GUNFIRE Blazes To Glory In The Dancing Prances Trophy At Mumbai

The Mumbai race result 31 January story gained another exciting chapter when GUNFIRE produced a sharp maiden-winning display in Race 3, The Dancing Prances Trophy. Run over 1000 metres for maiden Indian horses aged three years only, the contest at 03:30 PM on Saturday, 31st January 2026 saw GUNFIRE (J: Yash Narredu) power home for trainer M. Narredu. Carrying the colours of Mr Sanjay Punamchand Kothari, Mr Jehangir Mehta, Mr Vivek S Jain, Mrs B E Saldanha, Dr Mehli A Nazir, Mr Daulat Chhabria & Dr Ram H Shroff & Mr Raj H Shroff rep Stride Livestock Pvt Ltd, the winner stamped authority on the sprint division.

Breaking smartly from the gates, GUNFIRE quickly found a handy early position as the field sorted itself out in the opening furlong. Jockey Yash Narredu showed patience before asking for full effort approaching the final 300 metres. Responding instantly, the filly surged clear with a telling burst of speed, putting the race beyond doubt inside the last 100 metres and scoring with plenty in hand.

GHOST OF VICTORY (J: P. Trevor, T: Aman Altaf Hussain) finished a solid second after chasing the winner throughout the closing stages. PHANTOM STRIKE (J: R. Ajinkya, T: Prasanna Kumar P.) ran on late to secure third place.

With The Dancing Prances Trophy decided, attention now shifts to the upcoming The Oyster Cove Trophy, scheduled for 04:00 PM, where another competitive field is set to keep the Mumbai crowd on edge.