Luck continue to elude Chisty, Daniel
By Aalibaba (indiathoroughbreds@hotmail.com)

Kolkata
April 5, 2007

This sudden lack of winners could have a bearing on the outcome of the trainers' championship which is being led by Vijay Singh at the moment.

It was Red Apache, who won Chisty and Daniel a race nearly 10 days ago. They, however, failed in their effort to score a repeat with the horse in the 1,600m Miss X O Lence Cup.

Chisty, however, cannot be blamed for Red Apache’s failure. The half-money favourite failed to produce the vital extra when challenged by the Vijay Singh trained and C.Alford ridden Clockwork.

Alford, returning after a lengthy suspension, first allowed Le Bombo a three-length lead and then kept Clockwork close on the heels of Red Apache who took over the running a the top of the final turn. With the favourite unable to draw away
from the field, a close contest appeared to be a certainty and it happened so as Clockwork chased down the favourite to win.

The Chisty-Daniel combination began the day with the defeat of their heavily fancied Majestic Poet in the Highborn Handicap. The 7-10 favourite led from the start but failed to pull on in the final furlong when challenged by the topweighted Helegonia, a Javed Khan’s trainee ridden by D.Singh.

In the opener, Singh had guided H.S.Bath’s Satluj to a start-to-finish victory to win the 1,100m Camlin Handicap. Singh complete his day’s tally with a fine treble after Bath’s Megillah went kindly for him in the 2,000m Stand Off Handicap. The jockey had the Serious Spender filly settled behind a runaway Dancing Storm and easily passed the tiring leader at the top of the final turn.

Javed’s Olympic Gold simply thrashed the opposition in the Subianca Handicap. The winner had been absent from the track for a considerable period but he had impressed in a barrier trial three weeks earlier and carried that form into the race.Trainer Robin Corner’s Elemental Wish won the 1,200m Portofino Plate at lucrative odds from Antwan. The winner was a poor fourth in her previous outing though that run brought her on a lot. Antwan was an impressive second and he needs to be kept in mind if he elects to run next week.