Kolkotta 2nd August

Kolkata Selections:

At the look of it, the card looks good and bettable as odds will be liberal.

 Race 1-1 Solitary Eagle. Ran second to the mighty Meekathira in class 21-46. Meekathira went on to win another race, and ran a close second as an on money fav in 40-86. What is Solitary Eagle doing here. Does not belong here at all. Looks Luke a good bet, but odds might be cramped. Should be around 70-80 paisa, but worth it. 1-5 Land of glory was never tried, however ran in the frame with work jockeys. With the place master in saddle, Trevor, should be a good SHP for hardcore punters.

Suggested Bet: 1-1 Solitary Eagle GOOD WIN. 1-5 Land of Glory SHP.

Race 2-3 Hayata. Just look at the runs of this animal. Ran second to Kwan Yin in its previous outing. Kwan Yin went in to win another race in the higher class and ran 3rd in 61-86. Hayata has beaten Dancehall days, and Dancehall won two races after that. What is Hayata doing in 21-40??? Should be a good gamble for Bharat Singh tomm. 2-2 Gorgeous should run second on merit.

Suggested Bet: 2-3 Hayata GOOD BET.

Race 3-4 Almarada. Last 2 wins of Almarada in 1400 and 1600 were very impressive. Looks Like the horse is on an upgrade and should be followed till beaten. Also in presence of Self Directed, who is always sacrificed as a pace maker for good horses by Vijay Singh, Almarada appeals as the Days Best Bet.

Suggested Bet: 3-4 Almarada DAYS BEST VALUE BET.

Race 4-1 Malpensa. If we look at the runners in this race, looks like a replay of Race no. 55 run s couple of weeks ago. All these runners ran together, and won by Andreus. Star ran second and Malpensa third. Now let's look at wt. Penalties. Andreas carried 55.5...now 58(+2.5). Star carried 58.5...now 58.5(+/-0) and Malpensa 60...now 60(+/-0). So on the terms of the race, Star and Malpensa are better placed than Andreus. Now let's look at the saddle support. Star gets PSC in place of Vinay, and Malpensa gets Trevor in place of Islam. Malpensa gets better support, since Star has a disadvantage of age and compromising allowance, claimed last time compared to a champion this time. We will be lucky to witness a close matched race, with Malpensa emerging as a winner at the post.

Suggested Bet: 4-1 Malpensa WIN

Race 5-3 Bond Girl. Bond Girl was sacrificed last time for a gamble, that failed on Exclusive hurricane. Prior to that, the way it won a 7F race was simply a treat to the eye and pocket equally. Looks like a pure 7F animal. Riverdown Empress won very impressively last time however one thing always bothers me, my a change in equipment on a winning horse? Goes with Tongue Strap this time. Fannkar may fight Riverdown for minor placing.

Suggested Bet: Bond Girl GOOD BET

Race 6: Looks like a duel battle between Home alone and Gallop to Glory. Home Alone has been knocking the door in this class for quite some time now. The hose has performed well in the hands of jockey Pintu Das, and now gets a massive positive switch to PSC. Also Gallop to Glory, whose last run was disappointing, gets a chance to renew its lost reputation. Goes with 1 kg less as compared to Home Alone gets a penalty of 1 kg more inspite of being 3 rd.

Suggested Bet: 6-4 Gallop to Glory WIN. JODI 1 AND 4 FOR THE WEAK HEARTED.

Race 7- Again a tricky race with the first timer, Sugar Sweet in the fray, entered in the lowest class race and not in a medians, raises questions. Then we have Commelina, who failed as a favourite in the last race, because of a stupid decision of using blinkers. Note: Trainer Ms Arti Doctor when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of her charge COMMELINA (C Alford) stated that she was disappointed with its poor performance and informed that she used Blinkers on the filly as advised by Jockey Arshad Alam who rode her in its previous outing. However, jockey C Alford was of the opinion that the filly was not comfortable with blinkers ‘on’, other than this she could give no other plausible explanation for the poor performance of her charge. The filly was impounded for veterinary and analytical examination. The Veterinary Officer reported that on examination no ailment was noticed. Then we have Vaani, who has an incredible ability to perform in any distance and last but not the least, Hills of the Moon. I am nite inclined to the chances of Hills of the Moon, since it is showing in the tracks off late. Conclusively, a not wager able race, if Commelina runs without Blinkers, can be followed and Hills of the Moon E/W if Sugar Sweet drifts race time.

Suggested Bet: Hills of the Moon E/W