Royal Sceptre clinches Karnataka Police Cup

Royal Sceptre (Vishal N Bunde up) won the Karnataka Police Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Saturday (May 20). The winner is owned by Mr. Abdul Azeez and trained by Neil Darashah.

The results:

LADY GIBRALTAR PLATE (1,400m), rated 15 to 35:

MAJESTICAL (Srinath) 1, Thundersquall (S.A. Amit) 2, Masters Glory (A. Merchant) 3 and Amazing Love (Antony Raj) 4. Nose, 1-3/4 and 6. 1m 28.85s. ₹18 (w), 12, 18 and 44 (p), SHP: 42, FP: 58, Q: 42, Trinella: 373 and 230, Exacta: 1,204 and 307. Favourite: Majestical. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: G. Karthik.

ASTOUNDING PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 15 to 35, 4-y-o & over: ZAFRINA (Suraj Narredu) 1, Golden Success (Jagadeesh) 2, Cashmere (Sujit Kumar P) 3 and Wrekin (R. Manish) 4. Not run: High Hawk. 3/4, Lnk and 2-3/4. 1m 16.55s. ₹22 (w), 13, 15 and 63 (p), SHP: 39, FP: 64, Q: 43, Trinella: 566 and 393, Exacta: 3,647 and 1,719. Favourite: Zafrina. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala.

SOUTHERN EMPIRE TROPHY (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): SHAMAN (P. Trevor) 1, Castanea (S. John) 2, So Mi Dar (Akshay) 3 and Spot Light (Akshay Kumar) 4. 3-1/4, 13 and Lnk. 1m 26.71s. ₹13 (w), 11, 13 and 19 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 19, Q: 16, Trinella: 51 and 37, Exacta: 118 and 69. Favourite: Shaman. Owners: United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd rep. by Mr & Mrs. Vijay Mallya. Trainer: S. Attaollahi.

SIR M. VISVESVARAYA MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), rated 45 to 65:

SIOBHAN (A. Sandesh) 1, Krieger (Akshay Kumar) 2, Gypsy (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Siyouni (M. Ayyar) 4. Not run: Ambleside. 1-1/4, Nk and 7. 1m 13.48s. ₹27 (w), 14, 74 and 13 (p), SHP: 301, FP: 2,136, Q: 833, Trinella: 2,154 and 283, Exacta: 82,797 (carried over) and 35,484. Favourite: Gypsy. Owners: Mr. Marthand Singh Mahindra & Mrs. Rina Mahindra. Trainer: S. Attaollahi.

KARNATAKA POLICE CUP (1,400m), rated 60 & above: ROYAL SCEPTRE (Vishal N Bunde) 1, Magistero (A. Sandesh) 2, Ayrton (Antony Raj) 3 and Rafa (Srinath) 4. 2-1/2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 26.65s. ₹65 (w), 17, 12 and 50 (p), SHP: 38, FP: 169, Q: 53, Trinella: 1,579 and 1,379, Exacta: 3,901 and 1,014. Favourite: Magistero. Owner: Mr. Abdul Azeez. Trainer: Neil Darashah.

KUNIGAL STUD PLATE (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 5-y-o & over: MARIKO (Suraj Narredu) 1, Manta Ray (Rayan Ahmed) 2, Prazsky (Chetan Gowda) 3 and Powerscourt (S. John) 4. 3-1/4, Nk and Nose. 1m 15.03s. ₹25 (w), 13, 31 and 29 (p), SHP: 94, FP: 155, Q: 98, Trinella: 1,087 and 357, Exacta: 4,717 and 1,934. Favourite: Shining Magic. Owners: Mr. Sharath M. Narayana, Mr. Girish Baliga, Mr. Mahesh Gunda Rao and Mr. J.M. Shankar. Trainer: V. Lokanath.

DUPONT PLATE (1,600m), rated 30 to 45, 4-y-o & over: TANOURA (Suraj Narredu) 1, Tuscano (Neeraj) 2, Proudprince (R. Pradeep) 3 and Star Comrade (Akshay Kumar) 4. 2-3/4, 2 and 1-3/4. 1m 40.48s. ₹39 (w), 16, 40 and 29 (p), SHP: 109, FP: 706, Q: 412, Trinella: 2,732 and 1,214, Exacta: 8,593 and 2,251. Favourite: Lamrei. Owner: Mighty Heart Racing Syndicate. Trainer: Neil Darashah.

ASTOUNDING PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 15 to 35, 4-y-o & over: COOL SPRINGS (Shobhan) 1, Girl With Pearl (A. Imran Khan) 2, Flicka (Vishal N Bunde) 3 and Loveisintheair (Rajesh Kumar) 4. 1, Lnk and Shd. 1m 14.88s. ₹121 (w), 29, 14 and 45 (p), SHP: 37, FP: 289, Q: 66, Trinella: 2,023 and 1,077, Exacta: 52,040 and 44,605. Favourite: Girl With Pearl. Owner: Mr. B.E. Vasanth Kumar. Trainer: Kishan Thomas.

Jackpot: ₹33,543 (19 tkts.); Runner-up: ₹715 (382 tkts.); Treble (i); ₹218 (89 tkts.); (ii): ₹679 (60 tkts.).