Kolkata: Neil Darashah-saddled Clifford sprinted away with the Cavallo Velloce Cup at the RCTC here on Tuesday. The son of Jolie Rue was given a confident ride by Neeraj Rawal.
There was a major mishap in the last race of the day. Favourite Snow Leopard seemed to be cruising towards an easy victory, when suddenly he stumbled nearing the distance post and broke his shoulder.The grey had to be put down on humanitarian grounds. Although jockey A Sandesh escaped unhurt, he has been kept under observation at a city hospital.
Kolkata results
1: (4-5-7) Chililady 1; Cyrenaica 2; Made In Heaven 3.