Dancing Highness had beaten Regal Connection in the last time they
met but today she faltered on the soft going and though the filly is a
good type she was unable to overcome
the traditional weakness of the progeny of Glory of Dancer to act on
such surfaces.
Our Excellencee’s reputation was made by just one run at Mumbai and
two runs in Bangalore have unmade it. Prakash gave an
uncharacteristic ride, bolting to the front, establishing a big break
over his rivals which had the fancied runner left with weak legs when
the race was on the boil. Suraj Narredu raced Regal Connection in the
fourth or fifth position, unperturbed by the hectic pace at the front.
He gradually worked his way up and had the measure of Dancing Highness en
route to challenging the front-runner. Regal Connection, who picked up
speed in the final furlong, easily sailed past Our Excellencee to record
a facile win. Dancing Highness who did not show the patented speed,
struggled to finish more than seven lengths behind the second placed Our
Excellencee.
The Capricorn Stud Farm had something to cheer when its resident
stallion Juniper, finally had a winner through Mangalya Prarambh who
took a long while to come into the winning bracket. The first crop of
Juniper hasn’t proved to be effective and Mangalya Prarambh was his
first winner in India. Game of Life was the betting rage in the Leading
Bookmaker Cup (Div I), with strong support also coming in the way of the
eventual winner who was steadily showing signs of coming into winning
bracket. Game of Life was pushed to the front by jockey T S Jodha and
the progeny of Hymn led the way, with Mangalya Prarambh chasing in close
attendance. Rounding the final bend, Game of Life failed to quicken the
way his track work had suggested and Mangalya Prarambh had no difficulty
in sailing away for a comfortable win. Game of Life shifted out under
pressure but just about managed to save the second spot ahead of Brave
Arjun and Candance. The last named can get a chance to score at Mysore.
Fired Up was left with no worthwhile opposition in the lower division of
the same race. New Zealand jockey Vincent Colgan took Fired Up to the
front and the progeny of Placerville kept on increasing the lead to
record a facile win. Colgan thus had a double for the day as he won the
upper division of the race too with Mangalya Prarambh. Good Company was
second way ahead of Couelle.
