Unfancied Buddy speeds to victory in the Deccan Derby

 The 30-to-1 rank outsider Buddy, ridden by Mukesh Kumar, pulled off a major upset by winning the Race2win Foundation Hyderabad Deccan Derby (Gr. 1), the blue riband of the Hyderabad Monsoon Races staged here on Sunday (Oct. 4). The winner is owned by M/s. Subodh Kumar Ananthula & Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni and trained by Magan Singh Parmar.

Mukesh took this ward of Dali-Dangal to the front soon after the start and dictated the pace throughout. Entering the home straight, Buddy continued to travel well and comfortably held off the late challenge from Moonveil and Mahogany to score a convincing victory. This win was memorable for trainer Magan Singh Parmar as it was his maiden success in the Deccan Derby.

1. DELHI RACE CLUB TROPHY (1,400m): BEAST MASTER (P. Sai Kumar) 1, Golden Aura (Sonu K) 2, Moonlite Rose (Surya Prakash) 3 and The Divinely (Rafique Sk.) 4. 5-1/2, 2 and 3. 1m, 27.77s. ₹24 (w), 14, 11 and 14 (p). SHP: 45, THP: 40, FP: 133, Q: 63, Tanala: 777. Favourite: Beast Master. Owners: Mr. Mukund Kakani & Mr. S. Prasad Raju. Trainer: K.S.V. Prasad Raju.

2. BANGALORE TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,600m): RANI RUCKUS (G. Naresh) 1, Sunny Day (Ashad Asbar) 2, Secret Option (Kuldeep Sr.) 3 and Only My Way (Sonu K) 4. 2-1/2, 4-3/4 and 2. 1m, 41.12s. ₹20 (w), 11, 10 and 16 (p). SHP: 16, THP: 35, FP: 68, Q: 21, Tanala: 196. Favourite: Rani Ruckus. Owner: Mr. Rakesh Reddy Kondakalla. Trainer: Robin R. Kondakalla.

3. TURF AUTHORITIES OF INDIA TROPHY (1,600m): PERCEPTION (Akshay Kumar) 1, Uchchaihshravas (Neeraj) 2, Star Of Night (Trevor) 3 and High Command (Afroz K) 4. 1-1/2, Neck and 1-1/2. 1m, 41.41s. ₹13 (w), 12 and 19 (p). SHP: 31, THP: 32, FP; 37, Q: 34, Tanala: 60. Favourite: Perception. Owner: Mr. Rakesh Reddy Kondakalla. Trainer: Robin R. Kondakalla.

4. MADRAS RACE CLUB TROPHY (1,800m): ONE NATION (P. Trevor) 1, Pristine Glory (Akshay K) 2, Pledge (Antony Raj) 3 and Bholi Punjaban (Surya Prakash) 4. Neck, Neck and 9-1/4. 1m, 53.64s. ₹40 (w), 12, 11 and 12 (p). SHP: 43, THP: 44, FP: 111, Q: 55, Tanala: 176. Favourite: Pledge. Owner: Col. Kuldeep Singh Garcha. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.

5. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,200m): AYUSHMAN (Afroz Khan) 1, Star Of Opera (Akshay K) 2, High Speed Dive (Ashad Asbar) 3 and State Man (Parmar) 4. Head, 1 and 3-1/2. 1m, 12. 10s. ₹63 (w), 18, 11 and 11 (p). SHP: 35, THP: 41, FP: 154, Q: 68, Tanala: 976. Favourite: Star Of Opera. Owners: M/s. Dhruv Rajesh Sanghani, Mriza Ayub Baig & Avanindra Kumar Dandamudi. Trainer: D. Netto.

6. ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,100m): EK (Akshay Kumar) 1, Catchme If You Can (B. Nikhil) 2, Dubai Touch (Sonu K) 3 and Diligence (D.S. Deora) 4. 1, Head and Neck. 1m, 7.02s. ₹27 (w), 11, 93 and 24 (p). SHP: 468, THP: 42, FP: 1,317, Q: 1,168, Tanala: 6,322. Favourite: Divine Tiger. wner: Mr. Syed Mohiuddin Mufeed. Trainer: Magan Singh.

7. RACE2WIN FOUNDATION HYDERABAD DECCAN DERBY (Gr. 1) (2,000m): BUDDY (Dali-Dangal) (Mukesh Kumar) 1, Moonveil (Sanus Par Aquam-Electra) (Trevor) 2, Mahogany (Phoenix Tower-Maisha) (Vivek G) 3 and Quattro (Lord Admiral-Couleur Rouge) (Ashad Asbar) 4. 2, Neck and 1. 2m, 04.96s. ₹371 (w), 122, 18 and 16 (p). SHP: 59, THP: 52, FP: 13,145, Q: 2,689, Tanala: 81,682. Favourite: Madante. Owners: M/s. Subodh Kumar Ananthula & Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni. Trainer: Magan Singh.

8. MYSORE RACE CLUB TROPHY (Div. I) (1,200m): DONTBLOCKMYWAY (Sonu Kumar) 1, Excalibur (Antony Raj) 2, Coming Home (B. Nikhil) 3 and Photograph (G. Naresh) 4. Not run: Adalynn. 3/4, 4-1/4 and 7-3/4. 1m, 14.19s. 3/4, 4-1/4 and 7-3/4. 1m, 14.19s. ₹48 (w), 15,10 and 37 (p). SHP: 30, THP: 138, FP: 87, Q: 28, Tanala: 2,063. Favourite: Excalibur. Owner: Mr. Syed Mohiuddin Mufeed. Trainer: M.F. Ali Khan.

Note: Flare (Afroz K up) planted in the stalls and did not participate.

Jackpot: 70%: ₹14,44,535 (c/o) & 30%: 1,03,181 (6 tkts.).

Mini Jackpot: (i) 1,526 (222 tkts.), (ii) 1,74,827 (c/o).

Treble: (i) 80 (387 tkts.), (ii) 794 (114 tkts.), (iii) 15,735 (7 tkts.).