Date:12/02/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/12/stories/2008021260561700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Great Occasion in good form

CHENNAI: Great Occasion, who is in good form, may extend his winning streak in the Class II M.CT.M. Chidambaram Chettiyar Memorial Cup (1,000m), the main event of the races to be held here on Tuesday (Feb.12).

There will be no false rails.

•GRIFFIN CUP (1,000m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 1-30 p.m.: 1. Okie Dokie (2) C. Umesh 55, 2. Star Flag (1) Huzaif 55, 3. Welsh Artist (3) C. Murugan 55 and 4. Glamourous (4) Lakshmanan 53.5.

1. Glamourous, 2. Welsh Artist

•M.CT.M. CHIDAMBARAM CHETTIYAR MEMORIAL CUP (1,000m), Cl. II, 2-00: 1. Steinlen (4) Rajendra Singh 60, 2. Magical Sunset (2) Mohan 59, 3. Highland Wonder (6) Milan 58, 4. Man Of Honour (3) Prem 53, 5. Dashing Chief (1) Kabthar 50 and 6. Great Occasion (5) Manikandan 49.

1. Great Occasion,

2. Highland Wonder

•SOUTH INDIA EQUESTRIAN GUIDE GOLD CUP (Div.I), (1,200m), Cl. III, 2-30: 1. Exotic Duke (3) Senthil Kumar 60, 2. Perfect Venue (4) Kabthar 58.5, 3. Resplendent Glory (1) Milan 57, 4. Numeric (6) Mohan 55, 5. Smart N Unique (2) Prem 51.5, 6. Wizard Prince (7) C. Velu 51 and 7. Celtic Princess (5) Manikandan 48.5.

1. Smart N Unique,

2. Resplendent Glory, 3. Numeric

•SOUTH INDIA EQUESTRIAN GUIDE GOLD CUP (Div.II), (1,200m), Cl. III, 3-00: 1. Noble Flash (3) Milan 60, 2. Blushing Rainbow (1) Rajendra Singh 57.5, 3. Paradise Flight (5) Senthil Kumar 56.5, 4. Gold Empress (Mohan) 54, 5. Ring Of Destiny (4) Babul 50 and 6. Ministrel Heights (6) Kabthar 49.5.

1. Noble Flash,

2. Ministrel Heights

•SEWANIA PLATE (1,200m), Cl. V-A, 3-30: 1. Prince Crimson (7) Rajendra Singh 60, 2. Continuity (2) Bopanna 58, 3. Culture Shock (8) Milan 57, 4. Ocean Conqueror (9) Lakshmanan 57, 5. Starmaniac (10) Prem 57, 6. Battle Ridge (1) C. Murugan 55.5, 7. Dream Pal (6) Srinivasan 53.5, 8. Royal Amaretto (12) Manikandan 53.5, 9. Scent Of Victory (14) Akbar 53.5, 10. Festive Season (4) Miss Roapa 53, 11. Island Ruler (5) R. Karthik 53, 12. Roman King (16) Kabthar 52.5, 13. Hunters Wish (17) Cornelius 52, 14. Olympian (15) C. Umesh 52, 15. Rising Force (3) C. Velu 51.5, 16. Kempis (13) Babul 51 and 17. Revolving Star (11) Venkatesan 50.5.

1. Royal Amaretto, 2. Starmanic, 3. Culture Shock

•BYERLY STUD PLATE (Div.I), (1,400m), Cl. V-B, 5-y-o & over, 4-00: 1. Empirical (1) Rajendra Singh 60, 2. High Accolade (9) Srinivasan 59, 3. Splendid Gesture (4) Lakshmanan 56.5, 4. Instant Appeal (2) Milan 56, 5. Lord Of Vision (5) K.S. Rathore 52.5, 6. Mohican Chief (8) Huzaif 52.5, 7. Always Champ (3) C. Murugan 50.5, 8. Arabie (7) C. Umesh 50.5, 9. Gold Prospector (10) Mukesh Kumar 49.5 and 10. On the Run (6) Akbar 49.

1. Mohican Chief,

2. Always Champ,

3. Instant Appeal

•NANDIGRAM PLATE (Div.I), (1,200m), 3-y-o only, 4-30: 1. Cobra King (1) Rajendra Singh 59, 2. Stunning Move (6) Milan 57.5, 3. Always Vigilant (4) Babul 50, 4. Ardent Prince (3) C. Velu 50, 5. Dolphin Bay (5) Prem 50, 6. Resplendent Alpha (7) Kabthar 50 and 7. Oasis Dream (2) Manikandan 48.5.

1. Cobra King, 2. Oasis Dream,

3. Stunning Move

•NANDIGRAM PLATE (Div.II), (1,200m), 3-y-o only, 5-00: 1. Cosmic Star (4) Rajendra Singh 59, 2. Beautiful Vision (2) Milan 52.5, 3. Arctic Wings (7) Prem 50, 4. Happy Crusader (1) C. Velu 50, 5. Roman Quintet (6) Babul 50, 6. Secret Pride (5) Kabthar 48.5 and 7. Supreme Harmony (3) Manikandan 48.5.

1. Cosmic Star,

2. Beautiful Vision,

3. Arctic Wings

•BYERLY STUD PLATE (Div.II), (1,400m), Cl. V-B, 5-y-o & over, 5-30: 1. Royal City (3) Senthil Kumar 60, 2. Finest Moment (2) Milan 59.5, 3. Major Flight (6) Rajendra Singh 59.5, 4. Polar Magic (1) Mohan 59.5, 5. Secret Conqueror (7) Mohan 59.5, 6. Some More Time (4) Prem 58.5, 7. Wayward King (5) Babul 57.5 and 8. One Aim (8) Manikandan 57.

1. Finest Moment,

2. Secret Conqueror,

3. Polar Magic

Day’s best: Great Occasion

Double: Cobra King – Cosmic Star

Jackpot: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.

Treble: 7, 8 & 9.