Chief Of Command, ridden by P. S. Chouhan, won the Madras Gold Vase, the chief event of the races held here on Thursday (Feb. 23). The winner is owned by M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust and trained by R. Foley.
J. THOMAS CUP (Div. I), (1,000m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): Best Of Luck (A. Imran Khan) 1, Dubai Vincitor (C. Umesh) 2, Supreme Commander (P. S. Chouhan) 3 and Stride For Pride (Shahar Babu) 4. 1/2, lnk and 4. 1m 0.27s. ₹59 (w); 18, 18 and 7 (p); SHP: 7; FP: 65 (carried over); Q: 30 (carried over); Tla: 930. Favourite: Al Rayyan. Owners: Mr. Fahad Khan, Mr. Dilip Kumar Joshi, Mr. M. Subash & Mr. Prithvi Chandrasekhar. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
NAWAB ALI KHAN CUP (1,600m), rated upto 25: Ever So Sharp (A. Imran Khan) 1, Morals (Noorshed Alam) 2, Legendary Warrior (Shailesh) 3 and Carpe Diem (Huzaif) 4. 4, 1-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 42.70s. ₹19 (w); 9, 11 and 25 (p); SHP: 15; FP: 22; Q: 14; Tla: 68. Favourite: Yankee Doodle. Owners: Mr. Fahad Khan, Mrs. Nazia Khan, Mr. V. M. Gopal & Mr. Wayne Beck. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
SILVER SANDS PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: Forward Trust (A. Imran Khan) 1, Saffire Song (N. Rupa) 2, Mountain Force (Ayaz Ahmed) 3 and Next Move (Akash Rajput) 4. 1-3/4, 3-1/2 and 1/2. 1m 11.46s. ₹6 (w); 6, 13 and 57 (p); SHP: 89; FP: 28; Q: 16; Tla: 1,255. Favourite: Forward Trust. Owners: M/s. S. Mangalorkar & Sukhveer Singh Sharma. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
THIRUVANNAMALAI PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Coriolis (P. S. Chouhan) 1, Another Conquest (A. Imran Khan) 2, Pacific Blue (Akash Rajput) 3 and Sunny Sea (Ranjeet Singh) 4. 3-1/4, 3/4 and 3-1/2. 1m 11.08s. ₹10 (w); 13, 12 and 14 (p); SHP: 37; FP: 24; Q: 18, Tla: 135. Favourite: Coriolis. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.
THIRUVANNAMALAI PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Egyptiana (Shailesh) 1, Mantra (R. Vaibhav) 2, Don Corleone (Akash Rajput) 3 and Forest Tern (N. Rupa) 4. Not run: Conquistador. 5, 1-1/4 and 3/4. 1m 11.36s. ₹73 (w); 57, 9 and 10 (p); SHP: 15; FP: 486 (carried over); Q: 105; Tla: 978. Favourite: Forest Tern. Owners: M/s. C. R. Balakumar, V. Sathish Kumar & Fardeen A. Malick. Trainer: Fazal-Ul-Rehman.
MADRAS GOLD VASE (1,400m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Chief Of Command (P. S. Chouhan) 1, Emeritus (Shailesh) 2, Admiral Nelson (A. Imran Khan) 3 and Cavallo Veloce (Akash Rajput) 4. 2, 4 and 1/2. 1m 24.77s. ₹6 (w), 6 and 16 (p); SHP: 10; FP: 25; Q: 12; Tla: 51. Favourite: Chief Of Command. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.
BRINDAVAN PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Centre Court (C. Umesh) 1, Be My Sunshine (Manikandan) 2, Colourful Prince (Stephen Raj) 3 and Sprinkler (Shailesh) 4. 5, nose and lnk. 1m 13.46s. ₹ 9 (w); 7, 91 and 22 (p); SHP: 418; FP: 271; Q: 180; Tla: 614. Favourite: Centre Court. Owners: Mr. P. S. Ranganathan. Mr. M. P. Biddappa and Mrs. K. Lakshmi. Trainer: Uthaiah.
Jackpot: ₹485 (27 tkts); Mini Jackpot: ₹128 (14 tkts); Treble (i): ₹61 (76 tkts); (ii): ₹115 (125 tkts).
