Shroff holds four aces in Bookmakers' Assn Turf Club Trophy

Pune: The grade 3, Pune Bookmakers' Association Turf Club Trophy is slated as the prime event for the Sunday card at Pune, and 15 top class runners will go over the trip of 1,400 meters for stake money of Rs 1.5 million, of which Rs 9 lakh will go to the winner. Interestingly, four of the 15 hail from trainer Pesi Shroff's yard, and all of them--Adam, solomon, Your Royal Majesty & Apache--have the ability to excel over the seven-furlong trip.

The challenge to the Shroff quartet may come from Colombiana from Malesh Narredu's stables. The Faisal Abbas-trained Holy Smoke, who will be bidding for a straight sixth victory, and Renee, who has been ambitiously pitched in the fray by Bangalore schooler Neil Darashah, are likely to add pep to the finish.

My choice is for the race is Adam.

First race at 1 pm.
Selections:

Goodness Gracious Plate (Class II; 1600m)
Shadowfax 1, Jigsaw 2.

Storm Tracker Plate (Class III; 1800m)
Magnolia 1, Jazzmyn 2, Starry Brook 3

Rajasthan Royals Plate (Class III; 1400m)

San Martino 1, Traherne 2, Phoenix Fire 3.

August Handicap (For 3y, class IV; 1400m)
Cheerleader 1, Rainbow Dash 2, Sky Mine 3.

Moosa M Hoosein Trophy - Div I (Class IV; 1200m)
Artificial 1, Marcus Aurelius 2, Believer 3.

Novotel Pune Trophy - Div II (For 3y, maidens; 1200m)
Fury 1, Nutcracker 2, Kodiac Queen 3.

The Pune Bookmakers' Assn Turf Club Trophy - Gr 3 (For 4y&o, 1400m)
Adam 1, Your Royal Majesty 2, Apache 3.

Novotel Pune Trophy - Div I (For 3y, maidens; 1200m)
House Of Commons 1, Zinfandelle 2, Pugnacious 3.

Moosa M Hoosein Trophy - Div II (Class IV; 1200m)
Franz Ferdinand 1, Indus Prince 2, Bay Of Love 3.

Recommendations
Best bet: None
Good bet: Artificial (5-9)
Chance bet: Cheerleader (4-1)
Upsets: Iridescence (3-2), Drogo (6-1) & Holy Smoke (7-7)

Today's pools
Super jackpot pool: 4,5,6,7,8,9
Jackpot pool: I - 3,4,5,6,7; II - 5,6,7,8,9
Treble pool: I - 2,3,4; II - 6,7,8; III - 7,8,9
Tanala pool: All races.