Oomph claims Bangalore 1000 Guineas

Presentation: BTC chairman Harimohan Naidu, Bengaluru Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun, Steward Satish Chandra, jockey Leigh Roche, trainer P. Shroff deputising for Vishal Gaikwad, the trainer of Oomph which won the Bangalore 1000 Guineas in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Oomph (Leigh Roche up) won the Bangalore 1000 Guineas, the chief event of the races held here on Saturday (Dec. 1). The winner is owned by M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. represented by Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. & Mrs. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai and trained by Vishal Gaikwad.

Leigh Roche, a young Irish jockey, rode a brilliant race to score his first classic victory here. He settled down on filly Oomph in a handy fifth position till the start of the home stretch and began galloping from wide outside, overtaking the favourite Cerise Noir in the last 50m and winning comfortably. Trainer P. Shroff led the winner in place of trainer Vishal Gaikwad.

The results:

1. MOUNT JOY PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 15 to 35: Benediction (Irvan) 1, Desert Angel (T.S. Jodha) 2, Constantinople (Trevor) 3 and Happy Dancing (M. Naveen) 4. 1-1/2, nk and 3/4. 1m 13.28s. ₹165 (w), 24, 40 and 11 (p), SHP: 97, THP: 146, FP: 3,306, Q: 932, Trinella: 6,134 and 1,618, Exacta: 41,286 and 17,694. Favourite: Constantinople. Owners: Mr. Darius R. Byramji & Mr. Manohar Duggal. Trainer: Darius.

2. DHARMASTHALA PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 15 to 35: Lofty Thoughts (Srinath) 1, Armenia (Suraj) 2, Sahara (Arshad) 3 and Three Wishes (A. Imran) 4. Not run: Habanero. 2, 8 and 2. 1m 25.23s. ₹27 (w), 14, 15 and 13 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 61, FP: 144, Q: 55, Trinella: 178 and 87, Exacta: 1,331 and 1,043. Favourite: Sahara. Owners: Mr. Rajan Aggarwal, Mr. Gautam Aggarwal & Mrs. Geeta Aggarwal. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.

3. MOUNT JOY PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 15 to 35:

Spanish Beauty (Suraj) 1, Propine (A. Imran) 2, Industrialist (Trevor) 3 and Vernesco (Tauseef) 4. Not run: Don Dela Vega and Kudla Punch. 7, nk and lnk. 1m 12.99s. ₹14 (w), 11, 26 and 10 (p), SHP: 73, THP: 39, FP: 146, Q: 85, Trinella: 111 and 32, Exacta: 3,322 and 2,420. Favourite: Spanish Beauty. Owners: United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd., Mr. Vivek N. Rao & Mr. Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.

Note: After the Stewards enquiry Kudla Punch declared non-starter.

4. S. RANGARAJAN MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50: Castaway (Trevor) 1, Salvador Dali (David Allan) 2, Varcasva (Sandesh) 3 and Alpha (S. Shareef) 4. Not run: Triggar. 1-3/4, 2-1/2 and hd. 1m 12.70s. ₹30 (w), 12, 14 and 13 (p), SHP: 34, THP: 42, FP: 60, Q: 36, Trinella: 117 and 68, Exacta: 396 and 203. Favourite: Salvador Dali. Owner: Mr. H. Thambuswamy. Trainer: S. Dominic.

5. BOLD MAJESTY PLATE (1,400m), rated 60 & above: Automatic (A. Qureshi) 1, Pinyada (Arshad) 2, Sedulous (M. Naveen) 3 and Surf Romance (Suraj) 4. 1-1/2, shd and ns. 1m 25.40s. ₹44 (w), 17, 24 and 25 (p), SHP: 74, THP: 65, FP: 433, Q: 472, Trinella: 3,703 and 1,270, Exacta: 21,873 and 5,859. Favourite: Fire Glow. Owners: Mr. D. Shailesh Shivaswamy, Mr. P. Ashwin Pai, Mr. K. Ravi & Mr. Sudarshan M. Raju. Trainer: Hidayat Khan.

6. BANGALORE 1000 GUINEAS (1,600m), 3-y-o Fillies, (Terms): Oomph (Midnight Interlude-Jahanara) Leigh Roche 1, New Creation (Multidimensional-Tarnished Lady) David Allan 2, Blue Moon (Win Legend-Integrate) Arshad 3 and Cerise Noir (Win Legend-Cerise) Zervan 4. 3/4, nk and lnk. 1m 37.72s. ₹86 (w), 22, 13 and 28 (p), SHP: 32, THP: 54, FP: 388, Q: 155, Trinella: 6,073 and 1,301. Exacta: 16,019 and 3,004. Favourite: Cerise Noir. Owners: Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. & Mrs. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai. Trainer: Vishal Gaikwad.

7. DHARMASTHALA PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 15 to 35: Akita Pro (Suraj) 1, Spirit Bruce (Darshan) 2, Mercury (Trevor) 3 and Great Celebration (K. Raghu) 4. 5, Ns and 1-1/2. 1m 25.69s. ₹22 (w), 13, 17 and 14 (p), SHP: 48, THP: 50, FP: 105, Q: 68, Trinella: 195 and 58, Exacta: 8,186 and 7,016. Favourite: Akita Pro. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Hidayat Khan.

8. S. RANGARAJAN MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50: Wings Of Desire (Sandesh) 1, Venus Bay (Zervan) 2, Summer Palace (R. Marshall) 3 and Flat Out (Darshan) 4. 1-3/4, 1 and 1-1/2. 1m 13.15s. ₹25 (w), 14, 14 and 19 (p), SHP: 33, THP: 46, FP: 81, Q: 55, Trinella: 453 and 261, Exacta: 1,764 and 839. Favourite: Wings Of Desire. Owner: Mr. Aditya P. Thackersey. Trainer: S. Dominic.

Jackpot: ₹18,331 (38 tkts); Runner-up: ₹2,488 (120 tkts). Treble (i): ₹317 (66 tkts); (ii): ₹1,486 (22 tkts).