Sirocco's Racing Post

Hello Friends,                         Looking forward to the biggest race of the racing season all Winter it is the day of the Indian Derby,here are my views for the day Race 1: A race with dilemmic proportions for me to choose,we have in here three runners who run with a chance but it is anybody's race, Serinita ofcourse is the cynosure of all in here and the horse has a good record to match it up with then there is Shivalik Shine who has this habit of missing the break yet has a good flourish to make a race out of it despite the jockey change and then there is Undisputed who ha been on board twice this season and has a jockey who has a good partnership with this horse and this being a race over a sprint and hoping that there is good strong pace at the front Shivalik Shine may be the horse with a real chance given the race unfolds to its liking and is my personal fancy to open the day My Choice:#1 Shivalik Beauty Win ...

Hello Friends,                          The Pre Derby day card at Mumbai consistsof 8 races with the Kunigal Breeders Produce Stakes as the highlight of the day,here is my take about the card Race 1: A race for 3yo's which has a decent cash prize and is restricted to maidens,amongst the debutants it is the Shapoor Mistry owned Highland Woods that catch the eye. However in Lincoln,Sereno and Sweet Music we have three able contenders and amongst them it is Sweet Music that happens to be my primary choice as it was a fancied horse in a million earlier and may prove to be second time lucky and the other two if they show improvement can make it a damn race here My Choice:#7 Sweet Music Win  Race 2: A tricky race for horses in class IV over a mile. Dark Gold,Star of Honour and Nelsons Blood are three horses that catch my attention in this race with Sumaaq being the joker in the pack, Star Of Honour is a summered ho...

Hello Friends,                         Had some free time today amidst a busy January,so dived into the card and found it to be a good one,here is my view for the derby day.....  Race no 1-horse no 6 call me maybe,is my first pick for the first race of the day,amongst the maidens it has finished close up to the winner in recent times and today being a big day hoping for owners colors to be prominent. Ravishing snow showed some spark last start and should be in the contention for the prime spot today. Race no 2-horse no 5 Lawrence of Arabia,follow horse for me as I fancied it on debut as well but it ran a damp race then hope the extra 200m works in its favor,its a biased selection as there is a lone first start winner in Apache Sunrise in the fray too,don't be surprised it it puts its best foot forward and Kambabku was unfortunate to counter what was seemingly a very good horse is Tutumkhamun last start and should be ...

Hello Friends,                          Got some breather of a time amongst a busy schedule and here are my readings of three races which I had time to study.... Magistero more so because the Dam's name rings a bell,still a maiden but rated 30 and last run was in the summer derby,so there is a step down in class,the one to beat would be watchmyscript who is a maiden class winner over the same trip Magical light has the 'class' factor going for it and hope that Cedric isn't another Neil Farley and Magical light doing pretty well over 1200m is my pick here Romantic Helen has services of suraj narredu ! Intent is a ? But on logic being the highest rated maiden stands a decent chance to close the day..... That's all,have a good day.

Hello Friends                         Late Post yet I thought something to blog on a sunday is better Reds Revenge- Is now being piloted by a better jockey compared to its past two runs,has age on its side and weights too must be an interesting contender in the opener of the day Captain courage - will be home and dry it is the horse at the bottom who is a threat if any.... Miracle of love -is the odd one out in this race and with a change in jockey and weights in its advantage should run a good race,eachway chance Cool runnings -With a run under the belt early on this season and running over the right trip is a curious contender here,Vixen and Star of Babylon add fire to what seems to be a flame of a race.... Synchronicity -deserves another chance after failing to win last time out despite having all chances to do,track spurts are inspiring too Salvatore Mundi -The got abroad debutant is decent in the spurts and i...

Dear Friends,                          Again another day where time is an issue,no wonder TIME is considered as invaluable... Anyways here are my picks for some hand picked races... 1-1 Unico Corazon has weights and also age against it but in a race which may be dominated by those who could stay the trip,on account of its recent form gets my first vote, Striking Story needs some attention too as it has performed well in the upper class too and in this class is an imminent threat. 2-5 Niobrara looks well placed on promotion and has quite a chance to pull it off on first run after promotion,challenge if any may be from Harvey who I'm surprised has decided to run 1000m again and has chacne in view of its last race 3-5 Silver Beauty although appears to be a tad over penalised and going over a mile first time looks like having the form on its side and is my first pick if a good replacement for Yash is made, Saw Grass on...

Hello Friends,                          Due to paucity of time have analysed only a few races for the day and here are the picks for the day. 2-3 Severus has not gone the trip before and as i see it is the lone handicap in the second race off the day failing which the ownermate in Uncle Scrooge with the weights will be in the hunt 3-3 Riot of Clolors with an able apprentice is my fancy in this class V affair,incidentally its her handicap debut too and is a chance. 5-4 Eigers Tiger is a chancy chance against its vanquisher in Costa Smeralda and will be in the contention in what looks like an open race. 7-9 Dancing Phoenix has the weights the form and a favourable draw here and is my choice here, Adam who was unlucky last time out with Trevor is an obvious threat. 8-5 Normandy the got abroad appeals in the closing event of the day. Have a nice day,gamble responsibly.

