Prasanna Kumar-trained War Hammer (Trevor astride) won the Colts Championship Stakes, the second classic of the season. The winner is the property of Dr. C.A. Prashanth, Mr. Gautam Basapa, Mr. Manjunath B.S. and Mr. Apana Subaiya P.
The son of Air Support-Soviet Lake, with Trevor Patel in the saddle, was racing second last till the final turn, improved gradually, came with gigantic stride and collared his rival Impavid in the last 50m to register his fourth win in row.
The results:
ADLER STAKES (1,600m), rated 15 to 35: KIRKWOOD (John) 1, Crack Of Dawn (Sandesh) 2, Ido What I Do (Akshay K) 3 and Revan Star (Shobhan) 4. 1, 3/4 and 12. 1m 38.23s. ₹34 (w), 12, 11 and 14 (p), SHP: 31, THP: 34, FP: 79, Q: 35, Trinella: 237 and 117, Exacta: 1,977 and 1,448. Favourite: Crack Of Dawn. Owners: M/s. Rajagiri Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd. rep by Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Thomas. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
RED DIVINE PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): GIFT OF GRACE (Zervan) 1, Constanza (Sandesh) 2, Stroke Of Genius (Sai Vamshi) 3 and Donna Bella (Suraj) 4. 8-3/4, 4 and 1. 1m 11.91s. ₹38 (w), 13, 12 and 90 (p), SHP: 32, THP: 191, FP: 78, Q: 39, Trinella: ₹2,268 and 2,297, Exacta: 8,863 and 1,834. Favourite: Constanza. Owner: Ms. Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Parvati Byramji.
GUINDY PLATE (1,200m), rated 00 to 20: SIMPLY MAGICAL (Yash) 1, Himachali (Trevor) 2, Regal Force (Koushik) 3 and Duty Call (Arshad) 4. 1-1/4, 1 and 1/2. 1m 13.76s. ₹76 (w), 17, 12 and 16 (p), SHP: 48, THP: 36, FP: 196, Q: 71, Trinella: 950 and 407, Exacta: 2,139 and 1,404. Favourite: Himachali. Owner: Mr. Daulat Chhabria. Trainer: Rajesh Narredu.
JUSTICE P. MEDAPA MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,400m), rated 30 to 50: CORONA DEL CORSA (Suraj) 1, Land Of Liberty (Rajesh K) 2, Akita Pro (Trevor) 3 and Star Cavalry (Sandesh) 4. 1/2, 1-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 25.96s. ₹22 (w), 12, 22 and 10 (p), SHP: 72, THP: 45, FP: 193, Q: 172, Trinella: 460 and 92, Exacta: 1,229 and 658. Favourite: Akita Pro. Owners: Mr. K. Harish Nayak, Mr. Pratap Madhukar Kamath, Mr. Sunil K. Vasant and Mr. Barkatali Kanji Chatur. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
COLTS CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES (1,600m), 3-y-o colts, (Terms): WAR HAMMER (Air Support-Soviet Lake) Trevor 1, Impavid (Air Support-Polenta) Sandesh 2, Lightning Bolt (Excellent Art-Shamaal) Zervan 3 and Trafalgar (Western Aristocrat-Bluegrass Phenom) Suraj 4. 3/4, 6 and 1-1/4. 1m 36.11s. ₹16 (w), 11, 16 and 28 (p), SHP: 34, THP: 54, FP: 55, Q: 31, Trinella: 412 and 239, Exacta: 908 and 255. Favourite: War Hammer. Owners: Dr. C.A. Prashanth, Mr. Gautam Basapa, Mr. Manjunath B.S. and Mr. Apana Subaiya. P. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
CLASSIC ACT PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 4-y-o & over: WAR HERO (R. Manish) 1, Wings Of Desire (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Kvasir (Akshay K) 3 and Constantinople (Trevor) 4. 4-1/4, 1 and hd. 1m 12.22s. ₹71 (w), 24, 18 and 17 (p), SHP: 44, THP: 61, FP: 268, Q: 300, Trinella: 1,395 and 454, Exacta: 4,383 and 1,552. Favourite: Kvasir. Owners: Manjri Horse Breed Farm Pvt. Ltd. rep by Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry and Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus P. Mistry & M.R. Stud Farms Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr. N. Chandrashekar Rai. Trainer: Neil Darashah.
RACING PATRONS TROPHY (1,600m), rated 75 & over: AUTOMATIC (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Auburn (Akshay K) 2, Kambaku (John) 3 and Isn’t She Lovely (Sandesh) 4. Lnk, 1 and 2-1/2. 1m 36.74s. ₹273 (w), 38, 19 and 17 (p), SHP: 42, THP: 35, FP: 2,403, Q: 943, Trinella: 6,694 and 2,086, Exacta: 34,616 and 8,901. Favourite: Isn’t She Lovely. Owners: Mr. D. Shailesh Shivaswamy, Mr. P. Ashwin Pai, Mr. K. Ravi and Mr. Sudarshan M. Raju. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala.
CLASSIC ACT PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 4-y-o & over: STAR MAN (Trevor) 1, Birchwood (A. Qureshi) 2, Bold Move (Zervan) 3 and Amber Crown (Sandesh) 4. 1-1/4, 3/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 13.67s. ₹18 (w), 12, 88 and 16 (p), SHP: 216, THP: 41, FP: 580, Q: 365, Trinella: 1,332 and 584, Exacta: 5,992 and 3,021. Favourite: Star Man. Owner: Mr. T.C.V. Ramani. Trainer: G. Nityanand.
Jackpot: ₹46,487 (17 tkts); Runner up: 9,961 (34 tkts); Treble (i): 515 (41 tkts); (ii): 4,336 (seven tkts).
