Like Wise claims Speaker’s Cup

Like Wise (Nakhat Singh up) won the Speaker’s Cup, the feature event of the races here on Sunday (Dec. 9). The winner is owned by M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. and trained by Satheesh.

1. GOLDEN DAGGER PLATE (Div. I) , (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): CURCUMIN (G. Naresh) 1, Amazing Script (I. Chisty) 2, Soul Empress (Kuldeep Singh) 3 and Nathu La (Nakhat Singh) 4. 2-3/4, hd and 1. 1m, 28.29s. ₹87 (w), 16, 5 and 12 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 226, Q: 63, Tla: 1,936. Favourite: Amazing Script. Owners: M/s. Sunder Peshwani & Abimanyu Viinod Sigtia. Trainer: Satyanarayana.

2. GALLANT COMMANDER PLATE (1,100m), maiden 2-y-o only (Cat.II), (Terms):

PONTIUS

PILATE (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Celeritas (Kiran Naidu) 2, Tough Lady (I. Chisty) 3 and Red River (Koushik) 4. 2-3/4, 3 and 3/4. 1m, 7.91s. ₹21 (w), 6, 8 and 6 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 202, Q: 102, Tla: 567. Favourite: Tough Lady. Owner: Mr. Aditya P. Thackersey. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.

3. BANARSILAL GUPTA MEMORIAL CUP (1,800m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): BIG BRAVE (Nakhat Singh) 1, Wave Rider (Koushik) 2, Exclusive Striker (Md. Ismail) 3 and Ulysses (Kuldeep Singh) 4. 1-3/4, 4 and 1-3/4. 1m, 53.75s. ₹20 (w), 7, 6 and 27 (p), SHP: 13, FP: 65, Q: 34, Tla: 1,011. Favourite: Wave Rider. Owners: M/s. V.N. Babu & Veeramachaneni Arjun. Trainer: Laxman Singh.

4. GOLDEN DAGGER PLATE (Div. II) , (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): ACE ACE ACE (Koushik) 1, Brave Warrior (Kunal Bunde) 2, Symbolic Star (I. Chisty) 3, Palsy Walsy (Kiran Naidu) and Ashwa Arjun (Ashhad Asbar) deadheat 4. 6, 1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m, 26.77s. ₹18 (w), 6, 8 and 10 (p), SHP: 22, FP: 129, Q: 72, Tla: 595. Favourite: Ashwa Arjun. Owner: Mr. M. Ramachandra Rao. Trainer: Sequeira.

5. KING RAMA PLATE (Div. I) , (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II):

SOUTHERN CROWN (Md. Ismail) 1, Gorgeous Lady (Deepak Singh) 2, Shandaar (Ajit Singh) 3.and Marina Del Rey (R. Ajay Kumar) 4. 2, 1/2 and 3/4. 1m, 13.65s. ₹9 (w), 7, 9 and 14 (p), SHP: 31, FP: 68, Q: 50, Tla: 577. Favourite: Southern Crown. Owners: M/s. Venkata Krishna Reddy Challuri & S. Mohan Raju. Trainer: Faisal Hassan.

6. SPEAKER’S CUP (1,800m), 3-y-o & over, rated 74 & above (Cat. I): LIKE WISE (Nakhat Singh) 1, Air Strike (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Found Money ( Afroz Khan) 3 and Magical Skill (C.P. Bopanna) 4. 4-1/4, shd and 1-1/4. 1m, 54.22s. ₹12 (w), 10 and 7 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 38, Q: 19, Tla: 84. Favourite: Like Wise. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muhiah. Trainer: Satheesh.

7. KING RAMA PLATE (Div. II) , (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): ASHKA ASHKA ASHKA (Abhay Singh) 1, Warrior Supreme (R. Ajay Kumar) 2, Yanga (Ajit Singh) 3 and Buddy Brothers (N. Rawal) 4. Not run: Magna Carta. 3/4, 1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m, 13.36s. ₹38 (w), 9, 7 and 9 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 176, Q: 69, Tla: 866 Favourite: Buddy Brothers. Owners: M/s. M. Ramachandra Rao, S, Nagendra Vara Prasad & Pamulapati Srinivas Rao. Trainer: Robin Reddy.

Jackpot: ₹5,543 (55 tkts.), Runner-up: 313 (417 tkts.), Tr (i): 2,170 (180 tkts.), (ii): 204 (383 tkts.).