The top Indian saddle artiste Suraj Narredu will parade his skills at Kempton Park today. He is listed to guide the fortunes of Yuvraaj in the penultimate event and many racing pundits at Kempton are of the view that the champion Indian pro has an outside chance in the event.

Suraj after his historic success at Ascot, booting home Fireblade in the Shergar Cup Stayers decided to stay back in New Market for a month hoping to gain a few rides and compete against the best. "The idea is to gain the experience and exposure to ride with the best in the world and since I had 30 days time on my visa, I chose to stay back and I'm enjoying working on the brilliant training tracks here in the United Kingdom," said Suraj adding that after his historic success, at Ascot, the first-ever Indian jockey to win at the iconic Ascot, he is enjoying the short riding stint. The top gun disclosed that after being nominated the captain of the Asian team in the Shergar Cup, he trained hard on his fitness, determined to produce his best on the big night and the moment he flashed past the post first on Fireblade it was a dream come true for the champion Indian. 

After booting home a couple of winners in Australia, I was waiting for an opportunity to ride at Ascot and the moment I got a chance to head the Asian team, making its debut in the prestigious event  I started my preparation to give it my best shot and it worked, the Asian team emerging champs," said the top `Knight' who to his credit has booted home more than 2400 winners including four Indian Derby victories and 110 classic wins all across the Indian premier racing centres, 

Suraj looking to gain an entry in Hong Kong revealed that his success in the global event will get him the recognition and the passage to ride in Hong Kong. "I have been trying to show case my skills in Hong Kong but missed the bus on a couple of occasions and hopefully my victory on Fireblade at Ascot will fetch me the desired ticket to Hong Kong," said Suraj immensely pleased riding on the training tracks at New Market. 

Apart from riding I am delighted making trips to the famed stud farms in the United Kingdom and this has been a great learning experience. "I'm a big fan of Frankel and Sir Henry Cecil and the moment I got to see Frankel I was over the moon. It was an amazing feeling standing next to the Champion Of Champions and I really cherish the moment," said Suraj. Ready and hoping to do his best on Yuvraaj, Suraj revealed that he is at his best and a stint in Hong Kong or Japan will provide the icing on the cake. 

Father Satish Narredu who was at Ascot cheering his son at Ascot made no secret of his opinion that a couple of top Indian riders can make their presence felt against the best in England. The top Indian boys have the required skills, they only need the experience and exposure to test the best," said Satish adding that Suraj's victory at Ascot has provided a shot in the arm for the Indian racing fraternity.