Forest Flair bags feature event

Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy’s Forest Flair ridden by N. Rupa won the J. Thomas Memorial Cup (1,000m), the feature event of the races held here on Monday (Dec. 22). R. Foley trains the winner.

1. AIRPORT PLATE (1,600m), rated 60 to 85: Own Asset (Rajendra Singh) 1, Haunting Moments (Ross) 2, Valiant Bay (N. Rupa) 3 and River Dragon (M. Venkatesh) 4. 3-1/2, 1/2 and 5. 1m 44.14s. Owner: Mr. K. Muthu Vellaiyan. Trainer: R. Foley.

2. G. NARASIMHAN MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I), (1,000m), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms):

Starry Moonlight (M. Venkatesh) 1, Finishing Touch (N. Rupa) 2, Starlight Hero (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Finders Keepers (Ross) 4. 6, 1-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 10.64s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.

3. J. THOMAS MEMORIAL CUP (1,000m), rated 80 & above: Forest Flair (N. Rupa) 1, Phoenix Flight (C. A. Brisson) 2, Indian Touch (Md. Hesnain) 3 and Summer Sun (Manikandan) 4. 2, 1/2 and 3/4. 1m 3.31s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.

4. G. NARASIMHAN MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II), (1,000m), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms): Royal Beauty (M. Venkatesh) 1, Lannister (Ross) 2, Wild At Heart (Prem) 3 and Many Happy Returns (Rajendra Singh) 4. 3-3/4, 1-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 8.57s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.

5. VELANKANNI PLATE (1,000m), rated 20 to 45:

Scarlet Regent (Rajendra Singh) 1, Bourbon Rock (N. Murugan) 2, Swashbuckler (Shahar Babu) 3 and Aviator (C. A. Brisson) 4. 3/4, 1-1/2 and 1. 1m 4.52s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: B. Suresh.

6. EVEREST PLATE (1,600m), 3-y-o only, which have won three or more races are only eligible (Terms): King Calypso (Prem) 1, Illustrious Prince (Rajendra Singh) 2, Bravesofthebrave (Ross) 3 and Night Of Passion (N. Rupa) 4. 1-1/2, 2 and 1-1/2. 1m 54.15s. Owner: Mr. K. Muthu Vellaiyan. Trainer: B. Suresh.

7. NEW ZEALAND PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), 6-y-o & over, rated 00 to 25: Star Presence (Shahar Babu) 1, Oxford Vision (Ayaz Ahmed) 2, Alpharetta (Ayaz Khan) 3 and Cool Brother (Stephen Raj) 4. 4, 1-1/2 and 2-1/4. 1m 19.39s. Owners: Begum Mahfoza Ali Khan & Mrs. Reshma Khan. Trainer: F. M. Khan.

8. TRIPURA PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: Turf Lightning (Md. Hesnain) 1, Source Of Code (Ross) 2, Sugar Loaf (C. Umesh) 3 and Trump Card (K. V. Baskar) 4. 3/4, 3/4 and 2-1/4. 1m 16.46s. Owner: Mr. PL. Ravi. Trainer: R. Foley.

9. NEW ZEALAND PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), 6-y-o & over, rated 00 to 25: Super Spectacle (Shahar Babu) 1, Flight Leader (C. Umesh) 2, Yogi Bear (Huzaif) 3 and El Presidente (Ayaz Ahmed) 4. 1/2, 4 and 1-3/4. 1m 20.82s. Owners: M/s. Wayne Beck, Denver Andrew Camoens, Pranjal Changkakati & Mario Desmond Weller. Trainer: F. M. Khan