Realmsoffantasy reigns in 1000 Guineas

Rewarding success: The owners of Realmsoffantasy, Vijay Kumar Gupta and Zavareh S. Poonawalla, along with jockey David Allan and trainer Laxman Singh, pose with the trophy after their horse won the Golconda 1000 Guineas on Monday.

Realmsoffantasy (David Allan astride) won the Golconda 1000 Guineas, the first classic of the season here on Monday (Dec. 3). The winner is the property of M/s. Poonawalla Rac. & Brd. P. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Z. S. Poonawalla & Ms. Simone Z. Poonawalla & M/s. Vijay Racing & Farms P.Ltd. rep. by M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta & Susheel Kumar Gupta and trained by Laxman Singh.

1. ROYAL TERN PLATE (1,200m), (Cat. II), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms): CAPE KIDNAPPERS (Trevor) 1, Born Greek (Ashhad Asbar) 2, Versallies (Kiran Naidu) 3 and Mystery (Kuldeep Singh) 4. 1/2, shd and 7. 1m, 13.75s. ₹13 (w), 6, 6 and 10 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 36, Q: 21, Tla: 170. Favourite: Cape Kidnappers. Owners: The Rajagiri Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd. rep. by Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Thomas. Trainer: S. Abbas.

2. CHAITANYA CHAKRAM CUP (1,800m), 3-y-o & over (Cat. II), (Terms):

REUNION (A. Sandesh) 1, Western Wind (Sai Kumar) 2, Point To Prove (Neeraj) 3 and George Cross (Koushik) 4. 1-1/4, 1/4 and shd. 1m, 55.20s. ₹5 (w), 6 and 19 (p), SHP: 25, FP: 20, Q: 22, Tla: 46. Favourite: Reunion. Owner: Col. S.B. Nair. Trainer: Sequeira.

3. FLYING TREASURE PLATE (1,100m), 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): APOWERX (Rohit Kumar) 1, Haven Can Wait (Afroz Khan) 2, Snow Castle (Md. Ismail) 3 and Rose Petal (G. Naresh) 4. Not run: Money Time. 1, 1 and 3. 1m, 6.57s. ₹9 (w), 5, 10 and 6 (p), SHP: 30, FP: 61, Q: 46, Tla: 178. Favourite: Apowerx. Owner: Mr. Sunder Peshwani. Trainer: Satyanarayana.

4. MING DYNASTY PLATE (1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): CASH FOR RANK (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Vijay’s Empress (Gaurav Singh) 2, Perfection (Rohit Kumar) 3 and Take A Bow (Jitendra Singh) 4. 2-3/4, shd and shd. 1m, 14.33s. ₹21 (w), 5, 10 and 37 (p), SHP: 27, FP: 155, Q: 78, Tla: 2,397. Favourite: Take A Bow. Owner and trainer: Mr. M.P. Ananta Vatsalya.

5. AMARNATH GUPTA MEMORIAL CUP (1,100m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II):

RAHIL (Tanwar) 1, Riddari (A. Sandesh) 2, Nayadeep (Merchant) 3 and Sea Castle (R.S. Jodha) 4. 1, 2-1/4 and 1-3/4. 1m, 5.92s. ₹43 (w), 12, 6 and 15 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 140, Q: 57, Tla: 1,168. Favourite: Athenaeus. Owner: Mr. N. Adil Mirza. Trainer: Laxman Singh.

6. GOLCONDA 1000 GUINEAS (1,600m), 3-y-o only (Terms): REALMSOFFANTASY (Excellent Art- Glorious Fantasy) David Allan 1, MERLOT (Saamidd-Tourmalet) A. Sandesh 2, SAKURA (Mayson-Smoke Ring) Leigh Roche 3 and MISS LILLY (Phoenix Tower-May) Trevor 4. 1/2, 2 and 2-1/4. 1m, 39.53s. ₹8 (w), 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 18, Q: 13, Tla: 19. Favourite: Realmsoffantasy. Owners: M/s. Poonawalla Rac.& Brd. P. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Z.S. Poonawalla & Ms. Simone Z. Poonawalla & M/s. Vijay Racing & Farms P. Ltd. rep. by M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta & Susheel Kumar Gupta. Trainer: Laxman Singh.

7. WINDSCALE PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): MAX (R. Ajay Kumar) 1, Musashi (A. Sandesh) 2, Air Salute (Ajit Singh) 3 and Lucky Star (Kunal Bunde) 4. 1, shd and 1. 1m, 13.83s. ₹29 (w), 8, 7 and 12 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 96, Q: 37, Tla: 793. Favourite: Musashi. Owners: Ms. Meka Ahalya & Mr. Narasaraju Venkataswamy. Trainer: L. D’Silva.

Jackpot: ₹4,567 (160 tkts.), Runner-up: 235 (1,331 tkts.), Treble (i): 65 (876 tkts.), (ii): 548 (221 tkts.).