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Ac Ardeshir Trophy

By Hunter | 01-Dec-2018

The AC Ardeshir Trophy is a prestigious race in the Mumbai calendar and it is being sponsored by Dashmesh Stud. To be run over a mile, it has drawn eight contestants. Let's first eliminate those who have less chance of winning.

Caprisca looks out-handicapped.

B Fifty Two will also have difficulty conceding weight.

Jack Frost never lived up to its potential and has lost its sparkle.

Captain Courage is not running over its pet distance.

Supreme General is done and finished, I think.

That leaves Cambridge, Selfie Star and New England in contention. Cambridge and NE ran together in Pune at level weights over identical distance, wherein Cambridge got the better of the two by half a length. Bearing in mind that NE now gets 3.5kg from Cambridge and also the fact that in the Pune race NE ran 2-3 lengths more than Cambridge being on the outside of the latter throughout the race, it is my belief that NE should have the measure of Cambridge this time.

Selfie Star won Eve Champion Trophy in a thumping manner. Subsequently she lost once to the talented Sana and second time she ran unplaced in the Indian St Leger over 2800M. She will be very much there at the finishing line.

So, in my mind, the winner should emerge from Selfie Star and New England. Cambridge can still upset, considering that he has improved with every run of his career. Views and comments please.

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12 Replies

Srinivas said ...

03-Dec-2018

Pathetic riding by R.Downey cost Caprisca a certain race.   Got pocketed not once, but several times, in the straight at crucial junctures, and was full of running to the post.   Not expected of a foreign jockey who are generally known to position their mounts carefully to avoid traffic problems.   A 2nd grade Indian jockey would have done far better.

Varun said ...

02-Dec-2018

Selfie star should romp home in the hands of talented Neeraj Rawal.

My pick Selfie Star

Pachaiyappan Bhuvaneswari said ...

02-Dec-2018

Supreme General 7.9 very nice

Race Freak said ...

02-Dec-2018

CAMBRIDGE IS IN IT'S PEAK SHOULD sneak it.

Any said ...

02-Dec-2018

New England place out

Ashokmysore said ...

02-Dec-2018

My choice Caprisca  or Cambridge 

Shyamkopalle said ...

02-Dec-2018

Winner considering the long home straight 1 caprisca will revell though 4 Cambridge will try.

S C Sharma said ...

02-Dec-2018

HUNTER: You have rightly analysed the Dashmesh A C A trophy and I fully agree with you. I too give a first chance to New England and of the opinion that everyone has to beat NE to win this trophy.

Abhi said ...

01-Dec-2018

As per  my observation New  England won 1400mtrs more....  then 1600mtrs and in last  Run with A sandesh  12 time  whipped came  late  2nd. so it  is Cambridge only 2 time  whipped and won comfortably in last  Run along with New England. 

Recently New England moved  to mys  and back  to Mumbai so may be bit  tired .where as Cambridge  well rested.. Well prepared.. Should  lift  the trophy with  sandesh  to guide....

 

Godzilla said ...

01-Dec-2018

I am of the view CAPRISCA has the class to take on this so called Class I set.

Barkathali said ...

01-Dec-2018

I don't think captain courage is fully out of contention

It will be New England and cc

Tarun said ...

01-Dec-2018

Cambridge who is at the peak of his game should get this one from New England once again. Though it's going to be a cracker of a race between the two. Selfie Star probably doesn't have the class to match the above two.