History for the Horse: AFRICAN GOLD
| Center | RNo | Date | Odds | Cl | Dist | AR | A/S | AWt | CWt | Jockey | Dr | Sh | BP | FP | WinnerT | Timedif | LBh | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMENTARY | ||||||||||||||||||
| HM26 | 62 | 30Aug26 | 5/2 | CL1 | 1400 M | 114 | 5g | 58.5 | 58 | A Sandesh | 3 | A | 1 | 4 | 1-24.74 | 1-25.29 | 3L | ECHOES OF TIME |
| Out early, sat second to Espionage before deciding to take it up near the 1,000, led them past the 800 and was clear leader at the bend, headed by Echoes Of Time in the straight, kept on but weakened late to finish fourth | ||||||||||||||||||
| MU2526 | 154 | 15Mar26 | 7/2 | T4+ | 1600 M | 110 | 5g | 58.5 | 58 | Akshay Kumar | 7 | A | 7 | 7 | 1-33.96 | 1-35.21 | 7.75L | ZUCCARO |
| Started on even keel but settled last as the field sorted out, lost touch with the leading group mid-race, took the final bend at the tail in seventh, offered little when asked in the home stretch, merely completing the course in rear | ||||||||||||||||||
| MU2526 | 92 | 01Feb26 | 90/100 | Gr3 | 1600 M | 112 | 5g | 59 | 59 | Akshay Kumar | 1 | A | 1 | 2 | 1-36.66 | 1-36.73 | 0.5L | PRIDE'S PRINCE |
| Level break, quickly took it up and made the running, stretching a clear lead throughout, still dictating on the home turn and kicking on strongly, headed only in the last strides after bravely holding on in front most of the way. | ||||||||||||||||||
| MU2526 | 48 | 28Dec25 | 9 | GR3 | 1800 M | 105 | 4g | 56.5 | 56 | Akshay Kumar | 7 | A | 1 | 1 | 1-48.42 | 1-48.42 | -L | AFRICAN GOLD |
| Fluent beginning, quickly rushed to the front, stretched a clear lead mid-race, turned for home in front as bend position 1, kept finding under pressure in the straight to make every post a winning one. | ||||||||||||||||||
| MU2526 | 24 | 07Dec25 | GR3 | 1600 M | 105 | 4g | 57 | 57 | Withdrawn | A | 0 | 1-36.82 | -. | -L | PSYCHIC STAR | |||
| Declared but did not start | ||||||||||||||||||
| MR25 | 38 | 19Sep25 | 27/10 | GR2 | 1600 M | 105 | 4g | 60 | 60 | P Trevor | 1 | A | 2 | 3 | 1-33.62 | 1-33.85 | 1 1/2L | MAYNE MAGIC |
| led till 1200, 3rd till 800, 2nd till turn, snatched lead, failed to kick on | ||||||||||||||||||
| MR25 | 12 | 05Sep25 | 14/10 | GR3 | 1400 M | 95 | 4g | 60 | 60 | Akshay Kumar | 5 | A | 7 | 2 | 1-22.32 | 1-22.47 | 1L | RAISE A BUCK |
| 6th till 1200, then 7th till turn, started galloping after the winner had sensed victory - ignore this effort | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS25 | 127 | 13Jul25 | 7/2 | GR2 | 1400 M | 95 | 4g | 59.5 | 59 | Akshay Kumar | 5 | A | 2 | 5 | 1-24.11 | 1-25.01 | 5 1/4L | PRANA |
| 5th till 1200, brushed up to be 2nd till turn, packed up - needed this effort badly | ||||||||||||||||||
