R.H. Sequeira’s ward Ambitious Approach, ridden by Akshay Kumar, won the Windscale Plate, the main event of the races held here on Monday (Nov. 25). The winner is owned by M/s. Ravinder Reddy Male & A.V. Jayaprakash. Akshay Kumar rode three more winners, while Sequeira saddled two more winners on the day.
1. RAINBOWS FOR LIFE PLATE (1,600m), 5-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): ROYAL DANCER (Akshay Kumar) 1, Withrosemakeup (Gaurav Singh) 2, Ultimate Risk (Afroz Khan) 3 and Silver Dollar (A.A. Vikrant) 4. 1-1/2, 6 and 1. 1m, 43.56s. ₹10 (w), 7 and 10 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 34, Q: 18, Tla: 71. Favourite: Royal Dancer. Owner: Mr. Junaid Ali Khan. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.
2. BRAVE DANCER PLATE (1,200m), maiden 2-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): AERIAL COMBAT (Akshay Kumar) 1, Akashima (Suraj Narredu) 2, Team Player (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Turf Winner (Ashhad Asbar) 4. Not run: Days Of Reckoning. 3/4, 9-1/2 and 1. 1m, 12.96s. ₹10 (w), 5, 5 and 16 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 16, Q: 8, Tla: 143. Favourite: Aerial Combat. Owner: Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
3. AMARNATH GUPTA MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II) , (1,100m), 3-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): GIETHORN (Kiran Naidu) 1, Max (Jitendra Singh) 2, Star Envoy (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Ashka Ashka Ashka (Rafique Sk.) 4. Hd, 1/2 and 3/4. 1m, 6.03s. ₹28 (w), 7, 9 and 7 (p), SHP: 521, Q: 162, Tla: 945. Favourite: Sitara. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: D. Netto.
4. WINDSCALE PLATE (1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated 60 to 85 (Cat. II): AMBITIOUS APPROACH (Akshay Kumar) 1, That’s My Class (Nakhat Singh) 2, Magical Skill (Jitendra Singh) 3 and Champion Bull (G. Naresh) 4. Not run: Top Link. Nk, 2 and hd. 1m, 11.57s. ₹33 (w), 9, 29 and 22 (p), SHP: 60, FP: 773, Q: 479, Tla: 14,020. Favourite: Ashwa Bahula. Owners: M/s. Ravinder Reddy Male & A.V. Jayaprakash. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
5. ORIGINAL VEL V. BALASUBRAMANI MEMORIAL CUP (1,800m), 5-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): ON MY WAY (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Charlie Brown (Koushik) 2, Seven Eleven (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Avantika (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1/2, nk and 3/4. 1m, 54.42s. ₹25 (w), 8, 19 and 7 (p), SHP: 63, FP: 735, Q: 549, Tla: 2,554. Favourite: Seven Eleven. Owner: Mr. Syed Mohiuddin Mufeed. Trainer: M.F. Alikhan.
6. BLUE BIRD PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): BOMBASTIC (Rafique Sk.) 1, Royal Girl (Gaurav Singh) 2, Glendale (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Patron Saint (C.P. Bopanna) 4. Hd, 1-1/2 and hd. 1m, 28.71s. ₹55 (w), 15, 16 and 7 (p), SHP: 50, FP: 736, Q: 410, Tla: 1,995. Favourite: Patron Saint. Owners: M/s. Subodh Kumar Ananthula, G. Raghunandan Chary & Dr. Sardar Mohd. Khan. Trainer: Faisal Hassan.
7. AMARNATH GUPTA MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I) , (1,100m), 3-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): RAPID FIRE (Abhay Singh) 1, Agni (Akshay Kumar) 2, Happy Together (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Dancing Doll (Kuldeep Singh) 4. Shd, 1-1/4 and 2. 1m, 5.35s. ₹16 (w), 6, 6 and 9 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 32, Q: 16, Tla: 148. Favourite: Agni. Owner: Col. S.B. Nair. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
8. CORDEN ROUGE PLATE (1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): SHANDAAR (Akshay Kumar) 1, Limousine (B.R. Kumar) 2, Composure (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Freedom Fire (Rohit Kumar) 4. Not run: Joy Of Giving. 6-1/4, 1-1/4 and shd. 1m, 11.65s. ₹11 (w), 6, 12 and 7 (p), SHP: 42, FP: 109, Q: 112, Tla: 1,063. Favourite: Shandaar. Owner: Mr. Junaid Ali Khan. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.
Jkt: ₹27,155 (30 tkts.), Runner up: 4,364 (80 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 2,578 (46 tkts.), Tr (i): 151 (301 tkts.), (ii): 1,978 (20 tkts.), (iii): 727 (152 tkts.).