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Wind Chimes gives himself a farewell gift
by DIABLO
diablo@indiarace.com

Hyderabad
December 28, 2003

Wind Chimes gave himself a farewell gift when heconverted his last start at Malakpet on Sunday (28.12.2003) into yet another upset victory in the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Memorial Cup.

The six-year-old unleashed his famed final burst under jockey B Shinde to take the field by surprise. A habitual slow starter, Wind Chimes was a trifle quick to come out of the gates this time and spared himself the needless hustling. The last time he had a similar start was in January this year and it had resulted in an upset win. But that was a 2400 metres trip which is tailor-made for Wind Chimes. With the present distance being four furlongs shorter, Wind Chimes was least expected to conjure up an upset.

But as his career graph shows, most of Wind Chimes’ wins had come in unexpected fashion and it was fitting that his final hurrah too came much in the same manner. In a field of eight runners, he was the third least fancied.

Despite getting into stride quickly, Shinde kept Wind Chimes in his appointed position – the tail. Leo
D’Silva’s wards Tololing (Suraj Narredu) and Royal Carnival (Rutherford Alford), who were in great demand in the betting ring, dominated the race. The way Tololing stayed at the head of the field, it looked as though he was setting the pace for favourite Royal Carnival, but the reality that she was on a start-to-finish mission dawned on punters only when Royal Carnival begun to weaken in the straight.

Wind Chimes and Change Over timed their runs to perfection and swooped down on the front runner in the final 100 metres. While Wind Chimes got the verdict quite comfortably in the end, Change Over settled for the third spot for obvious reasons.

There is nothing to be disappointed about Royal Carnival’s run, for he was clearly not fancied by the stable. He should win in his age group the moment Suraj Narredu returns to the saddle.

For the second day running, railbirds got their calculations wrong in the maidens race. Their
preference for unknowns like Rocky Of Chicago and State City proved dear as Dependable, with the benefit of a couple of runs, scored at lucrative odds of 6/1. Of course, lack of enough spunk in the end saw Dependable almost crawl at the finish, but if he managed to hold off Rocky Of Chicago (Warren Singh) and State City (BV Krishnan) it was due to his little experience and Kariappa’s hard riding.

Another good youngster besides Ashatamasha to emerge from Srinagesh’s stable seems to be Easy Rider. The way this son of Sizzling Melody kept the winner company till half way he appears to shape well in the days to come. After a couple of runs, Mansfield switched himself off, indicating that he needs a little more time to improve.

With just three days left for the curtains to come down on six-year-olds, they hogged the spotlight but it was only Gold Chunk who basked in glory after picking up the Goldilocks Plate 1200 metres.
Apprentice Arvind Joshi had an easy ride on this Kassam-trained horse who was clearly superior for this bunch.

There was another race for five and six year olds, the Sumer Snow Plate, where five-year-olds dominated the show with The Serow scoring a fighting win, giving apprentice N Rawal his tenth. Indian Gift, medium of a huge gamble, fell short by a neck.

Deshmukh’s Usquaebach scored a popular win, his second consecutive. That he moved so well in the hands of apprentice Arvind Joshi indicates that a lot is in store for this Storm Trooper colt. Eyes Right met one superior this time but that should not stop him from moving forward.

Trainer Srinagesh, as is his wont, saddled another upset winner in Star Conqueror. For someone who has not had a good run in almost an year, it was one hell of coup by the four-year-old who struck in the day’s last race, Roman Beauty Plate (Div II) 1200m. That left the the Jackpot pool unsolved. The upper division was won by favourite Dancing Heights from KRK Raju’s stables.

HORSES TO FOLLOW:
Category I: Change Over, Tololing.
Category II: Indian Gift, One Rich Lady.
Category III: Eyes Right, Pound For Pound.

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	Wind Chimes gives himself a farewell gift by DIABLO diablo@indiarace.com Hyderabad December 28, 2003
	Wind Chimes gave himself a farewell gift when heconverted his last start at Malakpet on Sunday (28.12.2003) into yet another upset victory in the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Memorial Cup. The six-year-old unleashed his famed final burst under jockey B Shinde to take the field by surprise. A habitual slow starter, Wind Chimes was a trifle quick to come out of the gates this time and spared himself the needless hustling. The last time he had a similar start was in January this year and it had resulted in an upset win. But that was a 2400 metres trip which is tailor-made for Wind Chimes. With the present distance being four furlongs shorter, Wind Chimes was least expected to conjure up an upset.
But as his career graph shows, most of Wind Chimes’ wins had come in unexpected fashion and it was fitting that his final hurrah too came much in the same manner. In a field of eight runners, he was the third least fancied. Despite getting into stride quickly, Shinde kept Wind Chimes in his appointed position – the tail. Leo D’Silva’s wards Tololing (Suraj Narredu) and Royal Carnival (Rutherford Alford), who were in great demand in the betting ring, dominated the race. The way Tololing stayed at the head of the field, it looked as though he was setting the pace for favourite Royal Carnival, but the reality that she was on a start-to-finish mission dawned on punters only when Royal Carnival begun to weaken in the straight. Wind Chimes and Change Over timed their runs to perfection and swooped down on the front runner in the final 100 metres. While Wind Chimes got the verdict quite comfortably in the end, Change Over settled for the third spot for obvious reasons. There is nothing to be disappointed about Royal Carnival’s run, for he was clearly not fancied by the stable. He should win in his age group the moment Suraj Narredu returns to the saddle. For the second day running, railbirds got their calculations wrong in the maidens race. Their preference for unknowns like Rocky Of Chicago and State City proved dear as Dependable, with the benefit of a couple of runs, scored at lucrative odds of 6/1. Of course, lack of enough spunk in the end saw Dependable almost crawl at the finish, but if he managed to hold off Rocky Of Chicago (Warren Singh) and State City (BV Krishnan) it was due to his little experience and Kariappa’s hard riding. Another good youngster besides Ashatamasha to emerge from Srinagesh’s stable seems to be Easy Rider. The way this son of Sizzling Melody kept the winner company till half way he appears to shape well in the days to come. After a couple of runs, Mansfield switched himself off, indicating that he needs a little more time to improve. With just three days left for the curtains to come down on six-year-olds, they hogged the spotlight but it was only Gold Chunk who basked in glory after picking up the Goldilocks Plate 1200 metres. Apprentice Arvind Joshi had an easy ride on this Kassam-trained horse who was clearly superior for this bunch. There was another race for five and six year olds, the Sumer Snow Plate, where five-year-olds dominated the show with The Serow scoring a fighting win, giving apprentice N Rawal his tenth. Indian Gift, medium of a huge gamble, fell short by a neck. Deshmukh’s Usquaebach scored a popular win, his second consecutive. That he moved so well in the hands of apprentice Arvind Joshi indicates that a lot is in store for this Storm Trooper colt. Eyes Right met one superior this time but that should not stop him from moving forward. Trainer Srinagesh, as is his wont, saddled another upset winner in Star Conqueror. For someone who has not had a good run in almost an year, it was one hell of coup by the four-year-old who struck in the day’s last race, Roman Beauty Plate (Div II) 1200m. That left the the Jackpot pool unsolved. The upper division was won by favourite Dancing Heights from KRK Raju’s stables. HORSES TO FOLLOW: Category I: Change Over, Tololing. Category II: Indian Gift, One Rich Lady. Category III: Eyes Right, Pound For Pound.