BANGALORE RACES
1. GYPSY MAGIC who is full sister to champion horse SOUTHERN EMPIRE ran green
last time, the trainer who is at the top of things lately has prepared her very well. The serious competition could come from CORBETT who was a good third to a good type STAR OF MARMALADE, this colt is well bred and tracking well, the dam was a stayer.
SHADES OF WHITE who is full brother to SHOOT A RAINBOW has a place chance along with NOBLE SACRIFICE who is working very well. Though the dam did not race, the grand dam gave good type produce, Samar Singh has a decent type filly here. REDSTONE is another one who ran well last time.
GYPSY MAGIC-CORBETT-SHADES OF WHITE
2. A difficult race to predict but as I see it trainer Prithviraj is likely to pitch in with the held back NICE GUY who has to again contend with ROYAL FLYNN. Last time when NICE GUY won as a good thing heavily backed down, R FLYNN was a faraway 3rd. It is rare to see foreign jockeys tracking class V horse , hence the indication is very strong. ZIGGY STARDUST & LADY OF LIGHT appear to be place candidates.
NICE GUY-ROYAL FLYNN-LADY OF LIGHT
3. Normally 5 year olds race is tricky as all are tryers, and upsets are the order of the day. Second string trainers take a chance in such fields. I would like to give one more chance to HAWAIIN SUNRISE who has done nothing in last two or more years. The last run on board to this horse who is tracking regularly defines the edge. GARA FLUID was a decent 2nd. CHAR CHAND is unreliable. Trainer V Gowda who must be finding it difficult to survive in training has a couple of outsiders who may place.
HAWAAIIN SUNRISE-GARA FLUID-SCOTCH CROWN
4. STAR SPEED was a disappointment in last run. Now when you look back it is clear he got beat by a good type DESERT RULE. The other horse who pipped him, SPARK OF GOLD won handsomely yesterday at good odds. He needs to be reconsidered on good trainer and breeding point of view. GREENS had run along behind him and is tracking well. ONE is in good nick in works. SARMAIDAR is maintaining form, should relish the bottom weight being a staying type.
STAR SPEED-GREENS-ONE
5. Both ABOLINE and ALACRITY beat MISTIC QUEST, but the win of ALACRITY was more authoritative. The horse is shining in tracks and being from the better sire is tipped to win the million from the other two serious contenders.
ABOLINE-ALACRITY-SPECIAL CHARM
6. MARK OF GIBRALTAR was good thing last week before being withdrawn, now he is being pitched in top class with an average rider. The preparation inclusive of mocks are indicative but he has fight to defy the handicap. The serious challenger to me appears to be the top weighted EINSTEIN who has good jockey and belongs to a trainer who is doing extremely well with older horses. Fighting chance can also be given to THE CONTENDER who flashed on from behind in last run. MILFORD is tracking well. SOBERANO has some form.
MARK OF GIBRALTAR-EINSTEIN-THE CONTENDER
7. WAR CHILD has been a let down all summers loosing as a hot favorite. The latest tracks show improvement. MISS PAKKA showed improvement and the third place is difficult to define. DARK TAN & MISS MARVELLOUS may be in.
WAR CHILD-MISS PUKKA-DARK TAN
8. THE SPARTAN who ran well enough has a difficult job at handicap, he appears the one from the trainers yard who should not win. FESTINO was the other impressive runner who is sparingly raced. FLIP YOUR DESTINY who is at a tidy handicap has a chance to flip them over.
FLIP YOUR DESTINY-THE SPARTAN-FESTINO
DAYS BEST=====GYPSY MAGIC
DOUBLE=======ALACRITY & MARK OF GIBRALTAR
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- REALISTIC LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE OF FRESHMAN SIRES 1. Four freshman sires had their crop racing in the country in the racing year 2018-19 . CORPORATE JUNGLE(USA) 2008 BY GIANTS CAUSEWAY( HAZARA STUD) LEITIR MOR (IRE) 2010 BY HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR(POONAWALLA STUD) SPEAKING OF WHICH(IRE) 2009 BY INVINCIBLE SPIRIT(USHA STUD) SUDIRMAN(USA) 2011 BY HENRY THE NAVIGATOR(EQUUS STUD) 2. CORPORATE JUNGLE had a reported crop of 31 live foals as per stud book and only 9 were winners as follows. ROYAL CURRENCY-4WINS including Nilgiri Derby Grade 1. ELECTRA-2WINS LADY ASCOT-2WINS STAR CAVALARY-1WIN SPARTAN -1W BROTHER IN ARMS-1W EXQUISITE STAR-1W FUN LOVER-1W NORELAA-1W. 3. LETIR MOR had a reported crop of 49 and has 12 winners so far. STORM BREAKER-3W including Juvenile Sprinters Million Grade 3. HUNT FOR GOLD-2W including Breeders Produce Stakes Grade 3 VIJAY SINGHAM-2W RAINBOW TROUT-2W MYSTIC BAY-2W SILVER FLAME-2W MAJESTIC WARRIOR 2W BEEMER-1W ICE FLOE-1W GODS PLAN-1W NOVA SCOTIA-1W. 4. SPEAKING OF WHICH had a reported crop of 29 and has 12 winners RHAPSODY-2W ANGEL GRACE-2W MAKHTOOB-2W THE GREAT GATSBY-2W SLICE OF HAVEN-1W GIFT OF GRACE-1W MY PASSION-1W ROSINA-1W SPEAKING OF STARS-1W WIZARD OF STOCKS-1W ASMITA-1W RULE THE WORLD-1W 5. SUDIRMAN being infertile did not have any live produce. COMMENTS A. SPEAKING OF WHICH is no comparison to the good sires produced by the top North Indian Stud Farm which housed the best ever RAZEEN, top sire today MULTIDIMENSIONAL, outstanding GREY GASTON, and the highly respected STEINBECK. However he stands out on comparison to the other three and appears to be the best to choose from the freshman sires purely because of lurking promise over classic distances which the coming winter season will offer to the present 3 year olds.He is bound to click with some Razeen mare, if an ordinary sire like CHINA VISIT could get classic winners from them then hope such winners from SPEAKING OF WHICH are soon to be seen. B. LEITIR MOR appears to be a decent sire as his crop has got two black type races and he is from a stud farm which has quality mares are kept. What is discerning is the number of non racers from the crop, the produce has to be race worthy and should come to hand early otherwise it creates many doubts in the ability. Long time ago we had such a sire in LORD ZARA who gave very fragile produce and it was always a risk for the owners. However the sire may have limitations of stamina, the racing style of the winners indicate suitability for speed. Unfortunately LEITIR MOR developed problems and was hardly utilized and has may be one or two foals in the forth coming season. C. The late CORPORATE JUNGLE was the weakest of the lot, did not give much impressive ones specially at the prime racing centres. Though he gave the Nilgiri derby winner I don’t see much more emerging. Since he has a sizable crop next year he will have winners in smaller centres like Chennai, Delhi etc. D. SUDIRMAN is a sob story for the breeders, he has failed again and may have an odd live one.
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Hi! Dear Sharma,
Thank you very much. Today, I made a very good money. At the same time I lost a little from the heading of the posting ie., "ALACRITY FOR WINTER MILLION" coz I played Alacrity instead of Aboline (though I was interested). Anyways, pls forget about that. Overall, I am 100% satisfied with your selections. Keep it up dude.
Thank you once again for all your efforts.
Cheers,
Happy/-
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