Castlebridge, ridden by P. Trevor, won the Jacqueline Indian 2000 Guineas (Gr. 1), the feature event of the races here on Sunday (Dec. 17). The winner is owned by United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. & Mr. Jairam G. Kimmane. Bharath Singh trains the winner.
In the fifth race, Holy Smoke set a new course record by winning the 1200m race in 1m 9.54s.
NAWABZADA RASHIDUZZAFAR KHAN TROPHY (2,000m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86: Big Sur (Dashrath) 1, In My Dream (Trevor) 2, Frivolous (P.S. Chouhan) 3 and Vulcan (A. Imran Khan) 4. 1-1/4, 1-3/4 and 3-3/4. 2m 1.22s. ₹27 (w), 16 and 24 (p), SHP: 37, FP: 119, Q: 58, Tla: 158 and 44. Favourite: Frivolous. Owners: Mr. Inderraj Anand & Mrs. Karan Brar rep. Dashmesh & Hargobind Rac (p) Ltd. Trainer: Sanjay Kolse.
COLE GOLD TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26: Milwalkee (Zeeshan) 1, Royal Ace (A. Imran Khan) 2, Magic Dust (Dashrath) 3 and Eagle Spirit (T.S. Jodha) 4. 1, 1/2 and 3/4. 1m 12.49s. ₹38 (w), 15, 10 and 22 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 78, Q: 38, Tla: 219 and 195. Favourite: Royal Ace. Owners: Estate of the late I.F. Potia & Mr. Champaklal Zaveri. Trainer: S.S. Shah.
SATINELLO TROPHY (1,200m), md. 2-y-o only: Silver Rocket (A. Imran Khan) 1, Fundamental Right (Neeraj) 2, Masar (Srinath) 3 and Stormy Atlantic (Trevor) 4. 3, 1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m 12.36s. ₹126 (w), 43 and 26 (p). SHP: 43, FP: 1,287, Q: 877, Tla: 7,372. Favourite: Firebird. Owners: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
GULAMHUSEIN ESSAJI TROPHY (1,600m) Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Albareto (Srinath) 1, Gloriosus (S. John) 2, Merveilleuse (Neeraj) 3 and Gentillesse (A. Imran Khan) 4. 1, 2 and 3/4. 1m 38.50s. ₹41 (w), 17, 18 and 26 (p). SHP: 57, FP: 157, Q: 131, Tla: 1,176 and 593. Favourite: Shangri La. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Farouq K. Rattonsey, Mr. Sameer F. Rattonsey and Mr. Zaheer F. Rattonsey rep. Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: S.S. Shah.
RWITC LTD SPRINT CHALLENGE (1,200m), 3-y-o & over: Holy Smoke (Zervan) 1, Siobhan (Sandesh) 2, Captain Courage (Neeraj) 3 and St. Andrews (P. Dhebe) 4. Not run: Dancing Prances. lnk, lnk and 3/4. 1m 9.54s. ₹67 (w), 23, 15 and 34 (p). SHP: 45, FP: 1,336, Q: 293, Tanala: 4,638 and 1,987. Favourite: Denny Crane. Owners: Mr. Gulamabbas E. Karachiwala, Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Gaurav Gadhoke. Trainer: Faisal Abbas.
P.M. RUNGTA GOLDEN SPRINT STAKES (1,200m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: Excellent Gold (Dashrath) 1, An Jolie (P.S.Chouhan) 2, Miss Moneypenny (David Allan) 3 and Bounty Queen (S.Amit) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/2, Nk. 1m 10.66s. Rs. 40 (w), 15, 60 and 15 (p). SHP: 159, FP: 3,475, Q: 1,117, Tanala: 5,031 and 1,347. Favourite: Beshitkash. Owners: M/s. Harisharan Devgan, Jiyaji Bhosale, Rishikesh Bhosale & Tinder S. Alhuwalia. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
JACQUELINE INDIAN 2000 GUINEAS (Gr. 1) (1,600m), 3-y-o only:
CASTLEBRIDGE (Burden Of Proof-Castle Queen) (Trevor) 1,
Rochester (Phoenix Tower-Krasnaya) (C.S. Jodha) 2,
Perfect Star (Excellent Art-Free Radical) 3,
Bateleur (Western Aristocrat-Al Khazneh) 4.
1-3/4, 1 and 1-3/4. 1m 35.82s. ₹12 (w), 12, 19 and 16 (p). SHP: 51, FP: 68, Q: 55, Tanala: 130 and 42. Favourite: Castlebridge. Owners: United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd & Mr. Jairam G. Kimmane. Trainer: Bharath Singh.
COLE GOLD TROPHY (Div. I) (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26: Yutaka (Trevor) 1, Ame (S. Amit) 2, Smart Vision (S. Sunil) 3 and Sail Past (Dashrath) 4. 4-3/4, 1 and hd. 1m 12.30s. ₹18 (w), 18, 30 and 140 (p). SHP: 50, FP: 260, Q: 106, Tanala: 4,512 and 2,417. Favourite: Yutaka. Owner: Mr. Rajesh Monga. Trainer: S.K. Sunderji.
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE TROPHY (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Ascension (Ajinkya) 1, Rishab’s Pet (A. Imran Khan) 2, Sporto (Nirmal) 3 and Touch Me Not (Kuldeep) 4. 1/2, 2-1/2 and 1-1/4. 59.56s. Not run: Ridgewood Star. ₹36 (w), 18, 11 and 100 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 118, Q: 49, Tanala: 982 and 932. Favourite: Rishab’s Pet. Owners: Mr. Vikram Bacchawat rep. Bachhawat Farms Pvt Ltd & Mr. Shanti Kumar Surana. Trainer: S.K. Sunderji.
Note: In this race, Good Thing (Dashrath up) jumped out awkwardly from the starting stalls, dislodging the rider.
Jackpot: (i) (70 per cent) ₹51, 535 (three tkts) and (30 per cent) ₹9,466 (seven tkts); (ii) (70 per cent) ₹1,753 (339 tkts) and (30 per cent) ₹268 (950 tkts).
Treble: (i) ₹10,996 (one tkt); (ii) ₹154 (104 tkts); (iii) ₹101 (321 tkts).
Super jackpot: (70 per cent) ₹4,143 (33 tkts) and (30 per cent) ₹598 (98 tkts).
