Desert God (A. Sandesh up) won the Bangalore St. Leger, the chief event of the races held here on Sunday (July 17). The winner is owned by Radiant Bloodstock Pvt Limited represented by Mrs. Sharmila Padmanabhan and Mr. S. Padmanabhan & Col. Swapan Bhadra and trained by S. Padmanabhan.
1. KRANJI PLATE (1,400m), rated 00 to 20: Fotogenic (P.P. Dhebe) 1, Tic Tac Toe (Suraj Narredu) 2, Wholelottalove (A. Merchant) 3 and Campfire (A. Imran Khan) 4. Not run: Reverberating and Al Faaris. 3, 3-3/4 and Nose. 1m 29.54s. Rs. 17 (w), 12 and 13 (p), SHP: Rs. 26, FP: Rs. 27, Q: Rs. 17, Trinella: RS. 387 and Rs. 387, Exacta: Rs. 781 and Rs. 214. Favourite: Fotogenic. Owner: Mr. Ajith Vittal Shetty. Trainer: B. Prithviraj.
2. NOBLE PRINCE PLATE (1,200m), rated 15 to 35, 5-y-o & over: Noble Sapphire (Neeraj) 1, Feet On Fire (Arshad Alam) 2, Reformer (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Scorching (Rajesh Kumar) 4. 1/2, 3-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 16.06s. Rs. 252 (w), 49, 21 and 54 (p), SHP: Rs. 61, FP: Rs. 2,768, Q: Rs. 1,160, Trinella: Rs. 20,060 and Rs. 17,194, Exacta: Rs. 1,46,500 (carried over). Favourite: Real Generous. Owner: Mr. Saud Ahmad Khan. Trainer: R.R.Byramji.
3. PRONTO PRONTO PLATE (2,000m), rated 30 to 50: Burnished Gold (A. Sandesh) 1, Swiss Eagle (S. John) 2, Turf Tactics (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Saptajit (Arshad Alam) 4. 1-1/4, 1/2 and 5. 2m 09.88s. Rs. 20 (w), 14 and 22 (p), SHP: Rs. 38, FP: Rs. 41, Q: Rs. 27, Trinella: Rs. 62 and Rs. 30, Exacta: Rs. 105 and Rs. 46. Favourite: Burnished Gold. Owners: Radiant Bloodstock Pvt Ltd rep by. Mrs. Sharmila Padmanabhan and Mr. S. Padmanabhan. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan.
4. MANITOU TROPHY (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): Papadokia (A. Imran Khan) 1, Zafrina (Suraj Narredu) 2, Industrialist (S. John) 3 and Unbelievable (Zervan) 4. Not run: Happy Dancing. 1-3/4, 3 and Nose. 1m 09.31s. Rs. 70 (w), 15, 12 and 18 (p), SHP: Rs. 34, FP: Rs. 96, Q: Rs. 39, Trinella: Rs. 243 and Rs. 163, Exacta: Rs. 888 and Rs. 324. Favourite: Zafrina. Owners: M/s. Harpreet Singh Rana & Sudhir Caushik and Mrs. Prabhjit Dhariwal. Trainer: S. Inayathulla.
5. S.M. RAMAKRISHNA RAO MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 45 to 65, 4-y-o & over: Hillsboro (P.P. Dhebe) 1, Striking View (David Breux) 2, Feliciana (A. Sandesh) 3 and German Guide (P.S. Chouhan) 4. 1-1/4, 2-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 27.62s. Rs. 140 (w), 27, 33 and 12 (p), SHP: Rs. 101, FP: Rs. 1,624, Q: Rs. 612, Trinella: Rs. 2,399 and Rs. 847, Exacta: Rs. 35,217 and Rs. 45,279. Favourite: Feliciana. Owners: Mrs. Shanti Deva & Mr. Gautam Surender. Trainer: Samar Singh.
6. BANGALORE ST. LEGER (2,800m), 4-y-o & over, (Terms): Desert God (A. Sandesh) 1, Azzurro (Suraj Narredu) 2, Festive Cheer (S. John) 3 and Toroloco (Zervan) 4. 3-3/4, 17-1/2 and 3/4. 3m 03.56s. Rs. 12 (w), 10 and 14 (p), SHP: Rs. 17, FP: Rs. 15, Q: Rs. 20, Trinella: Rs. 72 and Rs. 54, Exacta: Rs. 90 and Rs. 35. Favourite: Desert God. Owners: Radiant Bloodstock Pvt Ltd rep by. Mrs. Sharmila Padmanabhan and Mr. S. Padmanabhan & Col. Swapan Bhadra. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan.
7. MANJRI STUD PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 4-y-o & over: Life Awaits (Srinath) 1, Ambleside (S. John) 2, Native Elements (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Mariko (Rayan Ahmed) 4. Not run: Hackett. 3/4, 1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 15.59s. Rs. 74 (w), 22, 22 and 25 (p), SHP: Rs. 64, FP: Rs. 535, Q: Rs. 237, Trinella: Rs. 2,458 and Rs. 1,194, Exacta: Rs. 8,472 and Rs. 2,824. Favourite: Miss Adler. Owners: Mr. Ramesh Chandra Mehta & Mr. Rakshith Shetty. Trainer: Sriram Komandur.
8. S.M. RAMAKRISHNA RAO MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 45 to 65, 4-y-o & over: Ayrton (S. John) 1, Madame Bovary (Srinath) 2, Wise Guy (Chethan Gowda) 3 and Jersey Wonder (A. Sandesh) 4. 3, 3/4 and Shd. 1m 28.41s. Rs. 28 (w), 14, 46 and 90 (p), SHP: Rs. 209, FP: Rs. 644, Q: Rs. 427, Trinella: Rs. 5,684 and Rs. 3,654, Trinella: Rs. 21,965 and Rs. 9,413. Favourite: Ayrton. Owner: Mr. M. Sudhakar Reddy. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
9. MANJRI STUD PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 4-y-o & over: Rare And Bold (Arshad Alam) 1, All Thats Nice (Sai Vamshi) 2, Better Than Ever (A. Ramu) 3 and Prazsky (Vivek) 4. 2-1/2, 3 and 1-3/4. 1m 15.36s. Rs. 35 (w), 18, 20 and 44 (p), SHP: Rs. 59, FP: Rs. 220, Q: Rs. 85, Trinella: Rs. 1,103 and Rs. 458, Exacta: Rs. 4,597 and Rs. 2,385. Favourite: Topaz. Owners: M/s. Y.B. Singh, Rajan Kukreja, Naresh Mehta & Ashok Rupani. Trainer: B. Prithviraj.
Jackpot: Rs. 8,332 (119 tkts); Runner up: Rs. 1,534 (277 tkts); Treble (i): Rs. 549 (33 tkts); (ii): Rs. 1,765 (12 tkts); (iii): Rs. 445 (130 tkts).
