Manvendra-trained Signor Sassi was ably piloted by Kishore Kadam to clinch the Desert Blaze Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Wednesday, in a tight finish staving off the strong bid from Follow The Dream.
Results:
1. The Predator Handicap (Div I) 1400m: Saddle Chief 52 1/2 (Kishore Kadam) 1, Gonna Be A Rokstar 56 (Gajender Singh) 2, Hurricane Bird 59 1/2 (B. Mahesh) 3, Classical Romance 57 (M. F. Ali Khan) 4. Won by: 4 1/2, 3/4, 1 3/4. Time: 1:29.19.
2. The Predator Handicap (Div II) 1400m: Apyrous 58 1/2 (Ramandeep S Bal) 1, Vaani 59 1/2 (Mohit Singh) 2, River Pride 59 (B. Gurang) 3, Sparkful 57 (Nelson Maseyk) 4. Won by: Nose, 1 3/4, 3. Time: 1:29.00.
3. The Avaglow Handicap 1400m: Bengal King 51 1/2 (N. S. Parmar) 1, Welcome Smile 59 1/2 (Shezad Khan) 2, Abubble 51 (Md. Imran Ashraf) 3, Arbroath 58 1/2 (Munna Alam) 4. Won by: Dist, 1/2, 1/2. Time: 1:25.83.
4. The Desert Blaze Cup 1100m: Signor Sassi 56 1/2 (Kishore Kadam) 1, Follow The Dream 54 (Shezad Khan) 2, Sunny Sue 51 (Shailesh Shinde) 3, Accurate 54 1/2 (C. Alford) 4. Won by: 3/4, 2 3/4, 2. Time: 1:06.93.
5. The Bold Display Handicap 1800m: American Pie 54 (N. S. Parmar) 1, Self Directed 60 (Shailesh Shinde) 2, Fire Dragon 52 1/2 (Md. Imran) 3, Elzaphan 52 (Shezad Khan) 4. Won by: 2 1/4, 2 1/4, 2 3/4. Time: 1:57.62.
6. The Royal Mantle Handicap 1400m: Sergeant Major 57 1/2 (Kishore Kadam) 1, Abarth 60 (Afzal Khan) 2, Bold Desire 57 (Shailesh Shinde) 3, Jassi’s Star 59 1/2 (Melvyn Maseyk) 4. Won by: 2, 9, 2. Time: 1:27.69.
7. The Kaizen Handicap 1100m: Rappadan Glory 58 1/2 (Ankit Kumar) 1, Ocean Sunrise 58 1/2 (V. Jaiswal) 2, Zoffany 60 (Md. Shabbani) 3, Rithambhra 59 1/2 (Janardhan Paswan) 4. Won by: 1 3/4, 2 1/4, 2. Time: 1:08.25.