Trainer Imtiaz Sait has gone through a bad patch this season which is really “Beyond Belief” of his admirers. The astute professional has never experienced such a lean phase ever since he resumed his trade after a temporary break during the infamous Saddle Up and Jazzmania episode several years ago. Interestingly, it was his protégé Beyond Belief (Warrshan – Leit Motif) which gave his harassed master some respite this weekend when powered to victory by C. Rajendra in the Bangalore Turf Club Trophy on Sunday. Despite his two failures this season, the Warrshan progeny has easily been the best performed horse from Imtiaz’s yard this term. Beyond Belief came across a better one in Democraticus on the last occasion but gave his opponents no chance to even threaten him at any stage of the seven-furlong trip. Dynasty, the highest-rated horse in the field, faded out without even making an impression though served best by the terms of the event. With Sovereign Power too failing to find his moorings, it was left to Romantic Getaway and Adam’s Star to grace the finish. Bezan Chenoy carried his previous day’s good form into Sunday and churned out a swift double right at the start of the day. Struie (Razeen – So Romantic) gave Bezan his first success when she accomplished a hat-trick in the curtain raiser. Despite being in a roaring form, the mare got less attention than Flying Rani. The students of form are not to be faulted because the weights favoured Flying Rani vis-à-vis her last meeting with Struie in Race No. 77. But Flying Rani did not live up to their expectations and they had to pay the price. Royal Scandal’s catch-me-if-you-can tactics almost paid off but the K. P. G. Appu ridden Struie essayed a powerful run to put a spanner in his works. Fiery Fortune also tried to make an impact but lack of acceleration caused his downfall. Bezan and Appu completed a double when Strathendrick (Razeen – Ocean Sunset) made mincemeat of his rivals in the next race. The use of blinkers brought a remarkable change in Strathendrick’s performance after he gave a seemingly inexplicable show against Ponyta earlier. Noble Replica ran far below expectations to end in the rut and so did Bonny Light. Stunning Star exploited this opportunity to gain the second berth ahead of Bonny Light and Amadomio. Oyster Princess (Daggers Drawn – Pupa Fiorini), from Shiraz Sunderji’s yard, made a winning debut but tasted success in virtually her last stride. It was Mirror Image who had all but shown a clean pair of heels to her rivals till then. Amyn Merchant drove the chestnut filly hard to gain a short-head verdict. The Vijay Singh saddled debutant Azureus (China Visit – Treasure Land) made every post of the seven-furlong journey for the J. D. & Peggy Banatwalla Trophy a winning one after Christopher Alford wrested the early initiative. Favourite Gobelin lost her way in the betting ring itself and strangely ran true to the expectations of the moneybags. Ka Ching attracted the bulk of wagering but Dashrath Singh gave an awful riding display astride the Bharath Singh trainee but for which he would have definitely given the winner a hard time. Maseeha tried to poke his way through the rails but couldn’t overpower Azureus. Crown Jewel ran on to finish a tame fourth. Don Surti gave a readymade winner in Don’t Be Silly (Warrshan – Shirley Venture) to C. Rajendra. The piping-hot favourite literally thrashed his inexperienced opponents including runner-up Premier Perception and Summertime Promise. Riyaz Shaikh once again justified the faith reposed in his skills by his uncle Altaf Hussain when he adroitly steered the temperamental Dancing Bride (Concordial – Flyaway Bride) to her second successive win. Dancing Bride stormed into contention with a late flourish and stole the race from right under the nose of favourite The Dominator, who was about to usurp the lead from Tearaway, who made the entire running but eventually had to settle for the third place. After a disappointing day in the saddle earlier, apprentice Dashrath Singh finally found some consolation when Cavalry Brigade (Hymn – Colonel’s Dream) scored in the concluding race. Cavalry Brigade grabbed the running from Taras Bulba at the bend and led all the way thereafter. Racing close to the rails was a big advantage for Cavalry Brigade, who had wavered in the last two runs when making his challenge against Flo Nightingale. St Moritz made a strong bid to overthrow the winner but Cavalry Brigade didn’t entertain him. Star Legend got plenty of support in the betting ring which ultimately went down the drain. He ran poorly to finish fourth behind Here Comes The Don.