Commodore, ridden vigorously by jockey A Sandesh, managed to upstage stablemate and favourite Arlene (P Trevor up) in the final furlong to win the Velvet Rope Trophy, the feature event of Sunday's seven-race card at Mahalaxmi. Trevor Patel, who missed rides in the first two races because he was stuck in a traffic jam, did nothing wrong when he took Arlene on a start-to-finish mission as she has won all her races in identical fashion. On Sunday, however, Arlene seemed to be losing momentum in the final stages of the ten-furlong trip, and Sandesh overpowered her to post an authoritative victory for owners Pallon Mistry and DR Thacker.

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