Geographique, trained by Imtiaz Sait and ridden by Neeraj Rawal, carried the dark blue silks of Shyam Ruia's Equus Racing first past the post in the Gr 3, Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia Trophy, the feature event of the Sunday card at Mahalaxmi. Neeraj Rawal must get full credit for the victory as he stalked Sentinel, who was out to do the pacemaker's job for the stable's main fancy Juliette. Ironically, Juliette (CS Jodha up) herself chose to grace the rear end, keeping closer to her perceived main rival Zuccaro (P Trevor up).

The pace turned out rather moderate (more than 1m:13s for the first six of the nine-furlong trip), and Neeraj grabbed the opportunity with both hands to drive Geographique full steam ahead in the straight to speed away for a magnificent victory. Both Juliette and Zuccaro were so far back at the turn, there was no way they could have bridged the gap anyway. But the fact that they caved in under pressure made a severe dent in the reputation both had built up as champion horses on a winning spree.