Ruffina (Neeraj Rawal astride) won the Akkasaheb Maharaj Trophy (Gr.3), the feature event of Saturday’s (Aug. 8) races here. The winner is owned by Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Saleem Fazelbhoy, Dinsha P. Shroff & Munchi P. Shroff. Dallas Todywalla trains the winner.
1. ROSMINI PLATE (1,000m), rated 30 to 56: USTAD PEDRO (Kuldeep) 1, Speedo (Malam) 2, Malavika (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Glorious Land (C. Umesh) 4. 3/4, Sh and Sh. 1m, 0.09s. ₹329 (w), 42, 117 and 12 (p). SHP:321, FP: 2,584, Q: 4,304. Favourite: Nextstar. Owner: Mr. Adi R. Nazir. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
2. B.K. LAGAD TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: ANGELS TOUCH (A. Imran Khan) 1, Goshawk (C.S. Jodha) 2, Elegant Beauty (Gagandeep) 3 and Kimberella (Sandesh) 4. 3/4, Sh and 1-1/2. 1m, 40.84s. ₹26 (w), 15 and 16 (p). SHP: 25, FP: 83, Q: 50, Tanala: 630 and 256. Favourite: Kimberella. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
3. PORTRUSH PLATE (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: ANATEVKA (Zervan) 1, Timeless Deeds (T.S.Jodha) 2, Vitesse (Nadeem) 3 and Angels Harmony (A. Gaikwad) 4. 4-1/4, 2 and 1-1/2. 1m, 26.05s. ₹23 (w), 14, 15 and 20 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 105, Q: 65, Tanala: 878 and 602. Favourite: Anatevka. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Keki D. Mehta & Mr. Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.
4. AKKASAHEB MAHARAJ TROPHY (Gr.3), (1,200m), 4-y-o & over: RUFFINA (Neeraj) 1, St. Andrews (P. Dhebe) 2, Captain Courage (Parmar) 3 and Timeless (C.S. Jodha) 4. 2-1/2, Sh and 1/2. 1m, 9.70s. ₹15 (w), 13, 37 and 18 (p). SHP: 155, FP: 327, Q: 468, Tanala: 2,859 and 471. Favourite: Ruffina. Owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Saleem Fazelbhoy, Dinsha P. Shroff & Munchi P. Shroff. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
5. RADIO ONE RUN (1,200m), Maiden, 3-y-o only: IMPROVISSO (Sandesh) 1, Notting Hill (A. Imran Khan) 2, Flaming Martini (Zervan) 3 and Eagleinthesky (Parmar) 4. 2-1/2, 1 and 2-3/4. 1m, 11.85s. ₹30 (w), 13, 13 and 14 (p). SHP: 30, FP: 91, Q: 46, Tanala: 181 and 53. Favourite: Flaming Martini. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke & Mr. K.N. Dhunjbhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M.K. Jadhav.
6. LAGO MEDIO PLATE (1,800m), Cl. V, rated 4 to 30: GNOSTIC EYES (Sandesh) 1, Sylvester (S. Amit) 2, Doubledown (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Brazos (D.A. Naik) 4. 3-1/2, 1/2 and 3. 1m, 55.15s. ₹40 (w), 26, 28 and 24 (p). SHP: 70, FP: 217, Q: 207, Tanala: 2,206 and 1,103. Favourite: Romantic Eyes. Owner: Mr. Y.K. Hamied. Trainer: Rehanullah Khan.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹1,854 (288 tkts.) and 30%: ₹210 (1,087 tkts). Treble: ₹340 (114 tkts.). Super Jackpot: 70%: ₹1,31,220 (carried forward) and 30%: ₹12,747 (three tkts.).
