London puts on a capital performance

Eshwer-trained London (Trevor astride) won the Summer Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Thursday (May. 17). The winner is owned by M/s. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd. and trained by Suresh, who had two more winners to his name on the day.

1. WELLINGTON PLATE (1,400m), rated upto 25: CATO’S CALL (K.V. Baskar) 1, Sprit Of Zion (Umesh) 2, Betty Boop (Deepak Singh) 3 and Over Lord (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 4. 4-3/4, lnk and 1-1/2. 1m, 30.81s. ₹39 (w), 8, 7 and 10 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 48, Q: 26. Tla: 246. Favourite: Over Lord. Owner: Mr. Devaraj Palaniswamy. Trainer: Rahmathulla.

2. CHARING CROSS PLATE (Div. II) , (1,100m), rated 20 to 45:

STAR TWIST (Akshay Kumar) 1, Temujin (L. Kamigallu) 2, Ole (Gaddam) 3 and Summer Storm (Hesnain) 4. 3/4, 2 and shd. 1m, 8.86s. ₹7 (w), 5 and 10 (p), SHP: 84, FP: 75, Q: 49, Tla: 97. Favourite: Star Twist. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Suresh.

3. CHARING CROSS PLATE (Div. I) , (1,100m), rated 20 to 45: ROYAL PROTOCAL (Akshay Kumar) 1, Phoebe Buffay (Umesh) 2, Sundance (Brisson) 3 and Agentdoubleoseven (A. Imran Khan) 4. 2-1/4, 3/4 and lnk. 1m, 9.02s. ₹9 (w), 8, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 20, FP: 28, Q: 19, Tla: 84. Favourite: Royal Protocal. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Suresh.

4. JAVVADU HILLS PLATE (Div. I) , (1,300m), maiden 3-y-o only: SUPER SUPREME (Akshay Kumar) 1, Druid’s Brew (Ashhad Asbar) 2, Active (Deepak Singh) 3 and Nice To See You (Umesh) 4. 5-1/4, 1 and 2-1/4. 1m, 21.66s. ₹15 (w), 11, 11 and 14 (p), SHP: 30, FP: 65, Q: 14, Tla: 246. Favourite: Active. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Foley.

5. JAVVADU HILLS PLATE (Div. II) , (1,300m), maiden 3-y-o only:

TEXAS ROSE (Brisson) 1, Knight In Armour (Umesh) 2, Deetcove (Deepak Singh) 3 and Star Imperial (A. Imran Khan) 4. 3-1/2, nose and shd. 1m, 23.38s. ₹44 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 81, Q: 11, Tla: 691. Favourite: Knight In Armour. Owner: Mr. Tatineni Prasad Rao. Trainer: Sebastian.

6. SUMMER CUP (1,200m), rated 80 & over: LONDON (Trevor) 1, Academus (Akshay Kumar) 2, Constantine (M. Bhaskar) 3 and Coriolis (Hesnain) 4. 1/2, 2-1/4 and 1. 1m, 13.74s. ₹11 (w), 8, 6 and 14 (p), SHP: Rs. 27, FP: 63, Q: 80, Tla: 228. Favourite: London. Owner: M/s. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt.Ltd. Trainer: Eshwer.

7. PYKARA PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: MY KINGDOM (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 1, J. Gatsby (Trevor) 2, Arithmetica (Umesh) 3 and Excellent Phoenix (Tanveer) 4. 5, 1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m, 27.70s. ₹128 (w), 6, 6 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 21, FP: 732, Q: 141, Tla: 593. Favourite: Arithmetica. Owner: M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: Karthik.

8. EMERALD VALLEY PLATE (1,400m), 5-y-o & over rated 20 to 45: PRIDE N GLORY (Akshay Kumar) 1, Banditess (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Admiral Messi (Umesh) 3 and King Of Kings (Hesnain) 4. Dist, 4-3/4 and 1-3/4. 1m, 29.37s. ₹29 (w), 9, 6 and 9 (p), SHP: 25, FP: 39, Q: 30, Tla: 343. Favourite: Rapid Advance. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Suresh.

Jkt: ₹23,729 ( two tkts), Runner-up: ₹1,017 (20 tkts), Mini Jkt: ₹11,726 (carried over), Tr (i): ₹141 (121 tkts) and (ii): ₹1,165 (22 tkts).