My Opinion claims Governor’s Cup

My Opinion (Akshay Kumar astride) won the Governor’s Cup, the chief event at the races held here on Sunday (August 12). The winner, trained by B. Suresh, is the property of M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by A.C. Muthiah. Trainer Deshmukh saddled three winners.

1. NIZAM SAGAR PLATE (1,600m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): GOLDEN FORTUNE (Hannam) 1, Guiding Force (N. Rawal) 2, Kohinoor Legend (Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Vijay’s Harmony (Gaddam) 4. 5, 3 and 1-3/4. 1m, 43.93s. ₹7 (w), 5, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 10, FP: 9, Q: 7, Tla: 14. Favourite. Golden Fortune. Owners: M/s. Zaveri Stud Farm Pvt.Ltd. rep. by Mr. Champaklal Zaveri, Mrs. Bindu C. Zaveri, Miss Harsha N. Desai & Miss. Niti N. Desai. Trainer: Deshmukh.

2. NOBLE QUEST PLATE (Div. I) , (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms):

EVON VON BRANDO (Hannam) 1, Shiloh (Deepak Singh) 2, Naucratis (Kuldeep Singh) 3 and That’s My Magic (Akshay Kumar) 4. 2-3/4, 1/2 and 1. 1m, 15.35s. ₹46 (w), 10, 13 and 7 (p), SHP: 41, FP: 766, Q: 293, Tla: 5,849. Favourite: Tokyo Jam. Owner: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan. Trainer: Deshmukh.

3. NOBLE QUEST PLATE (Div. II) , (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): KINGSWOOD (Ashhad Asbar) 1, City Of Ayaansh (Suraj Narredu) 2, Once More (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Southern State (Akshay Kumar) 4. Not run: Country’s Gift. 1-1/2, nk and 3/4. 1m, 14.81s. ₹23 (w), 8, 6 and 9 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 91, Q: 35, Tla: 357. Favourite: City Of Ayaansh. Owner: Mr. Dilip Thomas rep. Rajagiri Rubber & Produce Co.Ltd. Trainer: S. Abbas.

4. WANAPARTHY CUP (1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): SCOOBY DOOBY DOO (Suraj Narredu) 1, Mighty Swing (Nakhat Singh) 2, Humaaghar (Arshad Alam) 3 and Big Flash (Deepak Singh) 4. 2, 2-1/2 and 1/4. 1m, 14.45s. ₹13 (w), 7, 8 and 8 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 74, Q: 42, Tla: 323. Favourite: Scooby Dooby Doo. Owner: Mrs. Junaid Ali Khan. Trainer: M. F. Ali Khan.

5. KALAMARIS PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III):

PROCLAMATION (Suraj Narredu) 1, Solar Heights (Koushik) 2, Meka’s (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Exclusive Shanghai (R. Ajay Kumar) 4. Not run. Platts Tour. 3-3/4, 2-1/4 and 3-1/4. 1m, 28.55s. ₹8 (w), 6, 7 & 8 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 21, Q: 15, Tla: 40. Favourite: Proclamation. Owners: M/s. Vijay Rac. Farms P. Ltd. rep. by M/s. V.K. Gupta & S.K. Gupta, M/s. Poonawalla Rac. & Breed P. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Z.S. Poonawalla & Ms. S.Z. Poonawalla & Mr. V. N. Babu. Trainer: Deshmukh.

6. GOVERNOR’S CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & over, rated 74 & above (Cat. I): MY OPINION (Akshay Kumar) 1, Mahateji (Jai Shankar) 2, Exclusive Wind (Arshad Alam) 3 and Like Wise (Koushik) 4. Not run: Mr. Baahubali. 3-1/2, 1/4 and 1-3/4. 1m, 40.45s. ₹11 (w), 5, 6 & 9 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 33, Q: 17, Tla: 246. Favourite: My. Opinion. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: B. Suresh.

7. BEST OF BOLD PLATE (1,600m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): CANNON FURY (N. Rawal) 1, Halo’s Princess (Ashhad Asbar) 2, Royal Dancer (Uday Kiran) 3 and Tough Sussex (Ajit Singh) 4. Not run: Forever Bullish. 1/4, 1-3/4 and shd. 1m, 44.37s. ₹28 (w), 9, 9 and 39 (p), SHP: 25, FP: 148, Q: 74, Tla: 4,244. Favourite: All That Jazz. Owner: Mr. K.R.K. Raju. Trainer: Prasad Raju.

Jackpot: ₹3,672 (147 tkts.), runner-up: 107 (2,147 tkts.), Treble (i): 1,809 (43 tkts.), (ii): 178 (840 tkts.).