Canny Lad ran unruffled as Simply Gorgeous was going nowhere but had
effectively blocked Flying Rani. Here apprentice D. K. Ashish decided to
make his move and the Imtiaz Sait saddled Silver Tern (Alnasr Alwasheek-Sprucing
Up) came with raking strides to knock off Canny Lad from the leader's
position. When the horses returned to the paddock, Dallas Todywalla was
livid with Harish for unnecessarily getting hemmed up towards the rails
and messing up with his mount in the process.
Malesh was successful
in booting a couple of winners for trainer Magansingh Jodha. Haifa
Victory (Hymn-Panchelitta) made a belated debut but it was worth the
wait. Malesh took no chances with the debutant when taking the bay
gelding to the front and finding that his decision had paid off as the
other runners were reduced to simply chasing the victor's shadow.
Incroyable's odds went berserk in the ring and not surprisingly the
Narendra Lagad saddled ante post favourite ran like a dud.
Pampered Princess (Hymn-Swift Foot) gave Malesh another easy ride to
victory and was never headed by any of her rivals in the Rao Saheb D. K.
Parker Trophy. Cosmic Flower kept her consistency of being in the
judges' frame intact while Star O'War improved on his last run to end
third. Innovator ran disappointingly.
Niall McCullagh once again went home empty-handed much to the chagrin of
his die-hard fan following. They didn't expect much from Crown Jewel but
were surely disappointed with the failure astride Victor and Wall
Street. It was untypical of Niall to get pocketed between two horses in
the both the races. Star Queen first slammed the doors on Victor's
chances by cramping him for room as Amberley was calling the shots. The
C. D. Katrak trained filly then zoomed into the lead and did not
relinquish it till the end.
Niall found himself in a spot of bother once again when Schubert ranged
along side Wall Street. But that was just one specific factor among the
host of other unspecified causes that contributed to the defeats of loss
of both Victor and Wall Street. Nonetheless, it was neither Schubert nor
Orlando Bloom which benefited from Wall Street's collapse. It was the
Hosidar Daji trained rank outsider Simply Smashing (Warrshan-Romona),
which ran true to her name and stunned the fancied horses.
There were three other winners apart from Haifa Victory and Pampered
Princess who adopted the pillar-to-post route successfully. Dazzling
Skill (Razeen-Anagram), sent out by S. Ganapathy, overcame the initial
resistance of Sparta and ran untroubled thereafter in the lower division
of the Arctic Light Plate. Supreme Attraction ended runner-up while
Sparta faded out to finish third.
The Arti Doctor trained debutant filly Star of China became the first
progeny of the Usha Stud Farms' newest stallion, China Visit, to strike
in Western India. The bay daughter of Dazzling Star was a winner right
from the word go and also the most impressive one of the day. S. N.
Chavan in turn got an armchair ride to success. Executive Strike
finished on to take the second slot and was followed by Nara. Star of
Paradise and Legal Eye were spent forces after chasing the winner till
the home stretch.
Grey Storm (Meritocrat-Roho Caliente) gave trainer Adil Dajee his second
winner in recent times. The C. S. Jodha ridden grey gelding hit the
front immediately as the start was given and had a trouble-free passage
right to his destination. Perfect Peace ran a poor second while the ante
post favourite Time Warner lost all his chances at the gates and ended a
tame fourth.
