Padmanabhan’s ward Desert God (A. Sandesh astride) won the the Golconda St. Leger, the last Classic of the season held here on Monday (Oct. 21). The winner is the property of M/s. Radiant Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. & Col. Swapan Bhadra.
The 7-year-old Desert God, who was running fourth all the way on tight reins, took command on passing the last 800m mark to ensure Sandesh had an armchair ride to victory. Jockey Akshay Kumar rode three winners on the day.
1. DUNDOO EKAMBAR MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,600m), 4-y-o & over, (Cat. II): YANGA (B.R. Kumar) 1, Air Strike (Neeraj) 2, Be Sure (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Durango (Ajeeth Kumar) 4. 1/4, hd and 2-3/4. 1m, 40.44s. ₹127 (w), 30 and 13 (p), SHP: 22, FP: 1,584, Q: 430, Tla: 2,386. Favourite: Be Sure. Owners: M/s. Vinay Kumar & Ashok Rupani. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.
2. FARIDOON S. CHENOY MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): ONE ONE ONE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Shaquille (Suraj Narredu) 2, Max (Afroz Khan) 3 and Royal Green (Gaurav Singh) 4. 4-1/4, hd and 1. 1m, 13.27s. ₹9 (w), 6, 8 and 14 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 22, Q: 13, Tla: 105. Favourite: One One One. Owner: Mr. M. Ramachandra Rao. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
3. CLASSIC STYLE PLATE (Div. II) , (1,100m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): ESTEVA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Star Racer (Suraj Narredu) 2, Mehrzad (Gaurav Singh) 3 and Safra (N. Rawal) 4. Not run: Takisha and Speed Warrior. 1, 1-1/2 and 3/4. 1m, 7.43s. ₹8 (w), 5, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 24, Q: 16. Tla: 24. Favourite: Esteva. Owners: Mr. Marthand Singh Mahendra, Mrs. Rina Mahendra & Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy & M/s. Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Zaheer F. Rattonsey. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
4. GOLCONDA ST. LEGER (2,800m), 4-y-o & over (Terms): DESERT GOD (Burden Of Proof-Running Flame) A. Sandesh 1, REUNION (Dancing Forever-Ambos) Neeraj 2, NIMBLE MIND (Burden Of Proof-Systematic) Akshay Kumar 3 and POINT TO PROVE (Multidimensional-Burooq) Suraj Narredu 4. 9, 3/4 and 1/2. 2m, 58.95s. ₹6 (w), 5 and 13 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 17, Q: 17, Tla: 88. Favourite: Desert God. Owners: M/s. Radiant Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. & Col. Swapan Bhadra. Trainer: Padmanabhan.
5. MYSTICAL PLATE (2,000m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): CHARLIE BROWN (Akshay Kumar) 1, Ajmal Birju (Gopal Singh) 2, Brave Warrior (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Symbol Of Star’s (Surya Prakash) 4. 3/4, 2-1/4 and nk. 2m, 9.29s. ₹18 (w), 6, 13 and 5 (p), SHP: 30, FP: 157, Q: 83, Tla: 299. Favourite: Brave Warrior. Owner: Mr. Rakesh Reddy Kondakalla. Trainer: Robin Reddy.
6. CLASSIC STYLE PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): CLASSY GUY (Jitendra Singh) 1, Augenstern (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Farmville (Kunal Bunde) 3 and Southern State (R.S. Jodha) 4. Not run: Shakesphere. 3/4, 1-1/4 and 1/2. 1m, 7.41s. ₹13 (w), 6, 8 and 15 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 36, Q: 23, Tla: 310. Favourite: Classy Guy. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
Jackpot: ₹255 (1,853 tkts.), Runner-up: 28 (7,044 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 152 (606 tkts.), Tr (i): 1,420 (32 tkts.), (ii): 78 (961 tkts.).
