The Gr 1, Poonawalla Breeders’s Multi-Million, is the prime attraction of Sunday’s evening card at Mahalaxmi, in which two colts (Invictor & Enrich) and two fillies (Blue Jet & Lady Scarlet) will try to stand in the way of Buckingham, the Karthik-trained colt who will be bidding for a first hat-trick by a three-year-old this season.
Buckingham
It will be a no-holds-barred battle for the title of the champion juvenile of the crop of 2023, and I expect the vastly improved Invictor (David Allan up) trained by Altmash Ahmed, and the filly with the highest Dynamic Class Factor, Lady Scarlet (P Trevor up), trained by Adhirajsingh, to put up a bold show. The last-named gets my first nomination.
First race at 4 pm.
Selections:
Kumar R Dalal Gold Trophy (Class II; 1600m)
Opus Dei 1, Zafferano 2, King`s Gambit 3.
Mystical Trophy (Class IV; 2400m)
Harrison 1, Diego Garcia 2, Caccini 3.
Dr Goolam E Vahanvati Trophy (Class IV; 1600m)
Warlock 1, Marius 2, Her Charge 3.
Intervalve Poonawalla Ltd Trophy (For 3y, Maidens; 1200m)
Pinnacle 1, Bravion 2, Organised Chaos 3.
Florrie and Freddy Sopher Gold Trophy (Class III; 1200m)
Challenge Accepted 1, Charlie Brown 2, Joondalup 3.
Corfe Castle Trophy (Class I; 1200m)
Credence 1, Irish Gold 2, Social Butterfly 3.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy (Class V; 1400m)
Machiavellian 1, Ministry Of Time 2, Mighty Hero 3.
Recommendations
Best bet: Pinnacle (4-10)
Upsets: Black Thunder (2-4), Gold Bar (3-13) & Saseka (8-4)
Today`s pools
Super jackpot pool: 3,4,5,6,7,8
Jackpot pool: 4,5,6,7,8
Treble pools: I – 2,3,4; II – 5,6,7
Tanala pool: All races.
