Fynbos to seek amends in Indian St. Leger at Pune

Fynbos, a four-year-old filly who finished second in her most recent start, is expected to try and make amends in the Indian St. Leger (Gr. 1) at Pune on Sunday, Sept. 20. The St. Leger is the main attraction on the card and rails will be announced one hour before the first race.

The meeting features nine races at Pune, beginning with the Janardhan Salver (1,000m) and closing with the Nana Raghunath Salver (1,400m). The Indian St. Leger is listed as a 2,800m, Terms race open to 4-y-o only and is scheduled as the 4.00 race on the programme. The published card names runners and riders for each race and includes recommended selections for bettors and followers.

Janardhan Salver (1,000m), Cl. V, 5-y-o and over, rated 1 to 26, 1.00 p.m.: 1. Howlin Wolf (4) Parmar 61, 2. Etoile (5) Omkar 60, 3. House Of Lords (7) Ramswarup 59, 4. Between Friends (3) P. Dhebe 58.5, 5. Ma Cherie (---), 6. We Still Believe (6) K. Nazil 52, 7. Moment Of Madness (8) Siddharth 51.5 and 8. Lightning Blaze (1) Avinash 49.5. The published tips for this race list ETOILE first and HOUSE OF LORDS second.

S.S. Shah Salver (1,600m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86, 1.30: 1. Break Point (2) Antony Raj 60.5, 2. Opus Dei (1) Trevor 56, 3. Dreamer (3) Parmar 55.5, 4. Rosario (5) Siddharth 51 and 5. Seneca (4) Ramswarup 49.5. The tip sheet names ROSARIO ahead of BREAK POINT. B.K. Lagad Salver (Div. II) (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 2.00: 1. Gold Bar (9) Ramswarup 59, 2. Aeon Flux (5) C. Umesh 57.5, 3. Zephyr (4) S. Kamble 57.5, 4. Queen Caroline (7) S.G. Prasad 56.5, 5. Arbitrage (1) Gore 56, 6. Commanchero (6) K. Nazil 56, 7. Neutron (3) Parmar 55.5, 8. Adonis (10) S.J. Sunil 55, 9. Hiranyamayee (2) Bhawani 55 and 10. Sky Bound (8) Vishal 55; the recommended first three are QUEEN CAROLINE, GOLD BAR and AEON FLUX.

Shamu Chavan Salver (1,400m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66, 2.30: 1. Bishop (1) Vivek G 59, 2. Spanish Eyes (2) Trevor 56.5, 3. Don Julio (6) Sandesh 54.5, 4. Storm Cloud (4) A. Prakash 54.5, 5. Dedication (5) Neeraj 53, 6. Esteban (3) Avinash 53 and 7. Rambler (7) Zeeshan 52.5. The selections provided are DEDICATION, SPANISH EYES and BISHOP. Uttam Singh Trophy (1,800m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 3.00: 1. Looking Like A Wow (6) Ramswarup 60, 2. Land Of Plenty (1) Bhawani 59.5, 3. Merchant Of Venice (2) Ajinkya 58, 4. Tajiri (3) C. Umesh 56.5, 5. Exotic Star (8) Mosin 55, 6. Funny Bunny (5) Antony Raj 55, 7. Daredevil (4) Yash Narredu 53, 8. Acropolis (7) A. Prakash 52.5 and 9. Absolute Serenity (9) P. Dhebe 50; the tip list places FUNNY BUNNY first, LOOKING LIKE A WOW second and TAJIRI third.

S.K. Sunderji Salver (1,400m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only, 3.30: 1. Money Spinner (11) Ajinkya 56, 2. New Star (2) Yash Narredu 56, 3. Zuniga (8) Kirtish 56, 4. Acrobatic (1) Neeraj 54.5, 5. Baillee (10) Antony Raj 54.5, 6. Britannia (4) Vivek G 54.5, 7. Deavline (9) N. Bhosale 54.5, 8. Frenzy (12) Kaviraj 54.5, 9. Powerofattitude (5) Ramswarup 54.5, 10. Pure Soul (3) Trevor 54.5, 11. Rogue (6) Zeeshan 54.5 and 12. Shimmer (7) Sandesh 54.5. The published selections for the maiden are PURE SOUL, BAILLEE and NEW STAR.

B.K. Salver (Div. I) (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 4.30: 1. Rizz (5) Sandesh 59, 2. Floyd (6) S.J. Sunil 56.5, 3. Red Lightning (11) Neeraj 56.5, 4. Believe (7) Ajinkya 55.5, 5. Alexandria (8) Bhawani 55, 6. Rafael (9) Vishal 55, 7. Ministry Of Time (2) Shubham 54, 8. Baklava (3) Siddharth 53, 9. Maratha Admiral (1) Parmar 53, 10. Horizon (---) and 11. Tranquila (10) P. Dhebe 50.5; the tips list RED LIGHTNING, RIZZ and RAFAEL. Nana Raghunath Salver (1,400m), Cl. V, 4-y-o and over, rated 1 to 26, 5.00: 1. Golden Heart (3) Saurav 61.5, 2. Beyond Stars (7) Zervan 61, 3. Fay (5) T.S. Jodha 59.5, 4. Ashwa Ankara (4) Siddharth 59, 5. Red Merlot (6) Avinash 58, 6. Flashman (1) Omkar 57.5, 7. Gibson Knott (8) K. Nazil 57.5 and 8. South Beach (2) Parmar 56.5; the recommended top three are FLASHMAN, GOLDEN HEART and ASHWA ANKARA.

The card also lists betting combinations: Jackpot (i) 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, (ii) 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9; Treble (i) 3, 4 & 5, (ii) 6, 7 & 8, (iii) 7, 8 & 9; and Super Jackpot 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.

The Indian St. Leger is scheduled as the feature race at 4.00 and the published tips place FYNBOS first, ARRIVED second and KINGS GAMBIT third; the rails for the meeting will be announced one hour before the first race.