Narendra Lagad trained and impeccably bred three-year-old gelding, Maseeha won the inaugural Longines Classic.
Pips Spiritual Flame to win the inaugural Longines Classic
MUMBAI: Narendra Lagad trained and impeccably bred three-year-old gelding, Maseeha won the inaugural Longines Classic, the feature event of the Mumbai’s sixth day’s meeting held at the Mahalaxmi Race Course here on Thursday.
Placed second as the eleven runners got off the gates, this gelding was ridden by Nadeem Alam and beat Spiritual Flame by 1 and ¼ lengths to receive the glittering trophy from Bollywood fame Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. When asked whom he would credit the victory to, this jockey aptly put it, “It’s definitely Maseeha who made this happen.”
Star Crusader was the initial leader followed by Maseeha, and maintained the same pairing till the bend in the journey of a mile and a furlong race (1800m).
Star Crusader slowly faded after setting the pace as Maseeha took over. There was a sudden burst of rush as the race was just 200 meters away from the winning post, but Maseeha maintained his cool to win comfortable with a time of 1:53.8, just 3.8 seconds more than the record time of 1:50 seconds.
Results:
1. The Camino Plate (1400m): 1. 1.Try Your Luck, 2. Eternal Spirit, 3. Grey Storm
2. The Vesuvius Plate (1200m): 1. Englehart, 2. Peoria, 3. Rivaaz
3. The Enrico Plate (1200m): 1. Walking Tall, 2. Black Dahlia, 3. Queens Court
4. The Sun-Deep Plate (1800m): 1. Magical Morn, 2. Hisham, 3. Urban Warrior
5. The Charon Plate Div II (1200m): 1. Teaser, 2. Sleight Of Hand, 3. Above All
6. The Longines Classic (1800m): 1. Maseeha, 2. Spiritual Flame, 3. Star Crusader
7. The Charon Plate Div I (1200m): 1. Golden Spurs, 2. Pure Devotion, 3. Marmis
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