The afternoon continued to unfold with quality racing as The R R Byramji Memorial Million (Div I) — the third race on the card — went to post at 3:00 pm during the 16th day of the Bangalore Summer Meeting. The 1200-metre race, carrying a lucrative purse of ₹11,00,000, featured a talented group of maiden contenders eager to announce their arrival on the big stage.
Flight of Fancy emerged as the most impressive, registering a fluent win in 1:12.58 under a well-judged ride by Vivek G., trained by Darius R. Byramji. Racing in the colours of Capt Jamshed J. Appoo , Mr Kersi H. Vachha , Mr Ashok Ranpise & Mr S. R. Sanas & Sarainaga Racing Pvt Ltd, Mr Darius R. Byramji, the runner made a decisive move in the final furlong to secure the honours with authority.
In a close finish, Romping Home, guided by Yash Narredu and trained by Deepesh Narredu, made a bold attempt but had to settle for second, just behind the winner with a timing of 1:12.76.
Divine Secret produced a consistent effort to take third place, timed at 1:12.99, with A. Sandesh in the saddle for trainer R. H. Sequeira.
With the R R Byramji Memorial Million (Div I) wrapped up in fine style, excitement now turns to the next event, The A.M.C. Gowda Memorial Trophy as the racing action continues at the Bangalore Turf Club.
