Bourbon King, trained by S Ganapathy and to be ridden by B Prakash, is fancied to land the riches at the Kingfisher Derby Bangalore, the plum event of the races here on Sunday.
The main challenge for Bourbon King should come from Alvarita, the Imtiaz Sait-trained filly, to be piloted by C Alford.
Bourbon King has had a good season, coming up with impressive performances in Mumbai and later winning the Colts Trial Stakes in Bangalore.
In Mumbai, he also had a victory over Alvarita.
Alvarita, on the other hand, triumphed in the Fillies’ Trial Stakes in Bangalore, and should fancy her chances in the 2000-metre trip.
There will be no false rails.
1. Delhi Cup (Div II) (rated 20-50) -- 1600M: 1.30 pm
1. She’s Big (I Ghatala) 60 S Selvaraj 7
2. Hakuna Matata (Hidayat K) 59 A Imran K 8
3. Hima’s Pride (Nityanand) 58.5 Pereira 2
4. Mr Whiskers (JS Pillay) 58.5 A Velu 6
5. Dazzling Fire (Manohar) 57.5 S Balu 3
6. Royal Liason (Padmanabhan) 57 C Rajendra 4
7. Cindy Girl (Ponnappa) 56 A Alford 5
8. Soldier Blue (Loknath) 54.5 Christopher 1
ROYAL LIASON 1; HAKUNA MATATA 2; HIMA’S PRIDE 3.
2. Chennai Cup (rated 40 to 70) -- 2200M: 2.00 pm
1. Chilly Wind (Puttanna) 60.5 Christopher 5
2. South Star (Karthik G) 56.5 B Prakash 4
3. Hidalgo (babu Rao) 56 A Imran K 2
4. Lady Escort (L D’Silva) 55 Appu 6
5. Conde Nast (D Byramji) 54.4 C Alford 7
6. Cherika (Dhariwal) 52.5 Vijay Kadam 3
7. Worth A Gold (Santosh R) 50.5 PS Chouhan 1
SOUTH STAR 1; CONDE NAST 2; CHILLY WIND 3.
3. Delhi Cup (Div I) (20-50) -- 1600M: 2.30 pm
1. Royal Heir (Karthik G) 60.5 B Prakash 8
2. Ciampino (S Singh) 60 Christopher 2
3. Rapido Gonzales (I Ghatala) 59.5 B Paswan 3
4. Pret A Porte (Byramji) 59.5 V Colgan 4
5. Oro Neiro (I Ghatala) 59 C Alford 7
6. Star Blue (Nityanand) 58.5 S John 6
7. Surreale (S Attaollahi) 57 Vijay Kadam 1
8. Nalwa (Samar Singh) 55 Appu 5
ROYAL HEIR 1; PRET A PORTE 2; NALWA 3.
4. Hyderabad Cup (terms) -- 1200M: 3.05 pm
1. Stckiewicketdotcom (A M’galorkar) 56 M Narredu 5
2. Busaba (D Byramji) 56 V Colgan 7
3. Loughborough (D Byramji) 56 A Imran K 6
4. Blink (Eshwer) 56 Appu 3
5. Quantico (Vijay S) 56 C Alford 9
6. Dock Of Bay (I Ghatala) 54.5 S Selvaraj 8
7. Pretty N Fast (Prithviraj) 54.5 Md Shafiq 1
8. Summer Rose (S Attaollahi) 54.5 Neeraj Rawal 2
9. Diamond Shower (Samar Singh) 54.5 Tauseef A 4
10. Kaliska (Tharun T) 54.5 J paswan 10
BLINK 1; LOUGHBOROUGH 2; QUANTICO 3.
