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Call it luck! Within a short span of 25 hours after an emphatic victory of Take A Chance in the day's feature, another Deepak Kalra-trained filly Turkish Doll not only left the field of 13 dance to her tune in the Sports Lifestyle Million but also stole the heart of the gathering on Tuesday. In the Lt Colonel Govind Singh Memorial Cup which was earmarked for the juveniles, Rabi Kounga tamed Outstanding. Trainer Deepak Kalra and his stable jockey Irfan Ali shared a brace each. The victory which the bay filly Turkish Doll gained looked impossible for a moment. But the hardship of Irfan Ali, called Bhoora by his colleagues, and the filly made the task possible a few yard before the winning post. Running ninth till 250m, she was struggling to get an opening. Being unable to find a suitable passage, she was forced to angle between the horses to stake a claim from the widest. Still the target was well out of her reach but the duo came with a committed and terrific run to stake a claim. The owner and stablemate Daytonas Beauty, who looked all set to steer away, became a statue for a moment when Turkish with flexible muscle like a doll, put everything into the last sprint to showcase a remarkable victory by getting a body length better of the then leader Daytonas Beauty. The daughter of Ontario and Argyle Gold is also having the power to stay as was evident in her last two runs. Undoubtedly, the achievement may keep the Saxena 's interest intact with racing keeping in view of unfortunate death of his two juvenile at the outset of the ongoing season. However, his Daytonas Beauty, who may curse herself for the second close consecutive defeat, should mature into a good galloper. The dark bay filly of Mr Mellon and Ramona was in the tenth position before improving to be seventh till the top of the homestretch. Her powerful strides had enabled her to dethroned Ouef Toba from the leadership near the distance post. But she might not have had thought that her celebrations would have been spoiled by none other than the stable partner. Ashwa Prayag, who had defeated Turkish Doll in the Jain Bookmakers Million, was in receipt of weight against the latter and moreover making a lethargic beginning came as a big jolt finishing late third by displacing Oeuf Toba. The Sangeet charan-saddled Ouef Toba has got the speed from her dam line and she looked utilising the same before being pushed back. The filly will be in different shape in the next outing. Real Speed has come to hands. Keep an eye on dazzling wise. The winning combination of Turkish Doll were able to lead in Quality Assurance, who utilised the benefit of shorter distance and handed The Rock a severe defeat. The Rock, who ran third top Tomsk in the in the North India Derby, has been struggling to attain its winning rhythm. All began well for Rabi Kounga and ends was also well when he toppled Outstanding in nick of time to claim the Lt Colonel Govind Singh Memorial Cup. Otherwise, the race turned out to be a clash of Bangalorean titans. The colt, who had developed a fitness problem after the last outing, never allowed his fitness to come his way when he took on eleven counterparts over six furlongs. Though he (D Gnaneshwar atop) must have had felt sweat under the belt when Outstanding, under the guidance of Suraj Narredu, gave an anxious moment to him which could easily have been read on the face of the followers. But the superior survived eventually. Outstanding should make amends. Assertive, who finished third after spending precious time in looking for a clear path in the straight, should not hold the maiden status longer. Subroos, whose running was hampered slightly by Assertive before the bend, ended to be impressive fourth. Rawsom, who ran fifth, should soon strike. The day's programme started on a close verdict when Confidential Lady subdued Dolton Power in the senior division of the Reasonable Plate. In a field of eight, the duo heightened the race by travelling stride for stride from the last 200 m The pair has the stride to even perform better over the longer trip. The lower division of the plate saw another outstation jockey Aadesh Kumar becoming the victim of Rapid Fire, who once again failed to rise to the occasion finishing late second to Fantasia Burino, who caused an upset. Earlier, jockey Imran chisty had failed to make him successful. She should soon find the winning track. Mubai-returned Fearless Negotiator made the light of the field in the thaumaturk Plate which was made for the lower class horses. The Steinbeck and Accrual's gelding should be followed till beaten. Rain Dance is knocking at the door. Sirtica and swing Lucky should bear watching. |
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