An Acquired Taste triumphs

Dr. Nevill R. Devlaliwalla & Mr. Paawan R. Seksaria’s An Acquired Taste (Christopher up) won the K.N. Guruswamy Memorial Cup, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (May 25). The winner is trained by Altamash Ahmed.

1. UDHAGAMANDALAM PLATE (1,200m), rated 00 to 25: Gift Of Love (Arshad Alam) 1, Impressiveattitude (R. Pradeep) 2, Demand Draft (Jagadeesh) 3 and Faith And Toil (R. Shelar) 4. Nose, 2-1/4 and 4-1/4. 1m 15.55s. Rs. 88 (w), 23, 13 and 15 (p), SHP: Rs. 36, FP: Rs. 214, Q: Rs. 157, Trinella: Rs. 472 and Rs. 160, Exacta: Rs. 32,575. Favourite: Demand Draft. Owners: M/s. Mahmood Khan & A. Ramaiah. Trainer: Md. Khan.

2. CAMINO PLATE (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms):

Scenic Warrior (Sreekanth) 1, Noble Path (Christopher) 2, Absolute Red (Ashhad Asbar) 3 and Winged Foot (I. Chisty) 4. Shd, 1/2 and 2-3/4. 1m 26.73s. Rs. 15 (w), 12, 23 and 17 (p), SHP: Rs. 72, FP: Rs. 52, Q: Rs. 49, Trinella: Rs. 176 and Rs. 48, Exacta: Rs. 1,432 and Rs. 759. Favourite: Scenic Warrior. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Ganapathy.

3. PRINCE KHARTOM TROPHY (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): Queen Of The Stars (P. Trevor) 1, Spiritofchartwell (I. Chisty) 2, Jolie (Zervan) 3 and Deep Diver (S. Kamble) 4. Not run: Free Choice. 4, 2 and Shd. 1m 07.34s. Rs. 23 (w), 12, 14 and 17 (p), SHP: Rs. 39, FP: Rs. 45, Q: Rs. 31, Trinella: Rs. 66 and Rs. 47, Exacta: Rs. 706 and Rs. 393. Favourite: Queen Of The Stars. Owner: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Khatri. Trainer: L. D’Silva.

4. LADY GIBRALTAR PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Acclaimed (P. Trevor) 1, Sherman Oaks (Vaibhav) 2, Igah Igah Igah (Kiran Rai) 3 and Alianz (Rajesh Kumar) 4. 5-1/4, Nose and 4. 1m 27.40s. Rs. 12 (w), 11, 12 and 26 (p), SHP: Rs. 20, FP: Rs. 16, Q: Rs. 18, Trinella: Rs. 49 and Rs. 55, Exacta: Rs. 113 and Rs. 42. Favourite: Acclaimed. Owners: Mr & Mrs. Vijay Mallya rep. United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. Trainer: Shroff.

5. K.N. GURUSWAMY MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), rated 80 & above:

An Acquired Taste (Christopher) 1, Panamera (F. Da Silva) 2, Spearhead (Vaibhav) 3 and Chase The Sun (P. Trevor) 4. 1-1/2, 1-3/4 and 2-1/4. 1m 38.04s. Rs. 23 (w), 12, 14 and 29 (p), SHP: Rs. 41, FP: Rs. 47, Q: Rs. 34, Trinella: Rs. 264 and Rs. 109, Exacta: Rs. 598 and Rs. 115. Favourite: An Acquired Taste. Owners: Dr. Neville R. Devlaliwalla & Mr. Paawan R. Seksaria. Trainer: Altamash Ahmed.

6. ADRIAN PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: Cristoffe (P. Trevor) 1, Impressive Bolt (B. Mahesh) 2, Skylight Express (Neeraj) 3 and Lucky Sam (Vivek) 4. 4-3/4, 1 and 1/2. 1m 13.84s. Rs. 32 (w), 13, 90 and 27 (p), SHP: Rs. 340, FP: Rs. 917, Q: Rs. 391, Trinella: Rs. 3,918 and Rs. 1,679, Exacta: Rs. 96,512 (carried over). Favourite: Fearless Moments. Owners: Mr & Mrs. Vijay Mallya rep. United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. Trainer: Dhariwal.

7. LADY GIBRALTAR PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Apparition (P. Trevor) 1, Potomac (Vaibhav) 2, Par Excellence (I. Chisty) 3 and Sweet Angel (Arshad Alam) 4. 6-1/4, 3/4 and 1. 1m 28.25s. Rs. 13 (w), 11, 24 and 13 (p), SHP: Rs. 69, FP: Rs. 69, Q: Rs. 69, Trinella: Rs. 131 and Rs. 23, Exacta: Rs. 903 and Rs. 564. Favourite: Apparition. Owners: Mr & Mrs. Vijay Mallya rep. United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd & Mr. Ashok Ranpise. Trainer: Dhariwal.

8. ASTOUNDING PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 4-y-o & over: Sukhmanee (Akshay) 1, Somethingdifferent (S. Asgar) 2, Delilah (A. Ramu) 3 and Fire Storm (Arshad Alam) 4. Not run: Balance Of Nature. 5-1/2, 3/4 and 1. 1m 15.73s. Rs. 24 (w), 13, 22 and 46 (p), SHP: Rs. 65, FP: Rs. 88, Q: Rs. 42, Trinella: Rs. 794 and Rs. 652, Exacta: Rs. 4,117 and Rs. 1,672. Favourite: Sukhmanee. Owners: M/s. Harpreet Singh Rana, J.S. Dhariwal, Col. Kuldeep Singh Garcha & Mrs. Manjit Kaur. Trainer: Dhariwal.

Jackpot: Rs. 324 (732 tkts); Runner up: Rs. 37 (2,779 tkts); Mini Jackpot: Rs. 269 (163 tkts); Treble (i): Rs. 59 (290 tkts); (ii): Rs. 109 (184 tkts).