Irish Gold decisively won the Class I, Mathradas Goculdas Trophy, the feature event of Thursday's seven-race Mahalaxmi card. Jockey A Sandesh, who rode Irish Gold to victory, dazzled with his saddle skills, booting home four winners on the card.

The top two market choices for the feature event--Irish Gold and Portofino Bay--were both trained by Dallas Todywalla. N Bhosale astride Portofino Bay hit the front as the starter flagged them off, being stalked all the time by the half-money favourite Irish Gold. After a brief tussle in the homestretch, Irish Gold dashed ahead when Sandesh asked for an effort.