Aika Aika Aika (Akshay Kumar astride) obliged in the Speaker’s Cup, the main event of the races held here on Sunday (Dec. 10). The winner is the property of M. Ramachandra Rao and trained by R.H. Sequeira.
Akshay Kumar rode four winners while three Satheesh-trained horses took top spots.
1. DR. S.R. CAPTAIN MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. I), (1,110m), 5-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): POLL PROMISE (C. P. Bopanna) 1, Aakash Vani (B.R. Kumar) 2, Charming Beauty (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Hunter’s Pride (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1/4, 1-3/4 and hd. 1m, 7.84s. ₹32 (w), 8,7 and 14 (p). FP: 160. Q: 72. SHP: 18. Tanala: 1589. Favourite: Aakash Vani. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
2. ONNU ONNU ONNU PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m), maiden 2-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): LIGHTNING FIN (Sweeney) 1, Hanoi (Deep Shanker) 2, Jazz It Up (Arshad Alam) 3 and Shaquille (B.R. Kumar) 3/4, 2 and hd. 1m, 7.64s. ₹7 (w), 5,7 and 5 (p). FP: 19. Q: 13. SHP: 15. Tanala: 38. Favourite: Lightning Fin. Owners: Messrs Rajesh Sanghani, Atul Bhanu Sanghani, Narendra Surana & Madharapu Sudhir. Trainer: D. Netto.
3. ONNU ONNU ONNU PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m), maiden 2-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): HAPPY TOGETHER (C.P. Bopanna) 1, Air Salute (Arshad Alam) 2, Secretary (G. Naresh) 3 and Baywatch Babe (N. Rawal) 4. 2-1/2, 3-3/4 and 1. 1m, 8.23s. ₹23 (w), 7,5 and 7 (p). FP: 58. Q: 18. SHP: 20. Tanala: 117. Favourite: Air Salute. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
4. CH. V. LAKSHMI PRASAD RAO “SIRDESAI” SIRCILLA MEMORIAL PLATE (2,000m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): EURO ZONE (Nakhat Singh) 1, Air Strike (J. Chinoy) 2, Treasure Striker (Ajit Singh) 3 and City Of Sails (G. Naresh) 4. 1-1/4, 1/4 and dist. 2m, 6.07s. ₹90 (w), 17, 7 and 10 (p). FP: 1575. Q: 421. SHP: 26. Tanala: 8981. Favourite: Bayrd. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A. C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh
5. DR. S.R. CAPTAIN MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m), 5-y-o &over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): RUBYONRAILS (Akshay Kumar) 1, Undu Undu Undu (Aneel) 2, Rapidest (A. S. Pawar) 3 and Delta Force (Nakhat Singh) 4. Hd, hd and 2-1/2. 1m, 7.65s. ₹9 (w), 6,5 and 8 (p). FP: 39. Q: 26. SHP: 17. Tanala: 144. Favourite: Rubyonrails. Owners: Messrs M. Madhukar & Eswarachandra Rajagopal Tripuraneni. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
6. FLYING TREASURE PLATE (1,800m), 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): TA TA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Bullish Apparoach (Aneel) 2, Symbol Of Star’s (B. R. Kumar) 3 and Sir Walter Raleigh (Kuldeep Singh) 4. Hd, Nk and 1-1/2. 1m, 56.10s. ₹12 (w), 7, 15 and 20 (p). FP: 261. Q: 198. SHP: 51. Tanala: 3975. Favourite: Ta Ta. Owner: Mr. Syed Shah Faisal Hassan. Trainer: Faisal Hassan.
7. SPEAKER’S CUP (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 74 & above (Cat. I): AIKA AIKA AIKA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Like Wise (Nakhat Singh) 2, Amorous White (Deepak Singh) 3 and Mr. Baahubali (N. S. Parmar) 4. 1, 1-1/2 and 1. 1m, 25.76s. ₹11 (w), 8,9 and 7 (p). FP: 56. Q: 34. SHP: 21. Tanala: 324. Favourite: Aika Aika Aika. Owner: Mr. M. Ramachandra Rao. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
8. MING DYNASTY PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): CHINA MILLENNIUM (Akshay Kumar) 1, Et Voici (Neeraj) 2, Aerofoil (G. Naresh) 3 and Indian Dreams (Ajeeth Kumar) 4. 3/4, nk and hd. 1m, 28.61s. ₹27 (w), 9, 16 and 18 (p). FP: 127. Q: 42. SHP: 19. Tanala: 1080. Favourite: Et Voici. Owners: Messrs K. Rama Krishna, Arshad Ali Khan Mohd., Mirza Ayub Baig & Shashank Kamineni. Trainer: Faisal Hassan.
Treble: (i): ₹505 (102 tkts.); (ii): ₹1547 (27 tkts.); (iii): ₹189 (718 tkts.).
Jackpot: 70%: ₹13400 (31 tkts.) and 30%: ₹962 (185 tkts.).
