Star Superior (Suraj Narredu astride) won the Nizam’s Gold Cup, the star attraction of the races held here on Monday (Aug. 12). The winner is owned by M/s. Villoo Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P. L. rep. by Mr. A.C. Poonawalla, Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P. L. rep. by Mr. Z.S. Poonawalla & Mrs. B.Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Rajesh Narredu & Mr. S.K. Shinde and trained by R. Narredu.
1. MEDAK PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): PRINCE VALIANT (Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Havelock Cruise (Zervan) 2, Kamyar (Santosh Raj) 3 and Private Empire (A. Sandesh) 4. 2-3/4, 1 and 8-1/4. 1m, 26.33s. ₹8 (w), 5, 5 and 8 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 23, Q: 14, Tla: 65. Favourite: Prince Valiant. Owner: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan. Trainer: Deshmukh.
2. DIVINE DREAMS PLATE (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o colts & geldings only (Cat. II), (Terms): STAR ENVOY (Zervan) 1, Tapatio (Akshay Kumar) 2, Mehrzad (S.G. Prasad) 3 and O,Brien (R. Ajinkya) 4. 2, shd and nk. 1m, 8.21s. ₹19 (w), 8, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 53, Q: 20, Tla: 84. Favourite: Tapatio. Owners: Dr. K. Hemachandrudu, Mr. G. Krishnamohan Rao & Mr. K. Ram Gopal Rao. Trainer: D. Netto.
3. K. BHAGAVANDAS MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II) , (1,600m), 5-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): N R I SYMBOL (Kuldeep Singh) 1, Bayrd (Suraj Narredu) 2, Tootsie Roll (Jitendra Singh) 3 and Vijay’s Empire (Ajit Singh) 4. 1-1/2, 1/4 and nk. 1m, 40.74s. ₹14 (w), 6, 6 and 9 (p), SHP: 20, FP: 42, Q: 23, Tla: 99. Favourite: N R I Symbol. Owner: Mr. Ravinder Reddy Male. Trainer: Robin Reddy.
4. PEDDAPALLI PLATE (1,100m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): VERSALLIES (Zervan) 1, Zamora (Suraj Narredu) 2, Soviet Pride (A. Sandesh) 3 and Celeritas (Ashhad Asbar) 4. 1/2, 2 and shd. 1m, 6.74s. ₹31 (w), 8, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 74, Q: 28, Tla: 143. Favourite: Zamora. Owners: M/s. K. Balamukunda Das, K. Shashabindu Das & Krishnan Kamesh. Trainer: D. Netto.
5. K. BHAGAVANDAS MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I) , (1,600m), 5-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): DOROTEO (Koushik) 1, Treasure Striker (Umesh) 2, Raajneeti (Gopal Singh) 3 and Vancouver (R.S. Jodha) 4. 2-1/4, 1 and 1/4. 1m, 40.12s. ₹13 (w), 7, 11 and 9 (p), SHP: 47, FP: 124, Q: 96, Tla: 1,235. Favourite: Doroteo. Owners: M/s. Rakesh R. Jhunjhunwala & Ashok Kumar Gupta. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
6. NIZAM’S GOLD CUP (2,000m), 4-y-o & over (Terms): STAR SUPERIOR (Suraj Narredu) 1, Mr. Handsome (Kiran Naidu) 2, Big Sur (A. Sandesh) 3 and Wave Rider (Akshay Kumar) 4. Nk, nk and 6. 2m, 4.51s. ₹7 (w), 5 and 26 (p), SHP: 52, FP: 78, Q: 79, Tla: 173. Favourite: Star Superior. Owners: M/s. Villoo Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P. L. rep. by Mr. A.C. Poonawalla, Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P. L. rep. by Mr. Z.S. Poonawalla & Mrs. B.Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Rajesh Narredu & Mr. S.K. Shinde. Trainer: R. Narredu.
7. MACHIAVELLIANISM PLATE (1,600m), 5-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): DELMONICO (Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Symbol Of Star’s (Akshay Kumar) 2, Limousine (Afroz Khan) 3 and Halo’s Princess (R.S. Jodha) 4. 3/4, 3-3/4 and 2-1/4. 1m, 42.58s. ₹17 (w), 8, 5 and 8 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 38, Q: 16, Tla: 154. Favourite: Symbol Of Star’s. Owner and trainer: Mr. M.P. Ananta Vatsalya.
Jackpot: ₹2,038 (381 tkts.) Runner-up: 174 (1,907 tkts.), Mini jackpot: 633 (174 tkts.), Treble (i): 429 (190 tkts.), (ii): 96 (1,003 tkts.).
