History for the Horse: PROKOFIEV
| Center | RNo | Date | Odds | Cl | Dist | AR | A/S | AWt | CWt | Jockey | Dr | Sh | BP | FP | WinnerT | Timedif | LBh | Winner |
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| BS26 | 133 | 05Jul26 | 20 | Gr2 | 2200 M | 85 | 4g | 51.5 | 51 | P P Dhebe | 9 | A | 1 | 10 | 2-13.75 | 2-16.34 | 16L | ZUCCARO |
| Travelled in the front rank, brought them into the home straight by about a length advantage, but once challenged strongly by Alfonzine, Miracle Star and Zuccaro, he gave way in the final furlong and finished well down the field. | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS26 | 106 | 21Jun26 | 11/4 | CL2 | 2000 M | 75 | 4g | 60 | 60 | Akshay Kumar | 3 | A | 1 | 1 | 2-05.94 | 2-05.94 | -L | PROKOFIEV |
| Sharp beginning, Prokofiev rockets to the front, stretches six clear in a strung-out single file, leads comfortably into the home turn in first, kicks on strongly in the straight and goes pillar-to-post, winning by about five at the finish. | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS26 | 43 | 23May26 | 13/10 | CL2 | 1600 M | 75 | 4g | 57.5 | 57 | P Trevor | 6 | A | 3 | 3 | 1-38.47 | 1-39.31 | 5.25L | MARGARETTA |
| Clean jump, raced prominently outside Tolkien to be one of the early leaders, held second down the backstretch, turned third just off the front, stayed on under pressure in the straight and kept on to finish a clear third. | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS26 | 12 | 03May26 | 65/100 | CL2 | 1400 M | 61 | 4g | 50.5 | 50 | Neeraj Rawal | 5 | A | 2 | 1 | 1-25.60 | 1-25.60 | -L | PROKOFIEV |
| Level break, settled nicely second tracking Rieko throughout, still stalking the leader at the home turn in 2, ranged up strongly in the straight, went stride for stride before asserting close home to win comfortably at the finish. | ||||||||||||||||||
| PU25 | 124 | 12Oct25 | 14/10 | GR1 | 2000 M | 69 | 3g | 56 | 56 | Suraj Narredu | 9 | A | 3 | 6 | 2-02.73 | 2-04.06 | 7 3/4L | ZACHARIAS |
| Raced handily in third for most of the journey, poised well till the bend, but when pressure was applied in the straight, failed to find the expected acceleration, finishing sixth, has class, but perhaps did not stay the Derby trip — better suited to middle distances. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HM25 | 92 | 08Sep25 | 7/10 | GR3 | 1600 M | 66 | 3g | 56 | 56 | Antony Raj S | 7 | A | 2 | 2 | 1-38.90 | 1-38.92 | -L | RED BISHOP |
| 2nd till turn, hit front entering straight, offered stiff confrontation but went down fighting in the end | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS25 | 129 | 13Jul25 | 3 | GR1 | 2000 M | 62 | 3g | 56 | 56 | Suraj Narredu | 4 | A | 1 | 2 | 2-03.28 | 2-03.86 | 3 1/2L | FYNBOS |
| 3rd till 1600, 2nd till 600, led thereafter till 250, outpaced by the winner | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS25 | 83 | 22Jun25 | 12 | GR1 | 1600 M | 46 | 3g | 56 | 56 | Mukesh Kumar | 15 | A | 2 | 4 | 1-36.75 | 1-36.82 | -L | SOVEREIGN KING |
| 8th till 1200, improved to be 5th till 800, 2nd turning for home, went ahead resolutely but outwitted in a close finish at the fag end | ||||||||||||||||||
