Jendayi scares away all but four in Oaks

Mahalaxmi racecourse in Mumbai. Pic/Shadab Khan

The Gleneagles - Monasada four-year-old filly Jendayi, trained by Pesi Shroff, has run and won only three races in her career so far, but the manner of her victories has been so spectacular, only four fillies of her age have dared to give her company in the running of the Villoo C Poonawalla Indian Oaks (Gr 1), the third Classic of the Mumbai season which features as the prime event of the Sunday afternoon at Mahalaxmi. Jendayi will be ridden by Irish jockey Oisin Murphy who was atop her when she won the Indian 1000 Guineas last month at the same track.

First race at 1 pm.
Selections:

Marchetta Trophy - Div II (Class V; 1000m)
Mirae 1, Mi Arion 2, Spirit Bay 3.

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P D Avasia Trophy (Class II; 1000m)
Buckley 1, Soup And Sandwich 2.

Yawar Rashid Trophy (Class III; 1600m)
Golden Glow 1, Kariena 2, Vincent Van Gogh 3.

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Uttam Singh Trophy (Class IV; 2000m)
Angelo 1, Metzinger 2, Idealista 3.

Gool S Poonawalla Million - Gr 3 (For 3y; 1200m)
Dash 1, Field Of Dreams 2, Fiorentini 3.

Ramniwas Ramnarain Ruia Gold Cup - Gr 3 (For 4y; 2000m)
Synthesis 1, Enabler 2, Christofle 3.

Villoo C Poonawalla Indian Oaks - Gr 1 (For 4y old fillies; 2400m)
Jendayi 1, Cordelia 2, Waikiki 3.

Tricumdas Dwarkadas Trophy (Class IV; 1200m)
Kinzhal 1, Constable 2, Pure For Sure 3.

Marchetta Trophy - Div I (Class V; 1000m)
Mighty Thunder 1, Tanhaiyan 2, Dowsabel 3.

Recommendations
Outstanding: Jendayi (7-4)
Upsets: Arbitrage (1-9), Into The Storm (8-4) & Dragon Wings (9-4)

Today's pools
Super jackpot pool: 4,5,6,7,8,9
Jackpot pool: I - 3,4,5,6,7; II - 5,6,7,8,9
Treble pool: I - 2,3,4; II - 6,7,8; III - 7,8,9
Tanala pool: All races.