With the terms of the Prince Pradeep Trophy heavily loaded in his favour and the set of opponents hardly imposing even on paper, trainer S. Padmanabhan’s star performer Holding Court had measly odds quoted against him. The Y. S. Srinath piloted son of Royal Kingdom out of Confiture treated his four rivals with utter disdain after Magic Touch dropped out of the race at the first turn. Star of Windsor and Aspinalls were left breathless after having made a feeble attempt to give Holding Court a run for his money. They tried in vain to upset Holding Court’s rhythm by setting the early pace of the race. Their doomed mission allowed Crown Court to supersede them for the runner-up’s post. The bookies keeping their fists tight on the odds against Holding Court was understood but it was intriguing to see them go generous with not one but three favourites: Star Conquest, Enceladus and Dream Destiny. The moneybags found the offer of 10 to 9 on for Altaf Hussain’s ward Star Conquest from the bookies simply irresistible when her rivals were being quoted at 7to 1 and over. Star Conquest’s connections had apparently briefed Colm O’Donoghue about the fate suffered by the filly due to interference earlier and asked the Irishman not to flirt with any similar danger. He followed the instructions religiously and settled the filly in the rear as King’s Desire led the pack of seven. Star Conquest bridged the gap gradually as Colm brought her into the view four horses wide. She was in command soon as King’s Desire and his immediate followers on the track showed no intentions of prolonging the inevitable. The favourite then kissed her rivals good-bye and the bookies had no option but to follow suit. Despite carrying the winner’s penalty Enceladus looked solid in the company of her six rivals. It was sheer optimism that encouraged the bookies to make Enceladus the even money favourite. Be that as it may, Srinath was flawless aboard Enceladus (Black Cash – Selerina’s Song) and scripted her second successive win to bag the Bahrain Trophy. The classy filly from Bezan Chenoy's barns didn’t disturb the front running act of Don’t Be Silly in the initial stages of the sprint but soon called his bluff when the field entered the home stretch. Enceladus wrested the lead from Don’t Be Silly even as Luck Factor was gearing up to throw a challenge at the favourite. However she was in no mood to entertain any one. She stepped up the speed and surged clear when Srinath pulled the trigger. Enceladus had something in reserve when she went past the wire and will be a force to reckon in the forthcoming big-ticket juvenile events. "Once bitten twice shy" finds no place in the bookies’ manual as such the turf accountants once again took a plunge in shallow waters when Dream Destiny’s race arrived. It was actually a mirage created by Saarah and her handicap advantage. But Pesi Shroff trained Dream Destiny (Glory of Dancer – Cabrona) and Niall McCullagh showed scant respect for such assessment. All The Rage relished her front-running role and tried to runaway with the race but Dream Destiny put a spanner in her works. Niall timed his move and powered Dream Destiny to his second win of the current season. Saarah made no impression at all and left her master devastated. Julpha and Adrenaline Rush took a backseat to save any possible trouble their presence on the judges’ board might’ve caused to the payout cashiers. Nina Lalvani saddled Landlord (Mischevious Music – Uranium) fought hard with Cavalry Brigade and apprentice Raju Singh provided his one-eyed mount the necessary firepower to repel his opponent’s attack. The support received by Simply Perfect in the betting was so overwhelming that the victory stage seemed set for Hormuz Antia’s candidate. But that moment never arrived. All that he could manage was a consolation spot on the frame. Rage of Angels retired to end fourth after flattering for a while. But make no mistake. Rage of Angels had not given her best shot at the race and lives to fight for another day. Trainer Magansingh Jodha was in Dubai on Thursday but that failed to stop Notable Runner (Case Law – Noble Ballerina) from achieving an encore. The filly owned by ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh got straight down to business from the barriers only to find Acton Town a thorn in her way. Acton Town came with a menacing run down towards the wire but veered out under pressure. Dashrath Singh, at the same time, was relentless astride Notable Runner and scraped through by half-length. Cabinda laboured hard to finish third. Wild Vegas (Storm Trooper – Mindset) ran true to form in the concluding race and won despite being hampered by Thief Of The Knight when the race looked poised for an exciting finish. Queen’s Special also was in contention too but her saddle partner lacked the nerves to see her through the ordeal and allowed the mare to drift out. Meanwhile Cakravana came through the shortest route while S.N.Chavan brought Wild Vegas from the outer circuit. Wild Vegas although taken out by Thief Of The Knight showed great determination and wore down his rivals close home. Thief Of The Knight, like his stable-partners Cabinda and Zuetina before, seemed to have saved his best for some other day.