Super Storm ridden by Jimmy Fortune won the McDowell Signature Premier Indian Derby (Gr. I), the blue riband of the races held here on Sunday (Feb. 3). The winner is owned by M/s. Rajesh Narredu, R.Amantha Cham Dev Raju, R.Cham Devaraju & Mrs. R.Rajamma. Satish Narredu trains the winner.
1. ROYAL CHALLENGE ‘GAME FOR LIFE’ CUP DIV.II (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26: Hawaiian Princess (Martin Dwyer) 1, Suntan Beauty (S.Kamble) 2, Zanthos (Daniel Grant) 3 and Adventurer (D.K.Ashish) 4. Not run: Allegiance. 4-3/4, 4-1/2 & hd. 1m 11.54s. Rs. 19 (w), 12, 57 & 19 (p). SHP: Rs. 177, FP: Rs. 200, Q: Rs. 94, Tanala: Rs. 1,030 and Rs. 291. Favourite: Hawaiian Princess. Owners: M/s. Gautam Thapar & Sultan Singh rep. Sohna Stud Farm Pvt Ltd. Trainer: C.D.Katrak.
2. FOUR SEASONS CUP (1,600m), Maiden 3-y-o only: Falcon (Daniel Grant) 1, Circle Of Life (Zervan) 2, Mars (Colm O’Donoghue) 3 and Sword Of Honour (S.A.De Sousa) 4. 1-1/2, 1/2 & 3-1/2. 1m 38.02s. Rs. 56 (w), 20 & 13 (p). SHP: Rs. 35, FP: Rs. 82, Q: Rs. 31, Tanala: Rs. 186 and Rs. 70. Favourite: Circle Of Life. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M.Mody rep. J.M.Livestock Pvt Ltd. Trainer: M.Narredu.
3. VLADIVAR CUP (1,000m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86: Bullseye (Zervan) 1, Jimbo (Daniel Grant) 2, Hawk Of The Wind (I.Pardeshi) 3 and Anahi (Trevor) 4. 3-1/2, 1-3/4 & Sh. 57.78s. (record time). Rs. 23 (w), 10, 44 & 22 (p). SHP: Rs. 124, FP: Rs. 137, Q: Rs. 209, Tanala: Rs. 1,456 and Rs. 437. Favourite: Bullseye. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B.Shirke, Mr. K.N.Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd and Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai. Trainer: P.Shroff.
4. ANTIQUITY BLUE ‘FUSION OF THE FINEST’ CUP (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: Winston (Zervan) 1, Papakura (Trevor) 2, Sun Salutation (Dashrath) 3 and Soneeyo (Abhishek) 4. 1/2, 3-1/4 & 1-3/4. 1m 35.94s. Rs. 33 (w), 13, 18 & 46 (p). SHP: Rs. 54, FP: Rs. 107, Q: Rs. 58, Tanala: Rs. 1,430 and Rs. 885. Favourite: Winston. Owners: Mr. K.N.Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, Mr. Farouq K.Rattonsey rep. Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt Ltd, Mr. Byram N.Jeejeebhoy, Pvt Ltd & Mr. Jaydev M.Mody rep. J.M.Livestock Pvt Ltd. Trainer: P.Shroff.
5. R.N.KANGA GOLD TROPHY (1,600m), 4-y-o & over: Star Of Gibraltar (Sandesh) 1, Yuville (Neeraj) 2, Ranthambore (S.A.De Sousa) 3 and Rajasthan Royals (C.S.Jodha) 4. 1/2, Sh & 2-1/2. 1m 35.46s. Rs. 96 (w), 25, 28 & 12 (p). SHP: Rs. 88, FP: Rs. 417, Q: Rs. 283, Tanala: Rs. 1,952 and Rs. 635. (Note: First favourite Smashing (S.Zervan up) planted in the stalls and did not take part in the race). Favourite: Smashing. Owners: Mr. Dinsha P.Shroff, Mrs. Aban N.Chotia, Mr. K.Dadachanji & Mrs. Lynn Deas. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
6. MCDOWELL’S NO.1 PLATINUM TROPHY (2,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Sophisticated (B.Sreekanth) 1, Antonius Maximus (Pradeep) 2, Monet (R.Hughes) 3 and Impressive Touch (Neeraj) 4. 1-1/4, Sh & 3-3/4. 2m 22.11s.Rs. 65 (w), 20, 16 & 14 (p). SHP: Rs. 53, FP: Rs. 332, Q: Rs. 825, Tanala: Rs. 682 and Rs. 330. Favourite: Ice Cool. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.Ramaswamy. Trianer: Karthik G.
7. B.K.RATTONSEY MEMORIAL MAIDEN MULTI-MILLION (1,200m), Maiden 3-y-o only: Trance (J.Fortune) 1, Little Love (Martin Dwyer) 2, Presidential (Daniel Grant) 3 and Indian Touch (Colm O’Donoghue) 4. Sh, 3/4 & Nk. 1m 11.60s. Rs. 27 (w), 13, 21 & 17 (p). SHP: Rs. 93, FP: Rs. 341, Q: Rs. 183, Tanala: Rs. 362 and Rs. 136. Favourite: Trance. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P.Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt Ltd. Trainer: Imtiaz Sait.
8. MCDOWELL SIGNATURE PREMIER INDIAN DERBY (Gr. I) (2,400m), 4-y-o only:
SUPER STORM (REBUTTAL — CIELO VODKAMARTINI) J.FORTUNE 1,
WIND STREAM (STEINBECK — ARTWORK) MARTIN DWYER 2,
HEMISPHERE (MULL OF KINTYRE — STRATOSPHERIC) R.HUGHES 3 and
MACHIAVELLIANISM (JAZIL — EMPRESS JESSIE) P.S.CHOUHAN 4.
1-1/4, Sh & 1-1/4. 2m 31.83s. Rs. 282 (w), 74, 20 & 49 (p). SHP: Rs. 59, FP: Rs. 731, Q: Rs. 1,127, Tanala: Rs. 72,464 and Rs. 31,056. Favourite: Shivalik Hero. Owners: M/s. Rajesh Narredu, R.Anantha Cham Dev Raju, R.Cham Devraju & Mrs. R.Rajamma. Trainer: S.Narredu.
9. ROYAL CHALLENGE ‘GAME FOR LIFE’ CUP DIV.I (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26: Stormyday (K.Kadam) 1, Cerro Negro (Pat Smullen) 2, Ice Age (Martin Dwyer) 3 and Arabian Glory (Trevor) 4. Nk, 1-1/4 & 1/2. 1m 12.16s. Rs. 74 (w), 22, 20 & 12 (p). FP: Rs. 457, Q: Rs. 176, Tanala: Rs. 452 and Rs. 136. Favourite: Ice Age. Owner: Mr. Kishor T.Bhujbal. Trainer: H.J.Antia.
Jackpot: (i) 70 per cent: Rs. 90, 655 (3 tkts), 30 per cent: Rs. 7,285 (16 tkts). (ii) 70 per cent: Rs. 7, 16, 059 (2 tkts), 30 per cent: Rs. 20, 459 (30 tkts).
Treble: (i) Rs. 714 (36 tkts), (ii) 33, 466 (1 tkt), (iii) Rs. 6, 205 (11 tkts).
Super Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. 11, 35, 722 (carried forward). 30 per cent: Rs. 1, 21, 684 (2 tkts).
