Fazal-Ul-Rehman trained King T’Chala (Yash astride) won the Madras Gold Vase, the feature event of the races here on Thursday (Feb 21).
The winner is the property of Mr. V. Sathish Kumar.
1. CALL ME CLASSY PLATE (1,600m), rated 40 to 65: COTTON HALL (Umesh) 1, Bring It On (Brisson) 2, Cher Amie (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Royal Symphony (Suraj Narredu) 4. 3/4, 1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 41.39s. ₹27 (w), 10 and 13 (p), SHP: 22, FP: 170, Q: 261, Tla: 850. Favourite: Cher Amie. Owners: Mr. K.S. Mandanna & Mr. Gamini Jayaratna K.G. Trainer: Mandanna.
2. MAHABALIPURAM PLATE (1,400m), maiden 4-y-o only rated 20 to 45: MIGHTY PRINCESS (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Seven Crore (Umesh) 2, Amazing Kitten (Md. Asif Khan) 3 and Silver Sea (Brisson) 4. Hd, lnk and 1/2. 1m 28.22s. ₹16 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 141, Q: 72, Tla: 420. Favourite: Seven Crore. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Karthik.
3. DESERT STORM PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): APALIS (Akshay Kumar) 1, My Passion (Hesnain) 2, Glorious Victory (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Rhiannon (K. Sai Kiran) 4. 1-1/2, 2 and 4-1/4. 1m, 13.94s. ₹8 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 27, FP: 22, Q: 22, Tla: 54. Favourite: Apalis. Owner: M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co.Pvt.Ltd. Trainer: R. Foley.
4. ORIGINAL VEL. B. SAMPATH KUMAR MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: RAFAELE (Suraj Narredu) 1, Ukulele (Md. Asif Khan) 2, Petunia (K. Sai Kiran) 3 and Squadron Leader (Akshay Kumar) 4. Not run: Tyre Buvva. 2-1/2, 4 and lnk. 1m 14.14s. ₹9 (w), 9, 7 and 7 (p), SHP: 46, FP: 40, Q: 42, Tla: 391. Favourite: Rafaele. Owner: Mr. Vazhaparmbil J. Joseph. Trainer: Sebastian.
5. MADRAS GOLD VASE (1,400m), 3-y-o only (Terms): KING T’CHALA (Yash) 1, Glorious Destiny (Suraj Narredu) 2, Royal Currency (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Royal Chieftain (A. Imran) 4. 3/4, nk and 4. 1m 25.78s. ₹11 (w), 15 and 7 (p), SHP: 15, FP; 52, Q: 51, Tla: 135. Favourite: King T’Chala. Owner: Mr. V. Sathish Kumar. Trainer: Fazal-Ul-Rehman.
6. GYMKHANA CLUB CUP (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: GLORIOUS FIRE (Suraj Narredu) 1, Obsession (A. Imran) 2, Desert Hawk (M. Bhaskar) 3 and Royal Protocal (Akshay Kumar) 4. 3/4, 1-1/2 and nose. 1m 13.17s. ₹12 (w), 7, 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 20, FP: 265, Q: 21, Tla: 283. Favourite: Glorious Fire. Owner: Mr. Vazhaparmbil J. Joseph. Trainer: Sebastian.
Note: Originally Obsession (A. Imran) won the race. Suraj Narredu, the rider of Glorious Fire who was placed second, raised an objection against the winner for coming in and bumping him at about the last 300m, where by his horse got unbalanced, lost momentum and lost a certain race. The objection was upheld and the order revised as above.
Jackpot: ₹11,693 (12 tkts), Runner up: 1,037 (58 tkts), Mini Jackpot: 1,747 (26 tkts), Treble (i): 896 (50 tkts), (ii): 548 (94 tkts).
