THE MCDOWELL'S SIGNATURE PREMIUM INDIAN DERBY 2014

Hello Friends, 
                    Its late but still here is my take on the derby today. 

Fifteen horses have accepted to run this covered event,unlike the other three derbies where no visible threat from a got abroad to the home-breds is seen today's races will be a clash between the got-abroads and the homebred's

ACE BUCEPHALUS has not raced since the Mysore derby that is since October,has been shifted to Mumbai very well in advance and his name is mentioned here purely on basis of the mock race he went,if the timing is believable then he is threat to one and all,the proverbial dark un in this bunch 

AGOSTINI won the Bangalore derby in taking style,no wonder that the connections opted to run in the mother of all races,is a live contender no doubt,don't believe that the travel will have any effect but the field here is superior and will be surprised if it pulls off an upset here 

Southern Emperor had a dismal run at the hyd derby and Bangalore 2000 gns,is here to play the second fiddle to its most fancied stablemate,if last run is ignored due to circumstances of the race has a fair chance to run on board as it can stay the distance and has a classy pedigree 

Isn't she special and Circle of life along with Starry Eyes and Keukenhof are coming out of the same race where the first name horse literally stole the derby from the rest,I expect Circle of life to run a grand race from this group and Starry eyes has shown us class and fizzled and now today can it triumph ? I leave it to the imagination of fluke seekers 

Only 3 horses according to stand cut above the horses mentioned here,three very different horses and lets look at them in alphabetical order 

ALAINDAIR (MULTIDIMENSIONAL-GOD'S GRACE) was the summer champion at Bangalore,arguably the best racing season in India. Won his lead up well at Mumbai and went down to Murioi at the 2000 guineas,skipped the Ruia cup and is being silently prepared by its young trainer Altamash Ahmed. They have changed the regular pilot from Sandesh to Y.S.Srinath. The latter I guess has this knack of riding well on big races,stands an excellent chance to be in the top 3 and a fair chance to win 

JEREMIAH out of Jeremy is a Pesi Shroff trained gelding,who has the distinction of winning two monsoon derbies and a sequence of class I races at Mumbai,with Zervan the regular partner in the saddle the horse is expected to do well,he has been a revelation this year and can Pesi win his second derby with this horse,time will tell a live wire 

MURIOI the colt who is the son of Dubawi has the best sire lines in India,irrespective of the result today is still the best bred horse ever to set its foot in India,has conquered the Mumbai turf like Alexander did He came He saw and He conquered and with the jinx associated with the derby and him being the fav the PBMM winner and the Ruia winner it will take a special horse to break the jinx I sincerely wish he wins it,not for the betting and only as a fan of this horse,yes if you go back and see my past postings I have never given up my hopes on this horse,I sincerely wish he wins the Indian Derby today. The only downside is that there is a new jockey aboard and his infamous temperament. I believe that he is a different horse now and will run like a champion and is my personal preference for the derby with a small token bet and enjoy the mother of all races

Be safe 

Have a nice derby day


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  1. Anonymous3 February 2014 at 13:54

    MURIOI the colt who is the son of Dubawi has the best sire lines in India,irrespective of the result today is still the best bred horse ever to set its foot in India,has conquered the Mumbai turf like Alexander did He came He saw and He conquered and with the jinx associated with the derby and him being the fav the PBMM winner and the Ruia winner it will take a special horse to break the jinx I sincerely wish he wins it,not for the betting and only as a fan of this horse,yes if you go back and see my past postings I have never given up my hopes on this horse,I sincerely wish he wins the Indian Derby today. The only downside is that there is a new jockey aboard and his infamous temperament. I believe that he is a different horse now and will run like a champion and is my personal preference for the derby with a small token bet and enjoy the mother of all races

    what do you have to say now that murioi lost,i played 15000 win place. after reading ur blog.

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    1. Sirocco3 February 2014 at 23:32

      Simple think on ur own feet and dont rely on me or any other blogger !

      As i had said before i play at my own risk

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    2. Ravi4 February 2014 at 00:28

      Good points on alaindair.

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