Firebrand (Akshay astride) won the Dr. Gnani Laksumanan Cup, the main event of the races held here on Thursday (Feb. 1). The winner is the property of M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust and trained by Suresh.
The results:
1. DARK ANGEL PLATE (1,200m), md 3-y-o only (Terms): OCTAVIAN (Brisson) 1, Desert King (Umesh) and Seven Crore (Chinoy) 2 and No Way Jack (Ayaz Ahmed) 4. 2-1/2, Dht and dist. 1m, 14.03s. ₹25 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 10 and 8, FP: 12 and 44, Q: 6 and 15, Tla: 32. Favourite: Desert King. Owners: Mr. B. Deepak Rai, Mr. Prem Menon, Mr. A.V.M. Shanmugam & Dr. S. Ramachandran. Trainer: Sebastian.
2. ROMAN BEAUTY PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: DAZZLING DANCER (Stephen) 1, Saltoro Ridge (Baskar) 2, Significiant (Jagadeesh) 3 and Pacific Blue (Umesh) 4. Nk, 2-1/2 and 3/4. 1m, 26.19s. ₹24 (w), 17 and 14 (p), SHP: 27, FP: 511, Q: 437 (carried over), Tla: 389. Favourite: Pacific Blue. Owners: Mr. C.R. Balakumar, Mr. M.K. Chengappa & Mr. P.S. Kariappa. Trainer: Mandanna.
3. TAMILNADU RACE HORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o only (Terms): ROYAL SENATE (Akshay) 1, Saving Grace (Brisson) 2, Cher Amie (Hesnain) 3 and Absolute Authority(Rayan) 4. 1, hd and 4. 1m, 12.72s. ₹11 (w), 10 and 43 (p), SHP: 79, FP: 92, Q: 71, Tla: 394. Favourite: Royal Senate. Owner: Mr. P. Sundara Paripooranam. Trainer: Suresh.
4. STATESMAN PLATE (1,600m), rated 20 to 45: SHINKASEN (Rayan) 1, I Am The Boss (Tanveer) 2, Cato’s Call (Baskar) 3 and Open Offer (Hesnain) 4. Shd, 6-1/4 and 6-1/2. 1m, 40.34s. ₹9 (w), 7 and 6 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 25, Q: 10, Tla: 85. Favourite: Shinkasen. Owner: Mr. K.K. Belliappa. Trainer: Mandanna.
5. DR. GNANI LAKSUMANAN CUP (1,400m), rated 60 to 85: FIREBRAND (Akshay) 1, Areca Cruise (Umesh) 2, Ice Zone (Chinoy) 3 and Madame Bovary (Rayan) 4. 1-1/2, hd and 1/2. 1m, 25.09s. ₹16 (w), 6, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 10, FP: 13, Q: 12, Tla: 159. Favourite: Areca Cruise. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Suresh.
6. BLUE BIRD PLATE (1,100m), md 4-y-o only, rated 20 to 45: REVALDO (Vaibhav) 1, Petunia (Stephan) 2, Country’s Pace (Afsar) 3 and Tencendur (Hesnain) 4. Not run: Sprit Of Zion. 8-1/2, 1-1/2 and 1. 1m, 6.55s. ₹43 (w), 10, 8 and 21 (p), SHP: 22, FP: 290, Q: 81, Tla: 2,074. Favourite: Peyto. Owners: Mr. R.R. Prasad, Mr. M. Pushparaj, Mr. P. Noble Roy & Mr. R. Prabu. Trainer: Karthik.
Jackpot: ₹3,687 (11 tkts), Runner-up: ₹162 (107 tkts), Mini jackpot: ₹525 (27 tkts), Treble (i): ₹248 (49 tkts.), (ii): ₹265 (75 tkts.).
