Date:02/11/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/02/stories/2007110261872300.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Splendid Surprise wins

MYSORE: Mr. Santosh S. Lad’s Splendid Surprise (Christopher up) won the Poonawalla Mysore Derby 2007 (Grade I) (2,000 m), the feature event of the races held here on Thursday (Nov. 1). Mahaesh trains the winner.

Leading Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy (Stakes won Rs.90,10,393).

Champion Trainer: R. Foley (27 winners). Champion Jockey: B. Prakash (25 winners). Leading Bookmaker: M/s. Benaka. Leading Tipster: Racing Today, tipped 53 winners Horse of the Season: Golden Kiss (6 starts, 3 wins)

The results:

1. D.H. DASAPPA MEMORIAL CUP (Div II), (1,400 m), rated 30 & below, 4 y-o & over: Tropical Flyer (Chandrashekar) 1, Smile Again (Jagadeesh) 2, Spread A Smile (G. Adarsh) 3 and Black Heaven (S. Rajesh) 4. 2 1/4, 2 1/2 & 5. 1m 29.06s. Rs.70 (w), 19, 17 & 354 (p), FP: Rs.210, Q: Rs.224, SHP: Rs.49, Trinalla: Rs.12,839 & Rs.11,005. Favourite: Gati Power. Owner: Mr. M.N. Nambiar. Trainer: Bobby.

2. D.H. DASAPPA MEMORIAL CUP (Div I), (1,400 m), rated 30 & below, 4 y-o & over: Caribbean Pirate (Sapra) 1, Gala Performer (S. Mubarak) 2, Fantabulous Hero (Ashwin Rao) 3 and Silver Cat (N.M. Khan) 4. 5 1/2, 1 1/4 & 2 1/4. 1m 28.35s. Rs.67 (w), 21, 57 & 16 (p), FP: Rs.973, Q: Rs.395, SHP: Rs.169, Trinalla: Rs.1,492 & Rs.731. Favourite: Fantabulous Hero. Owner: Mr. Ashwin Kumar Patel. Trainer: Nityanand.

3. R.M. PUTTANNA MEMORIAL GOLD TROPHY (1,100 m), Maiden, 3 y-o only (Terms): Awesome Beauty (Appu) 1, Spirit Of China (Gnaneshwar) 2, On The Dot (B. Mahesh) 3 and Jersey Power (Neeraj) 4. 3/4, 1 3/4 & 4 1/4. 1m 07.32s. Rs.49 (w), 16, 13 & 80 (p), FP: Rs.98, Q: Rs.40, SHP: Rs.44, Trinalla: Rs.1,204 & Rs.651. Favourite: Spirit Of China. Owners: M/s. G.S. Reddy, M. Pavan Kumar Appa Rao & Chanaka Thilan Rodgrigo. Trainer: Dominic.

4. DAISY APPOO CUP (1,400 m), 3 y-o, (Terms): Badge Of Gold (B. Prakash) 1, Raider’s Sun (Christopher) 2, Mercurial (Jagadeesh) 3 and Scimitar (R. Marshall) 4. 5 1/4, 2 3/4 & 1/2. 1m 25.15s. Rs.15 (w), 12, 17 & 17 (p), FP: Rs.36, Q: Rs.44, SHP: Rs.39, Trinalla: Rs.111 & Rs.40. Favourite: Badge Of Gold. Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.

5. SEETHARAM MUDALIAR MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div I), (1,600 m) rated 40 to 70, 5 y-o & over: Bountiful Beauty (S.Selvaraj) 1, Royal Hawk (Chandrashekar) 2, Code Of Law (Christopher) 3 and Cartouche (P. Krishna) 4. 1/2, 5 & 4 1/4. 1m 39.83s. Rs.41 (w), 18, 16 & 25 (p), FP: Rs.544, Q: Rs.110, SHP: Rs.58, Trinalla: Rs.604 & Rs.277, Exacta: Rs.2,758 (Carried over). Favourite: Bountiful Beauty. Owners: Mrs. Namrata Yadav & Mr. A.L. Shah. Trainer: Rakesh.

