Date:31/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/31/stories/2008033155992000.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Noble Prince wins main event

Mumbai: Noble Prince (Daniel Grant up) won the HDIL Indian St. Leger, the stellar attraction of Sunday’s races here. The winner is owned by Capt. Jamshed J. Appoo, Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla & Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla representing Poonawalla Racing & Brdg. Ltd. S. Padmanabhan trains the winner.

In the Archimedes Plate, Dashrath Singh rider of Classic Spirit got unseated from his mount near the 1000m and in the Rustomji Byramji Trophy jockey J .Pradeep was also dislodged from his mount Maverick soon after the start. They were taken to hospital for treatment.

The results:

1. PROTÉGÉ PLATE (1,000m), rated 00 to 26: Bridge Too Far (S. Fargeat) 1, Cabinda (N. Alam) 2, Emerging Power (Prashant) 3 and Charging Rhino (Tograllu) 4. 2-3/4, 1-1/2 & 4-1/2. 1m 0.88s. Rs. 18(w), 12 and 20 (p). SHP: Rs. 32, FP: Rs. 34, Q: Rs. 21, Tanala: Rs. 42 and Rs. 19. Favourite: Bridge Too Far. Owner: Mr. Rajesh Monga. Trainer: S.K. Sunderji.

2. ARCHIMEDES PLATE (1,200m), rated 00 to 26: Master Planner (Belose) 1, Raging Chenb (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Viceroy (L. Prashant) 3 and Encouragement (T.S. Jodha) 4. 5-3/4, hd. & 2-1/4. 1m 13.92s. Rs. 114 (w), 29, 13 and 18 (p). SHP: Rs. 37, FP: Rs. 450, Q: Rs. 194, Tanala: Rs. 1,226 and Rs. 875. Favourite: Raging Chenb. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. I. Nathani, M/s. Murad I. Nathani & Zain I. Nathani rep. Alpha Stud and Farms Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Rehanullah Khan.

3. AZIZ H. AHMEDBHOY TROPHY (1,600m), rated 60 to 86: Ivanka (Kharadi) 1, Kingdom Of Love (S. Fargeat) 2, Ponyta (Riyaz) 3 and Alvida (Tograllu) 4. Not run: Desert Dust. 3/4, 1-1/4 & 3-1/2. 1m 43.56s. Rs. 32(w), 14 and 18 (p). SHP: Rs. 28, FP: Rs. 56, Tanala: Rs. 111 and Rs. 54. Favourite: Kingdom Of Love. Owners: Dr. Ram H. Shroff rep. M/s. Stride Horse Rac. Pvt. Ltd. & M/s. A.F. Tapia & J.F. Tapia. Trainer: Vinayak.

4. ZURBARAN PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), rated 40 to 66: Firefoot (C. Rajendra) 1, Born To Lead (Agarwal) 2, Nectar Jewel (N. Jodha) 3 and The Brave Heart (Ranjane) 4. 3/4, 3/4 & 1. 1m 0.06s. Rs. 21(w), 15, 26 and 26 (p). SHP: Rs. 57, FP: Rs. 70, Q: Rs. 62, Tanala: Rs. 385 and Rs. 217. Favourite: Firefoot. Owners: Mr & Mrs. A. Rashid & Mr. & Mrs. R. Rashid. Trainer: S. Mangalorkar.

5. RUSTOMJI BYRAMJI TROPHY (1,000m), rated 20 to 46: Stellar Affair (Ruzaan) 1, Ekofisk (Neeraj) 2, Xiamen (Aadesh) 3 and Marmaris (P.S. Chouhan) 4. 3/4, 3/4 & 1/2. 1m 0.68s. Rs. 49 (w), 17, 23 and 33 (p). SHP: Rs. 62, FP: Rs. 227, Q: Rs. 129, Tanala: Rs. 1,874 and Rs. 739. Favourite: Monarchos. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay Mallya rep. United Racing & Breeders Ltd., Mr. Sunil Jhangiani & Mrs. Shaila Jhangiani rep. Equest (India) Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.

