Cavallo Veloce (A. Imran up) claimed the Guindy Gold Cup, the feature event of the races here on Tuesday (Nov. 27). The winner is the property of Mr. Arun Alagappan and trained by B. Suresh. Jockeys A. Imran Khan and Suraj Narredu scored a treble each.
1. RIGOLETTO PLATE (Div. I) , (1,000m), rated 20 to 45: WELCOME BABY (Srinath) 1, Olympicduel (Kamigallu) 2, Baden Baden (Ranjeet Singh) 3 and Desert Hawk (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 4. 5, 2-3/4 and nk. 1m, 0.91s, ₹5 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 10, FP: 14, Q: 18, Tla: 403. Favourite: Welcome Baby. Owner: Mr. A. Manickam. Trainer: S.P.A. Raju.
2. RIGOLETTO PLATE (Div. II) , (1,000m), rated 20 to 45: ROYAL PRESTIGE (A. Imran) 1, Oxygen (Azfar Syeed) 2, Desert King (Sandesh) 3 and Menander (M. Bhaskar) 4. 3, 2-1/4 and nose. 1m, 0.86s. ₹12 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 149, Q: 101, Tanala: 95. Favourite: Desert King. Owners: Mr. V. Sathish Kumar, Mr. C.R. Balakumar and Mrs. Nazia Khan. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
3. RIGOLETTO PLATE (Div. III) (1,000m), rated 20 to 45: QUEEN OF VENICE (Suraj) 1, Rush More (K. Sai Kiran) 2, Royal Symphony (Hesnain) 3 and Squadron Leader (Shahar Babu) 4. Not run: Indialite. 1, 9-1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 1.73s. ₹5 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 11, Q: 6, Tla: 25. Favourite: Queen Of Venice. Owners: Mr. V. Sathish Kumar & Mrs. Jiby Joji. Trainer: Sebastian.
4. GUINDY GOLD CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & above (Terms): CAVALLO VELOCE (A. Imran) 1, Prevalent Force (Srinath) 2, Kangra (Sandesh) 3 and Master Zidane (Nazerul) 4. Nk, 1/2 and 6-1/4. 1m, 38.23s. ₹34 (w), 8 and 6 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 45, Q: 20, Tla: 81. Favourite: Prevalent Force. Owner: Mr. Arun Alagappan. Trainer: B. Suresh.
Note: Originally Kangra (A. Sandesh) had finished second but jockey Srinath (Prevalent Force) contended that Kangra impeded his run by squeezing him out and he had to check his himself. The Stewards upheld the objection and the order was revised as above.
5. JACQUELINE PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: KNIGHT IN ARMOUR (Suraj) 1, Song Of Glory (Nazerul) 2, Cohiba (Gaddam) 3 and Royal Senate (A. Imran) 4. Not run: Russian Link. 5-3/4, 1-3/4 and 2-3/4. 1m, 27.88s. ₹11 (w),6, 16 and 6 (p), SHP: 74, FP: 192, Q: 103, Tla: 495. Favourite: Royal.Senate. Owner: Mr. K.K. Belliappa. Trainer: Mandanna.
6. PRETTY WOMAN PLATE (1,400m), rated 60 to 85 and 40 to 65 also eligible: MY OPINION (A. Imran) 1, Optimus Commander (Gaddam) 2, Queen Of Clubs (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Hector (Nazerul) 4. 8-3/4, 1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m, 26.66s. ₹6 (w), 7, 17 and 21 (p), SHP: 81, FP: 121, Q: 49, Tla: 1,467. Favourite: My. Opinion. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
7. PRESIDENCY PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: BE MY PRINCE (Suraj Narredu) 1, Lady Love (Arshad Alam) 2, Nymeria (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Orlando Baby (Azfar Syeed) 4. 3/4, 1-1/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 29.82s. ₹8 (w), 7, 9 and 14 (p), SHP: 10, FP: 49, Q: 20, Tla: 257. Favourite: Be My Prince. Owners: Mr. Dhruv Kumar Futnani, & Mr. Md. Javeed Ghatala. Trainer: C. Marshall.
Jackpot: ₹934 (67 tkts.), Runner-up: 148 (181 tkts.), Mini Jackpot: 468 (27 tkts.), Treble (i): 199 (77 tkts.), (ii): 65 (386 tkts.).
