Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah’s Never Again won the first division of the Governor’s Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Thursday (Jan. 2). R. Karthik trains the winner.
Note: The jackpot amount for the races run on January 1 (Wednesday) was ₹2,89,361 and not as published.
1. MADRAS RACE CLUB CUP (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): GRAND ROYAL (Nakhat Singh) 1, Awesome Gift (Ashhad Asbar) 2 and One Lucky Girl (Umesh) 3. Not run: Maleny and Rwanda. 7-1/4 and 7-1/4. 1m, 32.30s. ₹5 (win only), SHP: 16 and FP: 7. Favourite: Grand Royal. Owner: M/s. Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: R. Foley.
2. SOUTHERN BAY PLATE (1,000m), 6-y-o & above, rated 20 to 45: RUSH MORE (Umesh) 1, Intox (B. Nikhil) 2, Agentdoubleoseven (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Phoebe Buffay (Ashhad Asbar) 4. Not run: Be My Prince. 3, 1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 89s. ₹19 (w), 6, 8 and 6 (p), SHP: 60, FP: 106, Q: 70, Tla: 561. Favourite: Agentdoubleoseven. Owners: Dr. Murali Venkataswamy, Mr. M.M. Uthaiah & Mrs. S. Prema. Trainer: Uthaiah.
3. SERJEANT AT ARMS PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: STAR ELEGANT (Yash) 1, Otus (Akshay Kumar) 2, Octavian (Umesh) 3 and Sheya’s Pet (Ashhad Asbar) 4. 1-1/2, nose and 6-3/4. 1m, 28.39s. ₹10 (w), 12, 7 and 9 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 30, Q: 17, Tla: 123. Favourite: Star Elegant. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: B. Suresh.
4. M.J. IQBAL MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: BADEN BADEN (A.M. Alam) 1, Torbert (Umesh) 2, Shield Maiden (Ashhad Asbar) 3 and Chalouchi Girl (Merchant) 4. 3/4, 1-3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 29.77s. ₹88 (w), 6, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 20, FP: 252, Q: 35, Tla: 531. Favourite: Torbert. Owners: Mr. J. Sebastian, Mr. Sanjay Malick Babu & Mrs. Josephine Rajaratnam. Trainer: Sebastian.
5. GOVERNOR’S CUP (Div. I) , (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: NEVER AGAIN (P. Sai Kumar) 1, Storm Flag (Umesh) 2, Excellent Phoenix (Azfar Syeed) 3 and Good Fortune (Ashhad Asbar) 4. 3/4, 2-3/4 and nose. 1-13.10s. ₹11 (w), 9, 7 and 9 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 17, Q: 15, Tla: 374. Favourite: Never Again. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Karthik.
6. GOVERNOR’S CUP (Div. II) , (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: SENTOSA (Azfar Syeed) 1, Priceless Ruler (Nakhat Singh) 2, Princess Sasha (B. Nikhil) 3 and Rutbedaar (S. Shareef) 4. 1-1/4, nose and 1/2. 1m, 13.82s. ₹19 (w), 7, 16 and 16 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 146, Q: 64, Tla: 2,525. Favourite: Catelyn. Owners: Mr. V. Sathish Kumar, Mr. C.R. Balakumar & Dr. C. Ramesh Babu. Trainer: A. Malick.
7. JANUARY PLATE (1,200m), rated 0 to 25: AMAZING KITTEN (S. Shareef) 1, Gardiner (Umesh) 2, Oliver Twist (A.M. Alam) 3 and Magic Storm (Azfar Syeed) 4. Not run: Balahak. Hd, nk and 1. 1m, 16.72s. ₹19 (w), 20, 12 and 16 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 56, Q: 58, Tla: 1,131. Favourite: Magic Storm. Owners: Mr. Md. Javeed Ghatala & Mr. Sultan Singh. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
Jkt: ₹39,541 (c/o), Runner-up: 16,946 (one tkt.), Mini Jkt: 13,137 (c/o), Tr (i): 1,752 (nine tkts.), (ii): 547 (49 tkts.).
