Date:30/01/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/01/30/stories/2008013056672200.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Man Of Honour triumphs

CHENNAI: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy’s Man Of Honour (Manikandan up) won the A.V. Thomas Gold Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Tuesday (Jan. 29). The winner is trained by R. Foley.

The results:

1. CALICUT PLATE (1,400m), Cl. V-A: Red Apache (S. Manohar) 1, Ocean Conqueror (Miss Roopa) 2, King’s Charter (Milan) 3 and Culture Shock (Rajendra Singh) 4. 1-3/4, 1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m 31.64s. Rs. 42 (w), 22, nil and 9 (p), SHP: Rs. 101 (carried over), FP: Rs. 99 (carried over), Q: Rs. 254 (carried over), Tanala: Rs. 176 (carried over). Favourite: King’s Charter. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.

2. A.V. THOMAS GOLD CUP (1,200m), Cl. II: Man Of Honour (Manikandan) 1, War Zone (Rajendra Singh) 2, Frantic (Milan) 3 and Magical Sunset (Senthil Kumar) 4. 4, 2-1/2 and 1. 1m 19.18s. Rs. 6 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 72, FP: Rs. 34, Q: Rs. 38, Tanala: Rs. 57. Favourite: Man Of Honour. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.

3. INDIAN REPUBLIC CUP (Div.I), (1,200m),Cl. IV: Spanish Ace (C. Velu) 1, Polar Passion (Senthil Kumar) 2, Gold Crusader (Mohan) 3 and Star Ballerina (Rajendra Singh) 4. 2-1/4, 1 and 2. 1m 23.52s. Rs. 10 (w), 6, nil and 8 (p), SHP: Rs. 30, FP: Rs. 28, Q: Rs. 31, Tanala: Rs. 73. Favourite: Spanish Ace. Owner: Mr. N. Anantharam. Trainer: F. Sait.

4. INDIAN REPUBLIC CUP (Div.II), (1,200m), Cl. IV: King’s Heir (Prem) 1, Be My Hero (Babul) 2, Polish Emperor (Kabthar) 3 and Prince Of Light (Milan) 4. 2-1/4, 2-3/4 and 1. 1m 24.63s. Rs. 41 (w), 8, 15 and 15 (p), SHP: Rs. 17, FP: Rs. 12, Q: Rs. 14, Tanala: Rs. 38. Favourite: Prince Of Light. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: B. Suresh.

5. MADRAS CUP (Div.I), (1,200m), Cl. V-B: Royal Amaretto (Senthil Kumar) 1, Regent’s Secret (S. Manohar) 2, Golden Ranger (Manikandan) 3 and Trojan Flight (Prem) 4. 1-1/2, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m 24.53s. Rs. 12 (w), 6, 11 and nil (p), SHP: Rs. 11, FP: Rs. 48, Q: Rs. 15, Tanala: Rs. 10. Favourite: Royal Amaretto. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: B. Suresh.

6. MADRAS CUP (Div.II), (1,200m), Cl. V-B: Arma (Rajendra Singh) 1, Candy Man (Kabthar) 2, Imperialistic (S. Manohar) 3 and Proud Native (Prem) 4. 3, 3/4 and 3-1/4. 1m 15.89s. Rs. 32 (w), 36, nil and nil (p), SHP: Rs. 89 (carried over), FP: Rs. 32 (carried over), Q: Rs, 145, Tanala: Rs. 266 (carried over). Favourite: Rising Time. Owner: Mr. A. Selvakumar. Trainer: F. Sait.

7. S.A.A. ANNAMALAI CHETTIAR GOLD CUP (Div.I), (1,000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Dancing Debut (Milan) 1, Arctic Wings (Prem) 2, Oasis Dream (Kabthar) 3 and Rainbow Mirage (Babul) 4. 2-1/4, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m 10.97s. Rs. 18 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 5, FP: Rs. 7, Q: Rs. 15, Tanala: Rs. 10. Favourite: Dancing Debut. Owner: Mr. B. Sridharan. Trainer: R. Foley.

8. S.A.A. ANNAMALAI CHETTIAR GOLD CUP (Div.II), (1,000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Autumn Pearl (Rajendra Singh) 1, Spanish Heart (S. Manohar) 2, Surfers Paradise (Kabthar) 3 and Top Line (Mohan) 4. 2-1/4, 2-1/2 and 1. 1m 8.06s. Rs. 5 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 35, FP: Rs. 24, Q: Rs. 20, Tanala: Rs. 13. Favourite: Autumn Pearl. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.

9. SIKKIL PLATE (1,000m), Cl. V-A, 6-y-o & over: Sharp Star (Rajendra Singh) 1, Starmaniac (Prem) 2, Fashion Statement (Miss Roopa) 3 and Indian Gold (Mohan) 4. 2-1/2, shd and 3/4. 1m 2.54s. Rs. 73 (w), 40, 20 and nil (p), SHP: Rs. 44 (carried over), FP: Rs. 16 (carried over), Q: Rs. 131 (carried over), Tanala: Rs. 76 (carried over). Favourite: Roman King. Owner: Mr. N. Anantharam. Trainer: R. Foley.

Jackpot: Rs. 1,092 (three tkts).

Treble: 176 (18 tkts).