Mark My Word (Suraj Narredu up) won the Major General Nawab Khusru Jung Bahadur Memorial Cup, the main event of the races held here on Sunday (Sept. 22). The winner is owned by M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah and trained by Satheesh. Jockey Akshay Kumar scored a treble.
1. JATPROLE CUP (Div. II) , (1,600m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): NO COMPROMISE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Star Of Tiara (Suraj Narredu) 2, Miss Marvellous (Ajit Singh) 3 and Mind Reader (B.R. Kumar) 4. 1-1/2, 8-1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m, 38.84s. ₹8 (w), 5, 5 and 9 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 18, Q: 9, Tla: 37. Favourite: No Compromise. Owners: Dr. Peddi Reddy Prabhakar Reddy & Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
2. P.V.G. RAJU MEMORIAL CUP (1,800m), 3-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): YOGASTHA (Afroz Khan) 1, Story Teller (Nakhat Singh) 2, N R I Flame (Kuldeep Singh) 3 and Recumbentibus (Suraj Narredu) 4. 4, 1-1/2 and 3/4. 1m, 54.22s. ₹19 (w), 6, 8 and 15 (p), SHP: 52, FP: 1,20, Tla: 1,374. Favourite: Royal Avenger. Owners: M/s. Sunil Kumar Sethi, Hanumanthu Rao Yerramsetty, Ashok Rupani & Kodali Venkateswara Rao. Trainer: A. Vatsalya.
3. RAJA SAHEB OF CHALLAPALLI MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): ESTEVA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Celetitas (Suraj Narredu) 2, Private Empire (I. Chisty) 3 and Hurricane (Abhay Singh) 4. Nk, 1/2 and 3-3/4. 1m, 13.12s. ₹12 (w), 6, 7 and 9 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 27, Q: 13, Tla; 73. Favourite: Celeritas. Owners: Mr. Marthand Singh Mahindra, Mrs. Rina Mahindra & Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy & M/s. Hypersion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Zaheer F. Rattonsey. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
4. JATPRAOLE CUP (Div. I) , (1,600m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): NOVA SCOTIA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Mahashakti (I. Chisty) 2, Monte Rei (Rohit Kumar) 3 and Tapatio (B.R. Kumar) 4. 3/4, 3 and 3-3/4. 1m, 40.46s. ₹24 (w), 8, 7 and 11 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 94, Q: 31, Tla: 378. Favourite: Bron Greek. Owners: M/s. P’walla Rac. & Breed. Pvt.Ltd. rep. by Mr. Z.S. Poonawalla & Ms. Simone Zavareh Ponawalla, M/s. Rama Krishna Reddy & Tinder Singh Ahluwalia. Trainer: L. D’Silva.
5. S.N. REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): ZAMORA (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Mon General (Gaurav Singh) 2, Shaquille (Suraj Narredu) 3 and One One One (Abhay Singh) 4. Shd, 2-1/4 and nk. 1m, 12.56s. ₹11 (w), 7, 5 and 6 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 27, Q: 15, Tla: 47. Favourite: Zamora. Owner: Mr. N. Adil Mirza. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
6. MAJOR GENERAL NAWAB KHUSRU JUNG BAHADUR MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & over, rated 60 to 85 (Cat. II) MARK MY WORD (Suraj Narredu) 1, Ashwa Bahula (I. Chisty) 2, Nimble Mind (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Yanga (Afroz Khan) 4. Nose, 2 and 1-3/4. 1m, 39.27s. ₹9 (w), 6, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 26, Q: 15, Tla: 45. Favourite: Mark My Word. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
7. NAWAB SULTAN ALI KHAN MEMORIAL CUP (1,100m), 4-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): HAPPY TOGETHER (Jitendra Singh) 1, Magic Street (Rohit Kumar) 2, Crimson Fire (Deepak Singh) 3 and Running Fire (Kiran Naidu) 4. Not run: Ta Ta. 3, 3-1/2 and shd. 1m, 6.94s. ₹20 (w), 9, 7 and 11 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 109, Q: 47, Tla: 654. Favourite: Magic Street. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chetitnad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
Jackpot: ₹3,524 (111 tkts.), Runner-up: 203 (823 tkts.), Mini Jackpot: 1,610 (38 tkts.), Tr (i): 286 (132 kts), (ii): 100 (675 tkts.).