Phenomenal Cruise wins Ghulam Ahmed Memorial Cup

Phenomenal Cruise (A.A. Vikrant up) won the Ghulam Ahmed Memorial Cup, the main event of the races held here on Sunday (Nov. 17). The winner is owned by M/s. P. Ranga Raju, K.S.N. Murthy & C. Nanda Kumar and trained by D. Netto.

1.MEDAK PLATE (1,100m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): 1. HURRICANE (Abhay Singh) 1, Ursula (6) (A.A. Vikrant) 2, Blazing Speed (Irvan Singh) 3 and Country’s Pet (Santosh Raj) 4. 3, 1 and 2. 1m 8.20s. ₹22 (w), 7, 19 and 6 (p), SHP: 54, FP: 358, Q: 179, Tla: 507. Favourite: Blazing Speed. Owner: Mr. Rakesh Reddy Kondakalla. Trainer: Robin Reddy.

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ELUSIVE HERO PLATE (1,200m), maiden 2-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms):

PORTSTEWART (A. Imran) 1, Aintree (Akshay Kumar) 2, Coastal Cruise (Kiran Naidu) 3 and Greek Soul (Ashhad Asbar) 4. Nk, 1/2 nk and 8. 1m 15.40s. ₹16 (w), 7, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 37, Q: 15, Tla: 141. Favourite: Aintree. Owners: The Rajagiri Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd. rep. by Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Thomas. Trainer: S. Abbas.

3.GOLCONDA CUP (1,800m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): LANCASHIRE (Irvan Singh) 1, Blue Empress (Robbie Downey) 2, Unstoppable (A.A. Vikrant) 3 and Gazebo (Akshay Kumar) 4. Hd, 5 and 6. 1m 54.40s. ₹159 (w), 22, 8 and 8 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 994, Q: 328, Tla: 2,254. Favourite: Blue Empress. Owner: Mr. N.V. Rohin Kumar. Trainer: S. Sreekant.

4.SRI SHAMLAL GUPTA MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): ASTERIA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Proud Warrior (B.R. Kumar) 2, Arc Of History (Surya Prakash) 3 and Top Contender (Gaddam) 4. 1, 1/2 and 1. 1m 12.80s. ₹11 (w), 5, 7 and 12 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 52, Q: 41, Tla: 167. Favourite: Asteria. Owners: M/s. Anil Kumar Venkat Epur, Bharat Venkat Epur & M. Goutham Reddy. Trainer: L. D’Silva.

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ARISTOCRAT PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 60 to 85 (Cat. II):

NEWS O’ STAR (Gaurav Singh) 1, Pontius Pilate (Surya Prakash) 2, Tootsie Roll (Afroz Khan) 3 and Magical Skill (Jitendra Singh) 4. 3, nk and 1-1/2. 1m 25.81s. ₹84 (w), 15, 5 and 13 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 339, Q: 107, Tla: 1,906. Favourite: Pontius Pilate. Owner: Mr. Sarasam Madhusudan Reddy. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.

6.CHIEF JUSTICE TROPHY (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): PRINCE VALIANT (Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Galloping Gangster (Robbie Downey) 2, Flamboyant Lady (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Exclusive Blue (Ashhad Asbar) 4. 2-1/2, nk and 1. 1m 26s. ₹10 (w), 6, 8 and 11 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 31, Q: 18, Tla: 91. Favourite: Prince Valiant. Owner: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan. Trainer: Deshmukh.

7.GHULAM AHMED MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & over (Cat. I): PHENOMENAL CRUISE (A.A. Vikrant) 1, Ace Ace Ace (Akshay Kumar) 2, Be Sure (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Air Strike (Irvan Singh) 4. 1, 2 and 1-1/4. 1m 38.60s. ₹35 (w), 16 and 8 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 156, Q: 51, Tla: 590. Favourite: Isabella. Owners: M/s. P. Ranga Raju, K.S.N. Murthy & C. Nanda Kumar. Trainer: D. Netto.

8.GRACE HANOVER PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): BEYOND LIMITS (Robbie Downey) 1, Red Snaper (Akshay Kumar) 2, Handsome Duo (Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Wood Bridge (Surya Prakash) 4. 3-1/2, 3-1/2 and 2. 1m 27.20s. ₹24 (w), 12, 6 and 11 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 93, Q: 51, Tla: 479. Favourite: Mind Reader. Owners: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan & Barkath Alam Khan. Trainer: Laxman Singh.

Jkt: 55,880 (six tkts), Runner up: 2,052 (70 tkts), Mini Jkt: 34,038 (one tkt), Tr (i): 2,762 (13 tkts), (ii): 7,586 (3 tkts), (iii): 629 (95 tkts).