Calcutta, July 28 :
Intermittent rains throughout the afternoon today made the going tough for favourites. Only two public choices ? Volcano Top and Wind Racer ? managed to deliver. The later, a Richard Alford-trainee, was, in fact, lucky to have scored as her stablemate, Go With The Wind, was ridden half-heartedly by Rafiq Ahmed. The jockey was subsequently stood down, until October 31, for his dare devilry.
The main event, the Prince Blossom Cup, saw the young and useful handicapper, Freedom Dancer, giving a good galloping lesson his seasoned rivals. Shiv Shanker partnered the Vijay Singh-trainee.
RESULTS
1. Aureole Time Handicap, Div-I 1,400m: (4-5-3-6) Arendal (C. Alford) 1; High Life (S. Rabani) 2; Prime Power (Merchant) 3; Island Empress (Shanker) 4. Won by: 5-1/4; 1/2; SH; (1-29.6). Tote: Win Rs 38; Place: 14; 16; 20; Quinella: 89; Tanala: 565. Fav: Staffordshire (7). Winner trained by Vijay.
2. Maltese Prince Handicap 1,200m: (8-1-3-6) Volcano Top (M. Reuben) 1; Infierno (Shanker) 2; Magic Ring (Akhtar) 3; The Cigar (Smith) 4. Won by: 6-1/4; 6-1/4; 3/4; (1-19.8). Tote: Win Rs 17; Place: 11; 15; 32; Quinella: 24; Tanala: 144. Fav: Volcano Top (8). Winner trained by Javed.
3. Everynsky Cup 1,000m: (3-8-1-7) Claric Cliff (M. Reuben) 1; Bul Bul (Engineer) 2; Alpenliebe (Gowli) 3; Queen?s Theatre (Shahid) 4. Won by: 5; 1-3/4; 2-3/4; (1-6.2). Tote: Win Rs 44; Place: 16; 24; 14; Quinella: 247; Tanala: 988. Fav: Comeback Kid (4). Winner trained by Bharath.
4. Aureole Time Handicap, Div-II 1,400m: (7-6-5-3) Wind Racer (Merchant) 1; Unlimited (Manohar) 2; Go With The Wind (R. Ahmed) 3; Abstarct (C. Alford) 4. Won by: 1-1/4; Nk; 3-3/4; (1-33.7). Tote: Win Rs 23; Place: 12; 12; 23; Quinella: 37; Tanala: 255. Fav: Wind Racer (7). Winner trained by R. Alford.
5. Prince Blossom Cup 1,400m: (8-7-5-6) Freedom Dancer (Shanker) 1; Tanganyika (Gowli) 2; Pentire (Kader) 3; Super Sunrise (Amil) 4. Won by: 3-1/2; 1-3/4; 2-3/4; (1-30.3). Tote: Win Rs 54; Place: 20; 15; 14; Quinella: 111; Tanala: 551. Fav: Pentire (5). Winner trained by Vijay.
6. Stolen Hours Handicap 1,100m: (6-4-1-7) Absolve (C. Alford) 1; King?s Minstral (Merchant) 2; Bright Bouquet (Yadav) 3; Sky Hawk (Haroon) 4. Won by: 4; 3-3/4; 1-3/4; (1-12.1). Tote: Win Rs 54; Place: 15; 12; 102; Quinella: 51; Tanala: 2,508. Fav: King?s Minstral (4). Winner trained by D. David.
Jackpot: Rs 11,254; (C) Rs 303.
Treble: (i) Rs 633; (ii) Rs 800.