Swift, trained by Pesi Shroff and ridden by rookie rider N Bhosale, produced a stunning gallop in the final 300m of the J E Hughes Trophy, to post a sensational victory in the feature event on Sunday. Old horse Gazino (S Zervan up) finished an eye-catching runner up.

Earlier in the day, Shroff had also led in another winner when the three-year-old colt Sea The Sun, who was still fishing for his first win despite half a dozen attempts, finally lived up to his bloodlines, pulverizing class IV opposition over the nine-furlong trip of the Bushtops Plate in the hands of jockey PS Chouhan.