Star Portal, ridden by Shahar Babu, won the Guindy Grand Prix, the main event of the races here on Friday (March 10). The winner is owned by M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust and trained by Govindarajan.
The results:
1. KANYAKUMARI PLATE (1,000m), rated 20 to 45: Forest Vision (Bopanna) 1, Cabernet (Nitin Singh) 2, Shivalik (Tanveer Alam) 3 and Grand March (Ayaz Khan) 4. 8-1/2, 1-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 1.15s. Rs. 6 (w); 7, 10 and 15 (p); SHP: Rs. 27; FP: Rs. 19; Q: Rs. 22; Tla: Rs. 320. Favourite: Forest Vision. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Mandanna.
2. VEDANTHANGAL PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Never Again (R. Vaibhav) 1, Coriolis (P. S. Chouhan) 2, Another Conquest (Kiran Naidu) 3 and Golden Lilly (Noorshed Alam) 4. 1/2, 1-1/2 and 3. 1m 12.05s. Rs. 9 (w); 5, 5 and 5 (p); SHP: Rs. 16; FP: Rs. 17; Q: Rs. 12; Tla: Rs. 93. Favourite: Never Again. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Karthik.
3. VEDANTHANGAL PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Via Amoris (C. Umesh) 1, As Good As Gold (Shahar Babu) 2, Extreme Love (Kabdhar) 3 and Forward Thrust (A. Imran Khan) 4. 1/2, 2-3/4 and 1/2. 1m 11.68s. Rs. 25 (w); 6, 6 and 14 (p); SHP: Rs. 15; FP: Rs. 168; Q: Rs. 69; Tla: Rs. 2,140. Favourite: Forward Thrust. Owners: Mr. Saddam Iqbal, Mr. M. Antony Pradeep & Mrs. Anita Iqbal. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
4. ROYAL CULCUTTA TURF CLUB CUP (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): Artist Parade (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Young Darling (P. Trevor) 2, I Am The Boss (Bopanna) 3 and Simran (S. S. Azad) 4. 9, 3-1/2 and 2-1/4. 1m 27.64s. Rs. 9 (w); 5, 5 and 5 (p); SHP: Rs. 9; FP: Rs. 17, Q: Rs. 7; Tla: Rs. 50. Favourite: Artist Parade. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Govindarajan.
5. GUINDY LODGE CUP (1,000m), rated upto 25: It’s High Time (Noorshed Alam) 1, Dazzling Valentine (Huzaif) 2, Polynesian Pearl (Md. Hesnain) 3 and Naivedya (S. Manohar) 4. 1-1/4, 3/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 2.25s. Rs. 21 (w); 15, 14 and 7 (p); SHP: Rs. 18, FP: Rs. 387; Q: Rs. 141; Tla: 439. Favourite: Polynesian Pearl. Owner: The estate of late Mr. S.M. Ahmed. Trainer: F.M. Khan.
6. GUINDY GRAND PRIX (1,600m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Star Portal (Shahar Babu) 1, Emeritus (C. Umesh) 2 and Supreme Commander (P. S. Chouhan) 3. Not run: Wind Of The Future. Snk and 2-1/4. 1m 43.96s. Rs. 22 (win only), SHP: Rs. 5; FP: Rs. 97. Favourite: Supreme Commander. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Govindarajan.
7. METTUPALAYAM PLATE (1,600m), rated 40 to 65: Allez Royale (P. Trevor) 1, High Tower (A. Imran Khan) 2, Sharp Witted (P.S. Chouhan) 3 and Sentosa Cove (Ranjeet Singh) 4. 1-3/4, hd and 1/2. 1m 40.57s. Rs. 11 (w); 6, 5 and 6 (p); SHP: Rs. 30, FP: Rs. 42, Q: Rs. 18, Tla: Rs. 81, Favourite: Allez Royale. Owners: M/s. K. Bhagavan Das, K. Balamukunda Das, K. Sashabindu Das & K. Kamesh. Trainer: Mandanna.
Jackpot: Rs. 4,172 (six tkts.); Mini Jackpot: Rs. 1,376 (two tkts.); Treble (i): Rs. 161 (41 tkts.); (ii): Rs. 116 (92 tkts.).
