Wings Of Fury favoured for The Hindu Trophy at RWITC Media Day in Pune
Wings Of Fury, a four-year-old gelding who finished second in his most recent start, is expected to contest The Hindu Trophy at the RWITC 'Media Day' meeting in Pune on Saturday (Aug. 22). The race is listed on the card for the afternoon meeting and will run over 1,400 metres.
Wings Of Fury is entered in The Hindu Trophy (1,400m), Class III, rated 40 to 66, scheduled for 3.30 p.m.; the field comprises Matisse (6) Ramswarup 60, Tyrannus (3) Antony Raj 60, Axlrod (7) Aditya 58, Emperor Roderic (2) Mosin 58, Rambler (1) Zeeshan 55.5, Dedication (5) Neeraj 54 and Wings Of Fury (4) Sandesh 53.5. The published selection for the race reads: 1. WINGS OF FURY, 2. DEDICATION, 3. TYRANNUS.
The card opens with the FREE PRESS JOURNAL TROPHY (1,400m), Class V, rated 1 to 26, at 1.30 p.m.; runners are Ashwa Ankara (6) Peter 59.5, Phantasmique (3) Ramswarup 58.5, Precioso (7) T.S. Jodha 58.5, Whisper (5) Vishal 58, Royal Champ (2) Antony Raj 57.5, Remy Red (4) Aditya 56, Baleno (1) Bhawani 55.5 and Flash Mob (8) C. Umesh 55.5. The published picks for that race are: 1. PHANTASMIQUE, 2. ASHWA ANKARA, 3. ROYAL CHAMP.
The RACE MIRROR TROPHY (2,000m), Class III, rated 40 to 66, is scheduled for 2.00 p.m. with Kimiko (4) Ramswarup 61, Oliver (2) Yash Narredu 58, Manwar (1) Akshay K 57.5, Diego Garcia (5) Sandesh 52.5 and Little John (3) Neeraj 49; the published selection lists MANWAR and then DIEGO GARCIA. The INDIARACE.COM TROPHY (Division II) (1,200m), for three-year-old maidens at 2.30 p.m., includes Mount Washington (1) Ramswarup 56, Saint Sizzle (10) K. Nazil 56, Sequential (3) Neeraj 56, Carino (7) Akshay K 54.5, Horizon (2) S.J. Sunil 54.5, Katame (8) Merchant 54.5, Mother’s Gift (6) Ashad Asbar 54.5, Powerofattitude (5) Ajinkya 54.5, Shamara (4) P. Dhebe 54.5 and Sukoon (9) Antony Raj 54.5 with the published order: 1. MOTHER’S GIFT, 2. SUKOON, 3. SEQUENTIAL.
The TIMES OF INDIA TROPHY (1,600m), Class II, rated 60 to 86, at 3.00 p.m. lists Thundering Phoenix (1) Antony Raj 59, Elysium (6) Akshay K 57, Opus Dei (2) C.S. Jodha 56, Namiri (3) Yash Narredu 55.5, Dreamer (4) Parmar 51 and Rosario (5) Neeraj 50; published selections are 1. OPUS DEI, 2. NAMIRI, 3. ELYSIUM. The INDIARACE.COM TROPHY (Division I) (1,200m), maidens for three-year-olds at 4.00 p.m., features Camden (9) Ajinkya 56, Desert Diamond (4) Merchant 56, El Nino (10) Yash Narredu 56, Chakar View (7) A. Gaikwad 54.5, Echo (5) C. Umesh 54.5, Queen Caroline (3) S.G. Prasad 54.5, Red Lightning (1) Neeraj 54.5, Rogue (6) Aditya 54.5, Shimmer (2) Sandesh 54.5 and Sky Bound (8) Peter 54.5 with the published order: 1. RED LIGHTNING, 2. QUEEN CAROLINE, 3. EL NINO.
The MID-DAY TROPHY (1,600m), Class IV, rated 20 to 46, at 4.30 p.m. includes Algonquin (9) Antony Raj 59, Avante (10) Sandesh 55.5, Charisse (6) Kirtish 55, Chicago Chimes (8) C.S. Jodha 54.5, Bright Button (7) Neeraj 54, Mysteriousstranger (2) K. Nazil 54, Fire Away (1) Dashrath 53.5, Floyd (4) Ramswarup 53, Legadema (5) Yash Narredu 52.5 and Rainbow Connection (3) P. Dhebe 52 with the published picks 1. AVANTE, 2. LEGADEMA, 3. FIRE AWAY. The DOPAHAR TROPHY (1,200m), Class IV for five-year-olds and over, rated 20 to 46, at 5.00 p.m. lists Desert Classic (6) Zervan 59.5, Silver Strike (7) Ramswarup 59.5, Black Thunder (12) Avinash 56, Finch (5) Peter 56, Bohemian Rhapsody (2) Vishal 55.5, Believe (10) Ajinkya 54, Eloquent (8) Yash Narredu 54, Ekla Cholo (11) Merchant 53, Arbitrage (9) Parmar 52, Spotlight (13) Ashad Asbar 52, Adonis (4) N. Bhosale 51.5, Ageisjustanumber (14) K. Pranil 51.5, Mila (1) Omkar 51 and Howlin Wolf (3) P. Dhebe 50.5; the published order is 1. SPOTLIGHT, 2. MILA, 3. SILVER STRIKE. The day's best listed is WINGS OF FURY and the betting pools published are Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Treble: (i) 2, 3 & 4, (ii) 5, 6 & 7; Super Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.
Rails for the meeting will be announced one hour before the first race.