Ardent Princess ridden by Miss Roopa won the S. Rangarajan Memorial Gold Cup, the main event of the races held here on Wednesday (March 14). The winner is owned by Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy and trained by R. Foley.
The results:
1. GENEROSITY PLATE (1,200m), rated 00 to 25, 6-y-o & over: Tycoon Of Stars (Bopanna) 1, El Presidente (Huzaif) 2, Glory Of Gold (Anand Kumar) 3 and Mangolian Chief (C. Murugan) 4. 1-1/2, 2-1/4 and 1. 1m 16.58s. Rs. 22 (w), 9, 7 &; 8 (p), SHP: Rs. 34, FP: Rs. 93 (carried over), Q: Rs. 125, Tanala: Rs. 138 (carried over). Favourite: El Presidente. Owners: Mrs. Leila Mandanna, M/s. K.S. Mandanna & K.B. Appaiah. Trainer: Mandanna.
2. MAHABALIPURAM PLATE (1,200m), rated 80 & above: Champ Forever (Kabthar) 1, Chief's Dream (Ross) 2, Steal The Glory (M. Venkatesh) 3 and Right Again (Babul) 4. 2, 1-3/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 15.66s. Rs. 28 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 12, FP: Rs. 110 (carried over), Q: Rs. 58, Tanala: Rs. 309 (carried over). Favourite: Chief's Dream. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: B. Suresh.
3. S. RANGARAJAN MEMORIAL GOLD CUP (1,000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Ardent Princess (Miss Roopa) 1, King's Treasure (Babul) 2, Always In Fashion (C. Velu) 3 and Roman Emperor (Rajendra Singh) 4. 3-1/2, 2 and 2. 1m 3.32s. Rs. 12 (w), 53 (carried over for place), SHP: Rs. 17, FP: Rs. 67 (carried over), Q: Rs. 11, Tanala: Rs. 266. Favourite: Roman Emperor. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
4. CITY GIRL PLATE (1,000m), rated 100 & above: Handsome Falcon (Rajendra Singh) 1, Cosmic Explorer (C. Velu) 2, Autumn Pearl (Ross) 3 and Magical Warrior (Prem) 4. 1-1/2, 1-3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 4.10s. Rs. 14 (w), 19 and nil (p), SHP: Rs. 35, FP: Rs. 52 (carried over), Q: Rs. 29, Tanala: Rs. 318 (carried over). Favourite: Beauchamp Prince. Owner: Mr. N. Anantharam. Trainer: R. Foley.
5. DETROID PLATE (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Star Image (Prem) 1, Yogi Bear (Kabthar) 2, Magnanimity (C. Velu) 3 and Fair Option (Miss Roopa) 4. 1-1/2, 1-1/2 and 2-1/4. 1m 16.04s. Rs. 20 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 25, FP: Rs. 8 (carried over), Q: Rs. 11, Tanala: Rs.389. Favourite: Yogi Bear. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: B. Suresh.
6. SHIMSA PLATE (1,600m), rated 20 to 45: Regal Ransom (Casey) 1 , Golden Knight (Prem) 2, Ocean Touch (Ross) 3 and Hail The Star (Zulquar Nain) 4. 1-3/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4, 1m 42.73s. Rs. 9 (w), 6 and nil (p), SHP: Rs. 31 (carried over), FP: Rs. 10 (carried over), Q: Rs. 28, Tanala: Rs. 116. Favourite: Regal Ransom. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram. Trainer: B. Suresh.
7. KONARK PLATE (1,000m), rated 40 to 65, 4-y-o only: Distant Drums (M. Venkatesh) 1, Canadian Sunset (Kabthar) 2, Desert Rays (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Majestic Wind (Babul) 4. 2, 2-1/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 2.77s. Rs. 7 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 206, FP: Rs. 31 (carried over), Q: Rs. 16, Tanala; Rs. 31 (carried over). Favourite: Distant Drums. Owner: Mr. M.K. Sevugan Chetty. Trainer: B. Suresh.
8. DIAMOND MINES PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 20 45: Chancellor (Rajendra Singh) 1, Rising Glory (C. Umesh) 2, Pocket Rocket (Kabthar) 3 and Star Chronicle (Babul) 4. 1, sh. hd. and 3-1/2. 1m 26.41s. Rs. 1(w), 14, nil and 6 (p), SHP: Rs. 44 (carried over), FP: Rs. 79 (carried over), Q: Rs. 7 (carried over), Tanala: Rs. 127 (carried over). Favourite: Step In Style. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram. Trainer: R. Foley.
9. DIAMOND MINES PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Star Summit (Miss Roopa) 1, Supreme Falcon (Rajendra Singh) 2, Legendary Warrior (Casey) 3 and Confederation (M. Venkatesh) 4. 2-1/4, 1 and 1-1/4. 1m 28.85s. Rs. 11 (w), 5, 9 and 9 (p), SHP: Rs. 19, FP: Rs. 44 (carried over), Q: Rs. 127, Tanala: Rs. 1,608 (carried over). Favourite: Star Summit. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
Jackpot: Rs. 911 (one tkt.).
Mini jackpot: Rs. 30 (carried over).
Treble: Rs. 604 (carried over).
