Immense swamps opposition in Civil Services Cup
Arjun Mangalorkar trained Immense asserted his superiority over the opposition in the 1400 metres Civil Services Cup, a race for horses rated 80 and above, the feature event of Saturday’s races. Dual classic winner Immense overcame a long absence from the track owing to an injury suffered at Mumbai during the Indian 2000 Guineas with a smashing win which should make him as a frontline contender for next month’s BTC Anniversary Cup.
Immense enjoyed the status as the best horse last winter after Guineas heroine Siachen. Immense was sent to Mumbai to have a go at the Guineas with a great deal of expectation but he did not travel well and also suffered a crack on his hoof. As such, he was out of action for a long time. Though he had not been stretched in workouts, most believed that his class would carry him home. His manner of victory and the fact that he re-affirmed that he had not lost his zest augur well for him. Till this performance from Immense, Siachen looked a cinch on the basis of her last week’s win in the BTC Anniversary Cup, a plum race over seven furlongs. Siachen indeed faces a real threat from Immense who will be favoured by the terms of the race.
Accurate who had moved into this class with a bagful of wins, Clear Mandate and Valahak were more fancied than Immense who was quoted at generous odds. Jockey Noel Callow pushed Clear Mandate to take charge as the field settled down for the seven furlong trip with Accurate in close attendance while Immense was raced along the rails in about the third or fourth position followed by Hatsuhana who raced three horses wide. The rest followed in close proximity.
Clear Mandate went slightly wide after entering the homestretch which enabled Immense to get a dream run along the rails. The progeny of Gaswar quickened nicely to go sailing clear with a furlong out and held on comfortably from late rallying Hatsuhana. Clear Mandate ran on to finish third ahead of Valahak.
Young trainer Neil Darashah, who had been hit hard by his wards finding one better on innumerable occasions this season, finally had a rewarding day, saddling a treble. Rezoom broke the winless sequence by claiming the 1600 metres J J Lingaiah Memorial Trophy, a race for horses rated 40 to 65. Noel Callow was hurt at the gates as Six Gun Smith played up at the gates, causing the jockey to be injured. Callow is now a non-starter for Sunday’s races. Rezoom who was well supported in the ring, was taken on a start to finish mission by Ladjad Stephane. The progeny of Razeen had no problem in staying put in the first position till crossing the winning post ahead of Emerald who made a good rally along the rails to edge out Hard To Pin Down for the runner up berth.
Neil Darashah’s other ward Lad King finally broke the jinx by winning the Ich Dien Plate (Div II) a race for horses rated 20 to 45. Lad King who had let down a few times as a well fancied runner, benefitted by a modest opposition as he checked in a distance clear of Gold Venture and Sudden Magic. Ganapathy’s Southern Bay recorded an encore by winning the upper division of the race thanks to the driving finish of jockey Gallagher. Hyderabad challenger Silver Springs led all the way but found his energy sapping in the final moments of the race and was overrun. Radical Attraction ran on to finish third. The price on last outing winner Grand Success who began as a favourite drifted out in the ring and the Darius Byramji trainee eventually ended up finishing a miserable last.
Neil and Stephane were associated with a treble as apart from Lad King and Rezoom, they had another winner in the last race of the day through debutant The Guardian. The progeny of Rebuttal was backed spiritedly based on his impressive workout in a gate practice and he lived up to that billing though he gave anxious moments in the early part of the race by gracing the tail end. The Guardian came through with a flourishing run and went clear of the field inside the final furlong to win by a widening margin of five lengths. Inquisition was second ahead of In The Spotlight.
Sharat Kumar’s Smooth Glider, who was running for the first time after being gelded, came in for inspired support to end up as a favourite from an initial quote in excess of 5/1. The price on Sachimore drifted out as a result. Jockey Harish Rathod had no problem in getting the progeny of Emerald Cat to measure the front running Sachimore and win with comfort. This was in the Melbourne Plate (Div I). The drifting price had no bearing on the performance of Legend Reborn in the lower division of the race as the favourite checked in well clear of last start winner Absence.
Immense enjoyed the status as the best horse last winter after Guineas heroine Siachen. Immense was sent to Mumbai to have a go at the Guineas with a great deal of expectation but he did not travel well and also suffered a crack on his hoof. As such, he was out of action for a long time. Though he had not been stretched in workouts, most believed that his class would carry him home. His manner of victory and the fact that he re-affirmed that he had not lost his zest augur well for him. Till this performance from Immense, Siachen looked a cinch on the basis of her last week’s win in the BTC Anniversary Cup, a plum race over seven furlongs. Siachen indeed faces a real threat from Immense who will be favoured by the terms of the race.
Accurate who had moved into this class with a bagful of wins, Clear Mandate and Valahak were more fancied than Immense who was quoted at generous odds. Jockey Noel Callow pushed Clear Mandate to take charge as the field settled down for the seven furlong trip with Accurate in close attendance while Immense was raced along the rails in about the third or fourth position followed by Hatsuhana who raced three horses wide. The rest followed in close proximity.
Clear Mandate went slightly wide after entering the homestretch which enabled Immense to get a dream run along the rails. The progeny of Gaswar quickened nicely to go sailing clear with a furlong out and held on comfortably from late rallying Hatsuhana. Clear Mandate ran on to finish third ahead of Valahak.
Young trainer Neil Darashah, who had been hit hard by his wards finding one better on innumerable occasions this season, finally had a rewarding day, saddling a treble. Rezoom broke the winless sequence by claiming the 1600 metres J J Lingaiah Memorial Trophy, a race for horses rated 40 to 65. Noel Callow was hurt at the gates as Six Gun Smith played up at the gates, causing the jockey to be injured. Callow is now a non-starter for Sunday’s races. Rezoom who was well supported in the ring, was taken on a start to finish mission by Ladjad Stephane. The progeny of Razeen had no problem in staying put in the first position till crossing the winning post ahead of Emerald who made a good rally along the rails to edge out Hard To Pin Down for the runner up berth.
Neil Darashah’s other ward Lad King finally broke the jinx by winning the Ich Dien Plate (Div II) a race for horses rated 20 to 45. Lad King who had let down a few times as a well fancied runner, benefitted by a modest opposition as he checked in a distance clear of Gold Venture and Sudden Magic. Ganapathy’s Southern Bay recorded an encore by winning the upper division of the race thanks to the driving finish of jockey Gallagher. Hyderabad challenger Silver Springs led all the way but found his energy sapping in the final moments of the race and was overrun. Radical Attraction ran on to finish third. The price on last outing winner Grand Success who began as a favourite drifted out in the ring and the Darius Byramji trainee eventually ended up finishing a miserable last.
Neil and Stephane were associated with a treble as apart from Lad King and Rezoom, they had another winner in the last race of the day through debutant The Guardian. The progeny of Rebuttal was backed spiritedly based on his impressive workout in a gate practice and he lived up to that billing though he gave anxious moments in the early part of the race by gracing the tail end. The Guardian came through with a flourishing run and went clear of the field inside the final furlong to win by a widening margin of five lengths. Inquisition was second ahead of In The Spotlight.
Sharat Kumar’s Smooth Glider, who was running for the first time after being gelded, came in for inspired support to end up as a favourite from an initial quote in excess of 5/1. The price on Sachimore drifted out as a result. Jockey Harish Rathod had no problem in getting the progeny of Emerald Cat to measure the front running Sachimore and win with comfort. This was in the Melbourne Plate (Div I). The drifting price had no bearing on the performance of Legend Reborn in the lower division of the race as the favourite checked in well clear of last start winner Absence.
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