Sacred Roman with Leigh Roche up wins The Dr M A M Ramaswamy Stayers Cup Gr 1 2019

Hyderabad Winter Races 2018-2019 Race No 231
Sacred Roman trained by P Shroff with Leigh Roche up wins The Dr M A M Ramaswamy Stayers Cup Gr 1 2019 at The Hyderabad Race Club
Sacred Roman (Holy Roman Emperor - Clicquot, Jai Govind Stud) was keen and bullish right from the start. He showed positive hurry as he darted into the lead soon at start and jockey Leigh Roche held him on tight reins all through the straight as they passed the winning post the first time. There was no much change when they returned for the finish and Sacred Roman looked the same as he did when he had set the tone for the race soon on start, about two minutes earlier. Kambaku had tried to essay the runaway tactics and he snatched the lead going into the back stretch. The field spread out considerably. Sacred Roman planted himself firmly in second all the way until into the straight, while fancied runner Whatsmyscript was languishing in the rear, streets away from the action. He raised neither a quality gallop nor an iota of hope.
Sacred Roman looked fresh for the showdown as he easily sped past Kambaku soon on turning for home. The Pesi Shroff trainee showed tremendous acceleration as he stretched away from the rest. Sacred Roman was leagues ahead as he galloped zestfully and showing no fatigue what so ever. I doubt if Shroff’s cuff even moved when he would have put the back of his palm to his ward’s nostrils on his triumphant return. Raees ran on to peg back Kambaku for the runner up berth. Kambaku did well to grab the third place, while Nanhipari earned some brownie point for a good effort of figuring in the frame.

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