Focus shifts to Pune from Thursday after a near three- month break in the western India racing. The nine-event openning day card, includes the 1,400m Star Of Gwalior Trophy, which may see trainer Sangram Singh Joshi’s topweighted runner Ashwa Pushkar landing the prize in the hands of jockey Pradeep Chauhan.

SELECTIONS

1.30pm: Atlantic Star 1. Blue Mellon 2. Etiquette 3.

2pm: Daughterofdestiny 1. Western Challenge 2. Lady Genereuse 3.

2.30pm: Ocean Of Faith 1. Captain Smart 2. Lake Beauty 3.

3pm: Marudhara Ratan 1. Pound Foolish 2. Mcqueen 3.

3.30pm: Wells Fargo 1. Peregrine Falcon 2. Royal Prince 3.

4pm: Highway Express 1. Adams Vision 2. Swagger 3.

4.30pm: Ashwa Puskar 1. Oriental Dawn 2. Glowing Star 3.

5pm: Ashwa Prajot 1. Daredevil 2. Blessed 3.

5.30pm: Blue Knight 1. Steely Dan 2. Silver Soul 3.

Day’s Best: Highway Express Double: Atlantic Star & Ashwa Puskar.