Christofle, Waikiki likely to dominate championship races

An evening race card of nine races is slated for the Mahalaxmi racetrack on Sunday. Two grade 3 races, the Shapoorji Pallonji Breeders' Juvenile Colts' & the Forbes Breeders' Juvenile Fillies' championship, will jointly feature as prime events. The Pesi Shroff-trained Christofle (P Trevor up) and MK Jadhav-trained Waikiki (NS Parmar up) will most likely dominate the finish of the colts' and the fillies' championships respectively. The latter, who has proved her credentials, is facing a relatively undistinguished set of rivals, attracts as the day's best betting proposition.

 

First race at 4 pm.
Selections:

 

Midnight Madness Trophy - Div II (Class V; 1600m)

Stunning Visual 1, Malakhi 2, Dagger's strike 3. [Lost]

 

Midnight Madness Trophy - Div I (Class V; 1600m)

Metzinger 1, Walter 2, Freedom 3.

 

Pronto Pronto Trophy (Class III; 1400m)

Fortunate Son 1, Great Guns 2, Dexa 3. [Won, nett odds 16/10]

 

Shapoorji Pallonji Breeders' Juvenile Colts' Championship - Gr 3 (For 3y old colts & geldings; 1600m)

Christofle 1, Sea The Sun 2, Believe 3.

 

Forbes Breeders' Juvenile Fillies' Championship - Gr 3 (For 3y old fillies; 1600m)

Waikiki 1, Momentous 2, Transcend 3.

 

J Rustomji Soparivala Trophy (For 3y, maidens; 1000m)

Maysara 1, Misty 2, Juliana 3.

 

J P Vazifdar Trophy (Class IV; 1400m)

Pirrhus 1, It's My Time 2, Wild Thing 3. [Lost]

 

Phoenix Tiger Trophy - Div I (For 5y&o, class V; 1200m)

Tarzan 1, Spirit Bay 2, Nord 3. [Lost]

 

Phoenix Tiger Trophy - Div II (For 5y&o, class V; 1200m)

Teispes 1, Scottish Scholar 2, Count The Wins 3.

 

Best bet: Waikiki (5-1)
Upsets: Dufy (1-3), Attained (7-6) & Silver Steps (9-2)

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Courtesy: mid-day