Mumbai & Hyderabad 5/1/2019

Mumbai 5/1/2020

1.30 #2 ITHACA drops in grade and is entitled to improve for the fitting of first-time blinkers and could play a major role if the headgear has the desired effect. 

2.00 #5 EXOTIQUE showed considerable promise on her racecourse debut when fourth over 1200m and she can put that experience to good use stepping up over an ideal trip. 

2.30 #5 TRULY EPIC will be fitter for recent reappearance run here over a mile following a 3 month break since August; steps up in grade and is well handicapped on best of his mile and a quarter form; likes to win second up.

3.00 #2 UNTITLED will roll forward where they are unlikely to go hard early, will take the power of beating over this short scurry. 

3.30 #2 DESPACITO has been knocking hard on the door in recent starts and just doesn't know how to run badly. A step up in trip looks the right call and has strong claims to shed her maiden tag. 

4.00 Top rated #4 BATELEUR was in solid  form last year winning 3/5 starts at this course and must enter calculations back from a longish break as he has plenty of class and with a handy mock race under his belt he is taken to defy any ring-rust. 

4.30 #1 MAJESTIC WARRIOR was not far from disgraced last time in the Golconda 2000 Guineas at Hyderabad and looks to set a decent standard now turning attention back to the handicap contest. 

5.00 Well bred and still unexposed #5 DANCING LANCES put in a career-best performance to land the spoils in a decent race at Pune in September and could do even better now with further improvement following a break. While #2 JULIO CESARO has been unreliable of late but is capable of an upset. 

GOOD BETS : ITHACA/ DESPACITO/ BATELEUR 

DAYS BEST : TRULY EPIC 

GOOD LUCK 

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Hyderabad 5/1/2020

1-7 BELLE SPRINGS (1.10) 

2-7 KATE (1.45) 

2-4 GAZEBO - KEEP AN EYE 

3-11 BALIUS (2.15)

4-1 SMASHING BLUE (2.45)

5-10 STRATEGIST (3.15) 

6-1 APOLLO (3.45)

6-2 ICE WARRIOR - KEEP AN EYE 

DAYS BEST : BALIUS 

GOOD LUCK