Calcutta: Allodium did it again on Saturday. The nine-year-old gelding, from trainer Bharath Singh?s yard, produced a champion-like performance to walk away with the 2,000m Indian Champion Cup. Earlier in the season, while winning the 1,600m Eveready Gold Cup, the Twist And Turn-Dangerous Romance son was pressed to the limit by a much younger horse, Calorific. But, over the extended trip, Allodium was on his own, leaving Calorific behind by a length and-a-half.

The pace in the race was hot, rather scorching, with Accuser slipping into a six-length lead. Approved followed the leader, with the favourite, Moon Emperor, Calorific and Allodium, on his heels.

At the half-way stage, the pace turned cracking when Approved bolted in front to make the race further difficult for the favourite. However, the Vijay Singh-trainee ruined his own chances in the process.

C. Alford, who guided Allodium to victory, also helped Vijay saddle two winners. If Arapahoe tested his riding skill in the Republic Cup, Aleksei gave him an armchair ride in the prestigious juvenile race ? the Indian Champagne Stakes over 1,400 metres. In his debut run, and as a half-money favourite, the Razeen-Remembren son had placed fourth owning to injudicious riding. Alford was warned on that occasion.

RESULTS

1. Icelandic Handicap 1,400m: (7-9-11-1) Beyond The Clouds (Kariappa) 1; Positive Thinker (J. Gurang) 2; Red Sea (R. Ahmed) 3; Destiny?s Trick (Surjeet) 4. Won by: 2-1/2; 1; 3/4; (1-30.6). Tote: Win Rs 50; Place: 17; 45; 15; Quinella: 598; Shp: 213; Tanala: 5,331. Fav: Wild Country (10). Winner trained by Daniel D.

2. Aazish Handicap 1,100m: (1-2-4-3) Great Ambition (Melvyn) 1; Satluj (Maseyk) 2; Amazing Blaze (Kariappa) 3; Frontier Flame (Domingo) 4. Won by: 1-1/2; 2-1/4; 4-3/4; (1-8.2). Tote: Win Rs 96; Place: 23; 12; 15; Quinella: 56; Shp: 23; Tanala: 748. Fav: Satluj (2). Winner trained by Daniel D.

3. Allied Forces Handicap 1,200m: (9-2-1-6) Arava Dance (Shanker) 1; Ballet Master (Melvyn) 2; Ever Lasting Love (Ruzaan) 3; Star Above (Gowli) 4. Won by: Nk; 1; 1/2; (1-14.7). Tote: Win Rs 22; Place: 13; 17; 16; Quinella: 56; Shp: 31; Tanala: 198. Fav: Arava Dance (9). Winner trained by Bath.

4. Star Contender Handicap 2,000m: (5-1-7-8) Annotate (Maseyk) 1; Corvino (Shanker) 2; Destiny Dance (Tamang) 3; Cambridge Blue (Islam) 4. Won by: 8; 2-3/4; 2; (2-9.3). Tote: Win Rs 98; Place: 17; 13; 31; Quinella: 94; Shp: 26; Tanala: 2,739. Fav: Star Emblem (2). Winner trained by R. Alford.

5. Republic Cup 1,200m: (2-8-4-5) Arapahoe (C. Alford) 1; Actuary (Maseyk) 2; Flying Dash (Kariappa) 3; Karan?s Choice (Shanker) 4. Won by: 1; 1-1/4; 1; (1-14.4). Tote: Win Rs 25; Place: 14; 18; 15; Quinella: 58; Shp: 38; Tanala: 219. Fav: Arapahoe (2). Winner trained by Vijay S.

6. Indian Champagne Stakes 1,400m: (3-7-1-2) Aleksei (C. Alford) 1; Sanskara (Rajendra) 2; Retained Asset (Gowli) 3; Rasa-las (Kariappa) 4. Won by: 4-1/4; 4; 2; (1-26.1). Tote: Win Rs 27; Place: 12; 11; 22; Quinella: 40; Shp: 23; Tanala: 203. Fav: Rasa-las (2). Winner trained by Vijay S.

7. Indian Champion Cup 2,000m: (2-6-5-7) Allodium (C. Alford) 1; Calorific (Rajendra) 2; Approved (Shanker) 3; Moon Emperor (Kariappa) 4. Not run: The Polynesian (3). Won by: 1-1/2; 3/4; 2-1/4; (2-6.9). Tote: Win Rs 34; Place: 19; 26; Quinella: 92; Shp: 39; Tanala: 329. Fav: Moon Emperor (7). Winner trained by Bharath S.

8. Tambourine Man Handicap 1,400m: (2-7-13-3) Magical Strike (Kariappa) 1; Socrates (Surjeet) 2; Royal Contender (Jaiswal) 3; Measure Up (Akhtar) 4. Won by: 9-1/2; 1-1/2; Hd; (1-28.5). Tote: Win Rs 28; Place: 14; 20; 37; Quinella: 81; Shp: 40; Tanala: 893. Fav: Small Fry (11). Winner trained by Daniel D.

Jackpot: Rs 6,588; (C) Rs 975.

Treble: (i) Rs 1,362; (ii) Rs 487; (iii) Rs 204.