6. ZURBARAN PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), rated 40 to 66: Tearaway (Nilesh) 1, Hitz (Tograllu) 2, Intimacy (Neeraj) 3 and Pacemaker (Riyaz) 4. 3/4, sh. hd, 1/2. 1m 0.56s. Rs. 249 (w), 46, 19 and 13 (p). SHP: Rs. 42, FP: Rs. 1,897, Q: Rs. 1,812, Tanala: Rs. 4,115 and Rs. 980. Favourite: Intimacy. Owners: Mr. H.A. Khan & Mrs. Rheema H. Khan. Trainer: Faisal Abbas.

7. A.F.S. TALYARKHAN TROPHY (1,200m), Maiden 3-y-o only: Sea Princess (C. Rajendra) 1, Swahili (Daniel Grant) 2, Go Guzzi Go (Srinath) 3 and Fire Vault (Merchant) 4. 5-3/4, 3-3/4 & 6-3/4. 1m 11. 74s. Rs. 15 (w), 11, 20 and 24 (p). SHP: Rs. 40, FP: Rs. 49, Q: Rs. 39, Tanala: Rs. 150 and Rs. 64. Favourite: Sea Princess. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay Mallya rep. United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.

8. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,200m), rated 80 and upwards: Avec Plaisir (C. Rajendra) 1, Pepe Junior (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Lago Medio (S. Fargeat) 3 and Enceladus (Aadesh) 4. 3/4, 2-1/2 & 4-1/2. 1m 10.33s. Rs. 30 (w), 19 and 19 (p). SHP: Rs. 44, FP: Rs. 53, Q: Rs. 19, Tanala: Rs. 183 and Rs. 133. Favourite: Avec Plaisir. Owners: M/s. Mohan Chattaram & G. Shewakramani. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.

9. HDIL INDIAN ST. LEGER (2,800m), 4-y-o only: Noble Prince (Daniel Grant) 1, Sweeping Success (B. Prakash) 2, Maseeha (S. Chinoy) 3 and Gobelin (C. Rajendra) 4. Sh. hd, 3-1/4 & 3/4. 2m 58.74s. Rs. 32 (w), 14, 14 and 57 (p). SHP: Rs. 36, FP: Rs 51, Q: Rs. 31, Tanala: Rs. 1,662 and Rs. 1,296. Favourite: Sweeping Success. Owners: Capt. Jamshed J. Appoo, Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla & Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla rep. Poonawalla Racing & Brdg. Ltd. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan.

10. A.F.S. TALYARKHAN TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m), Maiden 3-y-o only: Dancing Dynamite (Merchant) 1, Icebreaker (Daniel Grant) 2, Highland Magic (Neeraj) 3 and Crescendo (S. Chinoy) 4. Not run: Bold Act. 1-3/4, 2-3/4 & sh. hd. 1m 12.26s. Rs.1,244 (w), 119, 12 and 43 (p). SHP: Rs. 41, FP: Rs. 5,152, Q: Rs. 944, Tanala: Rs. 89, 754 and Rs. 19,233. Favourite: Icebreaker. Owner: Mr. V.N. Babu. Trainer: Mansoor Shah.

11. PELICAN PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 46: Kalpavruksha (Daniel Grant) 1, Top Action (B. Prakash) 2, Morpheus (S. Fargeat) 3 and Classic Star (Neeraj) 4. 3/4, 2-1/2 & 2. 1m 25.44s. Rs. 38 (w), 16, 17 and 20 (p). SHP: Rs. 48, FP: Rs. 88, Q: Rs. 90, Tanala: Rs. 305 and Rs. 121. Favourite: Kalpavruksha. Owners: Mr. Mohan Chattaram, Mr. Dara K.Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mr. J.H. Damania & Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Bezan Chenoy.

Jackpot: (i): (70 per cent): Rs. 35, 098 (10 tkts.); (30 per cent): Rs. 2,893 (52 tkts.); (ii): (70 per cent): Rs. 1,06,733 (six tkts.); (30 per cent): Rs. 15, 248 (18 tkts.).

Treble: (i): Rs. 237 (223 tkts.), (ii): Rs. 5,279 (six tkts.), (iii): Rs. 32,166 (two tkts.).

Super jackpot: (70 per cent): Rs. 4,54,224 (one tkt.); (30 per cent): Rs. 97,333 (two tkts.).