Hello Friends,                        There is a little bit of skepticism whether the races would go on or not today at Mysore,hence the late posting and only short selections for the day 1-2 Flaming Spear (W/P)  2-12 Thalasa Win  3-9 Calico Jack win (GOOD) 4-7 Seven Of Hearts Place  5-3 Acclaimed Win (GOOD) 6-2 Top Striker Win  7-8 Drops of Jupiter Win  Have a nice day,gamble responsibly. 

Hello Friends,                         As today is a Holiday and have some free time to spare I have tried my bit on Hyderabad which is usually not my cuppa tea :) 1-2 Hard Fought is my first pick in the opener of the day,it has a change in shoes and will be having the services of a claimer who is 4/23 this season which isnt bad, Canberra who is out of Sedgefield and a proper jockey to guide is the one to be beaten. 2-3 Breeze of the south literally walked past its opponents in the last start and was winner of a Terms Million on debut and has good credentials to score an encore here with the same jockey repeating, Euro Zone and Charlie Brown are contenders for place. 3-7 Aston Doulton (W/P)  is a chancy choice in the third race of the day which ofcourse is filled with some decent runners, Fair and Square from the MAM camp is another horse that has caught my attention and is an interesting contender keep an eye. 4...

Hello Friends,                         Today's card is a tricky one and with a maiden million featuring in a day of 7 races here are my picks for the day 1-1 Flight of phoenix may fare better over this trip and is the sole horse with any semblance of form in this race,if odds are low academic interest at best. 2-4 Magnificence is a winner of handicap million last start giving weight to younger horses over a trip which I felt was sharp for it and with that kind of performance and now over a more suitable trip is my first pick on promotion,ofcourse there are two worthy adversaries in Bullrun  whom I fancied in class I and now running at class II and Shadowfax who has been quite a horse and should be respected. 3-1 Judicious is a choice for me on placement,a winner over 7f at Bombay while going pillar to post is facing a rather weak set and is in with a chance here, Gran Padriso the youngster can improve on second lif...

Hello Friends,                         A compact card has been framed for the day at Pune,here are my picks for the day. 1-7 Locarno is a horse that has had a good lung opener early in the season and is now placed pretty well to win over a trip which it did when it was a maiden, Zadora is the best horse on class but then there is more hope on Locarno for me and is my second pick in this race. 2-2 Staristocrat was a decent third on seasonal debut and was a course winner last year,now facing a company in which Ageless in class and FDM on weight are possible threats,looks a decent chance in the second of the day. 3-3 AnJolie after its last but one win took its sweet time to win again and after doing that is placed well on promotion and with the promising jockey with a good record this season is my first pick, Dramarama is a threat at these weights and keep an eye on it. 4-1 Silken Eyes one of the two maiden class winners...

Hello Friends,                         September starts with racing at Mysore,a caompact yet dull card of 7 races has been framed for the day,here are my picks for the day. 1-5 Reverberating is my pick in this opener of the day,has been in the mix earlier in its career and will be interesting to see how it fares here with change in shoes, Indian Fury who was sluggish last time out should be in the contention too. 2-5 Breaking Away who has the habit of running upfront and now with the upcoming apprentice who has shown his mettle riding those kind of horses is my pick here and if odds are favourable then is a decent chance in the second of the day. 3-4 Amazing Charm is back in the track where it registered its last win and against a horse that conquered it last time but now with Trevor in the saddle for his retainer is my first pick here, Zodiac is sparingly raced but the choice of jockey merits serious attention and shou...

Hello Friends,                         Two Graded races feature in a card of 9 races for saturday,here are my picks for the day. 1-6 Angel Girl with runs in two graded races and now with ace jockey and a decent prep is my first pick in this race,with a run benefit Aragon can be expected to run a good race too. 2-9 Phoenix Fire with respect to probable odds is an eachway chance and is my first pick in this class III affair,it has run over 1400m on seasonal debut and fared well and with that run and a claimer doing duty at the bottom of the scales should be respectd, Critics Choice is 2/2 whenever it decided to run a race and on that and appearing fresh on the scene is the obvious threat and is my second pick here. 3-3 Atalya is my first pick here for running a game race in a class IV million on Independence day and if the jockey keeps his wits should be in prime contention, Imperial Heritage is an youngster trying t...

Hello Friends,                          The Pune card consists of 9 races with The Her Majesty Trophy as the feature of the day,here are my picks for the day. 1-1 Mariska   from the stables of Pesi Shroff has been placed well in a d-2 race in a class IV affair and barring any mishap should be in the winners circle given the trainer and the breeding, Rain Dance who has been running some good/bad races in the past now has a change in jockey after the first run this season and is my second pick for this race. 2-4 Traherne who won a class III affair last time out should be respected for that effort and now with the stable jockey doing duty on promotion should be in the mix of things, Few Dollars More was in the reckoning for me with the apprentice last time out and now with Sandesh taking the reins should ideally be the one to beat. 3-6 Phenomenal Memory although isn't a graded winner like Heather who happens to b...

