Bushtops, ridden by N.S. Parmar, proved his mettle by winning the Idar Gold Trophy, the feature event of Saturday’s (Aug. 31) races here.
The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke & Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd.
M.K. Jadhav trains the winner.
1. SPARK OF GOLD PLATE (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: FINDLERHOF (Trevor) 1, Adonijah (Parmar) 2, Ustad Pedro (J. Chinoy) 3 and Lambretta (Bhawani) 4. 8, Lnk, 3-1/2. 1m 24.96s. Not run: Jack Flash. ₹18 (w). 14 and 47 (p). SHP: 152, FP: 336, Q: 296, Tanala: 733 and 243. Favourite: Findlerhof.
Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, M/s. S.R. Sanas & Vikram D. Shah. Trainer: Imtiaz A. Sait.
2. YANA PLATE (2,000m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: TRULY EPIC (A. Imran Khan) 1, Arrowfield (Trevor) 2, Tasawwur (Sandesh) 3 and Fanfare (C.S. Jodha) 4. 3/4, Lnk, 7. 2m 5.98s. ₹41 (w). 38 and 20 (p). SHP: 32, FP: 214, Q: 172, Tanala: 191 and 81. Favourite: Tasawwur.
Owners: M/s. Hemant S. Dharnidharka & Dinesh G. Virwani. Trainer: Imtiaz A. Sait.
3. B.K. LAGAD TROPHY Div. II (1,000m), Maiden, 3-y-o only: SACHERTORTE (Yash Narredu) 1, En Sabah Nur (J. Chinoy) 2, Cest L’Amour (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Soldier Of Fortune (N.S. Parmar) 4. 1-1/2, Sh, 6-1/2. 58.75s. ₹39 (w), 15, 21 and 11 (p). SHP: 50, FP: 459, Q: 241, Tanala: 1,113 and 358. Favourite: Pezula.
Owner: Ms. Monisha Advani. Trainer: M.Narredu.
4. IDAR GOLD TROPHY (2,400m), 4-y-o & over: BUSHTOPS (N.S. Parmar) 1, Adjudicate (Sandesh) 2, Vulcan (Neeraj) 3. Not run: Caprisca. 3, 2-1/2. 2m 30.59s. ₹20 (w), SHP: 30, FP: 29. Favourite: Adjudicate.
Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke & Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M.K.Jadhav.
5. AZZURO PLATE (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: JETFIRE (N.S. Parmar) 1, Julio Cesaro (J. Chinoy) 2, Aurora Australis (Merchant) 3 and Night Hunt (Trevor) 4. 3, Lnk, 1/2. 1m 11.14s. ₹30 (w), 15, 23 and 18 (p). SHP: 72, FP; 242, Q: 104, Tanala: 941 and 362. Favourite: Night Hunt.
Owners: Mr. Ranjit Kapadia & Mr. Prashant Nagar and Mr. Aditya M. Jadhav rep. SKJ Racing and Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Aditya M. Jadhav.
6. B.K. LAGAD TROPHY DIV.I (1,000m), Maiden, 3-y-o only: SANDMAN (A. Imran Khan) 1, God’s Decree (Trevor) 2, Princess Avika (Neeraj) 3 and Tasman (S.J. Sunil) 4. 3-1/4, 4-1/4, 1-1/4. 58.63s. ₹23 (w) 10, 15 and 42 (p). SHP: 27, FP: 41, Q: 33, Tanala: 179 and 123. Favourite: God’s Decree.
Owner: Mr. Peter Deubet. Trainer: Nirad Karanjawalla
7. SPEARHEAD PLATE (1,600m), Cl. V, rated 4 to 30: DAZZLE N DAZE (Neeraj) 1, She’s A Tiger (S. Amit) 2, Zeemo (J. Chinoy) 3 and Saffron Flower (Santosh) 4. 2, 2, 3/4. 1m 39.88s. ₹36 (w), 23, 16 and 47 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 233, Q: 112, Tanala: 2,919 and 1,501.
(Note: Soon after the start of this race Smoky Haze (Yash Narredu up) jumped out awkwardly from the staring stalls and dislodged the rider. Jockey Yash escaped unhurt).
Favourite: Dazzle N Daze. Owner: Mrs. Magansingh P. Jodha. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹3,388 (192 tkts); 30%: ₹285 (979 tkts).
Treble: ₹314 (180 tkts).
Super Jackpot: 70%: ₹9,421 (6 tkts); 30%: ₹932 (26 tkts).
