Be Sure takes honours in feature

Satheesh-trained Be Sure (Nakhat Singh astride) won the Raja Bahadur Venkataram Reddy Memorial Cup, the main event of the races here on Monday (Dec. 24). The winner is the property of M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah.

1. PALAMPET PLATE (1,100m), (Cat. II), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms): MARINETTI (Akshay Kumar) 1, Born Greek (Suraj Narredu) 2, Cincia Azzurra (Tograllu) 3 and Star Racer (G. Naresh) 4. 3, 2-1/2 and 2-1/2. 1m, 5.93s. ₹10 (w), 6, 5 and 15 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 16, Q: 8, Tla: 144. Favourite: Born Greek. Owners: M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Teja Gollapudi. Trainer: Laxman Singh.

2. POCHARAM PLATE (Div. II) ,(1,400m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III):

TOP SPRINT (B.R. Kumar) 1, Velee Tiger (Md. Ismail) 2, Cash For Rank (Afroz Khan) 3 and My Windfall (Ajit Singh) 4. 3/4, nk and 3. 1m, 27.45s. ₹26 (w), 8, 12 and 10 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 306, Q: 136, Tla: 1,352. Favourite: Ultimate Risk. Owner: Mr. A.K. Jaiswal. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.

3. SOLITAIRE PLATE (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): SHAKESPHERE (Rohit Kumar) 1, Tiger Of The Sea (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Latest News (Gopal Singh) 3 and Air Salute (Akshay Kumar) 4. 2-3/4, 1/2 and 1. 1m, 6.50s. ₹117 (w), 19, 13 and 11 (p), SHP: 42, FP: 2,044, Q: 734, Tla: 14,949. Favourite: Musashi. Owner: Mr. M. Madhukar. Trainer: M.F. Alikhan.

4. POCHARAM PLATE (Div. I) , (1,400m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): SHIVALIK ARROW (Akshay Kumar) 1, Vijay's Empress (Gaurav Singh) 2, Royal Hero (Ajit Singh) 3 and Carnival Express (R. Ajay Kumar) 4. 3, 1/2 and 2. 1m, 28.02s. ₹9 (w), 6, 8 and 7 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 38, Q: 32, Tla: 71. Favourite: Shivalik Arrow. Owner: Mr. Premananda Sugandhi. Trainer: Arjun Anne.

5. RAJA BAHADUR VENKATRAM REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (2,000m), 3-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78 (Cat. II):

BE SURE (Nakhat Singh) 1, Wave Rider (Akshay Kumar) 2, Doroteo (Aneel) 3 and Durango (Kuldeep Singh) 4. 1/4, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 2m, 7.20s. ₹13 (w), 6, 5 and 20 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 37, Q: 19, Tla: 584. Favourite: Be Sure. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.

6. SILKY BABY PLATE (1,100m), 5-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): ROSE ETERNAL (Tanwar) 1, Indian Dreams (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Poll Promise (C.P. Bopanna) 3 and Mighty Swing (Nakhat Singh) 4. 2, 1 and 3/4. ₹52 (w), 16, 6 and 33 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 184, Q: 110, Tla: 4,811. Favourite: George Cross. Owners: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan, Mr. Barkath Alam Khan & Mr. Zafar Alam Khan. Trainer: Laxman Singh.

Jackpot: ₹39,459 (10 tkts.), runner-up: 1,433 (118 tkts.), Tr (i):1,868 (21 tkts.), (ii): 429 (348 tkts.).