5. Mysore Cup (Div I) (rated 20-50) -- 1400M: 4.00 pm
1. Golden Shadow (A Abbas) 61 A Imran K 2
2. Lifes Laughter (Ponnappa) 59 Md Shoaib 3
3. Madam Rich (Prithviraj) 58.5 Md Shafiq 4
4. Brave Bheem (Samar Singh) 57 C’ndrasekar 5
5. Regents Park (L D’Silva) 57 Christopher 6
6.Wonder Falcon (Ganapathy) 55.5 Srinath 8
7. Alcohology (Deshmukh) 55 V Colgan 7
8. South Paradise (Inayathulla) 55 Gnaneshwar 1
9. Allonia (A M’galorkar) 54.5 S John 9
REGENTS PARK 1; WONDER FALCON 2;
GOLDEN SHADOW 3
6. Kingfisher Derby Bangalore (Grade I) (terms)-- 2000M:
4.15 pm
1. Vijayraaj (Deshmukh) 56 V Colgan 8
2. Badge Of Gold (Ganapathy) 56 I Chisty 6
3. Bourbon King (Ganapathy) 56 B Prakash 12
4. Confident Victory (Ganapathy) 56 Srinath 3
5. Golden Edition (Ganapathy) 56 MR Singh 10
6. Imperial View (Ganapathy) 56 A Imran K 5
7. Assert The Right (Karthik G) 56 PS Chouhan 4
8. Noble Prince (Padmanabhan) 56 Mark Zahra 1
9. Western Command (Padmanabhan) 56 C Rajendra 2
10. Royal Ambassador (Amit Caddy) 56 Appu 11
11. Romantic Knight (Vijay S) 56 M Narredu 9
12. Alvarita (IA Sait) 54.5 C Alford 7
BOURBON KING 1; ALVARITA 2; WESTERN COMMAND 3.
7. Mumbai Cup (rated 60-90) 1400M: 4.50 pm
1. Storm Regent (Karthik G) 60 V Patel 7
2. Mucho (I Ghatala) 59.5 S Selvaraj 6
3. Pastiche (Ganapathy) 57.5 B Prakash 4
4. Noble Guest (Puttanna) 56 Narasimha 10
5. Regal Connection (Vijay S) 53 C Alford 2
6. Dancing Highness (Padmanabhan) 51.5 Aadesh K 3
7. Livorno (Shroff) 51.5 Neeraj Rawal 8
8. Ocean Crest (Dhariwal) 51.5 I Chisty 9
9. Korporate (Amit Caddy) 50.5 Gajender S 1
10. Global Presence (L D’Silva) 50 Appu 5
PASTICHE 1; DANCING HIGHNESS 2; OCEAN CREST 3.
8. Kolkata Cup (80 & above) -- 2000M: 5.00 pm
1. Arturo (D Byramji) 63 C Alford 2
2. Friendly Fire (L D’Silva) 61.5 B Mukesh 1
3. Star Luminary (Ganapathy) 61 B Prakash 7
4. Predominant (Padmanabhan) 60 Mark Zahra 9
5. Oxfordshire (L D’Silva) 55.5 Appu 5
6. Bravissima (Shroff) 55 M Narredu 12
7. Habat (D Byramji) 52 R Marshall 3
8. Real Excellence (Karthik G) 50 I Chisty 10
9. Sandokan (I Ghatala) 50 S Selvaraj 11
10. Chiquitita (Dhariwal) 48.5 Vivek 6
11. Symbol Of Speed (Loknath) 48.5 Neeraj Rawal 8
12. Fairytaleending (A M’galorkar) 48 Aadesh K 4
STAR LUMINARY 1; SYMBOL OF SPEED 2;
FAIRYTALEENDING 3.
9. Mysore Cup (Div II) (20-50)-- 1400M: 6.00 pm
1. Shes Got The Look (A Abbas) 60 A Imran K 7
2. Hypnotiq (L D’Silva) 58.5 I Chisty 4
3. Mystified (Ganapathy) 56 B Prakash 2
4. Luckynumberslevin (Amit Caddy) 55.5 Appu 1
5. Running Man (Mahesh) 54.5 Pereira 9
6. Arabian Memories (Prithviraj) 54 Md Shafiq 6
7. Salut D’Amour (Karan S) 53.5 S Balu 8
8. Sensimilia (Warren S) 53 Aadesh K 5
9. Queen Of Speed (Loknath) 51 P Ramesh 3
HYPNOTIQ 1; SHES GOT THE LOOK 2; MYSTIFIED 3.
Day’s best: Blink
Double: South Star and Hypnotiq
Jackpot: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Mini-jackpot: 2, 4, 6, 7. I treble: 3, 4, 5. II treble: 7, 8, 9. Exacta pool: 4, 6, 8, 9.