A sombre looking Trevor receiving the winner’s trophy from HRC chairman R. Surender Reddy. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR
Trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha’s colt Arrived, ridden by P. Trevor, won the Golconda St. Leger (Gr. 2), pillar to post, the main attraction of Monday’s (Oct. 19) races. Arrived gave his owners a classic victory to cherish, but the joy soon turned to sorrow as he suffered a heart attack and died shortly after passing the winning post.
He was owned by M/s. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd., Vikram Bachhawat rep. Bachhawat Farms Pvt. Ltd., Haider Soomar, Kishore P. Rungta, Atul N. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mukul Sonawala, Saleem Fazelbhoy, Roopesh M. Kaul rep. Phantom Racing LLP, Ms. Ameeta Mehra & Mr. Ajay K. Arora.
The results:
1. NIJINKSY PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): RAJENDRA (H.M. Akshay) 1, Wildstar (Mukesh K) 2, Costa Mesa (Akshay K) 3 and Starlight Dancer (Rajpratap) 4. 2, Neck and 3/4. 1m, 14.62s. ₹75 (w), 12, 14 and 10 (p). SHP: 24, THP: 93, FP: 785, Q: 126, Tanala: 924. Favourite: Costa Mesa. Owner: Mr. Meka Nitish Reddy. Trainer: S. Sreekant.
Note: Cee Bees (Kuldeep Sr. up) dislodged the rider soon after the start. Kuldeep escaped unhurt.
2. SANDOWN PARK PLATE (1,400m): N R I TRIPLE POWER (Akshay Kumar) 1, Black Onyx (D.S. Deora) 2, Decoy (Afroz K) 3 and Sugar (B.R. Kumar) 4. 6-3/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m, 25.88s. ₹14 (w), 10, 13 and 15 (p). SHP: 23, THP: 49, FP: 30, Q: 20, Tanala: 170. Favourite: N R I Triple Power. Owner: Mr. Ravinder Reddy Male. Trainer: D. Netto.
3. S.S. CARDMASTER MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,400m): EMPERORS CHARM (P. Trevor) 1, December Rain (Mohit S) 2, Una Paloma Blanca (Surya Prakash) 3 and Great Giver (Mukesh K) 4. 3/4, 1 and 2. 1m, 28.30s. ₹20 (w), 14, 10 and 23 (p). SHP: 30, THP: 49, FP: 53, Q: 28, Tanala: 338. Favourite: Emperors Charm. Owner: Mr. Hothur Sajjad Wahab. Trainer: A. Imran Khan.
4. KINNERASANI TROPHY (1,200m): OJAS MAXIMUS (Akshay Kumar) 1, Dubai Touch (Bhawani S) 2, Sharanga (Trevor) 3 and Miss Smiley Angel (Mukesh K) 4. 2-1/4, 3 and Neck. 1m 13.60s. ₹17 (w), 14, 12 and 10 (p). SHP: 37, THP: 24, FP: 67, Q: 47, Tanala: 77. Favourite: Ojas Maximus. Owner: Mr. Vijay Anand Jangiti. Trainer: S. Sreekant.
5. GOLCONDA ST. LEGER (Gr. II) (2,800m): ARRIVED (P. Trevor) 1, Gold Empire (Suraj Narredu) 2, Superstar (Ashad Asbar) 3 and High Command (P. Ajeeth K) 4. 3/4, 3 and 9. 2m, 58.55s. ₹15 (w), 10, 13 and 13 (p). SHP: 31, FP: 30, Q: 19, Tanala: 79. Favourite: Arrived. Owners: M/s. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd., Vikram Bachhawat rep. Bachhawat Farms Pvt. Ltd., Haider Soomar, Kishore P. Rungta, Atul N. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mukul Sonawala, Saleem Fazelbhoy, Roopesh M. Kaul rep. Phantom Racing LLP, Ms. Ameeta Mehra & Mr. Ajay K. Arora. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
6. NIJINSKY PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): FARSIRIS (Sonu Kumar) 1, Night Whisper (H.M. Akshay) 2, Miri (Mohit S) 3 and Bodhi (P. Ajeeth K) 4. 2-3/4, 3-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m, 14.98s. ₹34 (w), 15, 10 and 31 (p). SHP: 53, THP: 70, FP: 171, Q: 96, Tanala: 2, 309. Favourite: Konaseema. Owners: M/s. Sardar Jivtesh Singh, S. Daljeet Singh & Chukkala Ashok. Trainer: M.F. Ali Khan.
Note: First favourite Konaseema (Vikram Singh astride) dropped the rider near 900m.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹710 (505 tkts.) & 30%: 44 (3,494 tkts.).
Mini Jackpot: 447 (143 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 836 (35 tkts.), (ii) 184 (176 tkts.).