| Calcutta: Trainers Vijay Singh and Richard Alford are expected to be the frontline players in Friday’s race card. However, the absence of the MAM Ramaswamy’s colour bearers will be strongly felt during the afternoon. The racing baron has reason to be upset following the suspension of his three riders on filmsy grounds. He has just a token representation in the six events. Vijay, therefore, will be in a position to call the shots in the day’s major events ' the 1,400m Hilliard Cup and the Legal Steps Cup over 1,200 metres ' through the Classic filly Romantic Liaison and the brilliant sprinter Serrafina. Vijay’s another ward, Magical Romance, too, is expected make a winning debut. In the lesser events, Alford’s two wards ' Arrayal and Serengetti ' are capable of winning their respective events ' the Sunray Handicap and the Tubal Cain Handicap.Read as: Sl. nos, last 4 runs, horse name, trainer, jockey, weight & draw: 1. Hilliard Cup 1,400m (Cl ;Cl II; Rt. 60-90 & over) 1.40 pm 1 - 120 Anzello [Robin] Mark 61.5 2 2 - 323 Magic Mantra [Sanjeev] Reuben 58.0 3 3 - - - 1 Romantic Liaison [Vijay] C.Alford 54.5 1 1. romantic liaison (3) 2. anzello (1) Romantic Liaison: Has been winning her races with ease. Anzello: Change of stable may bring him luck. 2. Legal Steps Cup 1,200m (Cl II, Cl III; Rt. 40-90) 2.15 pm 1 3431 El Cid [Jaiswal] Aman 60.0 5 2 - - - - Exclusive Affair [Vijay] J.Gurang 58.5 4 3 - - - 1 Serrafina [Vijay] C.Alford 57.5 1 4 - 112 Flossy [Javed] Reuben 53.0 2 5 0204 Common Spirit [Jaiswal] V.Jaiswal 54.0 3 1. serrafina (3) 2. exclusive affair (2) 3. Flossy (4) Serrafina: In-form and ideally cut out for sprints. Exclusive Affair: Needs a stronger rider than J.Gurang. Flossy: May place. 3. Sunray Handicap 1,200m (Cl III, Cl IV; 5-y- & over; Rt. 20-70 ) 2.45 pm 1 - - 22 Actuary [Javed] Mark 62.0 3 2 2111 Wayward King [Daniel] Melvyn 57.5 5 3 0003 Arrayal [R. Alford] Domingo 56.0 2 4 4302 Thoughtful [Karki] Islam 52.5 4 5 3204 Majestic Hills [Jaiswal] V.Jaiswal 51.0 1 1. arrayal (3) 2. actuary (1) 3. Wayward King (2) Arrayal: An impressive third in his last start. May do better. Actuary: Lost narrowly twice. May be lucky this time. Wayward King: May upset. 4. Lombard Handicap 1,100m (Cl IV; Cl V; Rt. 00-50) 3.15 pm 1 0000 Wild Flowers [Daniel] Aman 60.0 1 2 0342 Moira [Karki] Domingo 56.5 4 3 1442 Schumacher [Jaiswal] V.Jaiswal 56.5 3 4 - - - - Magical Romance [Vijay] C.Alford 55.5 5 5 - - 00 Melodramatic [Robin] Mark 55.5 2 1. Magical Romance (4) 2. wild flowers (1) 3. Moira (2) Magical Romance: Well-prepared to win. Wild Flowers: Has come on a lot since monsoons. Moira: May place. 5. Quincy Handicap 1,400m (Cl IV,Cl V; Rt 00-50) 3.45 pm 1 - 133 Renegade [Errol] Melvyn 60.0 3 2 3222 Over The Rainbow [R.Alford] Domingo 58.0 4 3 - 000 Finders Keepers [Jaiswal] R.Ahmed 54.0 5 4 - - 04 Back Packer [Javed] Mark 52.0 1 5 2004 Royal Contender [Jaiswal] V.Jaiswal 52.0 2 1. renegade (1) 2. Over The Rainbow (2) 3. Back Packer (4) Renegade: Cut above the rest in the field. Over The Rainbow: May seize the chance if the favourite fails. Back Packer: May place. 6. Tubal Cain Handicap 1,200m (Cl V; Rt. 40-30 4.15 pm 1 - - 33 Heer (Bath] Afzal 62.0 3 2 0000 Serengetti [R.Alford] Domingo 59.5 5 3 3300 Amative [Javed] Som 59.0 2 4 0003 Assagi [Sanjeev] Kujur 59.0 1 5 - - 00 Asprey [Jaiswal] V.Jaiswal 54.0 4 1. Serengetti (2) 2. Heer (1) 3. Asprey (5) Serengetti: With judicious handling he may make amends for his last failure. Heer: Well in at the weights. Asprey: Working very well. May upset. Day’s Best: Romantic Liaison Double: Renegade & Serengetti
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