Hyderabad and Mumbai 15th Jan selections

Card looks ordinary .Strangely we have mum races also on Tuesday

Race1:Fortunate(4)[Finished second by Head]

Both Asta La Viste and Lioness Heart won in poor company with not so impressive finishing timings,cannot repeat.

Kohinoor Revanta is non winner,unplaced in this distance,gets good rider but cannot be trusted.

Fortunate lost to Yet Again which defied penalty in its next outing,has good chance to win here.

Post race:Asta La Viste was installed as fav and won well.Fortunate tried its best but winner was too good,Custodian denied fortunate free run till last 300mts.

Race2:Alastor(1)--Days Best[Won by 3Lengths]

Youngsters race with many contenders.

Alastor in debut run impressed a lot in very strong company where it was seen moving from last position at bend to close 5th in the end in hands of work jockey,now with +ve change of shoes and jky,will be market fancy,can win

Proud Image in its debut run ran good forward run to too good Fearless Moments and Fastest Finger,working very well,should be in fighting line,if odds permit safe place bet.

Spirited was good third to Superior Dandelion and Ray Of Hope ,should be involved in finish

Post race:Alastor was installed as fav at 12/10 and further backed down to 8/10,came up well from outer draw to lead and won untroubled with jky looking back in final 100mts.Proud Image was seen moving well thru out,can enter winners circle soon.Spirited disappointed

Race3:Fairy Boy(3)[ Finished second]

Fairy Boy in its last run was sporting bandage legs,was interfered  twice,when urged was seen moving very well at fag end of race,its final fast track work with class 1 horse is very impressive and should run a good race.

Sherman Oaks has been prepared in typical LD style,should place.

Anicilary has impressed in gate practise,but will need this run.

Post race;Anicilary was installed as fav,looked troubled with headgears on,ran poorly.Sherman oaks was steady at 2.5 and won easily.Fairy Boy surprisingly chose Start to finish tactics,ran well till being caught by Sherman oaks,was available at 8/1

Race4:Classic Wish(8)--Long shot prospect [Lost]

Race for lowest rated horses.

Classic crown has failed in same class when fancied,can be ignored

Khabza may be ignored for stablemate Sugar Deal.

Rajkumar has failed as fav in same class,now gets better rider with +ve change of shoes,may be fancied but hard to deliver

Sugar Deal is non winner for 51 runs,last run enjoyed preferrred handicap reduction,yet could not win.

Classic Wish can upset.

Manipulator is enjoying preferred handicap reduction,should place.[Withdrawn]

Post race; Classic Wish was sporting bandage legs,was way behind all the time.Rajkumar was installed as fav at 2.5 and just managed to won from Khabza who could not be ridden to full advantage due to whipless rider,nano tribute was in front bunch and finished third

Race5:Elenor(2) [Won]

Kohinoor Supreme can do well only on No False Rails day not on this False rails day.

Elenor is on roll,has won 4 races on trot,now at Rating of 72 one would be tempted to assume that it would not like to proceed further to Cat 1,but it has age in favor,will try its luck in top class also.

Naughty Gal's two runs of this season need to be ignored due to slow start in first one and bumped in second one but one need to note that it has been gaining handicap inspite of not winning and at this rating of 71 will not want to proceed further to category 1.

Vijays Best in its last run ran without XNB,settled well from outermost box to be in striking position but inspite of heavy whipping by jky it just did not raise the required gallop,now on this False rails day will find hard to keep up with pace,can be ignored for win as it has disappointed too many times.

Elegant Approach has developed habit of slow start,one gets the feeling it is looking for class down.

Marquise is best for 1000mts but it has failed to impress in this class 2 plus the worrying fact is that it has not shown any spark in two Gate practises given.

Ann Arbor is looking for class down.

Desert Bloom is ridden by Venkat who is yet to get a winner,looking for class down.

Post race;Elenor was sporting bandage legs,opened at 7/10 and went upto evens,just managed to hold on from Vijays Best who was mercilessly whipped.Kohinoor supreme ended up third for the simple reason that no other runner was interested.Elegant Approach received support but as expected was slow in start and lost all the chances as pace was very hot

Race6:Montego Bay(2)[Won]

Sea Runner will not be able to sustain this distance.

