Mr M. A. M. R. Muthiah's Megasthenes (R. Vaibhav up) won the Stewards Cup, the chief event of the races held here on Thursday (May 25). R. Karthik trains the winner.
CHETTINAD PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): AGNES (Bopanna) 1, Streaming (C. Umesh) 2, Country's Pace (Saddam Hussain) 3 and St. Elmo's Fire (A. Imran Khan) 4. Lnk, 4-1/2 and 4-1/4. 1m 16.22s. ₹19 (w), 10, 10 and 17 (p), SHP: 10, FP: 23, Q: 12, Tla: 488. Favourite: Streaming. Owners: Mr. T. Devanathan Yadav, Mrs. Meenakshi Yadav, Miss Karishma Yadav & Miss Harini Yadav. Trainer: Mandanna.
CHETTINAD PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): FIREBRAND (Akshay Kumar) 1, Optimus Commander (Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Petunia (Bopanna) 3 and Dhanwaan (Tanveer Alam) 4. Not run: Marcous. 9-1/4, lnk and 6. 1m 15.25s. ₹7 (w), 6, 13 and 12 (p), SHP: 79, FP: 45, Q: 48, Tla: 440. Favourite: Firebrand. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
VALPARAI PLATE (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25: YANKEE DOODLE (C. Umesh) 1, Affirmation (K. V. Baskar) 2, All Clear (Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Ever So Sharp (Kalyan Singh) 4. 1-1/4, shd and 3/4. 1m 31.75s. ₹28 (w), 14, 20 and 15 (p), SHP: 101, FP: 310, Q: 304, Tla: 936. Favourite: Polynesian Pearl. Owner: Dr. Murali Venkataswamy. Trainer: G. S. Parmar.
KARAIKUDI PLATE (1,300m), 5-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45: SUMMER STORM (Md. Hesnain) 1, Serena (C. Umesh) 2, Apache Warrior (Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Rhapsidion Rose (N. Rupa) 4. 2-1/2, 1/2 and 2-3/4. 1m 1m 22.52s. ₹51 (w), 12, 8 and 18 (p), SHP: 53, FP: 82, Q: 67, Tla: 1,365. Favourite: Maharaj's Will. Owner: Mrs. Elsy Antony. Trainer: G. S. Parmar.
STEWARDS CUP (1,400m), 3-y-o only (Terms): MEGASTHENES (R. Vaibhav) 1, Cerrado (A. Sandesh) 2, Artist Parade (C. Umesh) 3 and El Chapo (N. S. Parmar) 4. Nose, 2-1/2 and dist. 1m 26.58s. ₹48 (w), 11 and 7 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 104, Q: 9, Tla: 164. Favourite: Cerrado. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Karthik.
KANADUKATHAN PLATE (Div. I), (1,300m), rated 60 to 85: CONROD ( R. Vaibhav) 1, Crown Of Stars (Noorshed Alam) 2, Mehabooba (Md. Farhan Alam) 3 and Glorious Reward (C. Umesh) 4. 2, 1/2 and 2. 1m 1m 21.54s. ₹15 (w), 14, 16 and 37 (p), SHP: 52, FP: 84, Q: 74, Tla: 1,625. Favourite: Capilano. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Karthik.
KANADUKATHAN PLATE (Div. II), (1,300m), rated 60 to 85: ULTRASONIC (Akshay Kumar) 1, Academus (A. Imran Khan) 2, Mantra (R. Vaibhav) 3 and Coriolis (Rajendra Singh) 4. Not run: Noble Flaire and Rich Revival. 4-1/4, 1-3/4 and 2. 1m 20.10s. ₹11 (w), 6, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 49, FP: 19, Q: 13, Tla: 78. Favourite: Ultrasonic. Owner: Mr. K. Muthu Vellaiyan. Trainer: R. Foley.
OLD MEMORIES PLATE (1,400m), 6-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65: PRINCE VAILIANT (Akshay Kumar) 1, Next Move (Ayaz Ahmed) 2, Symbol Of Victory (K. V. Baskar) 3 and Azato (N. S. Parmar) 4. 4, 4-1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m 27.56s. ₹13 (w), 9, 13 and 16 (p), SHP: 193, FP: 544, Q: 183, Tla: 7,434. Favourite: Prince Vailiant. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
Jackpot: ₹4,785 (25 tkts), Mini Jackpot: 1,467 (14 tkts), Tr (i): 275 (94 tkts), (ii): 208 (293 tkts).
