RWITC Nominations

FOREST FLAIR
(Placerville-Tide of Fortune) Rating - 125

This six-year-old gelding started his career in February 2009 and has won ten races from 26 starts, most of his wins over 1200m. After his last win in January 2011...

BESPOKE
(Ikhtyar-Sartorial) Rating - 118

This five-year-old chestnut mare started her career in September 2010 and her winning streak of five consecutive wins was put a stop to by a determined ...

ANCIENT WONDER
(China Visit–Dazzling Queen) Rating 118

Over the last two years, this six-year-old gelding has won seven times from twelve starts, with two of his wins in Pune, and the rest in Mumbai...

Reserves

ATTILA
(China Visit–Al Dente) Rating 120

This six-year-old gelding is a game horse that has won eight from twenty starts and on both his outings in Mumbai, during the current season, he has come second to A...

ORITO
(Major Impact–Radiant) Rating 82

This five-year-old gelding has won four out of nine starts, coming sixth in the Dr S C Jain Sprinters’ Championship ...

BTC Nominations

SECRET PUNCH
(Royal Gladiator-Temple Bay) Rating 108

The Sirajuddin-trained gelding has steadily made his way up the ladder to lead the nominations from the host centre for one...

OPTIMUS PRIME
(Valid Concept-Actuate) Rating 112

This six-year-old horse has matured like fine wine and gotten better with age. He is one of the top speed horses in Bangalore and a rough passage denied him the chance of...

RARE AND PRECIOUS
(Juniper-Erina) Rating 104

Rare And Precious has been in the top rung of Bangalore’s sprint division for some time now and he gets one more shot at the top prize. Last year he finished tenth in ...

SPRINT STAR
(Ontario-Royal Retreat) Rating 123

This much travelled gelding is the highest rated among the Bangalore challengers. His stable is extremely confident about his chances in the sprint and their focus...

HRC Nominations
The Oasis Star Sprinters’ Cup nominees of Successor, Kohinoor Wish and Windsor Manor pick themselves with their consistent performances through this season.

SUCCESSOR
(Ontario-Lakes Of Killarney) Rating 120

At the ripe age of seven he still shows amazing zest for racing and has an incredible record at Hyderabad. His last three visits to this centre have produced...

KOHINOOR WISH
(Gaswar-Blue Sonata) Rating 118

Following Successor home in the Kakatiya Cup was home town favourite Kohinoor Wish. A horse of extreme versatility, Kohinoor Wwish seems to have found his ...

WINDSOR MANOR
(Placerville-Amber Windsor) Rating 90

She has always shown plenty of speed and after an unbeaten debut season where...

RWITC Nominations

NATIVE KNIGHT
(Placerville–Native Tactics) Rating 125

This six-year-old gelding has won four from twenty-six starts, winning once over a mile, the rest being over 2000m. His latest win...

MACCHUPICCHU
(Emerald Cat–Anaroma) Rating 116

a winner of the Iidar Gold Trophy (Gr3) and the McDowell’s Signature Indian St Leger (Gr1) this five-year-old colt has won five...

BTC Nominations

ARABIAN PRINCE
(Burden Of Proof-Arabian Rose) Rating 120

This game galloper has returned to form as was evidenced by his Stayers’ Trial Stakes win. He will be defending his stayers...

SUN ABSOLUTE
(Ikhtyar-Absolutely) Rating 108

Sun Absolute has made the step up in class to terms races this season with no drop in form. She has matured into a fine distance runner and now takes on the...

ALLEZ VITE
(Rakti-Alazima)Rating 106

The Golconda St Leger winner, who runs in the same ownership as Arabian Prince, is his connections second choice runner. While his stamina is not in doubt he needs...

HRC Nominations

MALABAR PRINCE
(Gaswar-Minetta) Rating 96

The same can be said about Malabar Prince who is a successful galloper over staying trips in Hyderabad. However he is out...

DON VALENTINO
(Don Micheletto-Lansbury) Rating 90

From the same stable as Swiss Don, Don Valentino has also shown a penchant for longer distances. Though he does not have the same felicity as his younger stable...

SWISS DON
(Don Micheletto-Swiss Maid) Rating 83

Despite his second place in the Derby he has chosen to skip the Invitation Cup and take a shot at the Stayers’ Cup instead. He has shown his ability to stay well and...

RWITC Nominations

DEAR HENRY
(Glory of Dancer-Flying Home) Rating 110

This five-year-old gelding has won five from fourteen starts with his latest win being a stunning victory in the R N Kanga Gold...

