC has come down a lot, remains a maiden.
PERSIAN-SACRED RELIC-MAGICAL MANTRA.
5. ELIZABETH is a good type who got collared by a much better horse in BEAUTIFUL STRANGER, should win. NATIVE GLORY has been caught up in handicap. DEAR HENRY is a decent type and should fight out.
ELIZABETH-DEAR HENRY.
6. SPOOK was prepared and then spooked it up as a favorite in Bangalore, may have been a ruse. KATHELYN looks ordinary in breeding. SMART HUNTER is working well. BLING was a good forward runner who should be leading in for the money.
SPOOK-BLING.
7. ONASSIS has been given a run, should be fancied at the ideal trip. SU CHALIYO is on the up and will run a good race. STAR FUTURE has all the chances to win at low weights with the top jockey, the tainted trainer has slid down a lot in his profession.MIGHTY CRUSADER comes into reckoning on last effort.
ONASSIS-STAR FUTURE.
8. BORN TO RACE had lost the chance by veering out in last run. HOTTIE can warm up and beat the lot, distance is sharp. CROWNED PRINCESS has a chance to upset with a speedy run. ASHWA BHABRI was not sighted in last race, rider switch is a hopeful indication, had earlier run a good 2nd.
CROWNED PRINCESS-HOTTIE-ASHWA BHABRI.
9. SKYWAY was a gallant looser who will try to go one better. INVICTUS is an improved got abroad and will be running for the event, has been well prepared. CAPRIOLE was lost in the crowd in last run, can not be backed. XANADU is catching the eye with speedy works.
INVICTUS-SKYWAY-XANADU.
10. BLUSH does not appeal now. BORN DESTINY can warm up if tried. SOLID ROCK ran a fair 4th. TAG ALONG TOMMY is due for a win.
TAG ALONG TOMMY-SOLID ROCK-BORN DESTINY.
DAYS BEST===ELIZABETH
DOUBLE====SPOOK X ONASSIS
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AGNI BAAN FOR RADIO ONE TROPHY
Saturday, September 3, 2011PUNE RACES
1. MYPETHONEY is a winner of four sprints and is the upsetter of the day. SWEET BETTY should be the rage after a fighting 2nd last time. DANCING MONEY is the winner of 4 races who has a dud rider. AURARIA went down fighting as a favorite. HICKORY is unreliable with a positive rider switch.
SWEET BETTY-MY PET HONEY-AURARIA.
2. SAVAGE GARDEN is yet to run forward, has a weak field to try for place. MACHALA by Razeen can get beaten here, has yet to mature. BIG TIME GIRL has been surreptiously prepared by the canny trainer, last run at Mumbai was promising. DOCTOR NO has a positive rider switch.
BIG TIME GIRL-MACAHALA-DOCTOR NO.
3. ARISTOCRATIC has a weak rider. ROYAL COMPANION appears to have a chance here, last run needs to be ignored. FORWARD CHARGE is looking good on handicap, went down fighting in last run.
FORWARD CHARGE-ROYAL COMPANION.
4. ANGELO was a forward runner in last run, has to be handled well to win. AMORESQUE is tracking well, can get the distance. VENUS ROSEWATER is going over a longish distance.
ANGELO-AMORESQUE.
5. RUNNING SUN can win upfront and if the favorite bleeds. RIGEL has handicap advantage but is a known bleeder and hence unreliable. SONEEYO has yet to mature.
RIGEL-RUNNING SUN.
6. STAR ZONE is looking for hat trick with the same rider. ZARACHA should have won before, the trainer should know? CEST LA VIE is ready for the fray. STERLING SIOLVER is a speedy one at low weights.
CEST LA VIE-ZARACHA-STAR ZONE.
7. AGNI BAAN comes into reckoning based on last good effort. SLEUTH has lots of running to do. ALMA MATER has been in tracks for long, has a tough task to win in opener. ARCTIC MINSTREL is a modestly bred with a good rider. VELOCITA is showing out in works, belongs to a below average trainer whose horse run contrary to expectations and handicap.
AGNI BAAN-ALMA MATER-VELOCITA.
8. STAR OF VENUS was a good 2nd and has the top rider. SABA is the aged one to thrill the finish. STERLING SILVER is definitely a better horse than EMERALD VALLEY. PALAZIA GRAZOLII impressed in gates, runs after rest due to a set back..
STAR OF VENUS-PALAZIA GRAZOLI-SABA.
9. LEGION’S ORDER has a chance to win for the lucky trainer who has been caught for drugging offence many times and let off with a pittance of a fine and a weak ban. FLASHING SWORD can fight out here. STAR OF ZOLTAN has not impressed much in his runs, has a chance in the poor field. DAUGHTER OF DESTINY has come down in scales but is from the unreliable stables.
LEGION’S ORDER-FLASHING SWORD-DAUGHTER OF DESTINY .
DAYS BEST===FORWARD CHARGE
DOUBLE---------SWEET BETTY X LEGION’S ORDER.
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STRING ALONG FOR HH SHRI K WADIYAR MEMORIAL CUP
Friday, September 2, 2011MYSORE RACES
1. MOUNTAIN STORM is by a speedy sire and has an allowance jockey. ARSENIO has a useless jockey. ALPINE SHINE is a well bred who has been prepared for the day. RECOUP is at low weights.
ALPINE SHINE-MOUNTAIN STORM-RECOUP.
2. STERLING CONCEPT goes over ideal trip, the rider is yet to prove himself. JUST GREAT is in fine form. FLIP YOUR DESTINY is a gamble horse who has been waited with, may be the day. SUGRIV may run well with the improving jockey who is now winning races. FRAME PARTNER is on the down for long and waiting for the trainer to go for a gamble.
