The sixth race of the evening card at the Mumbai Meeting 2025/26, Seventeenth Day, on Sunday, 15 March 2026, witnessed a classy staying performance in The C. N. Wadia Gold Cup powered by Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla (Grade II) over 2400 metres. Run at 06:10 PM, the terms race for horses aged four years and over saw Kings Gambit deliver a polished victory under A. Prakash for trainer P. Shroff.
Representing the ownership partnership of Mr & Mrs Vijay B. Shirke, Mr Jay V. Shirke, Mrs Daisy K. D. B. Mehta & Mr Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt Ltd, Mrs Liane Luthria & Mr Vispi R. Patel, the winner stayed the distance strongly to secure a notable success in the prestigious staying contest.
For followers tracking the Mumbai race result 15 March, the Grade II feature provided a compelling display of stamina and tactical judgment on the evening programme. Settled comfortably during the early stages, Kings Gambit travelled with purpose through the long backstretch before gradually improving position approaching the final bend. When jockey A. Prakash asked for an effort in the straight, the filly responded with a sustained run, asserting authority in the closing stages to stamp his class over the extended trip.
The runner-up position went to King Ke, ridden by Vivek G. and also trained by P. Shroff, who stayed on resolutely to claim second place. Red Bishop, partnered by P. Trevor and likewise from the P. Shroff yard, completed the trifecta with a steady performance to finish third, ensuring the trainer dominated the placings in this Grade II contest.
With the Gold Cup decided and the evening gathering momentum, attention now turns to the The Lahinch Million, scheduled at 06:45 PM, where another competitive field is set to continue the action on the Mumbai turf.
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