Zuccaro heads seven-strong field for Zavaray Poonawalla Indian Turf Invitation Cup at Mysuru

MYSURU, Oct 25, 2026 — Zuccaro, unbeaten in his last six starts, heads a seven-runner line-up for the Zavaray Poonawalla Indian Turf Invitation Cup (2,400m) at Mysuru on Sunday, Oct 25. The meeting will be staged without false rails.

The ZAVARAY POONAWALLA INDIAN TURF INVITATION CUP (2,400m), 4-y-o & over, (Terms), is scheduled for 4-20 and lists seven entries: 1. Duke Of Tuscany (4) R. Ajinkya 57, 2. Perception (7) Sandesh 57, 3. Redefined (2) Akshay K 57, 4. Sovereign King (3) Antony 57, 5. Zuccaro (1) G. Vivek 57, 6. Miracle Star (6) Trevor 55.5 and 7. Pyrite (5) Mukesh K 55.5. The preview notes Zuccaro is unbeaten in his last six starts and may extend his winning streak; the paper’s short-list: 1. ZUCCARO, 2. DUKE OF TUSCANY.

The card opens with the KARNATAKA RACE HORSE OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION MILLION (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over, at 1-00 p.m., featuring 16 runners. Spotlight (7) Trevor 58.5 is described as the winner of her last two starts at Pune and may extend that run; Royal Deccan is noted as a faraway fourth to Sicyon over 1,200m and may upset; Densetsu (10) Akshay K 56 has eye-catching track movements while Small Dreams (6) Mukesh K 54 is consistent and working well. The preview’s selections for the race read: 1. SPOTLIGHT, 2. DENSETSU, 3. SMALL DREAMS.

The ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB MILLION (1,800m), rated 40 to 65, at 1-30 lists eight runners including Bellavita (6) S. Sachin 62, Kings Walk (8) A. Bandaal 59.5 and Magnus (1) Antony 59; Moon Oracle (2) Akshay K 53.5 is noted as a facile winner last time and is tipped alongside Maana and Moon Star with the verdict: 1. MOON ORACLE, 2. MAANA, 3. MOON STAR. In the JAPAN CUP (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, at 2-00, the 16-horse line-up includes Kiss Of Grey (12) Md. Talib 62 and Jade Mountain (3) Aleemuddin 61.5; the preview highlights Your Sri Shakthi (6) S. Sachin 61.5 coming out of maiden ranks and lists the placings as: 1. YOURS SRI SHAKTHI, 2. ROYAL VANGUARD, 3. RAVISHING QUEEN.

At 2-30 the SURESH MAHINDRA MULTI MILLION (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, (Terms), features African Gold (1) G. Vivek 60, Money Bags (5) Trevor 60 and Frederika (3) Akshay K 54; Money Bags is noted for a game third to Rieko in the Sprinters’ Cup while Frederika is unbeaten in three starts. The SMT GAYATRI DEVI AND SARDAR K.B. RAMACHANDRARAJ URS MILLION (1,200m), rated 80 & above, at 3-10 includes Gold Kite (2) S. Saqlain 61 and Aquastic (3) A. Asbar 50; Gachchhatu is reported to have won five races in a row and Aquastic is said to appeal on weight. The preview selections for these races read: 1. MONEY BAGS, 2. FREDERIKA and 1. AQUASTIC, 2. EXCELLENT LASS, 3. RISE AGAIN respectively.

The MAJ. P.K. MEHRA MEMORIAL SUPER MILE CUP (1,600m), 4-y-o & over, (Terms), at 3-40 includes Alfonsine (2) Akshay K 57, Echoes Of Time (1) A. Asbar 57 and Prokofiev (5) Sandesh 57; Alfonsine is described as fit and Prokofiev was 1-1/4 lengths to Shamrock in his last start. The BANGALORE TURF CLUB LTD MILLION (1,600m), rated 60 to 85, at 5-00 names Mother’s Grace (9) Mukesh K 61.5, Tolkien (—) (—) 59 and Ice Of Fire (3) A. Asbar 58.5; Ice Of Fire won her last start over 1,400m and the selections are: 1. ICE OF FIRE, 2. STAR STUDDED, 3. VISHWAS.

Double and betting details published with the preview read: Double: SPOTLIGHT — MOON ORACLE Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8; Mini Jkt: 5, 6, 7 and 8; Tr (i): 1, 2 and 3; (ii): 3, 4 and 5; (iii): 6, 7 and 8.

The Zavaray Poonawalla Indian Turf Invitation Cup remains the feature race on the Mysuru card on Sunday, Oct 25, with the Invitation Cup due to go to post at 4-20.