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By Cool Guy | 27-Feb-2024Hi All,
It's that time of the year we all have long been waiting for .The Invitation weekend in the city of Joy is packed with runners from all over the country .
My choices for the main races
SPRINTERS CUP - Seige Courageous.
STAYERS CUP - DYF
SUPER MILE - A star in born
SURESH MAHINDRA MULTI MILLION - Ahead of my time
INVITATION CUP - Juliette
32 Replies
Veteran Punter said ...
03-Mar-2024@JP
Well, I have got to agree that I have ended up with an egg on my face all because of your accurate assessment of Julitte's chances in the Indian Turf Invitation Cup.
Kudos to you and Juliette.
Coolguy said ...
03-Mar-2024@ Veteran Punter
3 winners and 2 came 3rd/places isn't that so cool
Jp said ...
03-Mar-2024Juliette, Juliette, Juliette. As I had mentioned here it just was a walk in the park. Atleast in the previous run Juliette had to be given 2 - 3 taps to win the 4th Eclipse stakes. Today there was no work for the whip and CSJ never used it even to brush the horse. It won by 8 lengths in RECORD TIME. It is the GOAT horse of Indian racing. What a horse ????. One in a million horse.
Veteran Punter said ...
01-Mar-2024@JP
Well, to counter that about my choice, Jamari, I would say that you need to factor in the fact that Jamari ran the Indian derby just a few days after the Bangalore derby victory. Juliette ran after more than 100 days, whereas Jamari ran after just 7-8 days.
The reason why I prefer Jamari to Juliette is the fact that Jamari sets her own pace, whereas Juliette needs more ground to give her best. The danger is my other favourite horse, Synthesis.
May the best horse win!
Vikas said ...
29-Feb-2024The only filly who achieved Sprinters & Suresh Mahindra Multi Millum double is OASIS STAR from Manjri Stud till date
Seetharama Rao said ...
29-Feb-2024STAYERS' CUP
TRUTH 4YO VS THIRD AVENUE 6YO
Prem said ...
29-Feb-2024Mr Golden you are right seigecouragious is running both day if I am not wrong in Bangalore invitation day jockey Christopher lemair has ride Strength to strength named horse in both day in1400 mtrs race it won on both day in 10/1 odds on that day no match for that horse .. it is possible if prasaana horse is as fit as the work shows.. it all about racing .. in Mumbai also one ride by bhajrang Singh first day lost as fav second won hands in 6/1
Jp said ...
29-Feb-2024@Veteran Punter
Jamrari's task is cut out. Kalamitsi and Champions Way will be trying to cut each other's throat by going in front on a start to finish mission. Both have run and won the distance recently.Kalamitsi ran an unexpected race by treating the higher rated Success in disdain by triumphing over 15 legths. Success is a multiclassic winner and Kalamitsi has not won a single graded race.
Champions Way winner of two classics including the Derby at Hyderabad. Jamaris stable were wise enough to have any pace makers and also ensured none from their own friendly stable unlike in the Indian Derby where Fight On ran a cut throat race. This resulted in Jamari to up the pace instead setting its own pace. The same scenario will be there in Invitation since Jamari will find it difficult to control the pace.
Both in Bangalore and Poone Derby the pace was moderate and so it won at Bangalore and lost to the finishing power of Enabler in Poone. In Bangalore Synthesis had stumbled near 1700 meters which must have upset it's running. With the pace of is going to be Jamari may utmost finish 4th.
Please watch Juliette's run whenit won the Eclipse stakes for the 4th time running after a gap of 100 odd days. It might appear difficult by the margin of victory but it won with few taps only. Further, the pace set by Kamaria was not that fast. In this Invitation the pace should be good and Juliette should win easily from Narredus racing team deciding who should finish 2nd depending upon the bookies odds for place.
They will go with the highest odds horse as they did with Wall Street finishing 3rd in Indian Derby.
Pramod Kumar said ...
29-Feb-2024@Golden
SEIGE COURAGEOUS is running in Sprinters' Cup on Saturday and Suresh Mahindra Multi Million on Sunday. Quite a few horses have tried to do this double in the past. Some have attempted Sprinters' Cup and Super Mile Cup double. The first successful attempt was by BERGAMO at Calcutta in 1985. This horse on both the races.
Few others also did it, only I am not able to recall the names immediately. The one I recall is STRENGHTOSTRENGTH in 2002.
I hope this clears the doubt.
Veteran Punter said ...
28-Feb-2024@JP
My views, for whatever they are worth, are contrary to yours. My reading of the current form of Juiliette is that she is off her peak. At eight years of age, not being in top form may take its toll.
The short Calcutta home stretch is cut out for Jamari, and she ought to romp home in this year's edition of the Turf Invitation Cup. Only Synthesis poses a threat.
Golden said ...
28-Feb-2024Siege Courageous...Trainer prasanna kumar...jockey Vivek.G....its on zavary s Poonawala multi million and suresh mahendra multi million...how its possible to take 2 runs continuously...can any one reply abt this and get me a clarify by seeing the race card.
Advance thank u
Ashuash said ...
