Gunfire wins The Lemon Tree Hotels Trophy was the key result from Race 6 at Pune Racecourse on Saturday, October 10, 2026, as N. S. Parmar guided the M. Narredu-trained runner to victory over 1000 metres. Run at 4:30 PM during the tenth day of the Pune racing season, the contest was completed in 0:57:140. Gunfire raced for a partnership comprising Mr Sanjay Punamchand Kothari, Mr Vivek S Jain, Mrs B E Saldanha, Mr Jehangir Mehta, Dr Mehli A Nazir, Mr Daulat Chhabria, Mrs Homi Mehta, Dr Ram H Shroff and Mr Raj H Shroff, represented by Stride Livestock Pvt Ltd.
The short-distance contest called for sharp acceleration and a well-judged ride. Parmar partnered Gunfire through the 1000-metre sprint, with the combination finding the pace needed to finish ahead of the field. The result added another winner to M. Narredu’s record at Pune Racecourse, while Gunfire’s finishing time of 57.140 seconds marked a successful outing in The Lemon Tree Hotels Trophy.
Gunfire Wins The Lemon Tree Hotels Trophy: Full Race Results
Darcy, ridden by S. Siddharth and trained by Faisal A. Abbas, finished second. Wind Dancer, with Neeraj Rawal aboard for trainer Dallas Todywalla, took third place. The finishing times for the second- and third-placed runners were not available at the time of publication.
The tenth day of the Pune Racecourse Meeting 2026 continued with Race 7, The Suresh Mahindra Trophy, scheduled for 5:00 PM. Attention now turns to the next contest as the afternoon’s racing programme moves towards its conclusion.
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