6. BANGALORE TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,600 m), rated 80 & above: Talk Of The Devil (Appu) 1, Super Speed (P. Kamlesh) 2, Stone Of Destiny (Christopher) 3 and Polar Wolf (B. Prakash) 4. 1 1/4, hd & nk. 1m 37.84s. Rs.58 (w), 18, 26 & 17 (p), FP: Rs.153, Q: Rs.200, SHP: Rs.83, Trinalla: Rs.818 & Rs.330. Favourite: Stone Of Destiny. Owners: M/s. F. Sirajuddin & G. Basavaraju. Trainer: Sirajuddin.

7. GOOL & SOLI POONAWALLA MEMORIAL GOLD TROPHY (Div I), (1,200 m), rated 60 to 90, 5 y-o & over: Armament (Suraj Narredu) 1, Bravo Bedford (Sapra) 2, Winfoot (Gnaneshwar) 3 and Prince Of Hearts (Srinath) 4. 2 3/4, 5 1/4 & shnk. 1m 13.24s. Rs.39 (w), 16, 29 & 104 (p), FP: Rs.444, Q: Rs.187, SHP: Rs.84. Trinalla: Rs.13,526 & Rs. 2,319, Exacta: Rs.1,841 (Carried over). Favourite: Prince Of Hearts. Owners: M/s. M. Ayub Khan & S.T. Shivaprasad. Trainer: Md. Sajid Qureshi.

8. POONAWALLA MYSORE DERBY 2007 (GRADE I), (2,000 m), 3 y-o (Terms): SPLENDID SURPRISE (Steinbeck-Falling Feather) (Christopher) 1,

STAR TEAM (Alnasr Alwasheek-Pleasures) (B. Prakash) 2,

CONFIDENT VICTORY (Placerville- Astana) (D. Patel) 3 and

RETRIBUTION (Placerville-First One Home) (C. Rajendra) 4. Lnk, 1/2 & lnk. 2m 05.87s. Rs.47 (w), 16, 16 & 433 (p), FP: Rs.98, Q: Rs.58, SHP: Rs.50, Trinalla: Rs.10,565 & Rs.6,037. Favourite: Star Team. Owner: Mr. Santhosh S. Lad. Trainer: Mahaesh.

9. GOOL & SOLI POONAWALLA MEMORIAL GOLD TROPHY (DivII), (1,200 m), rated 60 to 90, 5 y-o & over: West Coast Eagle (B. Prakash) 1, Ardmore (Afsar Khan) 2, Royal Assault (Gnaneshwar) 3 and Stilton (Melvyn Maseyk) 4. 4 1/4, 11/2 & lnk. 1m 14.05s. Rs.27 (w), 15, 41 & 70 (p), FP: Rs.375, Q: Rs.220, SHP: Rs.184, Trinalla: Rs.4,910 & Rs. 2,104, Exacta: Rs.980 (Carried over). Favourite: West Coast Eagle. Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.

10. SEETHARAM MUDALIAR MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div II), (1,600 m), rated 40 to 70, 5 y-o & over: Ponte Romano (S. John) 1, Worth A Gold (Appu) 2, Fashion Verdict (P. Kamlesh) 3 and Sneak Preview (I. Chisty) 4. Not run: Settle The Score. 3/4, 2 1/2 & 2 1/4. 1m 40.23s. Rs.34 (w), 15, 21 & 16 (p), FP: Rs.96, Q: Rs.55, SHP: Rs.60, Trinalla: Rs.221 & Rs.71. Favourite: Fashion Verdict. Owner: Mr. Bhupendra K. Pathak. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.

Treble: (i) Rs.462 (69 tkts); (ii) Rs.856 (32 tkts); (iii) Rs.285 (393 tkts).

Mini Jackpot: (i) Rs.2,220 (20 tkts); (ii) Rs.777 (40 tkts).

Jackpot: Rs.4,634 (283 tkts). Runner up: Rs.809 (695tkts).