The eighth contest of the afternoon was the Vibrant Plate Division I, a 1400-meter class IV handicap for Indian horses rated 20 to 46. Slated for a 4:30 pm, the race carried a prize purse of ₹5,50,000 and featured a competitive lineup of emerging talents.
Emerging strongest was Wind Dancer, who put in a commanding run under N. Bhosale to clinch the race for trainer Dallas Todywalla. Clocking 1:25.950, the winner proved too strong for the rest of the field. Wind Dancer is raced by Mr D. R. Thacker (representing DT Racing & Breeders LLP), along with Mr Mukul Sonawala, Mr Nozer Panthaky, Mr P. J. Vazifdar, and Mr M. Rishad.
The tote-favourite, Challenge Accepted partnered by Antony Raj S. and trained by Adhiraj Singh Jodha, ran a resolute second, showing grit in the final stages in 1:26:481.
Rounding off the top three was Pure, ridden by N. S. Parmar for trainer M. K. Jadhav, who maintained consistent pace to secure third in 1:26:536.