Hello Friends,                          The day 2 of mysore racing on its opening weekend features Srikantadatta Narasimharaajawadiyar Memorial Million along with 8 other races,here are my picks for the day. 1-12 Flying Prince is a choice more on hope that the Zero rated animal with an added allownace of another 3 kgs wil be able to do well in this field,my second pick here is El Matador who is carrying weights but has done well in the upper class in its last couple of runs and cannot be sidelined.Amongst others the obvious threat would be from John's mount. 2-1 Kir Royale although technically is not a good 6f horse (never won over the trip) has been lucky enough to run in div-2 of this class IV affair and retains the services of YSS who had earlier driven this horse to a win a season before on seasonal debut and that makes it as my first choice in this race, On Time has had an eventful last run way back at janu...

Hello Friends,                          The opening day of the Mysore Main Season consists a card of 8 races with two races open for Mysore based horses only and the rest of them have B'lore horses participating,here are my choices for the day. 1-8 Brown Beauty is a choice more on hope as there are some horses including a Mumbai discard and a got-abroad in the fray,Trevor as a change in jockey and a possible chance on improvement on second lifetime start are a couple of reasons for me to fancy Brown Beauty. 2-2 Evander E/W true that there are horses,some of them with better form in the fray but with the change in jockey and some decent trial spurts Evander looks like having a chance in this class V affair,of the others it is Saratoga Springs and Jump In The Red. 3-1 Czar Rule against Attractive Bay in my view,the former is a demotee with a strong switch in jockey,is a winner over this trip and in my view ticks quit...

Hello Friends,                         Sunday's racing at Pune consists a card of 7 races featuring The Panchshil Million a class III race over 7 furlongs. 1-3 Hope Springs E/w on the hope that this horse from a veteran trainer will show the same improvement that it is showing on the trial tracks in the field,otherwise a race better watched as the field consists of eternal back-markers who now has a decent chance at glory. Blaze The Track and Tareef are the other contenders in my view. 2-5 Nascar again a race that maybe decided in the first few seconds as 1000m races are more about positioning than anything else, Nascar failed to do that last time out and still ran a decent race against Captain Courage and now should be in prime contention once again, Harvey who has placed over 1000m trips earlier is an imminent danger. 3-4 Costa Smerlada who has finished second in as many starts finished second in The Fillies Trial Sta...

Hello Friends,                         Now what Bangalore Summer with its topsy turvy turns for me is done and dusted,we need to focus on Pune for the weekend,a compact card of 7 races has been framed with a race in memory of Jockey D.K.Ashish. Here are my views of the races to be held today. 1-4 Replica may be fancied but it is an interesting choice against the Course and Distance winner not once but twice in Sail Past who has a run benefit too this season and ofcourse Quatro who finished ahead of Replica in its last run,Replica is having a change in jockey to the infamous Kaviraj Singh who showed a spike by finishing second last week also it is maiden but has been able to hover around the ratings of 30 and thereabout and as such in a race for 5yo+ horses stands a decent enough chance to win from the other two mentioned horses. 2-4 Korol is certainly the better horse on class amongst the four possible contenders ( Korol,...

Hello Friends,                         The last day of the season and to be honest Thursday's results although were not shocking it did not certainly go my way,anyways lets see what the final day has instore for us 1-2 Fire Rainbow on account of last run against Pallas and the company it is facing now appeals, Ninion prep suggests some improvement and Wear the Hat will also be in contention thanks to the owner-trainer-jockey combo. 2-9 Campfire despite shooting its ratings when finishing second in last start has a lot of challengers to fight against here, Galino for a start and also Kings Kid... The reason is simply that it ran well last time out and for a horse like this the form could be exploited to win an elusive maiden. Granada is an obvious danger with the conditioning in upper class,also keep an eye on Active Grey who has been a performer in upper classes and now on demotion may shock a few. 3-7 Raw Gold was one ...

Hello Friends,                          Today is the first of the two extra days scheduled for BANGALORE RACES,the card has 8 races and here are my choices with a reason or two.... 1-1 New Era has been running some off the pace races in the recent past,dont know for sure if that style of running will suit it better,however on respect to the class it is running against can do better here,keep an eye on Reverberating who has run this class V race as a fav once earlier on and with conditioning in class IV should be in strong contention too,an eachway chace. 2-6 Storm racing as a debutant in the race named after the Horse owned and trained by the connections has my first preference over ofcourse Gypsy who has raced with good company but should change its tact to prevail here,of the others the front runner in last start in Siyoni gets a chance to place in what seems an open affair. 3-2 dancing princess looks good to wi...