Calcutta: Vijay Singh’s Modesto, who will be ridden by S. Shanker, gets the first call in the 1,200m Yerevan Cup, the main event in Thursday’s eight event race card. The arithmetic of handicap may not be in favour of the Metal Precieux-Mea Culpa colt yet the four-year-old may get the measure of the over raced horses sporting MAM Ramaswamy’s colours.
The 1,400m Aayush Cup may see the Bharath Singh-trainee Alessio again in the winners’ enclosure. A runaway winner in his previous start, the Conquering Hero-Tooting four-year-old will be ridden by C. Alford.
Amelina, Exotic Strides and Royal Bounty may fight it out for the Huzoor-E-Aala Handicap, a baby race. But going by Amelina’s recent workouts, the Duja- Academy Gold filly may be able to stop Daniel David’s duo.
Race card and selections
1. Idolator Handicap 1,100m (Cl V, Rt 00-30) 1.35 pm: Castle Moon 60 A. P. Singh 2; Gul 59.5 M. Maseyk 5; Brave Venture 59 B. Gurang 3; Simply Monarch 54 Surjeet 6; Mystic Forest 53 Merchant 1; Keep The Faith 48 Chisty 4.
1. Castle Moon (1) 2. Keep The Faith (6) 3. Mystic Forest (5)
2. Tangaroa Handicap 1,200m (Cl III, 6-year-olds and over) 2.05 pm: Ballet Master 61 Gajender 5; Rebelwithacause 60.5 Hossain 4; Secret Blessing's 58.5 Jaiswal 6; The Flying Star 51.5 M. Reuben 1; Software 50.5 Tamang 2; Frontier Flame 50 Kujur 3.
1. Secret Blessing’s (3) 2. Ballet Master (1) 3. Software (5)
3. Curtain Call Handicap 1,600m (Cl III, Cl IV eligible; Rt 20-70) 2.35 pm: Queen Of The Nile 60 Upadhya 2; Destiny Dance 59.5 Merchant 5; Louis Cyphre 59 C. Alford 4; Small Fry 58 Hossain 3; Rheinheart 54.5 A. P. Singh 1; King Nicholas 49 Amil 6.
1. Louis Cyphre (3) 2. Destiny Dance (2) 3. Queen Of The Nile (1)
4. Pompano Handicap 1,200m (Cl V; Rt 00-30) 3.15 pm: Measure Up 61.5 Gajender 2; Secret Desire 60.5 Reuben 5; Arian 58.5 Surender 4; Velocette 58.5 Upadhya 1; Software Classic 56 Asghar 7; Great View 53 Salim 3; Activity 52.5 Amil 6.
1. Arian (3) 2. Measure Up (1)
3. Secret Desire (2)
5. Yerevan Cup 1,200m (Cl II; Rt 60-90) 3.45 pm: Flying Dash 60 Gajender 8; Gallant Romeo 58 Gurang 1; Flossy 56 Som 3; Andropov 55 Domingo 7; Modesto 55 Shanker 5; Direct Access 54 Merchant 4; Bright And Clear 53.5 Yasin 2; Far Hope 52.5 Amil 6.
1. Modesto (5) 2. Far Hope (8) 3. Direct Access (6)
6. Aayush Cup 1,400m (Cl IV; Rt 20-50) 4.15 pm: Monalisa 60 R. Ahmed 6; Alessio 59 C. Alford 1; Trojan Desert 58.5 Yasin 2; Magical Strike 58 Merchant 8; Grecian Prince 57.5 Gurang 5; Finders Keepers 56 Smith 4; Fortune Raja 55 A. P. Singh 3; Predecessor 55 Salim 7.
1. Alessio (2) 2. Magical Strike (4) 3. Finders Keepers (6)
7. Huzoor-E-Aala Handicap 1,200m (Cl IV, 3-year-olds only; Rt 20-50) 4.45 pm: Royal Bounty 62 Gajender 10; Azinger 57 Islam 2; Amelina 56.5 Shanker 7; Exotic Strides 55 Merchant 8; One For Me 54.5 Salim 6; Beyond The Clouds 52.5 Yasin 1; Living For Joy 52.5 Chisty 3; Secret Prospector 52.5 Surjeet 12; Starry Fate 52.5 R Ahmed 13; Amazing Blaze 51 Amil 4; Princess Xanna 51 M. Maseyk 5; Red Sea 50.5 Surender 11; Salient Star 49.5 Kujur 9.
1. Amelina (3) 2. Exotic Strides (4) 3. Royal Bounty (1)
8. Gold Span Handicap 1,200m (Cl IV, 5-year-olds and over; Rt 20-50) 5.15 pm: Assailer 62 Domingo 7; Cambridge Blue 62 Salim 2; Stimulated 62 Upadhya 10; Sudden Glory 59.5 Gajender 5; Jaannisar 58.5 Chisty 6; Giorgio 58 Surjeet 4; Star Cutter 57 A. P. Singh 3; Mesopotamia 56.5 Kujur 8; Tequila Shot 54.5 Shanker 9; Asprey 53 Reuben 1.
1. Sudden Glory (4) 2. Asprey (10) 3. Mesopotamia (8)
Day’s Best: Alessio Double: Secret Blessing’s & Sudden Glory
