Date:19/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/19/stories/2008081956281900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Oasis Star triumphs

Hyderabad: Oasis Star (Suraj Narredu up) claimed the A. P. Governor’s Cup, the main event of the races held here on Monday (Aug. 18). The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry and Mr. Cyrus P. Mistry representing The Manjri Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Tariq D. Vaidya and trained by C. D. Katrak.

The results:

1. ASTRONOMIC PLATE (D. II), (1,300 m), Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): Ice Candy (A. Imran Khan) 1, Standing Ovation (Sk. Sharookh) 2, Pacific Groove (Christopher) 3 and Classic Dancer (Ravinder S) 4. 6, 1-1/4 and 1-3/4. 1m 22.50 s. Rs. 9 (w), 6, 8 and 6 (p), SHP: Rs. 25, FP: Rs. 32, Q: Rs. 23, Tanala: Rs. 79. Favourite: Ice Candy. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Satheesh.

2. CUDDAPAH PLATE (2,200 m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Bossei Girl (Nitin Singh) 1, Realtor (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Toledo (N.M. Sequeira) 3 and Cannon Treasure (M.F. Ali Khan) 4. 1-1/2, 7 and 3. 2 m 23.27 s. Rs. 34 (w), 11, 6 and 10 (p), SHP: Rs. 20, FP: Rs. 94, Q: Rs. 36, Tanala: Rs. 294. Favourite: Realtor. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.

3. ARISTOCRACY CUP (1,200 m),Cat. III, 3-y-o only, rated upto 50: Colourful (Harish) 1, King Size (A. Imran Khan) 2, Hurricane Bay (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Hardccore (Ravinder S) 4. Shd., 3 and 5. 1m 15.74 s. Rs. 21 (w), 7, 5 and 6 (p), SHP: Rs. 18, FP: Rs. 40, Q: Rs. 13, Tanala: Rs. 62. Favourite: King Size. Owners: M/s. K. Srinivas Reddy, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Upender Kumar Agarwal and L.V.R. Deshmukh. Trainer: Deshmukh.

4. NINE CARAT PLATE (D. II), (1,400 m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75: Indian Dancer (Suraj Narredu) 1, Prohibition (Nitin Singh) 2, Star Crush (K. Anil) 3 and Pillatronics (Harish) 4. 5, 1-1/2 and 3/4. 1m 28.57 s. Rs. 9 (w), 6, 18 and 23 (p), SHP: Rs. 75, FP: Rs. 201, Q: Rs. 143, Tanala: Rs. 2008. Favourite: Indian Dancer. Owners: M/s. Mir Firasath Ali Khan, Mir Zamin Ali Khan, J.S. Dhariwal and Mir Saqafath Ali Khan. Trainer: Laxman S.

5. BASALAT JAH MEMORIAL CUP (1,800 m) , Cat. I, 3-y-o & over (Terms): Maximise (A. Imran Khan) 1, Coral Gables (Christopher) 2, Blast in Class (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Turf Raider (M.F. Ali Khan) 4. 1/2, 5 and 2. 1m 54.69 s. Rs. 11 (w), 7, 11 (p), SHP: Rs. 20, FP: Rs. 36, Q: Rs. 17, Tanala: Rs. 53. Favourite: Maximise. Owners: Dr. & Mrs. Syed Ainuddin Arif, M/s. Y. Damodar & Rafaat Hussain. Trainer: Deshmukh.

6. NINE CARAT PLATE (D. I), (1,400 m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75: Glaring Godzilla (Harish) 1, Drum Dance (A. Abhinay) 2, Flashy Trend (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Super Brand (A. Imran Khan) 4. 2, 3 and nk. 1m 28.44 s. Rs. 17 (w), 8, 13 and 12 (p), SHP: Rs. 48, FP: Rs. 192, Q: Rs. 130, Tanala: Rs. 974. Favourite: Glaring Godzilla. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. D. Pratap Chander Reddy & Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry and Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus P. Mistry representing The Manjri Stud Farm (P) Ltd.. Trainer: Deshmukh.

7. ASTANA PLATE (1,100 m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25: Man On Fire (D. Singh) 1, Million Deal (A. Imran Khan) 2, Sugar Gold (K. Anil) 3 and Zagreb (R. Umesh) 4. Shd., 1 and 3-1/2. 1m 10.70 s. Rs. 15 (w), 8, 11 and 8 (p), SHP: Rs. 34, FP: Rs. 106, Q: Rs. 55, Tanala: Rs. 230. Favourite: Sugar Gold. Owners: M/s. Majid Ali Khan, N.P. Sharma and M. Pradeep Kumar. Trainer: Zoheb Shaikh.

8. A. P. GOVERNOR’S CUP (1200 m), 3-y-o & over (Terms): Oasis Star (Suraj Narredu) 1, Auxiliary (Harish) 2 and Lenavi (Chary) 3. 4 and 8. 1m 12.76 s. Rs. 6 (w), SHP: Rs. 6, FP: Rs. 6. Favourite: Oasis Star. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry and Mr. Cyrus P. Mistry representing The Manjri Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Tariq D. Vaidya. Trainer: C.D. Katrak.

9. ASTRONOMIC PLATE (D. I), (1,300 m), Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): Accordion (Christopher) 1, Smarty Prince (Suraj Narredu) 2, Nandanvanaa (Ravinder S) 3 and Phar Lap (D. Singh) 4. 1-1/4, 3/4 and nk. 1 m 23.61 s. Rs. 50 (w), 11, 6 and 9 (p), SHP: Rs. 14, FP: Rs. 204, Q: Rs. 63, Tanala: Rs. 364. Favourite: Phar Lap. Owners: M/s. N.P. Pratap, K. Rama Krishna, Lt. Col. (Retd.) J. Dev Khanna & Mr. M. Rafeeq Iqbal. Trainer: L. D’Silva.

Treble (i): Rs. 337 (155 tkts.), (ii): Rs. 160 (260 tkts.), (iii): Rs. 731 (137 tkts.).

Consolation: Rs. 157 (1536 tkts.).

Jackpot: Rs. 5814 (97 tkts.).