Miss Ameeta Mehra's Ave Maria (A.Imran Khan up) won the Makalu Plate (1,600m), the main event of the races held here on Tuesday (Sept. 28). The winner is trained by Prasad R.
The results:
1.PARADIS PLATE (D. II), (1,400 m)__Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): Devils Advocate (Md. Islam) 1, Sugar Deal (Nitin Singh) 2, Silver Liner (Chary) 3 and Green Gift (R. Rupesh) 4. 1/2, 2-1/2 and 2. 1m 30.27 s. Rs. 11 (w), 5, 22 and 7 (p), SHP: Rs. 85, FP.: Rs. 131, Q: Rs. 110, Tanala: Rs. 290. Favourite: Devils Advocate. Owners: M/s. Congireddy Ramachandra Reddy, Mallipeddi Madhusudhan Reddy & Bhishma Chowdary Donepudi. Trainer: Silvester.
2. PARADIS PLATE (D. I), (1,400 m)__Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): Craven Cottage (Aadesh ) 1, Dance Baby Dance (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Retaliate (R. Umesh) 3 and Splendid Knock (R. Rupesh) 4. 1, 4 and 7. 1m 28.63 s. Rs. 19 (w), 7, 7 and 6 (p), SHP: Rs. 19, FP: Rs. 75, Q: Rs. 31, Tanala: Rs. 101. Favourite: Retaliate. Owner: Mr. Abhimanyu Vinod Sigtia. Trainer: Satyanarayana.
3. ALMANAC CUP (D. II), (1,200 m)__Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated up to 50: Striking Gold (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Star Prospect (Laxman) 2, True Future (Aadesh ) 3 and Art Connoisseur (A. Imran Khan) 4. Nk., 4 and 3/4. 1m 15.20 s. Rs. 10 (w), 6, 8 and 8 (p), SHP: Rs. 31, FP: Rs. 63, Q: Rs. 48, Tanala: Rs. 188. Favourite: Striking Gold. Owners: M/s. Penmethsa Ramachandra Raju, A.K. Jaiswal, S. Prasad Raju & Shailendra Singh. Trainer: Prasad R.
4. ALMANAC CUP (D. I), (1,200 m)__Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated up to 50: Guiding Light (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Sun Strikes (Chary) 2, Fine Racer (N. Rawal) 3 and Grey Shot (M. Krishna) 4. 9, 2-1/2 and 5. 1m 14.07 s. Rs. 9 (w), 5, 7 and 8 (p), SHP: Rs. 18, FP: Rs. 24, Q: Rs. 15, Tanala: Rs. 33. Favourite: Guiding Light. Owners: M/s. M.V. Narayana Rao, Kasuganti Srirangarao & Leeladhar Sharma. Trainer: N. Rao.
5. A.P. HERITAGE CUP (D. I), (1,200 m)__Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 75: Menlo Park (Chary) 1, Al Jadeed (Sai Kumar) 2, Disco Flash (Aadesh) 3 and Pythagoras (P.S. Chouhan) 4. 2, 1 and 1-1/4. 1m 14.50 s. Rs. 20 (w), 9, 12 and 12 (p), SHP: Rs. 34, FP: Rs. 132, Q: Rs. 94, Tanala: Rs. 648. Favourite: Music Valley. Owners: Mr. T. Venkatram Reddy representing M/s. Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. & Mr. M. Rama Krishna Reddy. Trainer: L. D'Silva.
6. A.P. HERITAGE CUP (D. II), (1,200 m)__Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 75: Kohinoor King (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Lone Ranger (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Glorious Bay (S. Sreekant) 3 and Vigoroso (Chary) 4. 1, 2-1/2 and 1. 1m 14.46 s. Rs. 29 (w), 10, 6 and 32 (p), SHP: Rs. 18, FP: Rs. 88, Q: Rs. 35, Tanala: Rs. 1023. Favourite: Lone Ranger. Owners: M/s. Venkata Narasimha Reddy Nalla & Rathan Nalla. Trainer: M. Chauhan.
Note: P.S. Chouhan, the rider of Lone Ranger, who finished second, raised an objection against Ashhad Asbar, the jockey of Kohinoor King, who won the race according to the judge. The objection pertained to Asbar tripping out near the final furlong and bumping, hampering Lone Ranger's gallop, thus costing Chouhan the race. The HRC Stewards overruled the objection and the original order was retained.
7. MAKALU PLATE (1,600 m), Cat. I, 3-y-o & over: Ave Maria (A. Imran Khan) 1, Mission Chief (Kiran Naidu) 2, Grand Rapids (R. Umesh) 3 and Fly By Wire (P.S. Chouhan) 4. Not run: Bold Blast. 3/4, 1/2 and 3/4. 1m 40.41 s. Rs. 10 (w), 5, 14 and 12 (p), SHP: Rs. 57, FP: Rs. 103, Q: Rs. 79, Tanala: Rs. 443. Favourite: Ave Maria. Owner: Miss Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Prasad R.
8. SWEET MEMORIES PLATE (1,100 m)__Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 50: Cicilia (Deep Shanker) 1, Chemeli (R. Rupesh) 2, Royal Degree (Harinder S.) 3 and Ace High (Kuldeep S) 4. Nk., 1-1/4 and hd.. 1m 09.05 s. Rs. 113 (w), 26, 15 and 31 (p), SHP: Rs. 46, FP: Rs. 1053, Q: Rs. 393, Tanala: Rs. 115437 (carried over). Favourite: Forest Flame. Owner: Mr. K.R.K. Raju. Trainer: N. Rao.
Note: R. Rupesh, rider of Chemeli, raised an objection against Harinder Singh, jockey of Royal Degree, for coming in and closing the gap, forcing the former to check his mount at the 100 metre mark, which cost him the race. The objection was upheld and the order was revised as above.
9. RED RUFUS PLATE (1,400 m)__Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated up to 50: Sweety Boy (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Kohinoor Fairytale (Ravinder S.) 2, Golden Tricks (R. Rupesh) 3 and True Fashion (M. Krishna) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/2 and hd. 1m 30.53 s. Rs. 17 (w), 8, 22 and 8 (p), SHP: Rs. 98, FP: Rs. 250, Q: Rs. 141, Tanala: Rs. 563. Favourite: Sweety Boy. Owners: M/s. Ch. Ashok Premanand Sugandhi & Syed Shah Faisal Hassan. Trainer: Faisal Hassan.
Treble (i): Rs. 44 (1328 tkts.), (ii): Rs. 282 (267 tkts.), (iii): Rs. 583 (263 tkts.).
Consolation: Rs. 1417 (222 tkts.).
Jackpot: Rs. 8640 (85 tkts.).