Montego Bay in this set looks good and should be able to hold on till end.

Smashing Beauty cannot be trusted as it has tendency of slow start,blood vessel suspect case.

Cypress Way in this higher class can be ignored

Ground Crew is fractious,cannot be trusted.

Guiding Spirit has been prepared quietly,can upset,place is certain.[Placed third]

Post race; Montego bay and Ground Crew opened up at 2/1 as joint fav,,Montego bay received further support and was backed down to 1.5..Smashing beauty which opened at 5/1 was backed down to 3/1 and as expected did not impress.In the end Montego bay just managed to beat Ground Crew who at one staged looked like it will run away with this race.Guiding Spirit finished third and paid handsome dividend of 4/1 for place.

Race7:Vijay Keerthi(2)

Golden Palace lost whip in its last run,weight seems to be stopper.

Vijay Keerthi has done nothing wrong till date,won impressively last time,has weight to carry.

Something is brewing in Nano Storm,should not be ignored,upset chance

Post race;Vijaykeerthi was suprisingly available at evens,drifted out badly in straight course and lost all chances,took tons of money to drain.Drayton won easily providing Jockey Venkat his first win of the season.

Race8:Sheridan(5)[Lost badly]

Sheridan in this shorter distance can kick on gamely till end,final trackwork very impressive.

Vijaysheel is ridden by a rider who is yet to get a winner this season,rider is known for late burst not STF specialist

If Alastor wins then Pavan will be fully tried,has remained non winner for 16months,changed stables from K Srinivas to Zoheb Sheikh.

Street Magic will find this distance sharp.

Post race;Street Magic opened at 2/1,followed bu Power plant at 3.5,Sheridan and Pavan were available at 6/1.Sheridan was in striking position but lacked the required gallop to hit front.Street Magic justified favouritism by winning handsomely

Race9:Chitrangada(6)

The Best Man is running in most apt distance in its fav class,should place,can upset

Chitrangada has impressed in gate practise,won very well last time,can repeat.

Deccan Queen has failed too many times in this class.

Itsy Bitsy runs with multiple change of equipments,last run as fav finished 20 lengths behind.

Khallis Gold is working well,has  services of good jky,can do well.

Mumbai

Race1:Quando Quando(4)[Won at 10/1]

Quando Quando has come down rapidly in rating after winning in first race of season,has good chance here.

Race2:Bizarro(4) [Finished second]

Bizarro has been underrated,has enough class to beat two fancied horses.Neona may fold up over this distance.Centrestage won erratically in its last run.

Race3:Mahiki(3)[Lost at post]

Mahiki has been running close in all its runs,now runs with Blks on under strong rider,has no business loosing this race.Castletroy is well bred and now runs wth Ts on but has to beat Mahiki

Race4:Octopaul(5)[Finished no where]

 Blue Ace may be fancied due to its win over Borsalino but one cannot ignore the fact that it lost as fav in same class at Pune

Barringo may not sustain this distance

Octopaul is most suited to this distance,has not run in this distance for long time except for one run in Pune where it could not ride to full potential due to snapping of Nose strap,has good chance to upset

Race5:Panthera(9)[Finished second]
Rio is hotly fancied due to its good second in debut run but Panthera who is full sister to Forest Flair deserves another chance.

Race6:Myla Rose(8)[Lost,Boxed up near 200mts and recieved strong interference resulting in momentary inbalance,surprisingly was opened at 2.5]

9 Furlongs race of class 4 with 15 runners will surely throw surprises.Myla Rose preparation reveals it has been prepared for this event,can upset.

Race7:Relic Hunter(5)
Bulls Eye was squarely beaten by first timer Monza,is fancied again,looks difficult going by its last run.

Destined to Glory has won impressively cutting smart timings but in 4yrs group which translates into 5yrs up now in this new year,so repeat of that is nt possible even though it has been lightly penalised.

Ignore last run of Relic Hunter working very well and should be the one to upset

Race8:Commander(3)---Days Best

Commander was badly boxed up at crucial juncture of race in its last run,was again struggling to find opening,now in this longer distance will settle well and can win.

Machiavellinism is yet to prove its mettle over this distance

Race9:Trump Card(5)

Very bad race,Trump Card can upset,is worth small each way bet