Zuccaro firm favourite for Invitation Cup at Mysore; Alfonsine preferred in Super Mile

Zuccaro, a six-year-old, is the overwhelming favourite for the Zavaray Poonawalla Indian Turf Invitation Cup at the Mysore Race Club on Sunday, according to a preview published on October 24, 2026.

On the same card, the Major P.K. Mehra Memorial Super Mile is viewed as a more open contest, and the writer favours the four-year-old Alfonsine over the veteran Shamrock in a seven-runner field.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova won her last Grand Slam title at the age of 49; when asked how she managed to do that at that age, she said, "The ball doesn’t know how old I am." The preview draws a parallel to Zuccaro, noting that the horse could be thought to share that indifference to age.

The Zavaray Poonawalla Indian Turf Invitation Cup will be contested by seven runners, and at six years old Zuccaro is the oldest in the line-up. The preview describes him as being at the top of his form and in great heart, and it states the opposition will have a formidable task to prevent him from being crowned champion.

The Major P.K. Mehra Memorial Super Mile presents a contrasting picture: seven starters and an Average Handicap Rating of 113 give the race a competitive profile. The piece notes the older brigade prevailed on Saturday and poses the question of whether that pattern will continue into the Super Mile.

Among the Super Mile contenders the preview identifies the evergreen Shamrock as likely to attract strong support but says the writer prefers youth. Alfonsine, a four-year-old who returns to his best distance over the metric mile, is picked by the writer as the selection for the race.

Both the Zavaray Poonawalla Indian Turf Invitation Cup and the Major P.K. Mehra Memorial Super Mile are scheduled to be run at the Mysore Race Club on Sunday.