The eight-race card slated for Sunday at Mahalaxmi will finally bring the curtain down on the 2010-11 Mumbai racing season. The feature race is the May Day trophy for maiden three-year-old horse over the trip of six furlongs.

Interestingly, horse owner Geoffrey Nagpal and trainer Sanjay Kolse, who have had an extremely lean season, have pitched in two first-timers in the fray, Babyblues and Etesian. Both have been tracking well, however, Babyblues may be fancied more because A Sandesh will be riding it. But either of them will have to cross sword with Celsius and Born To Race who had finished in close order when they met last time. My vote goes to
Celsius.

First race at 2.30 pm.
Selections:

Stoneridge Plate - Div I (Class V; 1000m)
Aleutian Zone 1, Fantastic 2, Rave On 3.

Crepusculaire Plate (Class IV; 1400m)
Grant Park 1, Blue Mellon 2, Absolute Reality 3.

Centenary Plate (For unplaced 3y; 1000m)
Ashwa Gaurav 1, Lucky Misba 2, Splash 3.

Stoneridge Plate - Div II (Class V; 1000m)
The Rebel 1, Rising Asset 2, Gold Vault 3.

Mosaic Plate - Div I (Class IV; 1200m)
Claim To Fame 1, Golden Spurs 2, Marudhara Ratan 3.

May Day Trophy (For 3y, maidens; 1200m)
Celsius 1, Born To Race 2, Babyblues 3.

Mosaic Plate - Div II (Class IV; 1200m)
National Ikon 1, Tomorrow's Dreams 2, Uproar 3.

Fabulous Star Plate (Class V; 1400m)
Arabian Rock 1, Inner Harmony 2, Fiery Fortune 3.

Recommendations
Best bet: National Ikon (7-1)
Good bet: Grant Park (2-4)
Chance bet: Arabian Rock (8-3)
Upset: Etesian (6-9)

Today's pools
Super jackpot pool: 3,4,5,6,7,8
Jackpot pool: 4,5,6,7,8
Treble pool: I - 5,6,7; II - 6,7,8
Tanala pool: All races.