MARIUS secured a narrow victory in the fourth race of the Pune Meeting 2026, Eleventh Day, at Pune Racecourse on Sunday, October 11. The Pune Police Commissioner’s Trophy, run over 1400 metres at 3:00 PM, saw MARIUS prevail in a closely fought finish under jockey S. G. Prasad for trainer Aman Altaf Hussain, representing owners Mr Akshesh Shailesh Trivedi, Mr Avinash S Gadkar, Mr Pranav Ranpise, Mr Akshay Dattatray Ranpise, Mrs Ayesha A Hussain, Mr Anil Saraf and Mr Aziz A Virani. The winner clocked 1:24.698 to edge out a determined challenger in the closing stages.
MARIUS showed the determination needed to settle the contest in the final strides, holding off AVANTE in a finish that kept the margin exceptionally tight. With little separating the leading pair on the clock, S. G. Prasad guided MARIUS to the decisive advantage, securing the trophy by just 0.058 seconds. The result added another closely contested finish to the Pune racing programme.
AVANTE finished second in 1:24.756 under jockey Vivek G., with trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha responsible for the runner-up. PALOMA took third in 1:25.011 under jockey Vishal for trainer M. Narredu, completing the first three finishers in the 1400-metre contest.
Attention now turns to the J. M. Shah, C. M. Shah & K. M. Shah Gold Trophy, scheduled for 3:30 PM at Pune Racecourse.
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