Paprika (Akshay Kumar astride) won the RCTC Plate Division I, the main event of the Hyderabad races at Malakpet on Monday. Trained by L.V.R. Deshmukh, the winner is owned by M/s. Zaveri Stud Farm Private Limited represented by Mr. Champaklal Zaveri, Mrs. Bindu C. Zaveri, Miss Niti N. Desai and Miss Harsha N. Desai.
Jockey Akshay Kumar and Trainer Faizal Hasan scored a treble each.
1. NORTHERN DANCER PLATE (D. I), (1200 m), Cat. II, maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): SUPER DART (Deep Shanker) 1, Wings of Eagles (Imran Chisty) 2, Long Range (Aneel) 3, Surprise Gift (Nakhat Singh) 4. 5-3/4, 1-3/4, 1-1/2. 1m 12.60s. ₹ 8 (w), 6, 7, 23 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 36, Q: 26, Tanala: 724. Favourite: Super Dart. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
2. STARRY SCENE PLATE (D. I), (1100 m), Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62: ROYAL DYNAMITE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Dream Girl (N. Rawal) 2, Palisades Park (Arshad Alam) 3, Negress Pearl (Deepak Singh) 4. Not run: Amazing Venus. 1, nk., 2-3/4. 1m 06.16s. ₹ 22 (w), 8, 10, 8 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 113, Q: 43, Tanala: 310. Favourite: Dream Girl. Owner: Mrs. Junaid Ali Khan. Trainer: Faisal. Hassan.
3. NORTHERN DANCER PLATE (D. II), (1200 m), Cat. II, maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): EXCLUSIVE SHANGHAI (Imran Chisty) 1, Rapid Fire (Akshay Kumar) 2, Alexanderthegreat (Neeraj Rawal) 3, Secretary (G. Naresh) 4. Not run: Running Fire, The Special One. S hd., 2-3/4,1/4. 1m 14.04s. ₹ 55 (w), 9, 7, 5 (p), SHP. 16, FP: 394, Q: 129, Tanala: 598. Favourite: Alexanderthegreat. Owners: M/s. G. Narasa Reddy & Sardar Jivtesh Singh. Trainer: Arjun Anne.
4. R.C.T.C. PLATE (D. I), (1200 m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78: PAPRIKA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Kalinda (Deepak Singh) 2, Green Image (B. Dileep) 3, Vallee Sceptre (Kuldeep Singh) 4. 3-1/2, 3/4, 1/2. 1m 12.26s. ₹33 (w), 12, 30, 15 (p), SHP: 147, FP: 892, Q: 504, Tanala: 12891. Favourite: Vallee Sceptre. Owner: M/s. Zaveri Stud Farm Private Limited represented by Mr. Champaklal Zaveri, Mrs. Bindu C. Zaveri, Miss Niti N. Desai & Miss Harsha N. Desai. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh.
5. FALAKNUMA PLATE (1100 m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46: VALLEE BLOOMER (Deep Shanker) 1, Exclusive Symbol (G. Naresh) 2, Lord Gift (Imran Chisty) 3, Soaring Sensex (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1, 1-1/4, 1/2. 1m 06.53s. ₹215 (w), 34, 18, 11 (p), SHP: 56, FP: 4863, Q: 1864, Tanala: 104592. Favourite: Apowerx. Owners: M/s. V. Narendar Reddy & Gurpal Singh. Trainer: Faisal Hassan.
6. R.C.T.C. PLATE (D. II), (1200 m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78: DANCING LEAF (Arshad Alam) 1, Pentagon (Koushik) 2, Aragonda Princess (Kuldeep Singh) 3, Commanding Boy (Kunal Bunde) 4. 2-1/2, 1/2, 1. 1m 11.59s. ₹33 (w), 9, 7, 7 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 114, Q: 52, Tanala: 532. Favourite: Pentagon. Owners: M/s. M. Rama Krishna Reddy & R. Vinayak Reddy. Trainer: L. D`Silva.
7. STARRY SCENE PLATE (D. II), (1100 m), Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62: PLATINUM (Akshay Kumar) 1, Undu Undu Undu (Aneel) 2, Symbol of Gold (Imran Chisty) 3, Cash Landing (Gopal Singh) 4. 2, hd., 1/2. 1m 05.68s. ₹ 18 (w), 7, 10, 14 (p), SHP: 30, FP: 183, Q: 109, Tanala: 1364. Favourite: Mahathi. Owners: M/s. K. Ramakrishna, K. Mallikarjuna Rao, Mirza Ayub Baig & Mohammed Rashed Ali Khan. Trainer: Faisal Hassan.
8. COMMAND LAND PLATE (1400 m), Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 30: CHARLIE BROWN (N. Rawal) 1, Good Taste (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Mountain of Light (N.S. Parmar) 3, Carnival Express (A.A. Vikrant) 4. Not run: Invasion. 1, 1, nk.. 1m 28.56s . ₹74 (w), 20, 12, 40 (p), SHP: 34, FP: 1324, Q: 455, Tanala: 14548. Favourite: Brioni. Owners: M/s. Harinath Reddy Teegala & Amarnath Reddy Teegala. Trainer: K.S.V. Prasad Raju.
Treble (i): ₹413 (122 tkts.), (ii): ₹11385 (four tkts.), (iii): ₹3839 (36 tkts.).
Consolation: ₹ 39129 (four tkts.).
Jackpot: ₹ 365209 (carried over).
