A gap of a week between the races (the Derby day held on last Tuesday was the coldest day in Delhi) hardly made any difference in the effect of the cold wave in Delhi. The sun added more salt to injury by playing hide and seek, the mercury was still below the normal temperature. Bearing the bite of the chilly weather, the heavyweight horses ran for their task made for. Interestingly, trainers surnamed Khans drilled the "mine" of the early six races in a card of seven events framed on Tuesday. Saddlers Mohsin Khan completed the hat-trick through Spade Of Ace, Royal Sleek and Montgoemrey's Hero; Aleem Khan had a double (Soul Satisfaction and Madam Majestic) and Mandji helped Shafiq Khan to get the richest prize by annexing the Jagatjit Industries Million. When the field of 13 horse was sent out by the starter from the 1,400 m marker, She's Superb (Ramandeep astride) had no hesitation to set her own pace and was running freely ahead of Mandji till the pack turned into the homestretch. The former not only felt pressure but also shifted out slightly losing the advantage; while waiting for such an opportunity, the latter ridden out by Shadab Khan made a lethal strike to snatch the issue. However, before Mandji would have been able to breath freely, Quality Assurance, under the guidance of foreign jockey SA Desousa started cutting the ground under her feat but the six letters, named after a crude oil found in Africa, did some magic trick as the latter failed to stop her from victory falling short by a-three-parts-of-a-length. "I had a doubt about the last 100 metres for her. But she never felt the burden of the pace; she ran par above the expectations," Shafiq told me. "I was a bit worried about the handling as my brother jockey Imran Khan did know the veins of the filly but the scale was not in his side. That forced me to opt for Shadab and he did the same what I had expected," he said. "Winning and losing is separate issue but the success eventually comes only by the grace of God as he helped me a lot from getting the charge recovered from the tendon injury in a nick of time," he added. "She has the better prospect in the forthcoming Millions and later, I'll definitely take her to Kolkata during the summer season," Shafiq said further. "Desousa rode brilliantly, undoubtedly, but was unable to utilise the gap he found once at the bend and that too behind the leaders," Deepak Kalra, trainer of Quality Assurance, told me. "But I have no regret for him; it happens," he said. "The filly had a severe setback before the Sohna Stud Million but the way she made a reappearance, I'm quite hopeful that she holds a bright future," he added. "She felt the run. After all it was her second run within a week and what one can expect much more from a filly who is still in learning process," Anupam Sharma, saddler of She's Superb, told me. Kerry Blue, who got up late on the scene finished to be good fourth ahead of Stunning Rose, who turned out to be the best in the paddock but failed to run true to her name. Especially, Romario bears watching. After being knocked down as the favourite in the previous outing, Spade of Ace found its rhythm in the opener under the guidance of Imran Khan. Ashwa Pratap, late Adam's Obsession, who got the runner-up berth, should soon make amends. Apprentice jockey Harkesh Kumar, who was in the saddle of Royal Sleek, spoiled the celebrations of Solid Success in a close call. No matter what but its feeble handling of Ramandeep in the straight made the well supported Solid Success to bow down. Following the suit of the early winners from the stable, yet another Mohsin-trained aged Montgomery's Hero returned to the winning block by heading out public fancied Shy Beauty. Soul satisfaction justified the top billing with the help of handicap and visiting jockey KPG Appu in the Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup earmarked for Class I horses. Coco Chanel, who was in rousing form, did not mind the back breaking 65 kilograms and held on to the second position. Madam Majestic survived against Yare by a whisker in a start-to-to finish, while Duke Ellington, who has come to the hands, ran on to be a close third. Lovely Guerdon got the shutters down on the day's proceeding by making every post a winning one for which he was looking for a long period.