Desperado clinches main event

Desperado (Arshad up) won the Nawab M. Arshad Ali Khan Memorial Cup, the chief event of the races held here on Saturday (July 14). The winner is owned by M R Stud Farms Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. N. Chandrashekar Rai and trained by Neil Darashah.

1. MYSORE CUP (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): Triggar (Vinod Shinde) 1, Alpha (Arshad) 2, Yerwazan (Selvaraj) 3 and Rajveer (Dhanu Singh) 4. 1-1/4, 3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 07.90s. ₹675 (w), 157, 44 and 23 (p), SHP: 156, THP: 43, FP: 16,621, Q: 5,907, Trinella: 72,375 (carried over), Exacta: 1,62,947 (carried over). Favourite: Sharp Response. Owner: M R Stud Farms Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. N. Chandrashekar Rai. Trainer: Imtiaz Khan.

2. ADMIRAL HENDY JOHN ROUS CUP (2,000m), rated 30 to 50:

Velocidad (Zervan) 1, Nitromax (T.S. Jodha) 2, Masada (Arshad) Auric Force (John) 4. 1-1/2, 3-3/4 and 1/2. 2m 08.97s. ₹26 (w), 14, 18 and 18 (p), SHP: 53, THP: 40, FP: 217, Q: 131, Trinella: 890 and 340, Exacta: 3,712 and 1,229. Favourite: Velocidad. Owners: Mr. Gautam Aggarwa & Mr. Rajan Aggarwal. Trainer: Pradeep Annaiah.

3. NAWAB M. ARSHAD ALI KHAN MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), 3-y-o, (Terms): Desperado (Arshad) 1, Corfe Castle (Trevor) 2, Salvador Dali (Sandesh) 3 and Mr Handsome (Yash) 4. 2-1/2, 4-1/4 and 2. 1m 26.03s. ₹84 (w), 22 and 11 (p), SHP: 53, THP: 18, FP: 139, Q: 24, Trinella: 246 and 149. Favourite: Corfe Castle. Owner: M R Stud Farms Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. N. Chandrashekar Rai. Trainer: Neil Darashah.

4. D. KUMAR SIDDANNA MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), rated 45 to 65: Isn’t She Lovely (Trevor) 1, Athena (Sandesh) 2, Sporting Pleasure (Nazerul) 3 and St Pauli Girl (Jagadeesh) 4. Not run: Mulholland. 2, 5-3/4 and Nose. 1m 39.35s. ₹19 (w), 11, 16 and 77 (p), SHP: 35, THP: 160, FP: 41, Q: 32, Trinella: 1,501 and 809, Exacta: 7,975 and 2,051. Favourite: Isn’t She Lovely. Owners: Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla & Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. Byram N. Jeejeebhoy & Vijay Racing & Farms Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta. Trainer: Padmanabhan.

5. K.N. GURUSWAMY MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,200m), rated 75 & above:

Into The Spotlight (Trevor) 1, Justice Angel (Sandesh) 2, Ambitious Approach (Srinath) 3 and Occitan (Neeraj) 4. Lnk, 1 and 2. 1m 12.10s. ₹22 (w), 13, 19 and 14 (p), SHP: 45, THP: 58, FP: 88, Q: 76, Trinella: 172 and 52, Exacta: 606 and 394. Favourite: Into The Spotlight. Owners: Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla & Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. Byram N. Jeejeebhoy & Capt. Jamshed J Appoo. Trainer: Padmanabhan

6. MUMBAI CUP (1,200m), rated 45 to 65, 4-y-o & over: Iris (Zervan) 1, Regal Music (Darshan) 2, Shades Of Desire (Trevor) 3 and Harley Quinn (Arshad) 4. 3-1/2, Shd and Lnk. 1m 13.38s. ₹23 (w), 14, 15 and 17 (p), SHP: 44, THP: 43, FP: 83, Q: 60, Trinella: 222 and 75, Exacta: 1,081 and 523. Favourite: Iris. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala.

7. DELHI CUP (1,400m), rated 15 to 35: Orenda (A. Imran) 1, Mea Culpa (John) 2, Spirit Bruce (B. Harish) 3 and Firing Line (Raja Rao) 4. 2-1/2, 2-3/4 and 6-1/4. 1m 26.79s. ₹28 (w), 12, 13 and 22 (p), SHP: 34, THP: 40, FP: 37, Q: 15, Trinella: 240 and 178, Exacta: 2,602 and 1,622. Favourite: Mea Culpa. Owners: Aravind Ganapathy, Mr. Vikram P. Bavikatte & Sohna Stud Farm Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. Gautam Thapar & Sultan Singh. Trainer: G. Aravind.

8. INDIAN PATTERN COMMITTEE TROPHY (1,600m), rated 00 to 20: Internal Affair (Kiran Rai) 1, Aleef (Darshan) 2, Ultimate Power (Jagadeesh) 3 and Amazing Angel (Rajesh B) 4. Not run: Regal Realm. Lnk 1-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 42.44s. ₹183 (w), 35, 14 and 18 (p), SHP: 35, THP: 45, FP: 785, Q: 412, Trinella: 3,549 and 1,383, Exacta: 17,102 and 7,329. Favourite: Aleef. Owner: Mr. Gnanadeva Rao. Trainer: Narayana Gowda.

Note: Originally Internal Affair first, Amazing Angel Second, Aleef third and Ultimate Power forth. The objection lodged by Jagadeesh rider of Ultimate Power against the Amazing Angel for put him out near 300m, bumping near 200m and cutting across at 50m was upheld by the stewards and the order was revised as above.

Jackpot: ₹14,190 (60 tkts); Runner-up: ₹ 146 (2,494 tkts); Treble (i): ₹657 (40 tkts); (ii): ₹2,663 (16 tkts).