There is no looking beyond Dyf (Trevor Patel- up) who apparently, stands tall in the 3,000m Dr MAM Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Memorial Stayers’ Cup here on Saturday, the opening day of the ‘Invitational’ carnival during the weekend.
The Adhirajsingh Jodha- trained five year old had troubled the wonder mare Juliette in his last start over 2,000m.
Further, the horse is known to relish the gruelling trips. Pesi Shroff’s Chamonix (PS Chauhan) and Arti Doctor’s local hope, Third Avenue (Yash Narredu), may trade for the minor placings.
Nearly half-a-dozen of the eleven contestants in the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Sprinters’ Cup are flexing their muscles for one-upmanship in the mega-sprint.
However, Ascoval’s (Trevor) flawless victory despite his 12 months of lay-off does give him a slight edge over Siege Courageous (G. Vivek), Time And Tide (PS Chauhan), Cool Rider (S Zervan), Joaquin (CS Jodha) and the globe-trotter O Hansini (Akshay Kumar).
SELECTIONS
1.30 pm: Villanelle 1. Dona Sienna 2. Marcolini 3.
2 pm: True Faith 1. Star Prosperity 2. Fancy Nancy 3.
2.30 pm: Royal Mysore 1. Meropi 2. Fortunate Son 3.
3 pm: King’s Retreat 1. Chililady 2. Tess 3.
3.30 pm: Star Glory 1. Isnt She Beautiful 2. Black Eagle 3.
4 pm: Ascoval 1. Joaquin 2. Siege Courageous 3.
4.30 pm: Dyf 1. Third Avenue 2. Chamonix 3.
5 pm: My Princess 1. Dubai King 2. Castillo 3.
