Three-way fight for Gamble For Love Trophy

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The Pune monsoon racing season opens with an exciting nine-race card with minimum nine horses lining up for each of the nine races. The Gamble For Love Trophy for Class I horses (1400m) is the feature event in which ten top class runners will face the starter.

The betting market may treat the contest as a two-horse race between Snowfall and Christophany, but the way It's My Time won his last race makes me feel that if has maintained that fitness, this race could culminate in a three-horse finish.

First race at 1 pm.
Selections:

Season Opener Plate - Div II (Class IV; 1000m)
Lord Eric 1, Windborne 3, Lightning McQueen 3.

Elegance Plate - Div II (For 4y&o, Class V; 1200m)
Talking Point 1, Samson 2, We Still Believe 3.

Vibrant Plate - Div II (Class IV; 1400m)
Fable 1, Star Impact 2, Northbound 3.

Season Opener Plate - Div I (Class IV; 1000m)
Bee Magical 1, Diligence 2, Chelsea 3.

Elegance Plate - Div I (For 4y&o, Class V; 1200m)
Zip Along 1, High Spirit 2, Ma Cherie 3.

DK Ashish Salver (For 3y, Maidens; 1200m)
Touch Of Mystic 1, Merlet 2, Darcy 3.

Gamble For Love Trophy (Class I; H'cap, 1400m)
Snowfall 1, Christophany 2, It's My Time 3.

Vibrant Plate - Div I (Class IV; 1400m)
Challenge Accepted 1, Marcus 2, Endurance 3.

Columbia Plate (Class III; 1200m)
Fourth Wing 1, Timeless Vision 2, Ghirardelli 3.

Recommendations
Best bet: Challenge Accepted (8-1)
Upsets: Bohemian Rhapsody (2-2), Eloquent (4-1) & Precioso (5-4)

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