Battalion, ridden by Dhebe, won the Merchants Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Saturday (Nov. 3). The winner is owned by Manjri Horse Breed’s Farm Pvt. Ltd. & Mrs. Anneka Darashah and trained by Neil Darashah.
The results:
1. RECONNECT PLATE (1,000m), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms): Royal Rules (Brisson) 1, Baller (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Star Guitar (J. Chinoy) 3 and Shadow Of Love (Vaibhav) 4. 6, 1 and 3. 1m 6.26s. ₹68 (w), 7, 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 707 (c/o), Q: 346, Tla: 1,951. Favourite: Fun Lover. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
2. SUPREME CHOICE PLATE (1,800m), rated 20 to 45: Say My Name (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Tree Lounge (Brisson) 2, Victoria’s Secret (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Nanuk (Hesnain) 4. 1/2, 3-1/2 and dist. 2m 9.23s. ₹11 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 324, Q: 79, Tla: 179. Favourite: Victoria’s Secret. Owners: Mr. Saddam Iqbal & Mrs. Anita Iqbal. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
3. WANDERING ANGEL PLATE (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only rated 20 to 45: The Viceroy (P. Ajeeth Kumar 1, Excellent Rainbow (J. Chinoy) 2, Glorious Wind (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Cleona (Brisson) 4. 2-1/4, 4-1/4 and 2-3/4. 1m 36.50s. ₹22 (w), 7, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 178, Q: 748, Tla: 424. Favourite: Glorious Wind. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Karthik.
4. VARANASI PLATE (1,200m), rated up to 25: Rafaele (A.M. Alam) 1, Picture Girl (M. Bhaskar) 2, Autonomous (Ayaz Ahmed) 3 and Everything Nice (Altaf Hussain) 4. Hd, 6 and 3/4. 1m 24.03s. ₹49 (w), 10, 10 and 18 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 192, Q: 51, Tla: 1,822. Favourite: Be My Secret. Owner: Mr. Vazhaparmbil J. Joseph. Trainer: Sebastian.
5. MERCHANTS CUP (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Battalion (Dhebe) 1, Queen Regent (Brisson) 2, Pearl Necklace (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Star Twist (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1-1/4, 5 and 4-1/4. 1m 18.80s. ₹17 (w), 8, 7 and 13 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 50, Q: 33, Tla: 662. Favourite: Star Twist. Owners: Manjri Horse Breed’s Farm Pvt. Ltd. & Mrs. Anneka Darashah. Trainer: Neil Darashah.
6. HOVERCRAFT PLATE (1,200m), 5-y-o & above, rated 40 to 65: Stellenbosch (Azfar Syed) 1, Dazzling Dancer (L. Kamigallu) 2, Spades (Zulquar Nain) 3 and Temujin (Farhan) 4. 6-3/4, 3 and 1. 1m 21.22s. ₹35 (w), 14, 15 and 76 (p), SHP: 31, FP: 156, Q: 74, Tla: 3,308. Favourite: Enjoythegoodtimes. Owner: Mr. Rajesh Khanna. Trainer: Fazal -Ul- Rehman.
Jackpot: ₹1,65,556 (carried over on 4th leg), Mini-jackpot: ₹8,973 (one tkt), Treble (i): ₹13,741 (three tkts), (ii): ₹1,630 (37 tkts).
