Calcutta: Trainer Harvinder Singh Bath’s Star Magic, who heads the scales in Sarturday’s main-event, the Mayor’s Cup, may win the trophy in the hands of the western India-based jockey, Rupesh.
The 1,200m sprint is a ‘terms’ race and last winter’s champion performer has been showing glimpses of his past form in his workout.
The Indian Air Force Cup may see Alannah winning the four-horse contest. The Robin Corner-trainee had troubled Star Memories in her last outing.
Daniel David-trained Wild Flower, in the 1,200m Eastern Air Command Trophy, is expected to have the measure of Drop Dead Gorgeous who may find the sprint a wee bit sharp to her liking.Read as: Sl. nos, last 4 runs, horse name, trainer, jockey, weight & draw:
1. Gold Span Handicap 1,400m (Cl lII,Cl IV 6-y- &over; Rt. 20-70) 12.30 pm
1 4001 El Cid [Vikash] Rajinder 62.0 3
2 4004 Mythical Star [Stephens] Islam 60.5 2
3 3000 Presidium [Daniel] Chisty 48.0 4
4 4004 Thoughtful [Karki] Tamang 47.0 1
1. Presidium (3) 2. mythical star (2)
Presidium: Ignore his last runs. Working extremely well now. Mythical Star: May take all by a surprise if in galloping mood.
2. Desert Night Handicap 2,000m (Cl IV, Cl V; Rt. 00-50) 1 pm
1 3434 Imperialistic [Daniel] Chisty 60.0 1
2 4000 Cambridge Blue [Sanjeev] Islam 56.0 5
3 - 430 Supersede [Vijay] Mark 54.5 4
4 2320 Rare Beauty [Javed] Reuben 54.0 2
5 2004 Schumacher [Jaiswal] V.Jaiswal 50.5 3
1. imperialistic (1) 2. supersede (3) 3. schumacher (5)
Imperialistic: Knocking at the door. Deserves another chance. Supersede: Ideally prepared for a betting coup. Schumacher: May upset.
3. Mayor’s Cup 1,200m (Terms, 4-y- & over ) 1.30 pm
1 - 000 Star Magic [Bath] Rupesh 60.0 6
2 4011 Pure Valour [Daniel] Chisty 59.0 3
3 3420 Sea Legend [Karki] Islam 59.0 2
4 - 220 Arakawa [Vijay] Shanker 57.0 7
5 4003 Exploding Wonder [Javed] Reuben 57.0 5
6 0342 Senor Pele [Daniel] Yadav 57.0 4
7 - 320 Gaslight [Robin] V.Jaiswal 55.5 1
1. star magic (1) 2. senor pele (6) 3. Gaslight (7)
Star Magic: Seems to be close to his last winter’s winning form. Senor Pele: Well in at the weights. Gaslight: May upset.
4. Eastern Air Command Cup 1,200m (Cl III; Cl IV; Rt. 20-70) 2.05 pm
1 1104 Russian Valour [Daniel] P.Alford 61.0 1
2 1232 Majestic Hills [Vikash] Rajinder 59.5 4
3 1220 Express Rose [Javed] J.Gurang 58.0 6
4 1200 Thanks To All [Javed] Reuben 57.5 3
5 - 212 Drop Dead Gorgeous [Vijay] Mark 55.5 2
6 2010 Wild Flowers [Daniel] Aman 55.5 5
1. wild flowers (6) 2. drop dead gorgeous (5) 3. russian valour (1)
Wild Flowers: Went easy in last start after her facile win. Drop Dead Gorgeous: May find the sprint a wee bit sharp. Russian Valour: May place.
5. Indian Air Force Cup 1,600m (Cl II, Cl III; Rt 40-90) 2.45 pm
1 0002 Remarquable [Daniel] Chisty 60.0 3
2 2202 Bollywood Dreams [Robin] Reuben 58.5 2
3 0004 The Polynesian [Karki] Islam 58.5 1
4 2002 Alannah [Robin] Mark 58.0 4
1. Alannah (4) 2. remarquable (1)
Alannah: Finished close to Star Memories in the Command Cup. May do better now. Remarquable: May fight out the issue.
6. Ming Dynasty Plate 1,100m (Terms, 3-y- only) 3.15 pm
1 - - - 0 Aluminous (Javed] Shanker 55.0 5
2 - - - 0 Magical World [Daniel] Paswan 55.0 7
3 - - - 0 Powers Court [Daniel] Melvyn 55.0 2
4 - - - - Regal Thrill [Daniel] Gajender 55.0 3
5 - - 03 Valintine Dancer [Bath] Rupesh 55.0 6
6 - - - 0 Cupid’s Glory [Errol] Chisty 53.5 1
7 3040 Psychic Blue [Jaiswal] V.Jaiswal 53.5 4
1. cupid’s Glory (6) 2. Valintine Dancer (5) 3. Psychic Blue (7)
Cupid’s Glory: Went easy in her debut run and yet was a good fifth. Valintine Dancer: A speedster. Psychic Blue: Upset, if any.
7. Whimbrel Handicap 1,600m (Cl V; Rt. 00-30) 3.45 pm
1 - 000 Indigo [Errol] Akhtar 61.5 6
2 0000 Predecessor [Errol] Chisty 61.0 3
3 2203 Assagi [Sanjeev] Islam 59.5 1
4 2330 Amative [Vikash] Rajinder 59.0 4
5 2000 Finders Keepers [Jaiswal] V.Jaiswal 58.5 2
6 - 000 Ganga Bose [Rodrigues] P.Alford 58.0 7
7 - - 00 Sugar Babe [Karki] Reuben 53.0 5
1. finders keepers (5) 2. predecessor (2) 3. assagi (3)
Finders Keepers: Returns to the trip he relishes most. Predecessor: Working very well. May start as a favourite. Assagi: May place.
8. Aada-Rossa Cup 1,100m (Cl IV, Cl V; Rt. 00-50) 4.15 pm
1 0040 Spectacular Star [Rodrigues] Surjeet 60.0 6
2 0000 Arrayal [R.Alford] K.Kumar 58.0 2
3 2300 Pipsqueak [Jaiswal] Rajinder 56.0 9
4 3032 Amigo [Bath] Islam 55.5 4
5 0123 Helegonia [Javed] Reuben 54.5 5
6 - - - 0 Atticus [Bath] Shanker 54.0 7
7 3000 Mischevious Notes [Vikash] Salim 54.0 8
8 - - - 0 Nose Nothing [Bath] Mark 54.0 1
9 4022 Moira [Karki] Smith 53.5 13
10 0011 Pacific Beauty [Rodrigues] Chisty 53.0 3
11 - 004 Splendid Quest [Errol] R.Ahmed 53.0 10
12 - - - - Dark Temptation [Karki] Tamang 52.5 11
13 - - - - Romantic Escape [Javed] Som 52.5 12
1. Pacific Beauty (10) 2. Helegonia (5) 3. Nose Nothing (8)
Pacific Beauty: Heading for a hattrick of wins which she may achieve. Helegonia: Impressive third in her last start. Nose Nothing: May upset.
Day’s Best: Presidium Double: Imperialistic & Alannah