CARDINAL
(Placerville–Haunting Beauty) Rating 102

This four-year-old colt, an amazing looker, who is always the pick of the paddock, has had four wins from seven starts. He started his career by winning the Havovi Khusro Jalnawala...

ALMA MATER
(Royal Kingdom-La Pieta) Rating 100

Sparingly raced, this four-year-old filly has won three out of four starts, with defeat coming her way in the Zoom Indian Oaks (Gr1) when Smashing breezed passed her...

BTC Nominations

SPRINT STAR
(Ontario-Royal Retreat) 123

Sprint Star is also nominated to the Super Mile apart from the Sprint. His connections are concentrating their efforts on that race and it is likely that he will give this race....

SPEARHEAD
(Burden Of Proof-Imposing) Rating 117

This free running gelding has surprised his stable on occasion by beating more fancied horses over distances that were deemed a little too far. It was at a mile, however, that he first...

IMMENSE
(Gaswar-Alto Miss) Rating 116

Immense is one of this centre’s more underrated milers. He boasts two classic wins amongst his seven victories and has beaten Sprint Star and String Along in...

STRING ALONG
(Alnasr Alwasheek-Persepolis) Rating 109

String Along won Bangalore’s premier 1600m race of the winter to earn her nomination for what has become the most competitive race of the Iinvitation...

Kolkata Nomination

DANDIFIED
(Rebuttal - Dandoona) Rating 118

Dandified showed he was a cut above his peers at the very early stages of his training. Owner Mr Deepak Khaitan and his trainer Vijay Singh knew they had a...

HRC Nominations

ARISTOS
(Okawango-Leros) Rating 124

The Qutab Shahi Cup is Hyderabad’s leading mile race and this year the Bangalore challenger Aristos swooped to a comfortable win. Aristos has always...

GARCIA MARQUEZ
(Quest Star-Friendly Type) Rating 79

He has earned his nomination to the Maj P K Mehra Memorial Super Mile on the back of his superb form this season. He is...

RWITC Nominations

IN THE SPOTLIGHT
(Alnasr Alwasheek- Radiate) Rating 120

This extremely well bred four-year-old filly has won four from six starts. In the Indian 1000 Guineas (Gr1) she finished fifth, a little over three lengths behind the winner Alma Mater. Having shown extreme brilliance...

FIELD MARSHAL
(Placerville-Shamaal) Rating 101

This four-year-old gelding has raced at three centres–Bangalore, Mysore and Mumbai – with four wins from eleven starts. In the Shapoorji Pallonji Breeders’...

PRONTO PRONTO
(Major Impact-Sandslash) Rating 100

This four-year-old gelding is a winner of five races from eight starts, a triple classic winner that has done nothing wrong. Having never gone beyond the mile and a quarter...

BTC Nominations

FOREVER GLORY
(Alnasr Alwasheek-Forever Elegance) Rating 99

Forever Glory blotted her copybook somewhat when failing in her bid to win the Bangalore Derby. The Golconda Oaks winner was expected to have an easy time of it...

TOROLOCO
(Rebuttal-Miss Beautiful) Rating 69

Toroloco was a surprise winner of the Bangalore Derby and that achievement catapulted him into the exalted world of ‘derby ’winners. Can the son of Rebuttal...

RARE AND PRECIOUS
(Juniper-Erina) Rating 104

Rare And Precious has been in the top rung of Bangalore’s sprint division for some time now and he gets one more shot at the top prize. Last year he finished tenth in ...

NEARNESS OF YOU
(Diffident-Forest Fantasy) Rating 60

This Padmanabhan-trained filly battled on

to finish second behind Toroloco in the Bangalore Derby. She had not shown much form this winter and the slow pace in the...

HRC Nominations

SOUTHERN BAY
(Alnasr Alwasheek- Priceless Glory) Rating 100

On the strength of her victory in the Golconda Derby (Gr1) she heads the list of nominees from Hyderabad Rrace Club for the Iinvitation Cup. She has gone from...

SURYA LAKSHMI
(Burden Of Proof-Indian Endeavour) Rating 90

She was the leading juvenile filly at this centre at the end of her debut season. She followed up on that promise by winning the Golconda 1000 Guineas from more fancied...

GOLDEN RULE
(Placerville-Orient Dance) Rating 85

He gets his place on the strength of his third place in the Bangalore Derby. However, this chestnut gelding has only one win to his name from fifteen career starts and...

Reserve

RIDGEWAY
(Sunday Doubt-Star Of The Crop) Rating 65



He was an unlucky third in the Derby behind Southern Bay and Swiss Don. With a clearer run he would have pushed the winner close. Sparingly raced due to niggling problems...

—Hyderbad / Banglore Previewed by
Sanjay Raddy