Kings Gambit has emerged as the favourite for Sunday's Grade 3 Eve Champion Trophy, the first graded race of the Pune racing season. Trained by Pesi Shroff, the filly has impressed in trackwork and is expected to make amends for her previous outing, with Red Bishop and Azalea tipped as her main challengers.
Pune, August 1, 2026: The four-year-old filly Kings Gambit looks the one to beat in the Eve Champion Trophy, the first graded race of the Pune racing season, to be run at the Pune Race Course on Sunday.
Trained by Pesi Shroff, Kings Gambit has been working impressively on the Pune track and appears primed to make amends after her previous outing. If she reproduces her trackwork on race day, she should prove difficult to beat.
Main Challengers
Red Bishop and Azalea are expected to provide the stiffest opposition in what promises to be an exciting contest.
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