The Mumbai racing season 2021-22 begins as the Mahalaxmi racetrack on Thursday with a seven-race card. The Charles Forbes Trophy is the feature event, but only three horses have accepted to run in it. 

Two of the three--Sultan Suleiman and Grand Accord--have twice run together on the Pune racetrack in recent months, and took turns finishing ahead of one another during those two encounters. Comparing their relative performances in the light of weights, the Karthik-trained Grand Accord is advantageously placed vis-a-vis the Altaf Hussain-trained Sultan Suleiman at the scales.