A well-filled seven-race card is framed for Thursday at the Mahalaxmi track, the Smart Chieftan Trophy for top class horses featuring as the prime event.

The six-furlong contest promises to be extremely thrilling despite there being only six runners in the fray, because at least three of the six — Ageless, Providence and Quick Fire — are running with a realistic chance to hope for a victory. I expect the first-named to triumph narrowly.