Fahad Khan trained Knight Of Ke, ridden by C. Umesh claimed the the K.R. Sadayappan Gold Cup, the main event of the races held here on Wednesday (Feb. 21). The winner is owned by Mr. V. Sathish Kumar & Mr. C.R. Balakumar.
THE RESULTS:
1. MERCHANTS CUP (1,600m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): DRUID'S WONDER (Umesh)1. Bay Front (Brisson) 2, Cotton Hall (Manohar) 3 and Squadron Leader (Akshay Kumar) 4. Not run: Champagne Time and Daring Dancer. 1/2, 3/4 and 5-1/2. 1m 36.75s. ₹13 (w), 7 and 5 (p),m SHP: 10, FP: 85, Q: 33, Tla: 303. Favourite: Squandron Leader. Owner: Mrs. Anita Iqbal. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
2. GUDIYATHAM PLATE (1,600m),rated 20 to 45: EXCEED AND EXCEL (Akshay Kumar) 1, Marcous (Vaibhav) 2, Open Offer (Azad) 3 and Peyto (Umesh) 4. 4, nose and shd. 1m 42.22s. ₹19 (w), 8, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 42, Q: 16, Tla: 213. Favourite: Marcous. Owner: Mr. K. Muthu Vellaiyan. Trainer: Suresh.
3. RUNNING FLAME PLATE (1,100m), rated 20 to 45: FLAMES OF FOREST (Manikandan) 1, Queen Supreme (Umesh) 2 King Of Kings (Shahar Babu) 3 and Phantom Of Stars (Saddam) 4. 1/2, 2-1/4 and 2. 1m 7.52s. ₹116 (w), 16, 7 and 8 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 1,431, Q: 178, Tla: 12,412. Favourite: Queen Supreme. Owners: Mrs. Anita Iqbal, Mrs, Begum Ali Khan & Md. Javeed Ghatala. Trainer: Iqbal.
4. THIRUCHENDUR PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: SALT0R0 RIDGE (J. Paswan) 1, Steve Mcqueen (Saddam) 2, Secret Harmony (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Shinkasen (Umesh) 4. Nk, 5 and 1. 1m 25.83s. ₹22 (w), 11, 14 and 11 (p), SHP: 20, FP: 135, Q: 39, Tla: 382. Favourite: Secret Harmony. Owner: Mr. Devaraj Palaniswamy. Trainer: Rahmathulla.
5. K. R. SADAYYAPPAN GOLD CUP (1,400m), rated 80 & over: KNIGHT OF KE (Umesh) 1, Academus (Akshay Kumar) 2, Extreme Love (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Coriolis (Shahar Babu) 4. 6-1/2, 2-1/2 and 3/4. 1m 24.43s. ₹12 (w), 5, 7 and 12 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 71, Q: 27, Tla: 740. Favourite: Knight Of Ke. Owners: Mr. V. Sathish Kumar & Mr. C. R. Balakumar. Trained: Fahad.
6. SILVER SANDS PLATE (1,600m), rated 60 to 85: ROMEO (Saddam) 1, Firebrand (Akshay Kumar) 2, Honest Pleasure (Brisson) 3 and Regina (Noorshed) 4. Nk, 2-1/2 and snk. 1m 39.61s. ₹ 92 (w), 9, 7 and 19 (p), SHP: 13, FP: 88, Q: 57, Tla: 1,197. Favourite: Firebrand. Owners: Mr. C. R. Balakumar & Mr. V. Sathish Kumar. Trainer: Fahad.
Jackpot: ₹72,872 (carried over), Runner up: ₹31,231 (one tkt), Mini Jackpot: 29,372 (one tkt), Treble (i): 4,483 (three tkts), (ii): 620 (85 tkts).