FLIP YOUR DESTINY-SAVVY CONCEPT-JUST GREAT.
3. PRICELESS BOND has a chance to place even at these weights. BELLA COOLA is tracking well, has yet to be tried. DRAMATIC DANCER is a speedy one who is tracking well. BALA’S GLORY has poor connections, there horses are often running below par. LAD DIVA has a work jockey. PORTA TONE has been sharpened up well.
PORTATONE-DRAMATIC DANCER-PRICELESS BOND.
4. CHRONICLE is in fine form. AIRPLAY has a rider switch, may win if it was pulled or eased up in last couple of runs by Marshall. NEVER SAY GOOD BYE is over raced. ELITE LAND has tracked well and been given time to come to hand, looks like the time has come to win. BOSTON RANGER retains form.
ELITE LAND-AIRPLAY-CHRONICLE.
5. HIGH TREASON is tracking well, needs a run. QUEEN has a weak field, has been running in frane. RISING SUN is from a ordinary stable, may win. ROSIE’S DREAM has been tracked.
JEEVIKA’S QUEEN-RISING SUN-HIGH TREASON.
6. SPRINT STAR retains form to try and win again. STRING ALONG has been trained for the trophy has the credentials to fight for win. HATSUHAANA is in top form and distance is ideal. ONE LIFE TO LOVE is on the up and can run for money.
STRING ALONG-SPRING STAR-HATSUHAANA.
7. SKYLINER was unlucky to loose, the rider will remember his flaw and try to make amends today. ONE FOR THE MONEY is at a tight handicap and despite the ease with which he had one ,looks tough for repeat on handicap. SWEET SURRENDER is well prepared. CITRALI is likely to take it easy as is the trend with this filly’s scheming trainer.
SKYLINER-ONE FOR THE MONEY-SWEET SURRENDER.
8. DARING DYNAMITE is a good one and will run well. CAPOTE has often let down and is unreliable. DEMANDING FORMAT is tracking well. EQUANIMITY at low weights may out run them all with the in form jockey.
EQUANIMITY-DARING DYNAMITE-CAPOTE.
9. GOOD COMPANION won on sufferance and should find it difficult to hold out here. BAHMAN is improved. SERIOUSLY PERFECT has the rider to deliver. OWN WAY was an impressive 3rd who may win if ridden well by the work jockey. VERTEX has come down a lot, is unreliable in gates.
OWN WAY-SERIOUSLY PERFECT-BAHMAN.
DAYS BEST==ALPINE SHINE
DOUBLE====ELITE LAND X STRING ALONG
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SPARK OF GOLD FOR J CHAMARAJA WADIYAR GOLD CUP
Thursday, September 1, 2011MYSORE RACES
1. SNOW PEAKS was pulled last time and may not be tried today, the trainer has waited with this one. HARINI has not been stretched so far, rookie may ride well up. SMART EDITION has shown some forward runs before. AANCHAL’S PRIDE was kept easy last time, has try jockey at low weights.
SMART EDITION-AANCHAL’S PRIDE-HARINI.
2. CAESAR has a good rider but no works? HAUTE APPEAL is notable in works. GOLDEN NYMPH is still a maiden, can make up on last run. CALLIDORA has been baught down over months, may strike at low weights.
CAESAR-CALLIDORA-GOLDEN NYMPH.
3. AZTEC GOLD showed lots of improvement in last run, the rider is weak. SCIMITAR has come down over one year, may strike with the try jockey. TROMOS is an all out stayer. KHWAISH can not be considered after such a bad run as favorite last time in Mysore.
SCIMITAR-AZTEC GOLD-TROMOS.
4. JACK O LANTERN has tracked and will be ON. STAR OF STARS has had a win in last season, looks in good trim. SPARK OF BLUE may have come to hand, has a weak opposition. POSSIBILITY had given positive indication in first run, watch?.
JACK O LANTERN-STAR OF STARS-POSSIBILITY.
5. LESTER has handicap and rider in favor for the ordinary trainer. VAYU PUTRA has worked well. CAPRIOSKA has not won for many years, today has a chance. VOICE OF INDIA runs for 63rd time and may place at low weights.
CAPRIOSKA-LESTER-VAYU PUTRA.
6. SPARK OF GOLD has run close to much better types and despite the tough weight looks better than others. CAVALARY CHARGE has age and rider as positives, can stay. BOLD POLICE is the youngster on the up. FLAMING LABHORGINI can throw in a scare at these weights.
SPARK OF GOLD-FLAMING LAMBHORGINI-BOLD POLICE.
7. BLUE STAR is working well. ABRACADABRA is showing out in tracks. VEGA has a very weak rider. NADIA has not run for long.
ABRACADABRA-VEGA-BLUE STAR.
8. LAD ZONE has no works. KINGDOM OF LOVE is due for a win. RED SHIFT is at ideal handicap for pet distance. MR HURRICANE has worked well. RUBELITTE has been kept held up on number of occasions, may fight out.
RED SHIFT-RUBELLITE-MR HURRICANE.
9. SURYA PUTRA may not like the step up in distance. RUBY QUEEN is a good sprinter who is yet to score. HAMSAFAR has been given quite runs. VAYOMI is a failed favorite who needs a fresh look here.
VAYOMI-RUBY QUEEN –SURYA PUTRA.
DAYS BEST===ABRACADABRA
DOUBLE--------JACK O LANTERN X VAYOMI
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