Date:29/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/29/stories/2008082961301900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Chief’s Dream triumphs

MYSORE: Chief’s Dream ridden by I. A.Khan won the Star of Mysore Gold Cup, the main event of the races held here on Thursday (Aug. 28). The winner is owned by Mr. Harinder Singh and trained by Eshwer.

1. TALAKADU PLATE (1,200m), rated 25 and below, 4-y-o & over: Gemsbok (Chandrashekar) 1, Aspiring Seven (Vivek) 2, Amazing Flora (Himanshu) 3 and Motivational (R. Ravi) 4. 1 3/4, 3 and 3 1/2. 1m 19.14s. Rs. 132(w), 22, 15 and 13 (p), SHP: Rs. 35, Q: Rs. 64, FP: Rs.264, Tanala: Rs. 374 and 212. Favourite:Amazing Flora. Owner: Mr. Raja Mallikarjuna. Trainer: Malikarjuna

2. HEMAVATHI PLATE (1,600m), rated 20 to 45, 5-y-o & over: Turbanator (A. R. Mani) 1, Royal Liason (Shanth Kumar) 2, Running Man (Vivek) 3 and Exclusive Design (Chandrashekar) 4. 4 3/4, lnk and 1 3/4. 1m 46.07s. Rs 217 (w), 55, 34 and 33(p), SHP: Rs. 162, Q: Rs. 490, FP: Rs.1744. Tanala: Rs. 27892 and Rs 5976. Favourite:Star News.Owner: Mr. Paruchuri Sri Krishna. Trainer:Malikarjuna.

3. SRI V. B. RAMACHANDRAN MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 3-y-o only: Authoritarian (Vijay Kumar) 1, Kar O Bar (M.Suresh) 2, Spicy Star (A.Velu) 3 and Pleasant Glory (Narasimha) 4. 1 1/2, 5 and 6 1/2. 1m 32.44s. Rs. 59 (w), 17, 34 and 15 (p), SHP:Rs. 119, Q: Rs. 130, FP: Rs. 168, Tanala: Rs. 788 and 468. Favourite: Near N Dear. Owner: Mr. V. Lakshmi Narayan. Trainer: Girinath.

4. STAR OF MYSORE GOLD CUP (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 60 and above: Cheetah (Noorulla) 1, Associator (Shinde) 2, Super Woman (Appu) 3 and Roanoke (Mahendran) 4. 3,1 and 1 3/4. 1m 30. 26s. Rs. 730 (w), 60, 13 and 14 (p), SHP: Rs. 38, Q: Rs. 365, FP: Rs. 1659, Tanala: Rs. 1248 and 581. Favourite: Associator. Owner: Mr. Paruchuri Sri Krishna. Trainer: Malikarjuna.

5. PERIYAPATTANA PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over: Angel Of Faith (Himanshu) 1, Look Alike (Md. Shafiq) 2, Amazing Quest (Manikandan) 3 and Exceptional (Noorulla) 4. Not run: Queen Of Destiny. 1/2, 1 and shd. 1m 19.37s. Rs. 81(w), 21, 78 and 12 (p), SHP: Rs. 283, Q: Rs. 686, FP: Rs. 5256, Tanala: Rs. 4116 and 1372. Favourite: Amazing Quest. Owner: Mr. C. Narendra Reddy. Trainer: Rakesh.

6. STAR OF MYSORE GOLD CUP (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 60 and above, 4-y-o & over: Chief’s Dream (I.A.Khan) 1, Stylish Bay (Suraj Narredu) 2, Lava (Krishnan) 3 and Precede (Shinde) 4. Nk, 1 1/4 and 6. 1m 30. 03s. Rs. 119 (w), 27, 16 and 21 (p), SHP: Rs 47, Q: Rs. 192, FP: Rs. 1405, Tanala: Rs. 4772 and 1636. Exacta: Rs. 788 (c/o) and Rs. 338. Favourite: Masquenada. Owner: Mr. Harinder Singh. Trainer: Eshwer. 7. PERIYAPATTANA PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over: Tina’s Triumph (Shoban) 1, Rebellious (Suraj Narredu) 2, Orlando Bloom (Shinde) 3 and Panchakshari (B. Sreekanth) 4. 3 1/2, ns and 4. 1m 17.70s. Rs. 49 (w), 14, 19 and 18 (p), SHP:Rs. 57, Q: Rs. 83, FP:Rs. 314, Tanala: Rs. 416 and 137. Favourite: Orlando Bloom. Owners: Mr. Dipak Raj & Mrs. Tina Raj. Trainer: Inayathulla.

8. DELAGE PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: Valid Expectation (S. John) 1, South Paradise (Vivek) 2, Looking To Lead (Ashok Kumar) 3 and Gold Grid (Gnaneshwar) 4. Not run: Ever So Clever. 3/4, 1 and 1 3/4. 1m 31.67s. Rs .19 (w), 14, 24 and 21 (p), SHP: Rs. 80, Q: Rs. 36, FP: Rs 30, Tanala: Rs. 528 and 193. Exacta: Rs. 4719 and 2022. Favourite: Valid Expectation. Owner: Mr. Harinder Singh. Trainer: A. Mangalorkar. Treble: (1): Rs. 30486 (c/o); (2): Rs. 2110 (31 tkts).

Mini jackpot: Rs. 20094 (c/o).

Jackpot Rs. 3,61,740 (c/o).