Some Time makes light of the heavy impost, strikes
By Usman Rangila
Mumbai
Jan 20, 2004
Some Time, the Pesi Shroff trained five-year-old chestnut horse, achieved his first win in the care of his new master as he gave a thrashing to his main adversary Revelry in the Nanda Deep Trophy here on Thursday. Bezan Chenoy saddled Revelry was in receipt of 9kg from Some Time and Niall McCullagh was intent on exploiting this advantage by getting straight down to business from the barriers. Running close on the heels of Revelry was the favourite Some Time, who had the services of Niall's close friend Colm O'Donoghue. Colm, understandably, didn't rush with Some Time and waited till heads turned for home. The inevitable happened when Colm loosened his grip on the reins to give Some Time the go ahead signal. The chestnut son of Tejano out of Indian Mission went streaking clear and was home and dry. Liesl struggled throughout the mile journey and ended a tame third ahead of Tarascon.
Acerenzza, also from Pesi's yard, attracted maximum support in the betting on the strength of his eye-catching run earlier this month and looking at the yawning gap between the odds quoted against him and that of his nearest rival, the picture appeared quite rosy at the start. The four-year-old Burden of Proof offspring faltered at the start itself. Although he made rapid ground to be in the lead at the bend, Acerenzza ran out of fuel and faded away from contention. Richard Hughes made his first appearance at Mahalaxmi this season a winning one as he steered the rank outsider Brindisi (Diffident-Run Woodee Run), a recent migrant to Nana Raghunath's stables, to a thrilling victory over Well Versed. Net Eagle and Ardmore were the best amongst the beaten brigade. The latter showed little interest in the proceedings and ran on leisurely to finish a good fifth. This candidate from Imtiaz Sait's barns is due for a win in the coming days. Nana's sibling Sanjay also led in an unfancied winner Magnificence in the concluding event where favourite Flames of Fire refused to be stalled.
Lady Hamilton ended third behind Divyakiran but could've done better had jockey Garnet Sharrol provided Nina Lalvani's ward better assistance in the saddle. Marrisa from Darius Byramji's yard ran a forward race but seemed to save her best for some other day as she made an early and unexpected exit from the scene.
Sorab Jilla trained filly California (Brave Hunter-Look) unleashed a powerful run down the straight when alerted by apprentice Towfeeq Shaikh and went sailing away to register her second win of the season. Adams Beauty came with a devastating run towards the end to finish second. The daughter of Tirol, ridden by Frenchman Thierry Jarnet, was sluggish at the start and graced the wrong end of the field till the turn. California was already in full flight by the time Adams Beauty got going. Nevertheless, this Bezan Chenoy trainee should make amends soon. Aracaju, who was running for the first time here and finished fifth, was full of running towards the end and should be heard of sooner rather than later. Pitted against mediocre opposition in the Thundering Beauty Plate by his master Altaf Hussain, the well-bred Future Star (Portroe-Tsar Maiden) gave an armchair ride to C. Rajendra as he cruised away for his maiden win. Altaf had very nearly led in a winner in the curtain raiser itself but the Narendra Lagad trained aged mare Attia In Sunlight waged a grim
battle with Imran Shaikh-ridden Evidence of You and just about managed to justify the faith reposed in her ability by her connections. The nine-year-old mare showed that her zest for racing has still not diminished when she responded gallantly to the call of her saddle partner Satish Nayak and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
Don Surti saddled Princeway earned his corn bill as apprentice Vikram Walkar guided the son of Flitch to a comfortable win over Sheen Falls and Ho Chi Minh.
