Arjun Anne trained Destined Dynamite (Charmo-Desert Dynamite) with a remarkable turn of foot nailed Zelus close to the winning post in the Own Opinion Plate, a mile trip for horses rated 42 to 62. Zelus swung into action as the gates opened and got to the front from the outermost stall to lead the field. Destined Dynamite rallied in about sixth or seventh as the field rounded the final turn almost six lengths adrift of Zelus. Jockey Ashhad Asbar  brought Destined Dynamite from the extreme outside and the youngster devoured ground to get the better of Zelus by half a length. Mahateji finished third ahead of Eternal Angel.

K.Satheesh trained Ice Cave (Selkirk-West With The Wind) scored an impressive victory in the Raja Narasimha Rao Memorial Cup, Div.I. In a decent clip over the 1100 metres sprint Princess Ballerina was out in front being hotly chased by Astra as they came into the straight. Ice Cave travelling with the rear bunch till then started to gather momentum and stormed ahead with apprentice C.P.Boppanna giving the mare a well balanced ride. Undu Undu Undu beat Astra for the second place. Act In Time completed the frame.

Trainer Arjun Anne saddled his second winner for the day with Aakash Vani (Eljohar-Carmen) in the lower division. The chestnut mare had not finished on board in the last eight starts after a win and was installed as the favourite with apprentice B.R.Kumar astride. Jumping out smartly from the gates Aakash Vani shot to the lead and made every post a winning one without being extended. Kireeti, Rebellion and Delta Force finished together in that order for the minor places.

Miss Lily (Phoenix Tower-May / Manjri Stud) made an impressive debut in the Youngsters Plate. Trainer Deshmukh’s ward was shaping well in trials and was sent as a short priced favourite for the 1000 metres dash. Visiting jockey P.P.Dhebe settle the filly in second close to the rails behind Lightning Fin. Inside the last 400 metres Miss Lily slipped into the lead and after running a bit green improved the stride and stretched out easily. Lightning Fin stayed on in second followed by Jazz It Up and Smarty.

Trainer K.Satheesh had started off the day with a popular victory through Wine N Dine (Noverre-Lenwade) in the division I of the Moment Of Glory Plate. Western Express went on a start to finish bid and the grey mare Wine N Dine raced a handy fourth. Inside the last 250 metres Wine N Dine started to collar the leader and surged ahead without any fuss. While the winner drew clear Gunner and Golden Xanthus moved to second and third respectively as Western Express weakened to be fourth. Kiss N Chase was a non-starter in the race.

Jockey Akshay Kumar gave a good display of jockeyship while riding Ravinder Singh trained Royal Green (Ravel-Cindy Lou Two) in the division II of the Adolfito Plate. The filly race a close third behind Bouncer and Heaven Can Wait till entering the home stretch and then slipped in between the two. Royal Green kicked on well till the finish with Heaven Can Wait holding on to finish second from Starlight. Proud Warrior completed the frame. Koney was withdrawn from the race.

Zoheb Shaikh trained Breaking News (Stern Opinion-Alexander Newstalk) opened its account in the higher division of the Recommender Plate. A firm favourite among the eleven runners for the 1200 metres sprint, Breaking News raced a close third while the top weighted Aerofoil went on a start to finish bid. As they came into the final furlong Breaking News was ridden hard by A.M.Tograllu and the filly crept closer with every stride to finally head past the relentless Aerofoil by half a length. Touch Of Gold finished third many lengths away followed by Goldsland.

Trainer Zoheb Shaikh and jockey Tograllu were not that lucky in the lower division of the race as their ward Wood Cutter lost it on the post to War Lady. K.V.Srinivas trained War Lady (Juniper-Intimacy) had not won in 19 starts and therefore had eased in the betting at longer odds. The debutant Wood Cutter was sent off as the favourite and the youngster looked good inside the last 200 metres after taking over from Yes Baby. War Lady began to raise a gallop from behind and with a flying finish succeededin nosing out the favourite on the last stride. Freedom Fire and Vallee Peaks finished third and fourth respectively.