The Gr.1 Fillies Trial Stakes had an element of unpredictability about it because none of the contestants looked outstanding. But even the most ardent supporter of Glorious Breaker would not have bargained for the daughter of Glorious Dancer to bring off a stunning upset in the first classic of the Summer Season, held on Sunday. It is more than a decade since Weight In Gold brought classic success for sporting owner V.S.Dhanashekar and the victory of Glorious Breaker would be doubly satisfying for him as she was also bred by him. Upsets have been par for this race and for the second year running, a rank outsider won against the run of expectations. Last year it was Lindsay and this time out, it was Glorious Breaker in a race marked by the fall of Srinath on Queen of Swords. Fortunately, Srinath escaped with minor bruises but the jockey who caused it was not even shaken up and he was let off with a six-day suspension for careless riding. Surely such careless and dangerous riding deserved a stiffer sentence. While the race goers reposed faith in Romantic Liaison based more on expectations than on racing form, Caprese was the filly who had better credentials than the rest. The filly sported bandages which did not excite her supporters. Romantic Liaison too did not impress and Silken Star looked a beaten horse in the paddock itself. Since most could not make a clear choice after the paddock parade, there was support for even Iberian who had won a sprint in great style but had not gone further. The Ramaswamy brigade was available at lucrative odds. Queen of Swords who was rushed into this race though she is far from ready, hit the front, the blinkers making her keen. Romantic Liaison raced in close attendance. Glorious Breaker was in mid group along the rails with Go For Gold and the rest while Ruzzan on Caprese failed to maneuver into an inside position from an outside draw so much so that he had had to travel wide all the way and this perhaps affected her chances. Queen of Swords led the field into the straight but she was running out of gas. However C Alford on Romantic Liaison had other ideas. Instead of keeping a straight course, he shifted in sharply to close the gap that Gallagher on Scintillating Skill was hoping to take, giving a bump in the process. Scintillating Skill went on to Queen of Swords who was squeezed on the rails, forcing Srinath to be unseated. In the meanwhile, Glorious Breaker who had worked to a favorable position as the runners straightened out shot through to win quite comfortably from a late-finishing Integrate who was full of running at the finish. Caprese came up with a good run and shaped to strike but faded out to finish third. Glorious Breaker reversed the form on Integrate when ½ length separated Finest Moment, Integrate and Glorious Breaker in the Golconda Juvenile Million. The one reason why there were no optimists on Glorious Breaker was the poor run of the filly in the Karnataka Juvenile Million where she had finished a tame sixth. The extended trip seemed to have suited the rank outsider fine. Go For Gold who has won a bagful races over a sprint distances finished fourth and had every chance but she has never been trained with this race in view and under the circumstances, her performance must be considered encouraging. Adesina and Yutai are two fillies who have plenty of scope for moving swiftly on the handicap scale considering the fact that they are yet to reach their mark. Adesina who returned to the track after a knee chip operation kept her out of action for about eight months, was fancied ahead of Yutai though the public favourite continued to be Galloping Bay who has gulped plenty of public money by raising false expectations. In the event, Galloping Bay who had the first run on his opponents fought all the way with Adesina but buckled close home by a whisker. Yutai was an unexpended third and she is too good to miss if the connections elect to run her in a handicap race. Confluence showed good improvement while saving ground along the rails and then fighting resolutely to stave off the challenge of Awesome Royal thereby justifying the strong support she received in the ring. There were plenty of takers for Star Hopeful but the Razeen progeny was never in the race, plodding home dismally. Tintorino was given a light ride and dropped back from a prominent position to finish fourth behind Liberal Dancer. Confluence perhaps would be happier traveling longer trips. In contrast to the lackadaisical approach, Silva was seen in different light on failed favourite Flightingale in the 1800 metres Sir Charles Todhunter Memorial Cup, a race for horses rated 30 to 45. Silva suffered a minor scare as the filly played up at the start but she did not drop out and rode in pain. Flightingale went on a successful start to finish mission and staved off the challenge of Sunlight King, Alannah and Gem of A Lady, the last named flattering to deceive. Favourite City Zip was a beaten cause well before the race was on the boil. Both the divisions of His Majesty Plate saw Ganapathy trained horses come in for big money. In the upper division, Smarty got so much support that the price on Cote D’Azur, the ante post favourite, more than doubled. In the event, Smarty struggled hard to even overtake first-timer Abraxas and was a tame third. Cote D’Azur who picked up momentum in the final furlong, won with a great deal of ease, with a good timing to boot. There was inspired support for Smart N Unique in the lower division of the race despite the presence of D.Patel in the saddle. The son of Alnasr Alwasheek had no difficulty in trouncing ante-post favourite Storm Flag Flying. Jockey Jagdale lost a certain race on Heekh Heekh Heekh, the Hyderabad challenger, who was the medium of a big touch. Jagdale failed to take a good position early on and though the Hyderabad challenger finished with a flourish, Courtier who had a decisive lead, held on narrowly to win. Better assistance from the saddle would have seen Heekh Heekh Heekh win with ease. However, the other gamble of the day came through. Trainer Puttanna, who has saddled the majority of his winners as well backed coups, was successful through Star of Excellence who saved the tons of money wagered on him by just about getting up in time to beat the front-running Thousand Stars and Star Blue.