Kings Canyon (N.S. Parmar up) won the Mettupalayam Plate, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (April 22). The winner is owned by Mr. Vijay B. Shrike, Mrs. Padmaja B. Shrike & Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. and trained by Vishal Gaikwad.
The results:
1. CHARING CROSS PLATE (1,300m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Drei Bruder (Brisson) 1, Wind Of The Future (A. Imran Khan) 2, Glorious Lilly (N.S. Parmar) 3 and Ascendent (Bopanna) 4. 4-3/4, 2-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m 18.82s. ₹93 (w), 16 and 16 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 370, Q: 135, Tla: 576. Favourite: Ascendent. Owners: Mr. S. Ganapathy, Mr. S. Shankar Narayanan & Mr. S. Vijayanambi. Trainer: Mandanna.
2. SIMS PARK CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Bow To King (Bopanna) 1, Agentdoubleoseven (Rajendra Singh) 2, Country’s Angel (A. Imran Khan) 3 and Helix (C. Umesh) 4. 3-1/2, 5 and 2. 1m 13.56s. ₹58 (w), 5, 6 & 7, SHP: 38, FP: 177, Q: 281, Tla: 1,112. Favourite: Country’s Angel. Owner: Mr. K.B. Appaiah. Trainer: Govindarajan.
3. SIMS PARK CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Bambino (C. Umesh) 1, Scarlatti (A. Imran Khan) 2, Tap It Rich (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Summer Sensation (Zulquar Nain) 4. Nk, 1-1/2 and 4. 1m 13.84s. ₹24 (w), 12, 8 and 9 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 84, Q: 83, Tla: 161. Favourite: Tap It Rich. Owners: Mrs. Anita Iqbal, Mrs. Akila Saddam, Dr. Asha Bhat & Mr. G. Narendra Babu. Trainer: M.J. Iqbal.
4. BHAVANI PLATE (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65: As Good As Gold (C. Umesh) 1, Saffire Song (Akshay Kumar) 2, City Of Song (Md. Hesnain) 3 and Exceed And Excel (Shahar Babu) 4. Not run: Appaloosa. Nose, 3 and 1-1/2. 1m 13.24s. ₹8 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 18, Fp: 32, Q: 16, Tla: 68. Favourite: As Good As Gold. Owners: Mr. C. R. Balakumar, Mr. V. Sathish Kumar & Mr. K. Vittal. Trainer: Fazal-Ul-Rehman.
5. METTUPALAYAM PLATE (1,200m), rated 80 & above: Kings Canyon (N.S. Parmar) 1, Goldberg (Brisson) 2, Quick Enough (C. Umesh) 3 and Heatwave (A. Imran Khan) 4. 3/4, 3/4 and shd. 1m 12.17s. ₹13 (w), 8, 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 10, FP: 41, Q: 21, Tla: 431. Favourite: Kings Canyon. Owners: Mr. Vijay B. Shrike, Mrs. Padmaja B. Shrike & Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Vishal Gaikwad.
6. EMERALD VALLEY PLATE (1,300m), 5-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45: Trump Card (R. Vaibhav) 1, Regal Groom (A. Imran Khan) 2, Royal Sensation (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Transition (Stephen Raj) 4. 4-3/4, 1-1/4 and lnk. ₹14 (w), 12 and 10 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 32, Q: 22, Tla: 59. Favourite: Royal Sensation. Owners: M/s. P. Noble Roy, A.C. Shaiju, T.P. Rishikesh & V. Sathish Kumar. Trainer: R. Karthik.
Jackpot: ₹19,830 (two tkts.), Mini Jackpot: 1,025 (12 tkts.), Treble (i): 8,830 (carried over), (ii): 118 (249 tkts).
