Mumbai: Contrary to expectations, less-fancied runners ruled the nine-event card on Saturday, the first of the two-day racing carnival, featuring the Indian Derby. Although, the victory of the course-favourite in the opener, the United Spirits Challenge, was treated as a good omen, things never, however, worked in favour of the race crowd, subsequently.

The outcome in the main attraction, the Breeders' Produce Stakes, was no different when two long-priced horses, Autonomy and Set Alight, flashed past the winning post. They left the fancied runners - Palazzio's Sun and Star Wave -- a beaten pair a furlong from the home. Autonomy won the race but failed to keep the prize in the stewards' room.

The race was run at a fast pace which weighed heavy on the Bangalore challenger, Palazzio's Sun (Dettori-up), who was always up with the leaders. Star Wave, on the other hand, looked a trifle light in the paddock and it hardly came as a surprise when the 9-4 favourite struggled to finish fourth. Her debut win highly impressive.

RESULTS

(With inter-state dividends)

1st race: Kingdom Of Love (Hayes) 1; Flashing Flame 2; Spiritual Flame 3. Win Rs 17; (P) 15, 25; (Q) 49; Shp: 43; (T): 84. Fav: Kingdom Of Love. 2nd race: Fantasy Lake (Grant) 1; Secret Pilgrim 2; Asclepieion 3. Win Rs 183; (P) 22, 20, 10; (Q) 398; Shp: 42; (T) 1,716. Fav: Wahy. 3rd race: Gleaming Sky (D’onoghue) 1; Agios Nikolaos 2; Sentinel 3. NR: Desert Safari (6). Win Rs 22; (P): 12, 15, 35; (Q) 71; Shp: 42; (T) 454. Fav: Bourbon Queen. 4th race: Oyster Pearl (Nirmal) 1; Enceladus 2; Schubert 3. Win Rs 57; (P) 14, 14, 12; (Q): 30; Shp: 47; (T) 248. Fav: Enceladus. 5th race: Appreciate (Agarwal) 1; Raquel 2; War Of Attrition 3. Win Rs 646; (P) 86, 16, 48; (Q) 1,136; Shp: 61; (T) 21,870 (C.). Fav: Raquel. 6th race: Vale Of Leven (Hughes) 1; Premier Queen 2; Sangoma 3. Win Rs 15; (P) 13, 20, 24; (Q): 98; Shp: 75; (T) 221. Fav: Vale Of Leven. 7th race: Set Alight (Rajendra) 1; Autonomy 2; Palazzio’s Sun 3. Win Rs 74; (P) 20, 23, 18; (Q) 351; Shp: 117; (T) 3,555. Fav: Star Wave. 8th race:Vijayi Bhava (Na-deem) 1; Bridge Too Far 2; Ring Bearer 3. Win Rs 65; (P) 22, 17, 28; (Q): 105; Shp: 60; Tanala: 1,192. Fav: Clean Sweep. 9th race: Desert Sky (S.Chavan) 1; Kai 2; Toofan Mail 3. Win Rs 36; (P) 15, 18, 57; (Q) 105; Shp: 51; Tanala: 2,220. Fav: Desert Sky. Jackpot: Rs 43,896; (C) Rs 13,169. Treble: (i) Rs 1,187; (ii) Rs 595; (iii) Rs 2,131.