Calcutta: Jockey C. Alford will again be the cynosure of all eyes on Wednesday, the penultimate day of the monsoon season. Alford has five rides in the day’s seven-event card and he would be looking for a back-to-back quadruple of wins. However, it isn’t going to be easy this time. From horse to horse: Alford’s Innovator does not appear to be fine tuned to win, while Aromatique returns to the track after nearly three months. Premier Panache, on the other hand, may not relish the sharp sprint. Alford’s best chance seems to be Ardelis and Black Dahlia — the two in-form horses.

Read as: Sl. nos, last 4 runs, horse name, trainer, jockey, weight & draw:

1. Sweet Ellar Handicap 2,000m (Rt 00-30) 1.30pm

1       3114        Rock Superstar [Vikash] Aharwal       62.0       5

2       3000       Blood Rayne [Stephens] Pradeep       61.5       3

3       4030       Stride To Strike [Farley] Islam       55.0       2

4       3333       Symphatico [Farley] Surjeet       51.5       1

5       0000       Asmodeus [Vikash] Salim       50.5       6

6       0040       Corvino [Jaiswal] Malcolm M.       47.0       7

7       0400       Salinger [Jaiswal] Vinay       47.0       4

1. BLOOD RAYNE (2) 2. STRIDE TO STRIKE (3) 3. ROCK SUPERSTAR (1).

Blood Rayne: A better class horse who is up against an over raced opposition. Stride To Strike: Fit and forward. May place.

2. Rising Bell Cup 2,000m (Rt 40-90) 2pm

1       - - - 2       Compton Star [D.Byramji] B.Mahesh       60.0       5

2       - - 43       Portpatrick [Corner] Islam       57.5       6

3       1230       Innovator [Vijay] C.Alford       56.0       3

4       1230       Storming Success [Anupam] Aman       52.0       1

5       4312       Alamgir [Shafiq] Vinay       48.5       2

6       - - 43       Bold Reply [D.Byramji] Aharwal       47.5       4

1. Portpatrick (2) 2. compton star (1) 3. innovator (3).

Portpatrick: Improving with each run. May do the trick now. Compton Star: Needed his last run. Innovator: May place.

3. Bright Hanovar Handicap 1,100m (Rt 20-70) 2.30pm

1       0000       Dazzling Win [Anupam] Nelson M.       61.0       1

2       1043       Acrostic [Bath] Afzal       55.0       5

3       - 040       Noble Replica [Quinn] Chauhan       54.0       3

4       - 230       Premier Panache [Sait] C.Alford       54.0       2

5       4332       Bullet Proof [Javed] I.Khan       51.5       7

6       0000       One Man Army [Vikash] Aharwal       51.5       4

7       0044       Mystic Force [Vikash] Vinay       51.0       6

1. noble replica (3), 2. premier panache (4) 2. bullet proof (5)

Noble Replica: Looking and working well. May score. Premier Panache: May find the distance a trifle short. Bullet Proof: Upset, if any.

4. Retort Handicap 1,400m (Rt 00-50) 3pm

1       0000       Havana [Gowli] Arman       62.0       6

2       3100       Italian Splendour [Quinn] Surjeet       61.5       5

3       0004       Asiatique [Shafiq] Asghar       61.0       3

4       0310       Italian Star [Stephens] I.Khan       59.0       8

5       0001       Italian Affair [Quinn] J.Chinoy       57.0        2

6       0321       Arrayal [R.Alford] Ashish       55.5       7

7       0001       Aromatique [Bath] C.Alford       55.0       4

8       3243       El Cid [Vikash] Vinay       54.5       1

1. aromatique (7) 2. italian affair (5) 3. italian star (4)

Aromatique: A runaway winner. May do the trick again. Italian Affair: May upset.

5. Predator Cup 1,400m (Rt 60 & over) 3.30pm

1       - 223       Coco Chanel [Anupam] I.Khan       64.0       4

2       1244       Quest For Cash [Vijay] Islam       54.5       5

3       - - - 1       Romantic Scene [D.Byramji] B.Mahesh       54.5       1

4       0402       Ardelis [Vijay] C.Alford       53.5       2

5       0020       Best Of The Blues [Daniel] Arman       51.5       6

6       2000       Patroclus [Farley] Pintu Das       47.0       3

1. ardelis (4) 2. romantic scene (3) 3. coco chanel (1)

Ardelis: Was a good second to Brilliant Victory. Expected to do better now. Romantic Scene: May find the slated trip a trifle short.

6. Sir Aali Handicap 1,400m (Rt 20-70) 4pm

1       1042       Secret Move [Bath] B.Mahesh       60.0       2

2       2230       Monticello [Corner] Islam       59.5       1

3       2104       Magic Mantra [Vikash] Vinay       55.0       7

4       0000       Sense Of Style [Vikash] Salim       55.0       3

5       - - - 2       Sangoma [Karki] A.R.Mani       54.5       5

6       - 212       Zafir [Shafiq] Ashish       54.0       4

7       - - - 1       Black Dahlia [Sait] C.Alford       53.5       6

1. black dahlia (7) 2. secret move (1) 3. monticello (2)

Black Dahlia: Looking further improved since her last win. Secret Move: Knocking at the door. May surprise all. Monticello: May place.

7. Celestial Gift Handicap 1,000m (Rt 00-50) 4.30pm

1       2030       Thousand Stars [Karki] Ashish       62.0       11

2       0434       Aptitude [Vikash] Aharwal       61.5       4

3       1000       Italian Beauty [Stephens] I.Khan       55.5       9

4       0020       Mirror Image [Vikash] Vinay       55.0       7

5       1333       Master Marvel [Errol] Arman       54.5       13

6       - 010       Quaoar [Quinn] Chauhan       54.0       6

7       1424       Summer Rose [Corner] Israil       54.0       5

8       3421       Mezzano [Vijay] Ajoy Roy       53.0       10

9       2000       Brave Quest [Bath] Islam       52.5       8

10       0000       Time Warner [Jasbir] Pawan S.       51.5       1

11       0000       Eternal Spirit [Bath] Afzal       51.0       2

12       2430       Manjhale Nawab [Jasbir] Nelson M.       48.0       3

13        0000       Nawab Sahib [Jasbir] Malcolm M.       48.0       12

1. Mezzano (8) 2. thousand stars (1) 3. Master Marvel (5)

Mezzano: An easy winner capable of doing the trick again. Thousand Stars: Let down a big following in his last start. Master Marvel: May place.

Day’s Best: Black Dahlia Double: Blood Rayne & Ardelis

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