In a stunning display of riding skills jockey P Trevor astride It's My Time fought a stirring duel with his arch rival Sandesh (Irish Gold), and outwitted the latter to claim the Rajpipla Trophy, the feature event of Wednesday's small, six-race card at the Mahalaxmi racetrack.

The backers of both horses must have faced extreme anxiety as the head-to-head battle, with hope and despair alternating with each stride, lasted all the way along the final furlong. The only man in the stands who was perhaps not stressed one bit was trainer Dallas Todywalla, trainer of both It's My Time and Irish Gold, who knew both his horses would finish 1-2 when Market King (Antony Raj up) threw in the towel after bringing the four-horse field into view.