It was more than a cakewalk--it was a leisurely stroll in the park. 

Fynbos, the Kingda Ka-Mahali four-year-old filly trained by Pesi Shroff posted a smashing victory in the Villoo C Poonawalla Indian Oaks (Gr 1) at the Mahalaxmi racetrack on Saturday. Fynbos was given a copybook ride by jockey Vivek G, who settled her in mid-bunch for most of the mile-and-a-half trip, as stablemate Azalea (PS Kaviraj up) hit the front, followed by Namiri (P Trevor up). Rounding the final turn, the property of KN & ZK Dhunjibhoy, Vispi R Patel, Ms Anosha Meyers and Ms Anita J Captain, improved effortlessly, and passing the two-furlong marker, Fynbos quickly opened a four-length gap over the front runners. Thereafter, she sailed away in solitary splendour, crossing the wire about half a dozen lengths ahead of her nearest rival, Kings Gambit (Yash Narredu up), also trained by Shroff.