Horse racing: Visitors hold sway in Indian St Leger

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Four of the eight four-year-olds in the grade 1, Indian St Leger are outstation horses, and they are expected to dominate the finish of fifth and final Classic of the 2017-18 campaign to be run at the Pune racetrack on Sunday. The local hopes--Selfie Star and In It To Win It--may be overshadowed by Sana, Kambaku and Dancing Dragon, and it is the last-named, trained by Neil Darashah and to be ridden by Trevor Patel, which is my choice.

First race at 2 pm.
Selections:

D D Pillai Trophy - Div II (Class V; 1600m)
Eagleinthesky 1, Honourable Eyes 2, Gandalf 3.

Janardhan Trophy (Class IV; 1400m)
Charlesbridge 1, Oriana 2, Vitesse 3.

Magansingh P. Jodha Trophy (Class I; 1200m)
Glyndebourne 1, Governor General 2, Holy Smoke 3.

C A Kuts Trophy (Class III; 1200m)
Queen Credible 1, Bottega Louie 2, Epiphany 3.

Indian St. Leger - Gr 1 (For 4y; 2800m)
Dancing Dragon 1, Sana 2, Kambaku 3.

Mohammed Rasheed Beg & Rahat Beg Trophy (For 3y, maidens; 1400m)
Jetfire 1, Bushtops 2, Kennedy 3.

D D Pillai Trophy - Div II (Class V; 1600m)
Grand Chieftain 1, Gold Magic 2, Doubledown 3.

Recommendations
Best bet: Charlesbridge (2-1)
Upset: Clymene (3-6)

Today's pools
Super jackpot pool: 2,3,4,5,6,7
Jackpot pool: 3,4,5,6,7
Treble pool: 5,6,7
Tanala pool: All races.

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