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GLORIOUSNESS WINS JUVENILE MILLION
By Ikram Khan | 22 Feb 2025 | BANGALORE
Trainer Satish Narredu receiving the Bangalore Juvenile Million (Gr.3) from Mr Arvind Katarki Stewards of BTC
Form played true and most fancied contestants provided their supporters a reason to smile, justifying their top rating and ranking. Three overwhelming favourites and an equal number of well fancied second choices gained the winning bracket, while the Lokanath Gowda schooled Princess Jasmine was the solitary rank outsider who stunned the followers of form, powering home in the hands of four-kilo claimer Suhas to score in the Sabarmati Plate run over a sprint.
While Suhas produced a neat effort on Princess Jasmine, gaining a favourable position early on in the race before driving home the shock winner, hands and heels to assume command at the top of the straight and then cruise home in emphatic fashion, another apprentice Aleemuddin guiding the fortunes of Arjun Manglorkar schooled Elveden lost a race which he should have a easily won. Aleemuddin after jumping out well in the opening event, the Ghataprabha Plate, dropped back and made no effort to improve position, content to race in the rear, while Trevor astride the second in demand at the betting ring, Lady Invictus after tracking the leader Sea Diamond moved up to take charge approaching the distance post. Lady Invictus and Trevor soon established a winning lead before Aleemuddin, who appeared to have taken a nap woke up and got busy on the public choice. Elveden in a never-say-die bid produced his best and stormed up to collar the winner before the winning post came to the rescue of Lady Invictus, the Dominic ward gainng the verdict by the shortest of margins. Aleemuddin, who to his credit has booted home three winners this season, it is clear lacks the understanding of pace and his pathetic effort on Elveden and his inept handling of Blue God last week ony confirms that this apprentice should be cautioned to be more alert and read the race situations more effectively rather than close his eyes and ears while donning the silks in this high stakes game.
In the next event, the Bellary Plate run over a distance of seven furlongs, King Of War from Lokanath's yard was backed to the exclusion of his seven rivals, many old hats in the game recommending the topweighted King Of War as one safe bet. The supporters of the public choice confidently went bang-bang in the betting ring and soon King Of war was quoted at a miserly price of (60/100), while the in-form last start winner Sekhmet, who had the credentials to upset the applecart of the piping hot favourite was freely offered at (7/2). Well Sekhmet to the delight of the Kishan Thomas camp produced another stellar effort in the hands of leading pro Antony Raj to register her second straight success, while King Of War burst his blood vesels during the race and eventually finished in the ruck, much to the disappointment of his large following, who punted big hoping to cash in big, but that was not to be, Sekhmet cruising home nice and easy pegging back the belated effort of Golden Time, stablemate of the public rage, while Disruptor picked up money in place.
On the strength of his second behind Elveden, who lost a certain race thanks to his dud pilot earlier in the day, another contestant from Lokanath's yard Legendary Impact was fancied most in the lower division of the Shivaganga Falls Plate run over a sprint. The Padmanabhan-trained Prophecy, who too had finished second behind Cats Whiskers in her earlier start opened joint favourite before the price on the topweight partnered by Likith Appu kept going up and up, offered at (17/4), before late money confirmed that all is well with Prophecy closing at (3/1), while Legendary Impact topped the betting board at (9/4).
The friendless Noble Cause from Dominic's yard piloted by Alex Rozario streaked ahead when the race came on a boil and hung on gamely before Likith Appu packed punch on Prophecy and the Padmanabhan ward slowly, yet surely bridged the gap before gaining the verdict by the shortest of margins in the final stride. The Arjun Manglorkar schooled Winfield making his debut as a four-year-old did well to finish third ahead of Mister Brown, while Legendary Impact failed to even save money in place.
The upper division of the event was claimed by the on-money favourite Ladylion from Sriram Komandur's yard. Antony Raj who had earlier booted home Sekhmet produced a copybook effort on the winner, who was head and shoulders above her 11 rivals in this sprint event. The ten to one long shot All Attraction followed the winner home ahead of Anzac Parade, while the second favourite Count Basie from the stables of Rajesh Babu was never in the hunt.
Ice Of Fire from Prasanna Kumar's yard and the Satish Narredu-trained Gloriousness garnered the maximum support in the Bangalore Juvenile Million, the plum event run over a mile, before Ice Of Fire closed firm favourite, railbirds impressed with his game run in the Breeders Produce Stakes at Mahalaxmi on the Indian Derby day. Well Ice Of Fire to the disappointment of her supporters failed to reproduce the eye-catching effort and finished a tame third. Gloriousness piloted in fine style by top gun Suraj Narredu reigned supreme snuffing out the gutsy effort of El Rey in the final furlong. Perfect Attitude who made a smashing debut before blotting his book in Chennai again flopped and that only confirms that this Arjun trainee is not in the league of hot juveniles on the racing circuit.
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