Astral Flare, ridden by A. Sandesh, claimed the Mayor Baburao Sanas Memorial Independence Million powered by SRS Group, the main event of Wednesday’s (August 15) races here.
The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai.
Vishal Gaikwad trains the winner.
1. TRUE ELEGANCE PLATE Div. II (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 4 to 30: XOXO (Parmar) 1, Wabi Sabi (Daman) 2, Divine Spark (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Diwali Lights (G. Amit) 4. 2-1/2, 1-1/2, Nk. 1m 11.38s. ₹31 (w), 15, 15 and 13 (p). SHP: 44, FP: 145, Q: 84, Tanala: 228 and 81. Favourite: Xoxo. Owner: Mr. Champaklal Zaveri. Trainer: S.S. Shah.
2. NAWAB & BEGUM FAIYAZ HUSAIN MEMORIAL TROPHY Div. II (1,400m), Maiden, 3-y-o only: MERLOT (Yash) 1, Notting Hill (A. Imran Khan) 2, Dancing Hooves (Zervan) 3 and Bitcoin (C. Umesh) 4. 1-1/2, 2-1/2, 7-1/2. 1m 26.37s. ₹85 (w), 14, 11 and 19 (p). SHP: 27, FP: 298, Q: 68, Tanala: 893 and 696. Favourite: Valegro. Owners: Mr. Niraj Tyagi and Mr. Vikas Sachdeva rep. Blazing Saddles (PF)’s. Trainer: Faisal A.Abbas.
3. ENLIGHTENMENT PLATE (1,200m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86: PERFECT STAR (A. Imran Khan) 1, Glyndebourne (Zervan) 2, Excellent Gold (Sandesh) 3 and Queen Credible (C.S. Jodha) 4. 1-3/4, 3/4, 1/2. 1m 9.69s. ₹40 (w), 15, 25 and 28 (p). SHP: 72, FP: 1,765, Q: 479, Tanala: 2,467 and 1,359. Favourite: In The Stars. Owners: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
4. NANA RAGHUNATH TROPHY (1,200m), rated 30 to 56: ANGELS TOUCH (A. Imran Khan) 1, Orion’s Belt (T.S.Jodha) 2, Golden Eclipse (Parmar) 3 and Safdar (Sandesh) 4. Not run: Collegium and Rospomare. 4-1/4, Snk, 1/2. 1m 10.09s. ₹19 (w), 14, 15 and 35 (p). SHP: 34, FP: 112, Q: 63, Tanala: 1,403 and 421. Favourite: Angels Touch. Owners: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
5. NAWAB & BEGUM FAIYAZ HUSAIN MEMORIAL TROPHY Div. I (1,400m), Maiden, 3-y-o only: BARBARESCO (Sandesh) 1, Oriana (Yash) 2, Navigator (Trevor) 3 and Dean’s Gold (Neeraj) 4. Not run: Battle Bot. Lnk, 2-1/2, 7-3/4. 1m 27.38s. ₹20 (w), 12 and 19 (p). SHP: 45, FP: 152, Q: 67, Tanala: 110 and 26. Favourite: Barbaresco. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.
6. MAYOR BABURAO SANAS MEMORIAL INDEPENDENCE MILLIONPOWERED BY SRS GROUP (2,000m), 4-y-o & over Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: ASTRAL FLARE (Sandesh) 1, Star Bright (C. Umesh) 2, Lucky Luciano (Neeraj) 3 and Kimberella (Trevor) 4. Not run: Momentum. 3/4, 4-3/4, 1-3/4. 2m 5.58s. ₹53 (w), 21, 41 and 24 (p). SHP: 92, FP: 661, Q: 629, Tanala: 3,061 and 1,312. Favourite: Artus. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B.Shirke, Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai. Trainer: Vishal Gaikwad.
7. UNFORGETTABLE YOU PLATE (1,600m) Cl.V, rated 4 to 30: ABERLOUR (S. Amit) 1, Arrecife (A. Imran Khan) 2, Eiger’s Tiger (Sandesh) 3 and Dazzling Eyes (Akshay) 4. Hd, Snk, 3/4. 1m 41.25s. ₹43 (w), 23, 17 and 15 (p). SHP: 69, FP: 520, Q: 168, Tanala: 449 and 158. Favourite: Eiger’s Tiger. Owners: M/s. Gaurav Sethi & Abhimanyu J. Thackersey. Trainer: Altamash A. Ahmed.
8. TRUE ELEGANCE PLATE Div.I (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 4 to 30: YUTAKA (C.S. Jodha) 1, Bay Of Love (G. Amit) 2, Lesrel (Zeeshan) 3 and My Precious (Bhawani) 4. 2-1/2, 3, Lnk. 1m 11.60s. ₹41 (w), 18, 63 and 11 (p). SHP: 205, FP: 1,923, Q: 4,298, Tanala: 4,134 and 886. Favourite: Lesrel. Owner: Mr. Rajesh Monga. Trainer: S.K. Sunderji.
Jackpot : 70 per cent: 4,496 (56 tkts), : 30 per cent: 308 (350 tkts). Treble (i): ₹676 (15 tkts), (ii): ₹3,398. Super Jackpot: 70 per cent: 42,312 (2 tkts), and 30 per cent: 1,649 (22 tkts).