Valerian claims Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup

M/s. Marthand Singh Mahindra & Ashraf Salam’s Valerian (P.S. Chouhan up) won the Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup, the main event of the races held here on Friday (December 20). The winner is trained by J.S. Dhariwal.

The results:

1. SMT. SATYAVATHI V. CHAR MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 4-y-o & over:

Cocktail Circuit (L. Beuzelin) 1, Mountain Beauty (M. Krishna) 2, Carducci (R. Anand) 3 and Sunny Express (Vaibhav) 4. 2-1/4, 4-3/4 and 3/4. 1m 27.83s. Rs. 18 (w), 12, 29 and 16 (p), SHP: Rs. 87, FP: Rs. 86, Q: Rs. 51, Trinella: Rs. 228 and Rs. 84, Exacta: Rs. 1,249 and Rs. 656. Favourite: Cocktail Circuit. Owners: United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd rep. by Mr & Mrs. Vijay Mallya. Trainer: S. Attaollahi.

2. GULBARGA PLATE (1,600m), rated 00 to 25: Whimsical (I. Chisty) 1, Glamour Boy (Mudassar) 2, Oriental King (Arshad Alam) 3 and Nation’s Glory (Srinath) 4. 1-1/2, Nose and Shd. 1m 43.90s. Rs. 20 (w), 13, 19 and 17 (p), SHP: Rs. 57, FP: Rs. 88, Q: Rs. 63, Trinella: Rs. 222 and Rs. 115, Exacta: Rs. 794 and Rs. 251. Favourite: Whimsical. Owners: Mr & Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar, Mr. Hussain Moloobhoy and Miss. Soonu J. Davar. Trainer: R.R. Byramji.

3. SMT. SATYAVATHI V. CHAR MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 4-y-o & over: Clever Trick (I. Chisty) 1, Igah Igah Igah (Jagadeesh) 2, Supreme (R. Marshall) 3 and Gun Salute (Suraj Narredu) 4. 1-1/2, 1-3/4 and Hd. 1m 29.92s. Rs. 67 (w), 18, 12 and 22 (p), SHP: Rs. 39, FP: Rs. 169, Q: Rs. 47, Trinella: Rs. 413 and Rs. 226, Exacta: Rs. 1,233 and Rs. 369. Favourite: Igah Igah Igah. Owners: M/s. Rajan Aggarwal & Gautam Agarwal. Trainer: R.R. Byramji.

4. RUIA STUD PLATE (1,200m), rated 60 & above:

Light Of Success (Sreekanth) 1, Smithsonite (Anjar Alam) 2, Hillsboro (Selvaraj) 3 and Solitaire Royale (P.S. Chouhan) 4. Not run: Alcazaar. 2, 1 and ½. 1m 14.25s. Rs. 43 (w), 17, 27 and 35 (p), SHP: Rs. 74, FP: Rs. 305, Q: Rs. 145, Trinella: Rs. 2,114 and Rs. 1,019, Exacta: Rs. 4,762 and Rs. 1,020. Favourite: Solitaire Royale. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: S. Ganapathy.

5. VIDURASHWATHA PLATE (1,100m), rated 20 to 45: Cash My Way (A. Vishwanath) 1, Smokey Sid (Mudassar) 2, Super Saloni (Arshad Alam) 3 and Youre Rocking (Indarjeet Singh) 4. 1, 3/4 and 1. 1m 08.35s. Rs. 90 (w), 18, 13 and 15 (p), SHP: Rs. 44, FP: Rs. 122, Q: Rs. 38, Trinella: Rs. 299 and Rs. 241, Exacta: Rs. 7,588 and Rs. 3,974. Favourite: Smokey Sid. Owner: Mr. Rajesh Adhikari. Trainer: S. Inayathulla.

6. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o, (Terms): Valerian (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Natural View (Sreekanth) 2, Strombolite (Anjar Alam) 3 and Cristoffe (L. Beuzelin) 4. 4-3/4, 1-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 13.95s. Rs. 29 (w), 15 and 21 (p), SHP: Rs. 35, FP: Rs. 54, Q: Rs. 30, Trinella: Rs. 232 and Rs. 147, Exacta: Rs. 229 and Rs. 56. Favourite: Cristoffe. Owners: M/s. Marthand Singh Mahindra & Ashraf Salam. Trainer: J.S. Dhariwal.

7. KUDREMUKH PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Frankness (I. Chisty) 1, Indication (Srinath) 2, Viktor (R. Marshall) 3 and Mantra (S. John) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1.4 and 1/2. 1m 27.93s. Rs. 49 (w), 19, 17 and 18 (p), SHP: Rs. 47, FP: Rs. 179, Q: Rs. 102, Trinella: Rs. 255 and Rs. 104, Exacta: Rs. 867 and Rs. 337. Favourite: Viktor. Owners: M/s. Rajan Aggarwal & Gautam Agarwal. Trainer: Darius.

8. MELKOTE PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over: Abnoba (Ajeet Kumar) 1, Living Legend (Vaibhav) 2, Atlas Power (Irvan Singh) 3 and Mi Amor (Noornabi) 4. 2-3/4, Lnk and 1-1/4. 1m 14.43s. Rs. 356 (w), 55, 20 and 37 (p), SHP: Rs. 63, FP: Rs. 2,501, Q: Rs. 513, Trinella: Rs. 27,506 (carried over), Exacta: Rs. 1,22,960 (carried over). Favourite: Optimus Zone. Owners: Mr. N. Ramesh & Mrs. S. Jagadamba. Trainer: Mahmood Khan.

Jackpot: Rs. 2,17,532 (two tkts.); Runner up: Rs. 3,453 (54 tkts.); Mini Jackpot: Rs. 21,844 (one tkts.); Treble (i): Rs. 8,344 (two tkts.); (ii): Rs. 5,220 (eight tkts.).