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The other noteworthy performance during the afternoon came from trainer Dhariwal. By saddling a treble today, the unassuming professional went to the top of the trainer's tally. While Cayenne and Scramjet recieved good support in the betting ring, Sunny Gold was the longest priced winner of the day. Scramjet set the ball rolling by posting a pillar to post victory over favourite Man United. His job was made easier by the fact that Man United was reported to have gone lame during the running of this race. Apprentice Parmar rode a good balanced race on the winner.
Sunny Gold sailed past fancied Caprioska, and gave Frenchman Breux his third winner of the season. Caprioska's start to finish mission petered out in the last hundred metres of this race. Caprioska is the highest rated maiden at Bangalore. He has been unfortunate to run into some good horses in his short career. Even-money Cayenne completed the treble for Dhariwal. Being prominent for most of the way, Cayenne took command of the situation near the final bend. Suraj rode her hands and heels thereafter to withstand the late challenge from Nox. Talisker came purposefully at the end to finish a close third. Blushing Beam broke down in this race and returned riderless to the unsaddling enclosure.
Two sparkling performances from Padmanabhan's Reaping Reward and Darius Byramji's Ticket To Ride saw these youngsters winning the two divisions of a maiden's event framed during the afternoon. Both won in almost identical fashion, as they ran away from their hapless rivals, and checked-in almost a distance clear of the rest. They clocked similar timings ,and were available at identical odds of 65/100 with the bookmakers. It would have been truly exciting ,if only, the handicapper had slotted them in the same division of this race. Reaping Reward and Ticket To Ride are capable of repeating in open handicap company.
Youngster Tharun led-in his second winner in as many weeks, when Retro Queen won by a nose from Neel Gagan. This incidentally gave Imran Chisty his double for the day. The two horses raced alongside for the entire stretch of the straight. They came close to each other on a couple of occasions, but that wasn't enough for the Stewards to uphold an objection raised by the rider of Neel Gagan. His charge lacked conviction, and was thrown out in quick time.
The day ended with another popular runner holding on to her early lead and skipping clear of the rest. Lokanath's Imperial Applause recieved good support to start as a joint favourite alongside Eshwer's Testarosa. The latter had let down her followers on numerous occasions, and this was perhaps her last chance to redeem herself. Testarosa ran another insipid race, and despite Suraj's best efforts, finished at the rear end of this field. On the other hand, apprentice Sreekanth rode a near perfect race on Imperial applause. The speedy filly was held in check till the bend before being asked for an effort. She made all the running thereafter to win comfortably from Great Chieftain and a dicky legged Kemrock.
