Excellent Phoenix rises to the occasion

Excellent Phoenix (Dhebe up) won the Waterfalls Plate (1,400m), the feature of the races here on Tuesday (Feb. 26). The winner is the property of Mrs. S. Prema and trained by A. Malick.

1. POLICE CUP (1,200m), rated up to 25: PARRYS CORNER (Ayaz Khan) 1, White Money (A. Imran) 2, Be My Light (Dhebe) 3 an Nice To See You (Md. Asif Khan) 4. 4-3/4, snk and 1/2. 1m, 13.96s. ₹102 (w), 11, 7 and 6 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 161, Q: 28, Tla: 807. Favourite: Nice To See You. Owner: Mrs. G.R. Sujatha Sree. Trainer: Govindarajan.

2. NAVY CUP (1,000m), rated 20 to 45:

GREEN STRIKER (Deepak Singh) 1, Baden Baden (Brisson) 2, Nymeria (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Olympicduel (Altaf Hussain) 4. 3/4, 1/2 and shd. 59.81s. ₹75 (w), 22, 19 and 9 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 470, Q: 799, Tla: 6,019 (c/o). Favourite: Pappa Rich. Owners: Mr. Tatineni Prasad Rao & Mr. A. Krishnamurthy. Trainer: Vishesh.

3. AIR FORCE CUP (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: STORMY ATLANTIC (Azfar Syeed) 1, Smashing Approach (A. Imran) 2, Sentosa (Arshad Alam) 3 and Saibya (Janardhan P) 4. 3, 5 and 3-3/4. 1m, 24.31s. ₹55 (w), 10, 7 and 11 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 111, Q: 40, Tla: 772. Favourite: Smashing Approach. Owner: M/s. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt.Ltd. Trainer: C. Marshall.

4. O. T. A. CUP (Div. I) (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): COCOA (Deepak Singh) 1, Shield Maiden (Shahar Babu) 2, Lady Ascot (A. Imran) 3 and Fun Lover (Dhebe) 4. Not run: King’s Prince. Nk, 1 and lnk. 1m, 13.03s. ₹237 (w), 14, 8 and 6 (p), SHP: 31, FP: 877, Q: 796, Tla: 4,272. Favourite: Lady Ascot. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: Uthaiah.

5. WATERFALLS PLATE (1,400m), rated 60 to 85:

EXCELLENT PHOENIX (Dhebe) 1. Optimus Commander (Kiran Rai) 2, Octavian (Nazerul) 3 and Vision Of Romance (Azfar Syeed) 4. 1/2, 2-1/4 and 3-3/4. 1m, 25.11s. ₹74 (w), 7, 6 and 5 (p), SHP: 34, FP: 340, Q: 304, Tla: 1,474. Favourite: Knight In Armour. Owner: Mrs. S. Prema. Trainer: A. Malick.

6. O. T. A. CUP (Div. II) ( 1,200m) maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): WAKANDA (K. Sai Kiran) 1, Yul Brynner (Dhebe) 2, Magnetism (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Oscars Thunder (Janardhan P) 4. 4-3/4, nk and 1/2. 1m, 12.23s. ₹9 (w), 7, 14 and 50 (p), SHP: 29, FP: 68, Q: 48, Tla: 704. Favourite: Wakanda. Owners: Dr. T. Devanathan Yadav, Mrs. Meenakshi Yadav, Ms. Harini Yadav & Ms. Karishma Yadav. Trainer: Mandanna.

7. ARMY CUP (1,200m) rated 20 to 45: FORT ST. GEORGE (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Sundance (Nazerul) 2, Intox (Hesnain) 3 and Helleborus (Shahar Babu) 4. 3/4, 1/2 and 6-1/2. 1m, 13.04s. ₹36 (w), 8, 37 and 8 (p), SHP: 159, FP: 848, Q: 238, Tla: 6,921. Favourite: Best Of Luck. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Karthik.

Jackpot: ₹20,0485 (C/o on 3rd leg), Mini jackpot: 22,353 (two tkts), Treble (1): 48,767 (one tkt.), (ii): 746 (81 tkts.).