Arabian Prince (Sampson up) won the Bangalore St. Leger, the last classic of the season held here on Sunday (July 18). The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay Mallya representing United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. and trained by Dhariwal.
The results:
1. HAPPY VALLEY PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25, 4-y-o & over: Good Gift (Khurshad) 1, Cute Angel (S. John) 2, Gara Fluid (Shadab) 3 and Constance (Sreekanth) 4. 3/4, 1-3/4 and 2-3/4. 1m 15.58s. Rs. 47 (w), 15, 12 and 47 (p), SHP: Rs. 38, FP: Rs. 63, Q: Rs. 42, Trinella; Rs. 665 and Rs. 452. Favourite: Cute Angel. Owners: Mrs. L. Rajeswari, Mr. Sureshkumar T. Jain & Dr. Vijay Chavan. Trainer: Britto.
2. TREASURE GIRL PLATE (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): Record Breaker (C. Alford) 1, Matias (I. Chisty) 2, Indian Royalty (B. Prakash) 3 and Thrillseeker (Sreekanth) 4. 5-3/4, 4 and 10. 1m 26.23s. Rs. 16 (w), 10, 17 and 15 (p), SHP: Rs. 41, FP: Rs. 43, Q: Rs. 31, Trinella; Rs. 79 and Rs. 32. Favourite: Record Breaker. Owner: Mr. D. Khaitan rep. Soom Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Vijay Singh.
3. ESQUIRE TROPHY (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): Elusive Way (Suraj Narredu) 1, Emerald (Sampson) 2, Alexander Helios (I. Chisty) 3 and Sunset Grill (Selvaraj) 4. 6-3/4, 2-1/2 and 5-1/4. 1m 12.77s. Rs. 14 (w), 11, 12 and 29 (p), SHP: Rs. 20, FP: Rs. 17, Q: Rs. 12, Trinella: Rs. 58 and Rs. 60. Favourite: Elusive Way. Owners: Mr. Harresh N. Mehta and Mrs. Mayurri H. Mehta rep. Rohan Bloodstock Pvt.Ltd. Trainer: Padmanabhan.
4. HAPPY VALLEY PLATE (Div.I), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25, 4-y-o & over: Saratoga (P. S. Chouhan) 1, Allegro (S. John) 2, Moment Of Truth (Md. Shoaib) 3 and Miss Marvelous (Md. Shafiq) 4. Not run: Carnival Of Joy. 3/4, 1-3/4 and 3-1/4. 1m 16.07s. Rs. 27 (w), 13, 19 and 19 (p), SHP: Rs. 55, FP: Rs. 94, Q: Rs. 39, Trinella; Rs. 256 and Rs. 155, Exacta: Rs. 6,473 & Rs. 3,113. Favourite: Saratoga. Owner: Mr. H. Thambuswamy. Trainer: Britto.
5. PARSIANA PLATE (1,600m), rated 20 to 45: Golden Quest (I. Chisty) 1, Deep Blue Sky (Suraj Narredu) 2, Work Force (C. Alford) 3 and Gunpowder (S. John) 4. 1-1/2, 3 and 1/2. 1m 39.29s. Rs. 45 (w), 17, 13 and 17 (p), SHP: Rs. 38, F: Rs. 104, Q: Rs. 70, Trinella; Rs. 359 and Rs. 258. Favourite: Yamas. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Ganapathy.
6. ASTRONOMIC PLATE (Div.I), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 4-y-o & over: Youre A Legend (Gautam) 1, Defiance (Harish) 2, Supreme Arch (Sreekanth) 3 and Sabari (N. Harsha) 4. Not run: Southern Gladiator and Black Beauty. 4-3/4, 1/2 and 1/2. 1m 27.68s. Rs. 64 (w), 19, 33 and 16 (p), SHP: Rs. 94, FP: Rs. 745, Q: Rs. 242, Trinella; Rs. 993 and Rs. 404, Exacta: Rs. 1,21,395 (caried over). Favourite: Snow Peaks. Owner and trainer: Mr. J. S. Pillay.
7. BANGALORE ST. LEGER(2,800m), 4-y-o (Terms): ARABIAN PRINCE (Burden Of Proof - Arabian Rose) Sampson 1,
FLEET INDIAN (Tejano - Afrodita) Suraj Narredu 2,
LEAVE IT TO ME (Placerville - Forest Fantasy) B. Prakash 3 and
TOPKAPI (Placerville - Houston Hopeful) L. Stephane 4. 3/4, 2-3/4 and 10. 3m 3.85s. Rs. 20 (w), 14 and 19 (p), SHP: Rs. 38, FP: Rs. 73, Q: Rs. 41, Trinella; Rs. 51 and Rs. 24. Favourite: Arabian Prince. Owners: Mr. and Mrs. Vijay Mallya rep. Utd. Rac. & B'Stk Breeders Ltd. Trainer: Dhariwal.
8. CHETTINAD STUD PLATE (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Classic Charge (L. Stephane) 1, Hall Of Glory (I. Chisty) 2, Alpha Baby (Sampson) 3 and The Spartan (S. John) 4. 1/2, 6 and 1-3/4. 1m 12.82s. Rs. 38 (w, 12, 13 and 20 (p), SHP: Rs. 40, FP: Rs. 49, Q: Rs. 28, Trinella; Rs. 95 and Rs. 102, Exacta: Rs. 636 and Rs. 275. Favourite: Hall Of Glory. Owners: Mrs. C. Indira Meddappa, Mr. S. Narredu & Dr. Syed Ainuddin Arif. Trainer: S. Narredu.
9. ASTRONOMIC PLATE (Div.II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 4-y-o & over: Voodoo Moon (Shahid) 1, Diamond Shower (Ramandeep) 2, Persian Princess (C. Alford) 3 and Blue Origin (L. Stephane) 4. Not run: Amber Star. 3/4, 2-1/2 and hd. 1m 27.97s. Rs. 603 (w), 107, 23 and 14 (p), SHP: Rs. 102, FP: Rs. 5,388 (carried over), Q: Rs. 1,271, Trinella; Rs. 16,396 and Rs. 7,027. Favourite: Persian Princess. Owners: M/s. P. Radhakrishna, Rupam Das, Ramaswamy Shanmugaraj & Mrs. Vidya K. Sasthri. Trainer: Md. Khan.
Jackpot: Rs. 1,03,353 (six tkts.), Runner: Rs.642 (414 tkts.), Mini Jackpot: Rs.6,180 (seven tkts.), Treble (i): Rs.315 (89 tkts.), (ii): Rs.2,501 (19 tkts.).