Date:08/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/08/stories/2008080862412200.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Alekona for Governor’s Cup

BANGALORE: Alekona, who is in fine fettle, may claim the Governor’s Cup (2,400m), the chief event of the concluding day’s races to be held here on Friday (Aug. 8).

There will be no false rails.

•CHAMPION TRAINER CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 1-30 p.m: 1. Brave Arjun (9) P. Mani 60, 2. Imperial Applause (8) Gopal Rao 60, 3. Lago Vista (4) Ranjeet 60, 4. Worth A Million (6) Gautam Raj 58, 5. Baffled (5) P. S. Chouhan 57.5, 6. Desert Realm (7) B. Prakash 57.5, 7. Sheer Gold (3) Vivek 56.5, 8. Buffalo On Rail (2) Gnaneshwar 56, 9. Rain Man (10) Mahendran 56, 10. Cindy Girl (1) Md. Shafiq 54 and 11. Sabari (11) Krishnan 53.5.

1. Desert Realm, 2. Sheer Gold,

3. Worth A Million

•LEADING TIPSTER CUP (1,400m), rated 00 to 25, 2-00: 1. Ahira (1) Selvaraj 62.5, 2. Caspian Sea (12) Christopher 62, 3. Solitary Champ (11) Suraj Narredu 62, 4. Royal Confidence (8) Shinde 62, 5. Redshift (10) Vivek 61, 6. Bid For Glory (3) Appu 59.5, 7. Royal Artist (6) P. S. Chouhan 59, 8. You Beauty (2) S. John 59, 9. Fantabulous Hero (7) Shahbuddin 58, 10. Event Horizon (5) Ashok Kumar 58, 11. Lucky Look (4) Mahendran 55.5 and 12. Live It Up (9) Md. Shafiq 53.

1. Caspian Sea, 2. Solitary Champ, 3. Ahira

•LEADING BOOKMAKER CUP (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 2-30: 1. Festino (7) Md. Shafiq 56, 2. Unseeded Star (3) W. Smith 56, 3. Edmondo (6) Appu 56, 4. Forever Mark (12) B. Prakash 56, 5. Zaffarani (2) M. Narredu 56, 6. Spark Of Class (9) Harish 56, 7. Superlativo (10) Ashok Kumar 56, 8. Your Destiny (11) P. S. Chouhan 56, 9. Ray Of Sunshine (4) Neeraj 54.5, 10. Shoot A Rainbow (8) Suraj Narredu 54.5, 11. Xel (1) Shobhan 54.5 and 12. Nearco Dancer (5) B. Paswan 54.5.

1. Zaffarani, 2. Ray Of Sunshine, 3. Unseeded Star

•CHAMPION JOCKEY CUP (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6-y-o, 3-00: 1. Allegro (6) R. Marshall 60, 2. A Run To Remember (5) Sapra 59.5, 3. Miss Pukka (10) S. John 58.5, 4. On The Dot (1) Shiva Kumar 58, 5. Queens Composer (11) Narasimha 58, 6. Mexikan Wave (2) Gopal Rao 56.5, 7. Chakravyuha Bhedak (9) Vivek 55, 8. Life Is Wonderful (8) Shahbuddin 55, 9. Spread A Smile (3) Sreekanth 54.5, 10. Star Blue (4) Shobhan 54.5 and 11. Diamond Shower (7) Rajesh 53.

1. Diamond Shower, 2. On The Dot, 3. Allegro

•CHAMPION TRAINER CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 3-30: 1. Supreme Splendour (6) B. Prakash 62.5, 2. One (3) M. Narredu 62.5, 3. Rapid Response (7) Sreekanth 62, 4. Just Great (4) Appu 61.5, 5. Dash To Cash (5) Suraj Narredu 61.5, 6. Man United (11) W. Smith 60.5, 7. Nearco Master (2) Rajesh 60.5, 8. Spark Of Gold (1) Harish 60, 9. Arabian Memories (8) Md. Shafiq 59.5, 10. Alyciaa (10) Vivek 56.5 and 11. Atlantus (9) Christopher 54.

1. Atlantus, 2. Supreme Splendour, 3. One

•GOVERNOR’S CUP (2,400m), 4-y-o & over (Terms), 4-00: 1. Southern Empire (2) B. Prakash 61, 2. Alekona (3) M. Narredu 58, 3. Southern Charge (1) W. Smith 55.5, 4. Gruezi (4) Neeraj 54.5, 5. Friendly Fire (7) P. S. Chouhan 53, 6. Azureus (5) C. Alford 53 and 7. Angelique (6) Appu 50.

1. Alekona, 2. Southern Empire

•LEADING OWNER CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 4, 5 & 6-y-o, 4-30: 1. In The Zone (7) Appu 62.5, 2. Asiaticus (3) Ashok Kumar 61.5, 3. Rebellious (9) Christopher 61.5, 4. Mangalya Prarambh (11) Suraj Narredu 61, 5. Cannavaro (10) Shinde 60, 6. Ever So Clever (8) R. Marshall 58.5, 7. Zafar (2) W. Smith 57.5, 8. Kaliyug Raja (1) P. Mani 56.5, 9. Tina’s Triumph (4) Shobhan 56.5, 10. Read My Mind (6) Md. Shoaib 56 and 11. Surprise Package (5) M. Narredu 55.5.

1. Cannavaro, 2. In The Zone,

3. Asiaticus

•CHAMPION JOCKEY CUP (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6-y-o, 5-00: 1. Ballerina Girl (3) S. John 62, 2. Good Companion (9) Shobhan 61.5, 3. Badda Rupaiyya (4) Gnaneshwar 61, 4. Lightnin Blues (10) Suraj Narredu 60.5, 5. Illusive Girl (1) Gautam Raj 59, 6. Shisham (8) M. Narredu 59, 7. You And I (5) Vivek 58.5, 8. Kandiate (2) Shakti 58.5, 9. Supreme Quest (11) Shiva Kumar 58, 10. Master Strategist (12) Sapra 56, 11. New Pastures (6) P. Ramesh 56 and 12. Senna (7) B. Paswan 53.

1. Shisham, 2. Good Companion, 3. Senna

•LEADING OWNER CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 4, 5 & 6-y-o, 5-30: 1. An Equal Music (6) Christopher 60.5, 2. Act Smart (10) M. Narredu 57.5, 3. Billy Blackjack (4) P. S. Chouhan 55.5, 4. Faction Leader (3) Shobhan 55.5, 5. Hawaiian Sunrise (5) S. John 55.5, 6. Movie Queen (9) Krishnan 55.5, 7. Smart N Special (11) Md. Shoaib 55, 8. Darktan (2) Selvaraj 53.5, 9. Enforcer (7) Vivek 53, 10. Look Alike (8) Md. Shafiq 52.5 and 11. Seasons Greetings (1) P. Ramesh 51.5.

1. Act Smart, 2. Enforcer, 3. Movie Queen

Day’s best: Alekona

Double: Zaffarani — Diamond Shower

Jkt: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9; Mini Jkt: 3, 5, 7 & 9; Tr (i): 2, 4 & 5; (ii): 6, 8 & 9; Exacta: 4, 7, 8 & 9.