28-Feb-2024JULIETTE will drop the rider or else they can not justify.. so the next one to bet is KALAMITSI Each way
Jp said ...
28-Feb-2024There is no horse in the Invitation field to beat Juliette. The field has only 7 horses and the gamble is for the 2nd place. Barring unforeseen racing incidents for Juliette it is going to be walk in the park. It narrowly lost 2 Invitations and had won the next two. It has run in all the racing centres barring Kolkata and Ooty. It will be running in Kolkata now. The only other horse to have run in all the centres barring Pune is My Opinion and has won in all the centres.
Juliette is a one in a million horse very very difficult to beat it. I do not want to add why it lost 2 Invitations since it may not be published in this forum.
I should say that JULIETTE is GOAT horse (India) I have seen in my 60 years racing life.
Esteem Karim & Visu, said ...
28-Feb-2024Esteem Karim & Visu said ...
26-Feb-2024
Esteem Karim & Visu, Say.
Play & Enjoy
kolkata invitation Cup
Only One Hourse
*PRANA*
*Should Be On Board
Ashok B Chawla said ...
28-Feb-2024Surprising not to see a single horse entered this Invitation Weekend , by M A M R A M A S W A M Y group.
D.seetha Ramsrao said ...
28-Feb-2024Sprinters' Cup
MAGILETO. 5YO. EITHEER WIN OR PLACE
D.seetha Rama Rao said ...
28-Feb-2024Invitation
Touch of Grey. VS. CHAMPIONS WAY
Soonu said ...
28-Feb-2024SPRINTERS CUP - Seige Courageous.
STAYERS CUP - Third Ave
SUPER MILE - Philosophy/Evaldo
SURESH MAHINDRA MULTI MILLION - IMPERIAL BLUE
INVITATION CUP - wondermare Juliette /Synthesis/Champions way
Going to be a blank weekend for Mr Shroff.
Osiris said ...
28-Feb-2024Very excited for this invitation cup, here are my selections:
Sprinters cup - Siege Courageous (win), Magileto (place)
Stayers cup - Third avenue (win)
Super mile cup - Destroyer (win)
Invitation cup - Touch of grey (win)
Munesh said ...
28-Feb-2024Ascoval for Spinters
Improved performance at Guindy.Might improve further after that run.Trevor might continue the association.
Athresh said ...
28-Feb-2024Sprinters Time and Tide
Stayers DYF
Super mile Knotty charmer- should win in style
Invitation Juliette
Suresh mahindra : imperial blue
Looks like pesi may draw blank during invitation weekend
I Am The Boss said ...
28-Feb-2024Stayers cup chamonix
mile destroyer
Invitation Julie darling
good luck
Sachhu said ...
28-Feb-2024SPRINTERS CUP - Seige Courageous.
STAYERS CUP - DYF
SUPER MILE - A star in born
SURESH MAHINDRA MULTI MILLION - IMPERIAL BLUE
INVITATION CUP - wondermare Juliette
Dilip Abd said ...
28-Feb-2024Star is born
Dyf
Siege courageous
Touch of grey
All horses win
Saidas Kher said ...
28-Feb-2024@ Mr.original gangster definitely I will but predicting winner on acceptances is next to impossible for true punters.... Let the card come than it will be decided.... I can't misguide with my thought.... It's wrong... Sorry if it hurts someone but I don't feel it's right way recently we saw in Bangalore how Thunderstrike failed n how Saudi races went against Mr. Ravi... So why so hurry let card get made..
Pramod Kumar said ...
28-Feb-2024INVITATION WEEKEND MAIN RACES:
Sprinters Cup: COOL RIDER will try to keep local flag flying in this very tough event.
Stayers Cup: DYF runs with a very good chance. Has opted out of Invitation Cup to take his chance here.
Suresh Mahindra Million: SHAMROCK
Super Mile- MOJITO
Invitation Cup : SYNTHESIS
May the best horse win.
Original Gangster said ...
28-Feb-2024Sprinters - Siege courageous
Stayers - Chamonix -win and Pissaro Place
Suresh Mahindra trophy- Shamrock win
Super mile cup - A star is born - win
Invitation - Hatrick for Juliette. Hearty congratulations to Karthik Ganapathy and Cs Jodha in advance.
Above all might be favourites. Enjoy the invitation weekend and play safe.
@Sai sir , @Godzilla sir - please post your selections as well.
D.seetha Rama Rao said ...
28-Feb-2024SUPER MILE
A STAR IS BORN. BEST BET
Veteran P[unter said ...
27-Feb-2024@Cool Guy
I doubt whether you will be cool after the racing is over this weekend, as I feel your selections may fall astray. It is just my observation; do not let my comments deter you.
Shiva89 said ...
27-Feb-2024Indian turf invitation Cup 2024
Juliette will not win , JAMARI, SYNTHESIS, TOUCH OF GREY have good competition. all the best for new winner this year.
Manish said ...
27-Feb-2024Julliet ok everyone knows can't be beaten but rest horses cannot win...
M D Khanna said ...
27-Feb-2024@This Invitation Cup will be close contest between 2 jockeys Akshay Kumar VS Suraj Narredu Vivek G, yash Narredu
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