Date:25/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/25/stories/2008082560331900.htm

Sport - Squash

Orochi triumphs

HYDERABAD: Orochi (Gnaneshwar up) won the Nizam’s Gold Cup, the main event of the races held here on Sunday (Aug. 24). The winner is the property of M/s. S. Prasad Raju, K.S.N. Murthy, B.S. Reddy and Penmethsa Ramachandra Raju and is trained by Prasad R.

The results:

1. ROYAL TERN PLATE (1,600m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Enforcement (Christopher) 1, Spectacular Hero (R. Umesh) 2, Altai (Nitin Singh) 3 and Montush (Shoban Babu) 4. 2-1/2, 1/2 and 1. 1m 43.93s. Rs. 6 (w), 5 and 52 (p), SHP: Rs. 95, FP: Rs. 95, Q: Rs. 86, Tanala: Rs. 224. Favourite: Enforcement. Owners: M/s G. Prabhakar Reddy, N.V. Rohin Kumar and G. Sampath Reddy. Trainer: L. D’Silva.

2. MADANNA PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Freak Fantasy (Harish) 1, Jazz Man (Gnaneshwar) 2, Track Rule (A. Abhinay) 3 and Star Kid (Nitin Singh) 4. 2, 1-3/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 30.50s. Rs. 27 (w), 8, 7 & 6 (p), SHP: Rs. 18, FP: Rs. 57, Q: Rs. 25, Tanala: Rs. 130. Favourite: Jazz Man. Owner: Mr. M.V. Narayana Rao. Trainer: N. Rao.

3. BANGALORE TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,200m), Cat. I, 3-y-o & over: Doing My Best (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Flying Rudolph (Suraj Narredu) 2, True Legend (A. Ramana) 3 and Raj Veer (Harish) 4. 1-1/2, 1 and 1-3/4. 1m 13.38s. Rs. 30 (w), 8, 5 & 32 (p), SHP: Rs. 25, FP: Rs. 71, Q: Rs. 18, Tanala: Rs. 1014. Favourite: Flying Rudolph. Owners: Mrs. Balaram Akkineni and Col. K.S. Garcha. Trainer: A. Vatsalya.

4. MRS. S.N. REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 75: Star Crush (Nitin Singh) 1, Sir Onslaught (Harish) 2, Chief De Mission (Sk. Sharookh) 3 and Silver Bullet (P.S. Chouhan) 4. 1/2, nk and nk. 1m 41.80s. Rs. 110 (w), 21, 9 & 12 (p), SHP: Rs. 25, FP: Rs. 816, Q: Rs. 269, Tanala: Rs. 9852. Favourite: Sir Onslaught. Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Satheesh.

5. MADANNA PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Nano War (Gnaneshwar) 1, Olympic Crown (Sk. Sharookh) 2, Armstrong (B. Mukesh) 3 and Bon Fire (Shoban Babu) 4. 5, 1-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 29.21s. Rs. 15 (w), 6, 8 & 6 (p), SHP: Rs. 23, FP: Rs. 38, Q: Rs. 29, Tanala: Rs. 67. Favourite: Armstrong. Owners: The estate of late Mr. K. Chatterjee, M/s T. Rakesh Reddy and Sunil Kumar Sethi. Trainer: A. Vatsalya.

6. KLAIRON GOLD PLATE (1,200m), Cat. III, Maiden 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Fusion Music (A. Abhinay) 1, Baywatch Babe (Suraj Narredu) 2, Valerie (M. Krishna) 3 and Super Brat (R. Umesh) 4. 2, 2-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 16.05s. Rs. 21 (w), 7, 6 & 45 (p), SHP: Rs. 20, FP: Rs. 42, Q: Rs. 14, Tanala: Rs. 1196. Favourite: Baywatch Babe. Owner: Mr. B. Vijay. Trainer: Habibullah.

7. NIZAM’S GOLD CUP (2,000m), 4-y-o & over (Terms): Orochi (Gnaneshwar) 1, Angelique (R. Marshall) 2, Diabolical (A. Imran Khan) 3 and Friendly Fire (Christopher) 4. 1/2, 2 and 1/2. 2m 04.63s. Rs. 46 (w), 11, 14 & 9 (p), SHP: Rs. 45, FP: Rs. 674, Q: Rs. 536, Tanala: Rs. 2780. Favourite: Cotswold Arms. Owners: M/s. S. Prasad Raju, K.S.N. Murthy, B.S. Reddy and Penmethsa Ramachandra Raju. Trainer: Prasad R.

8. DELHI PLATE (1,200m), Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): China Pearl (Suraj Narredu) 1, Super Sense (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Fire Bender (D. Singh) 3 and Caligatae (Harish) 4. Nk, 2 and 1/2. 1m 16.93s. Rs. 10 (w), 6, 11 & 21 (p), SHP: Rs. 52, FP: Rs. 102, Q: Rs. 79, Tanala: Rs. 1041. Favourite: China Pearl. Owner: Mr. and Mrs. Imdad Jah, M/s. Dilshad Jah and S. Habibullah. Trainer: Habibullah.

Trebles (i): Rs.108 (605 tkts); (ii): Rs. 898 (64 tkts); (iii): Rs. 402 (329 tkts).

Consolation jackpot: Rs. 2,739 (94 tkts).

Jackpot: Rs. 13,656 (44 tkts).