Colombiana may shock rivals in feature

A bumper, ten-race Sunday card will bring the curtain down on the Pune monsoon season 2017. The Aquaguard Championship RWITC Ltd Gold Cup (Gr 2), by virtue of offering the richest prize money and being the only graded race on the final day's card, chooses itself as the feature event.

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With seven top class runners having chosen to contest over the trip of 2,000 meters, and most of them having involved in narrow finishes with one another, the race appears to be very tricky.

The one horse, whose last run was much more promising than it looked to the naked eye, was the Malesh Narredu-trained Colombiana. With Neeraj Rawal to now giude his fortunes, I expect him to trick more fancied rivals like Phoenix Tiger, Aster Rose, Germanicus and B Fifty Two.

First race at 1 pm.
Selections:

Shamu Chavan Trophy - Div III (Class IV; 1200m)
Voulez Vous 1, Aloha 2, Sail Past 3.

Classic Rock Plate - Div II (Class IV; 1600m)
Tomahawk 1, Royal Eclair 2, Harmony 3.

Democraticus Plate (Class V; 2000m)
Dixieland 1, Gdansk 2, Star Ace 3.

Shamu Chavan Trophy - Div II (Class IV; 1200m)
Lilibeth 1, Renato 2, Philadelphia 3.

Classic Rock Plate - Div I (Class IV; 1600m)
Master Of Trinity 1, Cool Eyes 2, Eigers Tiger 3.

Aquaguard Championship R W I T C Ltd Gold Cup (Gr 2) (For 4y&o; 2000m)
Colombiana 1, Phoenix Tiger 2, Aster Rose 3.

Dakshin Maharashtra Sub-Area Cup (Class III; 1400m)
Cambridge 1, Gazino 2, Eternalinspiration 3.

Masoom Master Trophy (For 3y, maidens; 1000m)
Malavika 1, Arc Shine 2, Stunner 3.

Shamu Chavan Trophy - Div I (Class IV; 1200m)
Slam Dunk 1, Rishab's Pet 2, Walk On By 3.

Cielo Rey Plate (For 3y, maidens; 1200m)
Camouflaged 1, Wabi Sabi 2, Aurelia 3.

Recommendations
Best bet: Voulez Vous (1-5)
Upsets: Wilshire (2-8) & Dazzling Eyes (3-3)

Today's pools
Super jackpot pool: 5,6,7,8,9,10
Jackpot pool: I - 3,4,5,6,7; II - 6,7,8,9,10
Treble pool: I - 4,5,6; II - 7,8,9; III - 8,9,10
Tanala pool: All races.