Sun Dancing trounces field in Governor’s Cup
It often pays to persist with failed favourites and it was amply highlighted by the ridiculous ease with which Irfan Ghatala trained Sun Dancing won the 1600 metres Governor’s Trophy, a terms race for three-year olds, the highlight of Saturday’s races.
Sun Dancing was strongly fancied to win in her debut run but the progeny of China Visit was sluggish at the start and found the sprint trip also sharp. In the intervening period, Make My Day had established her credentials quite strongly to start as favourite but she was displaced from that position by Saloni whom she had beaten in the past. Saloni was backed with more conviction in the ring. Sun Dancing, who had shown out in workouts, was at lucrative odds, the lack of enthusiastic support was because of her dismal debut run. In the event, Sun Dancing measured the front runners one by one from way off the pace and sailed clear with a furlong out to register a convincing win by a margin of over four lengths. Unleashed managed to edge out Make My Day who had run into a spot of bother by being boxed along the rails in the final furlong.
Irfan Ghatala’s other ward Bhagirathi who was running after one year, received one sided support in the ring based on the fact that the filly had beaten a whole lot of classic horses in a mock race last year before suffering a knee fracture. Bhagirathi showed out in the paddock parade and she easily sailed past the front running Bolzano with minimum of fuss to win in great style. Bhagirathi would have been in higher class but for the setback. Now that she seems to have come out of her problems, she should make swift progress on the handicap scale.
Bugatti had the form to win the Infants Plate (Div I) but the favourite packed up after bringing the field into view. Friendly Bond who chased the front runner into the straight skipped away to record a facile win in the hands of James Doyle who had a double for the day, his other winner coming through All Rise. Yas Marina finished second best ahead of Gluteus Maximus. The lower division of the race saw the odds on favourite Abnoba multiply several times but she did win the race albeit in a thriller. She just about nosed out rank outsider Dance N Celebrate.
Timeless Treasure was backed to the exclusion of his rivals in the Varada Trophy (Div I) but the favourite just about failed to get the better of Desert Rule in an absorbing finish. Caprioska ended up third after leading the field into the straight. Enduring Star engaged Sparklingadventure in a stiff battle before emerging the victor in the shadow of the post in the lower division of the race. Astounding Blue who was widely expected to have a say at the finish, lost all his chances at the gate itself with a lethargic start.
Super Spear who had run behind the too good Topkapi in her last effort, won the mile long Madhugiri Plate, a race for horses rated 20 to 45 quite capably. There was tremendous betting on Ataturk but the five year old gelding proved how it is imprudent to waste money on a horse which had been a failure all along. Seven Stars found the winner too fast for comfort while finishing second best ahead of the consistent Dark Horse.
Neil Darashah trained All Rise justified the strong support that came for All Rise as the four year led from the start and won quite easily from Smart Cooky and Aspiring Seven. There was support for Star League but the five-year old mare ran a disappointing race.
Sun Dancing was strongly fancied to win in her debut run but the progeny of China Visit was sluggish at the start and found the sprint trip also sharp. In the intervening period, Make My Day had established her credentials quite strongly to start as favourite but she was displaced from that position by Saloni whom she had beaten in the past. Saloni was backed with more conviction in the ring. Sun Dancing, who had shown out in workouts, was at lucrative odds, the lack of enthusiastic support was because of her dismal debut run. In the event, Sun Dancing measured the front runners one by one from way off the pace and sailed clear with a furlong out to register a convincing win by a margin of over four lengths. Unleashed managed to edge out Make My Day who had run into a spot of bother by being boxed along the rails in the final furlong.
Irfan Ghatala’s other ward Bhagirathi who was running after one year, received one sided support in the ring based on the fact that the filly had beaten a whole lot of classic horses in a mock race last year before suffering a knee fracture. Bhagirathi showed out in the paddock parade and she easily sailed past the front running Bolzano with minimum of fuss to win in great style. Bhagirathi would have been in higher class but for the setback. Now that she seems to have come out of her problems, she should make swift progress on the handicap scale.
Bugatti had the form to win the Infants Plate (Div I) but the favourite packed up after bringing the field into view. Friendly Bond who chased the front runner into the straight skipped away to record a facile win in the hands of James Doyle who had a double for the day, his other winner coming through All Rise. Yas Marina finished second best ahead of Gluteus Maximus. The lower division of the race saw the odds on favourite Abnoba multiply several times but she did win the race albeit in a thriller. She just about nosed out rank outsider Dance N Celebrate.
Timeless Treasure was backed to the exclusion of his rivals in the Varada Trophy (Div I) but the favourite just about failed to get the better of Desert Rule in an absorbing finish. Caprioska ended up third after leading the field into the straight. Enduring Star engaged Sparklingadventure in a stiff battle before emerging the victor in the shadow of the post in the lower division of the race. Astounding Blue who was widely expected to have a say at the finish, lost all his chances at the gate itself with a lethargic start.
Super Spear who had run behind the too good Topkapi in her last effort, won the mile long Madhugiri Plate, a race for horses rated 20 to 45 quite capably. There was tremendous betting on Ataturk but the five year old gelding proved how it is imprudent to waste money on a horse which had been a failure all along. Seven Stars found the winner too fast for comfort while finishing second best ahead of the consistent Dark Horse.
Neil Darashah trained All Rise justified the strong support that came for All Rise as the four year led from the start and won quite easily from Smart Cooky and Aspiring Seven. There was support for Star League but the five-year old mare ran a disappointing race.
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