Padmanabhan’s ward Well Connected, piloted by A. Sandesh, won the Deccan Fillies Championship Stakes, the stellar attraction of the races here on Monday (August 26). The winner is the property of Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. P.J. Vazifdar & Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd.rep. by Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Yohan Z. Poonawalla & Mrs. Michella Y. Poonawalla.
Well Connected, who was racing fourth till the final turn, responded resolutely to Sandesh’s urgings and pipped long-time leader Gift Of Grace to the post in a thrilling finish to claim her third Classic while winning her fourth race in a row.
1. CHAITANYA CHAKRAM PLATE (Div. I) , (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): GALLOPING GANGSTER (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Maxwell (Deepak Singh) 2, Mind Reader (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Nova Scotia (Akshay Kumar) 4. 3/4, 5 and 3/4. 1m, 13.52s. ₹9 (w), 6, 15 and 9 (p), SHP: 74, FP: 152, Q: 123, Tla: 751. Favourite: Galloping Gangster. Owners; M/s. Veeramachaneni Arjun & Nagendra Prasad. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
2. DEMOCRACY PLATE (1,600m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): GUSTY LOOK (Akshay Kumar) 1, Sporting Smile (Nakhat Singh) 2, Brave Warrior (Rohit Kumar) 3 and Southern Lady (Santosh Raj) 4. 2, 4-1/4 and 4-1/4. 1m, 41.13s. ₹11 (w), 6, 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 28, Q: 13, Tla: 56. Favourite: Gusty Look. Owners: M/s. P. Prabhakar Reddy & Rama Sashu Eyunni. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
3. CHAITANYA CHAKRAM PLATE (Div. II) , (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): CITY OF WISDOM (Deepak Singh) 1, Silver Set (Akshay Kumar) 2, Sterling King (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Lesley (P. Trevor) 4. 2-1/4, 2-1/2 and 3. 1m, 14.14s. ₹83 (w), 16, 8 and 6 (p), SHP: 28, FP: 774, Q: 425, Tla: 977. Favourite: Best In Show. Owners: M/s. K. Thribhuvan Reddy, K. Vivek Reddy & Nirmal Singh. Trainer: Satyanarayana.
4. PRINCE OF BERAR TROPHY (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): MON GENERAL (Gaurav Singh) 1, Shandaar (Irvan Singh) 2, Blazer (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Shaquille (Afroz Khan) 4. 1, hd and 2-1/2. 1m, 13.44s. ₹8 (w), 5, 11 and 7 (p), SHP: 34, FP: 80, Q: 71, Tla: 194. Favourite: Mon General. Owner: Mr. S.R. Sanas. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.
5. DECCAN FILLIES CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES (1,600m), fillies 3-y-o only (Terms):
WELL CONNECTED (Arazan-Guest Connections) A. Sandesh 1 ,
GIFT OF GRACE (Speaking Of Which-Appeasing) Zervan 2,
THAILAND (Top Class-Immortal Story) P. Trevor 3,
SASAKWA (Kingda Ka-Jahanara) Akshay Kumar 4.
Shd, 1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m, 39.07s. ₹7 (w), 5, 7 and 6 (p), SHP: 25, FP: 24, Q: 22, Tla: 53. Favourite: Well Connected. Owners: Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. P.J. Vazifdar & Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd.rep. by Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Yohan Z. Poonawalla & Mrs. Michella Y. Poonawalla. Trainer: Padmanabhan.
6. CHAITANYA CHAKRAM PLATE (Div. III) , (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): CARMELLA (Kuldeep Singh) 1, O’Brien (Suraj Narredu) 2, Merry Dane (Ashhad Asbar) 3 and Sun Dancer (Umesh) 4. 4-1/4, 3/4 and shd. 1m, 15.16s. ₹25 (w), 7, 5 and 6 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 79, Q: 29, Tla: 132. Favourite: O’Brien. Owner: Col. K.S. Garcha. Trainer: Satyanarayana.
7. DONEGAL PLATE (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): SINDHU (Afroz Khan) 1, Diesis Dream (Ajit Singh) 2, Story Teller (Jitendra Singh) 3 and Limousine (Ajeeth Kumar) 4. 3-1/4, 1-1/4 and 2-3/4. 1m, 28.78s. ₹73 (w), 16, 9 and 9 (p), SHP: 28, FP: 640, Q: 304, Tla: 3,376. Favourite: Starboy. Owner: Mr. Surjeet Kumar Kuril. Trainer: A. Vatsalya.
Jackpot: ₹16,818 (37 tkts.), Runner-up: 383 (695 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 1,469 (137 tkts.), Tr (i): 367 (205 tkts.), (II): 662 (151 tkts.).
