Vijays Singham (Robbie Downey astride) won the Deccan Star Plate, the main event of the opening day’s races held here on Sunday (Nov. 3). The winner is the property of M/s. Vijay Racing & Farms Pvt. Ltd. rep. by M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta & Susheel Kumar Gupta and trained by Laxman Singh.
1. SRISAILAM CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): GUIDING FORCE (N. Rawal) 1, Loch Stella (C.P. Bopanna) 2, His Excellency (Aneel) 3 and Patron Saint (Jitendra Singh) 4. 1/4, 1/2 and 1/4. 1m, 13.49s. ₹43 (w), 7, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 331, Q: 143, Tla: 451. Favourite: His Excellency. Owners: Dr. Teegala Vijender Reddy, M/s. M. Sudheer Reddy & Sharath Chandra Reddy Malipedhi. Trainer: Prasad Raju.
2. BEGINNERS PLATE (1,100m), maiden 2-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): TRUMP STAR (A.A. Vikrant) 1, Aintree (Ajit Singh) 2, Queen Daenerys (Kuldeep Singh) 3 and Ice Berry (Nakhat Singh) 4. 3/4, 1/2 and 2. 1m, 7.84s. ₹38 (w), 9, 7 and 7 (p), SHP: 37, FP: 386, Q: 243, Tla: 2,311. Favourite: Astronaut. Owners: M/s. Eswarachandra Rajagopal Tripuraneni, G. Raghunandan Chary, Dr. Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni & Mr. P. Ranja Raju. Trainer: D. Netto.
3. DECCAN STAR PLATE (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): VIJAYS SINGHAM (Robbie Downey) 1, Flamboyant Lady (Nakhat Singh) 2, Sitara (Neeraj) 3 and Linewiler (R. Ajinkya) 4. 1, shd and 7. 1m, 12.01s. ₹8 (w), 5, 7 and 6 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 30, Q: 23, Tla: 58. Favourite: Vijays Singham. Owners: M/s. Vijay Racing & Farms Pvt. Ltd. rep. by M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta & Susheel Kumar Gupta. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
4. M.B. MANGALORKAR MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. I) , (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): RED SNAPER (Jitendra Singh) 1, Tiger Of The Sea (Aneel) 2, Angel Tesoro (Gaurav Singh) 3 and Bob Campbell (Ajeeth Kumar) 4. 1-1/4, 3-1/4 and 4-3/4. 1m, 27.11s. ₹15 (w), 6, 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 43, Q: 22, Tla: 66. Favourite: Tiger Of The Sea. Owners: Ms. Meka Ahalya & Mrs. Rajini Meka. Trainer: L. D’Silva.
5. SRISAILAM CUP (Div. I) (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): BEST FRIEND (Jitendra Singh) 1, Handsome Dou (Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Human Touch (Gaurav Singh) 3 and Love Machine (A.A. Vikrant) 4. 2-3/4, 1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m, 13.38s. ₹18 (w), 6, 6 and 11, SHP: 16, FP: 47, Q: 20, Tla: 458. Favourite: Handsome Duo. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
6. M.B. MANGALORKAR MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. II) , (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45: MIND READER (Nakhat Singh) 1, Flag Of Honour (A.A. Vikrant) 2, Bar Et Law (Koushik) 3 and Augenstern (Kuldeep Singh) 4. 6-3/4, shd and 1-3/4. 1m, 26.74s. ₹29 (w), 9, 7 and 11 (p), SHP: 25, FP: 228, Q: 120, Tla: 2,057. Favourite: Aristocrats Charm. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
7. OWN OPINION PLATE (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): CALIFORNIA BEAUTY (A.A. Vikrant) 1, Air Salute (Afroz Khan) 2, Red River (Jitendra Singh) 3 and Glendale (Rohit Kumar) 4. 4, hd and 1-3/4. 1m, 13.81s. ₹39 (w), 9, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 156, Q: 53, Tla: 273. Favourite: Air Salute. Owners: M/s. Shaik Kassam, S.Z. Quraishy & Tulasi Ram Kaskana. Trainer: Sk. Waseem.
Jkt: ₹7,630 (61 tkts.), Runner-up: 267 (746 tkts.), Mini jkt.: 4,701 (15 tkts.), Tr (i): 472 (119 tkts.), (ii): 826 (88 tkts.).
