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TREVOR PATEL MAINTAINS HIS GOLDEN STREAK

By Ikram Khan | 26 Feb 2016 | BANGALORE


Trainer S S Attaollahi leading Serjeant At Arms (P Trevor Up), winner of The Katil Plate

Trevor Patel produced another stellar effort to the delight of his supporters. The top gun recorded a fine treble, booting home two heavily supported favourites and  a lesser fancied winner from Sulaiman’s Attaollahi’s yard, Serjeant  At Arms  who made a smashing debut in the Katil Plate run over a sprint for juveniles.

The bred in the purple Serjeant At Arms in fact was the most impressive winner in the eight-event card, donkey-licking his nine rivals without Trevor really needing to move a muscle. The talented son of Rahy’s Serenade, make no mistake is a very goodtype of youngster and his progress is certain to evoke interest in the classic circles. Reference who garnered the maximum support on the strength of his suggestive effort in his maiden appearance found Serjeat At Arms too hot to handle  while another bred in the purple contestant Ravishing Snow from trainer Padmanabhan’s yard needed this lung opener.

Trevor earlier booted home the even-money favourite Amorate in the opening event. The winner from Arjun Manglorkar’s  yard looked a picture of fitness at the parade ring and she readily justified the confidence of the railbirds romping home without unduly being extended. Amorate is now in top form and is set to record an encore.

In line for a treble, Trevor astride the Kishen Thomas schooled All Thats Nice needed to work a little before the favourite got into the stride at the top of the straight and once the public choice gathered moment she breezed past her 10 rivals to cruise home in the second division of the Longchamp Plate run over a sprint. Dignified did well to take the second spot ahead of Livin’ On A Prayer who was fancied sweetly by the insiders, but it is clear that this Arjun Manglorkar ward needs more than a prayer to shed his maiden status.

  The plum event, the S Rangarajan Memorial Trophy run over a distance of 2000M produced a thrilling finish, the ten to one shot Lucia from Irfan  Ghatala’s yard edging out the Rashid Byramji schooled Sagrada by the shortest of margins. The favourite Amazing Charm back after a long tour of other centres appeared a trifle tired and rusty while What A Wonder after two good efforts in her last two efforts failed to display her true potential.

The first division of the Longchamp Plate was at the mercy of the Padmanabhan-trained Saladin who was head and shoulders above all his nine rivals.  The bookmakers rightly chose to offer him at a miserly price (45/100) and the winner justified his rating, both by the bookies and railbirds effortless chalking out a long-awaited victory. Saladin, it appears has touched peak form and it will pay to support this Padmanabhan ward till he finds his match at this campus.

 Second behind Time And Space in her last essay, Emancipation had the best credentials in the lower division of the Manipal Plate but  Secret Launch from Prithviraj’s yard garnered the maximum support in the event. The favourite did well to assume command at the distance post before Emancipation produced a late burst to gain control and earn her deserving corn bill in the hands of apprentice jockey M Naveen.

Trainer Nithyanand brought off a good gamble on Taqdeer Ka Badshah in the principal added attraction, the Kumararajah M A M Muthiah Trophy run over a sprint. The winner who had impressed most while winning in the Mysore season before failing to produce his true potential for more reasons than one in his two starts this season was smashed in the betting ring closing at even money after opening (5/2),  took charge the moment Imran Chisty provided him the head approaching the straight and then on it was all over bar the shouting, the `Badshah’ calling the shots. J Gatsby finished second ahead of Mariko while Topaz took the fourth spot.

  The upper division of the Manipal Plate was claimed by the seven to one shot Oye Como Va piloted by apprentice jockey Surya. The connection of the Oye Como Va must thank the other apprentice P P Dhebe astride the favourite Lovely Dancer from Samar Singh’s  yard who made more than one error while guiding the fortunes of the public choice before finishing a game second.

After gaining a favourable position early on in the race, Dhebe got himself into a mess when the race came on a boil and this provided Surya to steal a march on the outside and he did just that and then held on gamely to the delight of his trainer Imtiaz Khan.