CELESTIAL WAY will be hard to down in The Giantti-Gitanjali Indian 1000 Guineas (Grade I)

Hi Folks,

Though Jacqueline is an overwhelming favourite to win the first classic of the season which features the card of nine Trophy events programmed for Sunday, my vote goes to Celestial Way. This horse just pulverized the field at Hyderabad, won with plenty in hand and this indicates that horse has still the capacity to improve further. It should achieve a well deserved hat-trick of wins to-day. To me the dominance of Pesi and Katrak should end to-day. Jacqueline appeals as next best who had the measure of most of the classy horses during the Bangalore Summer including twice it beat Change of Luck formerly Gypsy Magic. Gypsy Magic is a temperamental filly and no doubt it lost a certain race recently at Bangalore, still the former two are much superior. R Hughes declared to ride Jacqueline is a class jockey and needs no introduction to Indian racing public and well acquainted with the Mahalaxmi course. In the end I will conclude that Celestial Way is way ahead of the rest in speed rating and one and all should make it a point to play a sound each way bet. In the Seth Ramnath Daga Trophy being one of the supporting events for the day, Monopoly on the basis of last run wherein it was close 3rd to Spitz, looks good and has the potential to upset the jodi. My rest of the speed ratings for the day are as follows:

Race No. 1:

Premier Connection 585
Miss Pinky 565
On My Way 565
Starlite Express 543

Race No. 2:

Ashridge 579
Sine Qua Non 574
Eye Of The Storm 555

Race No. 3:

Supreme Emperor 630
Doi Moi 615
Bruckner 605
Ecstatica 593

Race No. 4:

Chimerique 585
Thanda 579
The Giant 574

Race No. 5:

Batista 662
Titleist 631
Sun Elegance
Star Glory

Race No. 6:

Oasis Star 652
Red Romeo 630
Pepe Junior 625
Spitz 619

Race No. 7:

CELESTIAL WAY 648
Messalina 641
Jacqueline 633
Amazing Ray 629
Pure Elation 628
Change of Luck 611

Race No. 8:

Monopoly 682
Covenant 672
Il Divo 670
Ekhabhinskya 669

Race No. 9:

Addiction 626
Arabian Power 597
Maverick 595
Johnny Bravo 591

Day's Best : CELESTIAL WAY

Good Double : Celestial Way and Monopoly

Good luck to all,

Thanking you,

Jimmy