Cher Amie, ridden by Hesnain, won the Guindy Grand Prix, the feature event of the races held here on Sunday (March 11). The winner is owned by M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt.Ltd & M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust and trained by Foley. Jockey C. Umesh had a wonderful afternoon as he won five races, while trainer Saddam Iqbal saddled three winners.
1. WATER FALLS PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m), rated 40 to 65: POWDER PUFF (Umesh) 1, Revaldo (Vaibhav) 2, Icons Dream (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Perfect Princess (Saddam) 4. 7, nose and 2-3/4. 1m, 5.46s. ₹22 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 32, FP: 54, Q: 18, Tla: 96. Favourite: Revaldo. Owners: Miss Asha Bhat, Mr. Mario Desmond Weller, Mrs. Mariene Bhat & Mr. Denver Andrew Cameons. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
2. WATER FALLS PLATE (Div. I) , (1,100m), rated 40 to 65: LADY ELISE (Umesh) 1, Pearl Necklace (M. Bhaskar) 2, Country’s Tigress (J. Paswan) 3 and Ice Stakes (Zulquar) 4. 4-1/2 1-1/2 and shd. 1m, 5.90s. ₹9 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 16, Q: 14, Tla: 82. Favourite: Lady Elise. Owners: Mrs. Anita Iqbal , Mr. K. Mohan, Mrs. M. Sandhya Mohan, & Mr. M. Venugopala Reddy. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
3. TRIPLICANE PLATE (1,100m), rated upto 25: WILD AT HEART (Saddam) 1, Samburu (Azad) 2, Betty Boop (Deepak Singh) 3 and Silverman (S. Manohar) 4. 3/4, 2 and 3. 1m, 8.64s. ₹14 (w), 9, 38 and 18 (p), SH: 37, FP: 362, Q; 430; Tla: 13,715. Favourite: Wild At Heart. Owner: Mrs. Anita Iqbal. Trainer: Iqbal.
4. ORIGINAL VEL B. SAMPATH KUMAR MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I) , (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): ROYAL PRESTIGE (Saddam) 1, Red Hot Jet (Irvan) 2, Texas Rose (Brisson) 3 and Active (Deepak Singh) 4. 3/4, hd and 4-1/2. 1m, 7.48s. Rs. 75 (w), 24, 10 & 9 (p), SHP: 30, FP; 977, Tla: 1,357. Favourite: Glorious Nissy . Owners: Mr. V. Sathish Kumar, Mr. C.R. Balakumar & Mrs. Nazia Khan. Trainer: Fahad.
5. ORIGINAL VEL B. SAMPATH KUMAR MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II) (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only: QUEENS HALL (Umesh) 1, Grey Twilight (Nakhat) 2, Druid’s Brew (D. S. Deora) 3 and Royal Symphony (Brisson) 4. Not run: Kanyatta. 3-3/4, shd and 1. 1m, 7.22s. ₹13 (w), 6, 6 and 9 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 52, Q: Rs. 35, Tla: 1,236. Favourite: Queens Hall. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: Uthaiah.
6. GUINDY GRAND PRIX (1,600m) 3-y-o only (Terms): CHER AMIE (Hesnain) 1, Golden Fortune (Umesh) 2, Luxzara (Jagadeesh) 3 and Knight In Armour (Irvan) 4. 1/2, 5-1/2 and 3. 1m, 39.91s. ₹24 (w), 6, 9 and 9 (p), SHP: 27, FP: 77, Q: 27, Tla: 777. Favourite: Golden Fortune. Owners: M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. & M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Foley.
7. SOUTHERN REGENT PLATE (1,400m), rated 80 & over: VIA AMORIS (Umesh) 1, Referent (Ayaz Khan) 2, Coriolis (Hesnain) 3 and Honest Pleasure (Saddam) 4. 6, shd and 1-1/4. 1m, 25.33s. ₹17 (w), 9, 7 and 6 (p), SHP: 27, FP: 539, Q: 159, Tla: 3,891. Favourite: Academus. Owners: Mr. Saddam Iqbal, Mrs. Anita Iqbal & Mr. Amit Kumar Magotra. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
8. KOTHAGIRI PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: ARITHMETICA (Umesh) 1, Hocus Pocus (Akbar) 2, Intox (Jagadeesh) 3 and Rafaele (Kalyan) 4. Dist, hd and shd. 1m, 13.58s. ₹14 (w), 12, 25 and 8 (p), SHP: 152, FP: 278, Q: 396, Tla: 2,774. Favourite: Intox. Owners: Mr. M.P. Biddappa, Mr. Shariq Joshi, Mr. M.B. Suez & Mr. M.M. Uthaiah. Trainer: Uthaiah.
Jackpot: ₹79,814 (carried over on 4th leg); Mini jackpot: ₹952 (16 tkts.); Treble (i): ₹427 (66 tkts.), (ii): ₹624 (41 tkts.).
