Darius Byramji trained Magnetic made the 1600 metres Dennis & Yvonne Jarvis Memorial Cup, a race for horses rated 60 and above, the feature event of Thursday`s Mysore races, look like a private schooling exercise. Having sulked over 2000 metres last time, she found a mile much more to her liking and turned it into a one-horse race, leaving the rest looking like unpaid extras.

Midsummer Star did the early running before blowing a gasket on the final bend, Worldly Wise briefly pretended he could matter, and then Magnetic, under Trevor Patel, strolled past them with the ease of a bus overtaking a bicycle. She drew clear by over three lengths while Kanya Rashi and Confident Game dutifully filled up the frame.

The 1400 metres M S Suresh Memorial Trophy (Div I), a race for horses rated 40 to 65, doubled as a demolition derby courtesy of Power of Beauty. Pradeep Annaiah`s ward had run against better company earlier, and against this bunch, he barely broke sweat while cruising to a nine-length win. The rest came straggling in — Eternal Glory making a belated appearance for second, Ladylion and Serdar bringing up the rest as if they`d missed the starter`s bell. The lower division had True Punch showing that when favourites bother to turn up, they win with contempt. Anthony Raj had him in front after collaring Sapient, and from there it was just a victory parade. Klimt rattled home late for second but only after the race had been settled; Sapient was left to console himself with third.

The 1200 metres Regency Gold Plate (Div I), a race for horses rated 20 to 45, saw Lokanath-trained Ziva backed to the exclusion of the rest, and she obliged, but not without making punters sweat. Apprentice Suhas got her out smartly and she opened a handy lead turning for home, but Mark One came with a late rattle that almost spoiled the script. The favourite clung on by a neck, the winning post arriving just in time. Moana, who had attracted local hype, was exposed for her lack of pace and simply jogged in third, ahead of Able One who arrived too late to matter. The lower division went the way of Dominic-trained Noble Cause. Meghann led them up to the final furlong before fading as the favourite swept past. Chisox came flying late but the bird had already flown, and Aggregator ran into third, though a good six lengths adrift of relevance.

The 1400 metres Talakadu Plate, a race for horses rated 20 to 45, produced the day`s most sarcastic punchline. Surender-trained Money Exchange was punted as if inflation didn`t exist, but turned out to be just that — punters` cash moving neatly into the bookmakers` vaults. Chasing Astapor into the straight, the favourite found little, plodding on as Cloudy Hills, the forgotten horse at long odds, arrived on the scene like a storm, blitzing home to win by seven widening lengths. One Diamond and Sarvottam ran on to pick the crumbs while Money Exchange confirmed his real purpose lay only in his name.

The day opened with the 1200 metres Shivakashi Plate, a race for horses in the lowest category, where Surender struck with Just Blues. Jockey Aravind Kumar sent the favourite into the lead and never looked back, winning comfortably. Eye of the Mind hung on for second from Fashionista, while City of Hustle was seen running on late — hinting that he may one day discover racing isn`t a sightseeing tour.