Calcutta: The western India’s champion horse, An Acquired Taste (A. Sandesh-up), takes on a select set of the city gallopers in the 2,000m Indian Champion Cup, the feature event in Thursday’s card. Trained by Altamash Ahmed, the five-year-old horse is known to steal a march over his rivals early in the home stretch. The RCTC’s short-straight may help his cause, more than rest in the 10-horse field who are known to warm up late. The Strong Contender-G Waiting On O son may face some challenge from the likes of Ocean And Beyond, Dandified and Snowdrift.Read as: Sl. nos, last 4 runs, horse name, trainer, jockey, weight & draw: 6. Indian Champion Cup 2,000m Terms, 4-y- & over 3.45pm

1       - 000       Ace Dancer [Quinn] Imran Chisty       57.0       5

2       113 3       An Acquired Taste [A. Ahmed] A.Sandesh       57.0       10

3       4040       Astapi [A.Ahmed] Shrikant Kamble       57.0       1

4       0300       Borsalino [Padmanabhan] David Allan       57.0       6

5       1311       Dandified [Vijay] Neeraj Rawal       57.0       9

6       2120       Malpensa [Bharath] S.John       57.0       7

7       0140       Mountain Range [S.Narredu] K.Kadam       57.0       8

8       1222       Ocean And Beyond [Quinn] Suraj Narredu       57.0       3

9       2434       Silverina [Bharath] Y.Srinath       55.5       4

10       2311       Snowdrift [Vijay] C.Alford       53.0       2

1. an acquired taste (2) 2. ocdean and beyond (8) 3. snowdrift (10)

An Acquired Taste: A western India horse who has a thick edge over the local lot. Ocean And Beyond: Maintaining fitness. Snowdrift: The Derby winner.

SELECTIONS

1.15pm: Schwarzenegger 1. Star Success 2. Rise Above 3.

1.45pm: Sylvana 1. Meekathara 2. Ace Glory 3.

2.15pm: Fire Falcon 1. Avision 2. Altanza 3.

2.45pm: Noble And Nice 1. Astaire 2. Smart Hunter 3.

3.15pm: Deserving Visit 1. Divine Dimension 2. Meet The Legend 3.

3.45pm: An Acquired Taste 1. Ocean And Beyond 2. Snowdrift 3.

4.15pm: Knight Of Therealm 1. Songwriter 2. Black Caviour 3.

Day’s Best: Deserving Visit Double: Sylvana & Noble And Nice.

Mysore results — with inter-state dividends: 1st race: Admiranda (Irvan) 1, Duty Free 2, Concentration 3. Won by: 2-1/4, 1; (1-27.34). Win Rs 48; (P) 20, 18, 258; (Q) 140; Shp: 68; (T) 13,674.

2nd race: Spark Of Beauty (Christopher) 1, Carisa 2, Secret Treasure 3. NR: Aztec Gold. Won by: 1/2, 1/2; (1-24.99). Win Rs 138; (P) 26, 17, 18; (Q) 288; Shp: 60; (T) 7,358.

3rd race: Impressiveattitude (Chris-topher) 1, Virtuoso 2, Amiable Lady 3. Won by: 1, 2-3/4; (1-6.67). Win Rs 24; (P) 13, 16, 18; (Q) 37; Shp: 51; (T) 179.

4th race: Secret Missile (Saddam) 1, Shubkamna 2, Black Dragon 3. Won by: 2-3/4, 8-3/4; (1-24.37). Win Rs 53; (P) 16, 15, 19; (Q) 67; Shp: 54; (T) 710.

5th race: Fink (Srinath) 1, Rising Rani 2, Precious Replica 3. NR: Pipesof Peace. Won by: 2-1/2, 4; (1-11.91). Win Rs 18; (P) 12, 15, 14; (Q) 22; Shp: 29; (T) 79.

6th race: Ayman (Christopher) 1, Blue Zone 2, Thrillseeker 3. Won by: 1/2, 1; (1-25.82). Win Rs 44; (P) 17, 18, 26; (Q) 84; Shp: 52; (T) 726.

7th race: Beautiful Fin (Prabha-karan) 1, Arc Angel 2, Catwalk Que-en 3. NR: Natural Nine. Won by: 4, 1-1/2; (1-14.73). Win Rs 34; (P) 15, 45, 96; (Q) 225; Shp: 161; (T) 11,152.

Jackpot: Rs 1,531; (C) Rs 233.

Treble: (i) Rs 3,911; (ii) Rs 161.

MUMBAI SELECTIONS

1.30pm: Prince 1. Tropical Zone 2. Rising Angel 3. 2pm: Magic Star 1. Strategy 2. Bourbon Street 3. 2.30pm: Cumbre Vieja 1. Timebomb 2. Feisty Lass 3. 3pm: Domingo 1. Hidden Go-odness 2. One Wish 3. 3.30pm: Bethlehem 1. Jaipur Gem 2. Princess Love 3. 4pm: Belmont 1. The Big Bull 2. Mufasa 3. 4.30pm: Rubens 1. Shining Path 2. Presence 3. 5pm: First Glance 1. Peritomoreno 2. Arabian Lord 3. 5.30pm: Affirmation 1. Mountain Prince 2. Ice Skates 3. 6pm: Native Knight 1. Roswald 2. Caesars Star 3.

Day’s Best: Bethlehem Double: Cumbre Vieja & Belmont.