Pippin clinches Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup

Mr. Arjun Sajnani & Dr. Syed Ainuddin Arif’s Pippin (Arshad Alam up) won the Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup, the main event of the races held here on Friday (December 19). The winner is trained by Neil Darashah.

The results:

1. KAKANAKOTE PLATE (1,400m), rated 00 to 25, 4-y-o & over:

Mister Grey (Christopher) 1, Attractive Bay (Kiran Rai) 2, Inspirator (Vivek) 3 and Victory Girl (A. Ramu) 4. Not run: Prince Academy. Lnk, 4-1/4 and 3/4. 1m 28.74s. Rs. 38 (w), 13, 12 and 24 (p), SHP: Rs. 40, FP: Rs. 51, Q: Rs. 24, Trinella: Rs. 126 and Rs. 72, Exacta: Rs. 1,462 and Rs. 1,084. Favourite: Attractive Bay. Owners: M/s. Mahmood Khan, Yogesha. D.T & Mr. A. Ravi. Trainer: Mahmood Khan.

2. VIDURASHWATHA PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m), rated 20 to 45: Rich Revival (A. Imran Khan) 1, Alecia (Arshad Alam) 2, Shoot Out (B. Naveen) 3 and Big Copper Penny (Chetan Kalay) 4. 5-3/4, Snk and 1-1/2. 1m 08.17s. Rs. 17 (w), 12, 15 and 66 (p), SHP: Rs. 37, FP: Rs. 32, Q: Rs. 25, Trinella: Rs. 1,022 and Rs. 292, Exacta: Rs. 2,639 and Rs. 605. Favourite: Rich Revival. Owner: M R Stud Farms Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. N. Chandrashekar Rai. Trainer: Neil Darashah.

3. KUDREMUKH PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Sheer Elation (P. Trevor) 1, Everest (K.G. Steyn) 2, Sands Of Time (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Native Force (R. Pradeep) 4. 2-1/2, Lnk and 1-3/4. 1m 27.76s. Rs. 18 (w), 12, 53 and 14 (p), SHP: Rs. 236, FP: Rs. 707, Q: Rs. 569, Trinella: Rs. 773 and Rs. 247, Exacta: Rs. 10,636 and Rs. 7,597. Favourite: Sheer Elation. Owners: United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. Trainer: S. Attaollahi.

4. MELKOTE PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65:

Nesto (Colm O’Donoghue) 1, New Emperor (Shobhan) 2, Super Force (A. Imran Khan) 3 and Shrewd Master (P. Trevor) 4. 3, 1-3/4 and Hd. 1m 13.05s. Rs. 17 (w), 12, 17 and 23 (p), SHP: Rs. 44, FP: Rs. 66, Q: Rs. 65, Trinella: Rs. 357 and Rs. 149, Exacta: Rs. 869 and Rs. 375. Favourite: Nesto. Owners: M R Stud Farms Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. N. Chandrashekar Rai & Manjri Horse Breeds Farm Pvt Ltd rep by Mr. Pallion Shapoor Mistry. Trainer: Neil Darashah.

5. SMT. SATYAVATHI V.CHAR MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 4-y-o & over: Royal Rein (Suraj Narredu) 1, Assiduous (P. Trevor) 2, Lovely Lady (Noornabi) 3 and One Of A Kind (A. Imran Khan) 4. Not run: Jackie Oh. 4-1/4, Shd and Lnk. 1m 27.07s. Rs. 15 (w), 12, 14 and 24 (p), SHP: Rs. 24, FP: Rs. 28, Q: Rs. 16, Trinella: Rs. 108 and Rs. 86, Exacta: Rs. 323 and Rs. 173. Favourite: Royal Rein. Owner: Mrs. Sangeetha. Trainer: Amit Caddy.

6. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o, (Terms): Pippin (Arshad Alam) 1, Flame Of Passion (Shinde) 2, Rare And Ellusive (D.K. Ashish) 3 and Hidden Soldier (Kiran Rai) 4. 1-1/2, 1/2 and Nk. 1m 13.81s. Rs. 79 (w), 22, 100 and 24 (p), SHP: Rs. 415, FP: Rs. 4,040, Q: Rs. 2,455, Trinella: Rs. 26,504 (carried over) and Rs. 11,359, Exacta: Rs. 1,38,859 (carried over). Favourite: Pentagram. Owners: Mr. Arjun Sajnani & Dr. Syed Ainuddin Arif. Trainer: Neil Darashah.

7. KUDREMUKH PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Hello Boss (Gnaneshwar) 1, Mandarin (P. Trevor) 2, Sagrada (A. Imran Khan) 3 and Secret Prayer (Kiran Rai) 4. 1-1/2, 3/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 27.73s. Rs. 65 (w), 16, 18 and 17 (p), SHP: Rs. 46, FP: Rs. 7,386, Q: Rs. 787, Trinella: Rs. 2,370 and Rs. 1,451, Exacta: Rs. 18,376 and Rs. 4,057. Favourite: Del Marco. Owner: Mr. Ravindra Kumar Jain. Trainer: B. Prithviraj.

8. VIDURASHWATHA PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m), rated 20 to 45: Why Should I (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Interactive (B. Naveen) 2, Delilah (A. Ramu) 3 and Vito (Arshad Alam) 4. 1-1/2, 5-1/4 and 3/4. 1m 08.31s. Rs. 13 (w), 11, 22 and 21 (p), SHP: Rs. 59, FP: Rs. 88, Q: Rs. 90, Trinella: Rs. 178 and Rs. 79, Exacta: Rs. 472 and Rs. 223. Favourite: Why Should I. Owner: Mr. Sultan Singh. Trainer: S. Dominic.

Jackpot: Rs. 3,316 (141 tkts.); Runner up: Rs. 936 (214 tkts.); Treble (i): Rs. 37 (557 tkts.); (ii): Rs. 1,416 (17 tkts.).