Mr. C. Gnanvel’s Spirit And Truth ridden by C. Umesh won the G. Narasimhan Gold Trophy the feature event of the races held here on Saturday (Nov. 11). The winner is trained by P. Krishna.
Jockey C. Umesh scored a treble.
The results:
1. AUCKLAND PLATE (1,000m), maiden 2-y-o only: STAR TWIST (Akshay Kumar) 1, Kim (Tanveer Alam) 2, Cleona (Brisson) 3 and Excellent Rainbow (Bopanna) 4. 1-1/2, 4-1/4 and 5-1/4. 1m 5.16s. ₹ 5 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 39, FP: 23, Q: 43, Tla: 237. Favourite: Star Twist. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
2. ALMANAC PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: PRINCESS SANAA (Brisson) 1, Agnes (Farhan Alam) 2, Empire Of Kings (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Serena (Ayaz Ahmed) 4. 1-3/4, 1-1/2 and 6-3/4. 1m 34.51s. ₹ 19 (w), 6, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 63, Q: 31, Tla: 71. Favourite: Agnes. Owners: Mr. M. Pushparaj & Mr. P. Arvinth. Trainer: R. Karthik.
3. ALMANAC PLATE (Div.II) (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: RUBI REY (C. Umesh) 1, Princess Sasha (R. Vaibhav) 2, Atacama (Tanveer Alam) 3 and Regal TrIibute (Md. Hesnain) 4. 3/4, 4-3/4 and dist. 1m 33.98s. ₹ 47 (w), 16, 9 and 17 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 196, Q: 33, Tla: 1,190. Favourite: Princess Sasha. Owners: Mrs. Anita Iqbal, Mr. Joseph Prabhakaran, Mrs. S. Prema & Mr. Mario Desmond Weller. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
4. QUEEN ELIZABETH COMMEMORATION CUP (1,600m), rated 20 to 45: OPTIMUS COMMANDER (C. Umesh) 1, Dubai Vincitor (Brisson) 2, Marcous (Tanveer Alam) 3 and Royal Sensation (Akshay Kumar) 4. Dist, 4-1/2 and 4-3/4. 1m 49.98s. ₹ 9 (w), 6, 8 and 5 (p), SHP: 167, FP: 92, Q: 117, Tla: 847. Favourite: Optimus Commander. Owners: Mr. S. A. Shehzad Abbas & Mr. Shahnawaz Hasan. Trainer: Raza Shehzad.
5. G. NARASIMHAN GOLD TROPHY (1,600m), rated 60 to 85: SPIRIT AND TRUTH (C. Umesh) 1, Glorious Hymn (Brisson) 2, Star Of Babylon (Zulquar Nain) 3 and Own Asset (Shahar Babu) 4. Dist, 3/4 and 4. 1m 47.91s. ₹ 14 (w), 8, 10 and 10 (p), SHP: 43, FP: 30, Q: 20, Tla: 232. Favourite: Spirit And Truth. Owner: Mr. C. Gnanvel. Trainer: P. Krishna.
6. MAHARAJA OF VENKATAGIRI MEMORIAL CUP (Div.I) (1,100m), rated 40 to 65: 1. COUNTRY’S KING (Saddam Hussain) 1, Trump Card (C. Umesh) 2, Quixotic (Md. Hesnain) 3 and Hector (S. S. Azad) 4. 2, lnk and 5-1/4. 1m 11.12s. ₹ 19 (w), 8, 11 and 7 (p), SHP: 59, FP: 815, Q: 134, Tla: 368. Favourite: Star Convoy. Owner: M/s. Country Stud Farms LLP. Trainer: Vishesh M. P.
7. MAHARAJA OF VENKATAGIRI MEMORIAL CUP (Div.II) (1,100m), rated 40 to 65: ZINFANDELLE (Tanveer alam) 1, Admiral Nelson (A. S. Parwar) 2, Pretty Gal (R. Vaibhav) 3 and Country’s Angel (K. V. Baskar) 4. Not run: City Of Song. 7, 4-1/4 and 3-1/4. 1m 9.78s. ₹ 9 (w), 6, 12 and 6 (p), SHP: 73, FP: 62, Q: 88, Tla: 167. Favourite: Zinfandelle. Owners: Mr. C. R. Balakumar, Mr. V. Sathish Kumar & Mrs. Yasmeen Akbar. Trainer: Fazal -Ul- Rehman.
8. TIRUPUR PLATE (1,400m), 4-y-o and over, rated 40 to 65: DUKE OF EARL (Kabdhar) 1, J Gatsby (Brisson) 2, Tap It Rich (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Saltoro Ridge (K. V. Baskar) 4. 2-1/4, 3-1/2 and shd. 1m 33.79s. ₹ 48 (w), 11, 8 and 7 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 167, Q: 96, Tla: 1,928. Favourite: Admiral Messi. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.
Jackpot: ₹5,787 (five tkts), runner up: 74 (167 tkts), Mini Jackpot: 6,341 (carried over), Treble (i): 295 (40 tkts), (ii): 1,154 (22 tkts).
