Life Awaits (Srinath up) won the Saptharishi Cup, the main event of the races held here on Friday (Feb. 24). The winner is owned by Mr. Ramesh Chandra Mehta & Mr. Rakshith Shetty and trained by Sriram Komandur.
The results:
1. MUDABIDRI PLATE (1,400m), rated 00 to 20, 5-y-o & over: Chicago (M. Naveen) 1, Campfire (S. Shareef) 2, Fioroloco (Darshan) 3 and Crazy Pineapple (Sunil Samson) 4. 6-1/4, 1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 29.13s. Rs. 61 (w), 20, 26 and 19 (p), SHP: Rs. 78, FP: Rs. 436, Q: Rs. 268, Trinella: Rs. 1,410 and Rs. 615, Exacta: Rs. 15,263 and Rs. 32,707. Favourite: Moher. Owners: Mr. Naresh Kumar Pawar & Mr. R.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Sharat Kumar.
2. MANDYA PLATE (1,600m), rated 30 to 50: Super Smart (Suraj Narredu) 1, Tinderella (David Allan) 2, Fiorenzo (P. Trevor) 3 and Intrepid Warrior (Rayan Ahmed) 4. Nk, 4-1/2 and Nk. 1m 40.34s. Rs. 49 (w), 26 and 36 (p), SHP: Rs. 59, FP: Rs. 177, Q: Rs. 142, Trinella: Rs. 481 and Rs. 155, Exacta: Rs. 4,108 and Rs. 3,326. Favourite: Tanoura. Owner & Trainer: Mr. Rajesh Narredu.
3. BUGS BUNNY TROPHY (1,200m), 3-y-o only, (Terms): Setaglow (P. Trevor) 1, Malana (David Allan) 2, Starry Wind (I. Chisty) 3 and Depth Charge (P.P. Dhebe) 4. Not run: Indian Rocket. 3/4, 7-1/2 and Lnk. 1m 15.30s. Rs. 20 (w), 12, 14 and 37 (p), SHP: Rs. 36, FP: Rs. 60, Q: Rs. 25, Trinella: Rs. 364 and Rs. 209, Exacta: Rs. 934 and Rs. 485. Favourite: Setaglow. Owners: United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd rep by. Mr & Mrs. Vijay Mallya. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
4. DEVARAYANADURGA PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 45 to 65: Topaz (Darshan) 1, Splendid Splasher (P. Surya) 2, El Fenix (Jagadeesh) 3 and Thomas More (N.S. Parmar) 4. 1-1/2, 3/4 and Snk. 1m 26.59s. Rs. 301 (w), 69, 22 and 30 (p), SHP: Rs. 78, FP: Rs. 2,521, Q: Rs. 756, Trinella: Rs. 14,245 and Rs. 4,579, Exacta: Rs. 1,11,803 (carried over). Favourite: Summerhill. Owners: M/s. Girish Baliga, Sharath M. Narayana & Ramesh G. Patel. Trainer: V. Lokanath.
5. SAPTHARISHI CUP (1,200m), rated 60 & above: Life Awaits (Srinath) 1, Goldberg (S. John) 2, Saladin (David Allan) 3 and Super Success (Suraj Narredu) 4. Not run: Topspot. 1/2, Snk and 1-1/4. 1m 13.28s. Rs. 33 (w), 16, 23 and 23 (p), SHP: Rs. 65, FP: Rs. 138, Q: Rs. 78, Trinella: Rs. 389 and Rs. 235, Exacta: Rs. 1,818 and Rs. 648. Favourite: Life Awaits. Owners: Mr. Ramesh Chandra Mehta & Mr. Rakshith Shetty. Trainer: Sriram Komandur.
6. STAR OF WINDSOR PLATE (1,400m), rated 15 to 35: Erdemir (Srinath) 1, Mission Blue (I. Chisty) 2, Calico King (K. Mukesh) 3 and Perfect Prince (A. Ramu) 4. Not run: Candice. 2-1/4, Nose and 2-1/4. 1m 27.71s. Rs. 18 (w), 12, 12 and 25 (p), SHP: Rs. 26, FP: Rs. 22, Q: Rs. 16, Trinella: Rs. 123 and 88, Exacta: Rs. 228 and Rs. 101. Favourite: Erdemir. Owners: Mr. Rajan Aggarwal & Mr. Gautam Aggarwal. Trainer: G. Sandhu.
7. ALCHEMY PLATE (1,200m), rated 15 to 35, 6-y-o & over: Carducci (Janardhan P) 1, Breaking Away (A. Ramu) 2, Scorching (Rayan Ahmed) 3 and Game Guy (Raja Rao) 4. Snk, 3/4 and 1. 1m 15.93s. Rs. 517 (w), 102, 23 and 44 (p), SHP: Rs. 68, FP: Rs. 4,548, Q: Rs. 1,722, Trinella: Rs. 41,764 and Rs. 35,798, Exacta: Rs. 1,06,074 (carried over). Favourite: Real Generous. Owner: Mrs. Sangita Vashisth. Trainer: Imtiaz Khan.
8. DEVARAYANADURGA PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 45 to 65: Racing Fire (Suraj Narredu) 1, Hector (Jagadeesh) 2, Zafran (P. Trevor) 3 and Possimpossible (Rayan Ahmed) 4. 1-3/4, Lnk and 1-1/4. 1m 26.10s. Rs. 92 (w), 24, 21 and 22 (p), SHP: Rs. 59, FP: Rs. 740, Q: Rs. 278, Trinella: Rs. 1,441 and Rs. 561, Exacta: Rs. 17,414 and Rs. 9,951. Favourite: War Envoy. Owner: Mr. H. Thambuswamy. Trainer: S. Dominic.
Jackpot: Rs. 2,78,507 (carried over); Runner up: Rs. 39,787 (three tkts.); Treble (i): Rs. 1,123 (19 tkts.); (ii): Rs. 4,022 (10 tkts.).