Mr. C. Gnanavel’s Calico Jack (Gaddam up) won the Welcome Cup, the feature event of the opening day’s races here on Saturday. Krishna trains the winner.
Jockey C. Umesh had a wonderful day as he won four races, while trainer B. Suresh saddled three winners.
MELAGIRI PLATE (1,200m), rated upto 25: MENANDER (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Silverman (Farhan) 2, Betty Boop (Deepak Singh) 3 and Lovely Dancer (Tanveer) 4. 2, Sh. hd and 1-1/4. 1m 16.14 . ₹ 11(w) 6, 20 and 6(p). SHP: 35, FP: 57,Q: 83 Tla: 409. Favourite: Be My Prince. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R Muthiah. Trainer: Karthik.
CAUVERY PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only: RED HOT JET (Umesh) 1, Super Supreme (A. Imran Khan) 2, Platini (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Squadron Leader (Akshay Kumar) 4. 3-3/4, 5-1/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 14.50s. ₹ 8(w) 5, 5 and 5(p). SHP: 12, FP: 13, Q:7, Tla: 53. Favourite: Red Hot Jet. Owners: Mr. K.K. Belliappa, Mr. C. R. Balakumar & Mr. V. Sathish Kumar. Trainer: Mandanna.
CAUVERY PLATE (Div. II), (1, 200m) maiden 3-y-o only: GREY TWILIGHT (Brisson) 1, Nymeria (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Victoria’s Secret (Shahar Babu) 3 and Star Supremo (A. Imran Khan) 4. 1/2, snk and 1-1/4. 1m 15. 61s. ₹ 12(w) 5, 5 and 5(p). SHP: 88 FP: 977 (carried over), Q: 774 (carried over) Tla: 809. Favourite: Grey Twilight. Owner: Mr. Nirmal Singh. Trainer: Sebastian.
FERN HILL PLATE (1, 200m), rated 20 to 45: STAR RANKING (Akshay Kumar) 1, Ole (Gaddam) 2, Rhapsidion Rose (Hesnain) 3 and Summer Storm (Brisson) 4. Not run: Princess Sanaa. 2-3/4, lnk and 4-1/2. 1m 14.80s. ₹ 5(w) , 5, 5 and 5 (p). SHP: 10, FP: 10, Q: 9, Tla: 38. Favourite: Star Ranking Owner: M.A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
TEA GARDEN PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: QUEEN REGENT (Umesh) 1, Icons Dream (Akshay Kumar) 2, Pearl Necklace (M. Bhaskar) 3 and Alfredo (Farhan) 4. 3/4, nose and snk. 1m 13. 66s. ₹ 7(w), 5, 5 and 5(p). SHP: 16, FP: 13, Q: 12, Tla: 49. Favourite: Queen Regent. Owner: Mr. Sundara Paripooranan. Trainer: B. Suresh.
TEA GARDEN PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m) rated 40 to 65: DREI BRUDER (Umesh) 1, Secret Harmony (A. Imran Khan) 2, Pinewood (Farhan) 3 and Quixotic (Hesnain) 4. Not run: Pretty Gal, Chalouchi Girl and Hadar. Dist, 1 and 2-1/4. 1m 13. 34s. ₹ 11(w), 7 and 9(p). SHP: 13, FP: 45, Q: 15, Tla: 85. Favourite: Quixotic. Owners: Mr. S. Vijayanambi, Mr. S. Ganapathy & Mr. Sankar Narayan. Trainer: Mandanna.
WELCOME CUP (1,400m), rated 60 to 85: CALICO JACK (Gaddam) 1, Queen Of Clubs (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Firebrand (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Top Commander (A. Imran Khan) 4. 3-1/4, 3/4 and 1. 1m 26. 46s. ₹ 30(w), 5, 5 and 5(p). SHP: 28, FP: 296, Q: 294, Tla: 1875. Favourite: Top Commander. Owner: Mr. C. Gnanavel. Trainer: Krishna.
BURLIYAR PLATE (1,300m), rated 20 to 45: SAVING GRACE (Umesh) 1, Intox (Vaibhav) 2, Regal Tribute (Shahar Babu) 3 and Embassy (Akshay Kumar) 4. Nose, 4-1/4 and 3/4. 1m 21.18s. ₹ 10(w), 7, 11 and 25(p). SHP: 26, FP: 50, Q: 45, Tla: 458. Favourite: Saving Grace. Owner: Mr. Aditya P. Thackersey. Trainer B. Suresh.
Jackpot: ₹ 994 (54 tkts), Runner up: ₹ 237 (97 tkts), Mini Jackpot: ₹ 627 (15 tkts)
Treble: (i): ₹ 25 (714 tkts), (ii) ₹ 416 (50 tkts).
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