Date:09/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/09/stories/2008090961372000.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Classic Art wins

HYDERABAD: M/s. K. Ramakrishna, K.T. Raidu and B.N. Reddy-owned Classic Art (Gnaneshwar astride), won the Asaf Jha VII Memorial Cup, the main event of the races here on Monday (Sept. 8). N. Rao trains the winner.

The stewards of the Hyderabad Race Club cancelled the last race (Karimnagar Plate, Div. I) owing to heavy downpour and poor visibility.

1. RED SATIN PLATE (1600m) — Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated up to 50: Carte Blanche (Suraj Narredu) 1, Vijay Dhanush (Harish) 2, Montush (Shoban Babu) 3, Ninja Power (K. Anil) 4. 3-1/2, 9, 2. 1m 42.57s. Rs.7 (w), 5 and 6 (p), SHP: Rs.8, FP: Rs.8, Q: Rs.6, Tanala: Rs.14. Favourite: Carte Blanche. Owners: Miss Ameeta Mehra & Mrs. V.N. Babu and V. Krishna Mohan. Trainer: Suraj Narredu.

2. PERCEIVED VALUE PLATE, Div. II (1400m) — Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated up to 75: Good Speed (R. Umesh) 1, Adelaide (Chary) 2, Star Crush (Nitin Singh) 3, Favourable Terms (Gnaneshwar) 4. Nk, 1/2, 1-1/2. 1m 29.51s. Rs.14 (w), 7, 11 and 8 (p), SHP: Rs.31, FP: Rs.64, Q: Rs.40, Tanala: Rs.160. Favourite: Good Speed. Owners: M/s. E. Ella Reddy, E. Sudhir Reddy and E. Sunil Reddy. Trainer: L. D’Silva.

3. PERCEIVED VALUE PLATE, Div. I (1400m) — Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated up to 75: Chief de Mission (Sk. Farokh) 1, Rudolph Valentino (Suraj Narredu) 2, Bossei Girl (Nitin Singh) 3, John Galt (Christopher) 4. Hd, 5, 1-3/4. 1m 28.59s. Rs.49 (w), 11, 6 and 10 (p), SHP: Rs.20, FP: Rs.133, Q: Rs.37, Tanala: Rs.318. Favourite: Rudolph Valentino. Owners: M/s. Md. Sultan, M.A. Hafeez & Faiyaz Shaikh. Trainer: Faiyaz.

4. KARIMNAGAR PLATE, Div. II (1400m) — Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated up to 25: Private Dancer (K. Anil) 1, Lucrative (Gnaneshwar) 2, Execute (A. Ramana) 3, Going Places (A. Joshi) 4. 1/2, 3/4, Shd, 1m 32.52s. Rs.44 (w), 11, 11 and 7 (p), SHP: Rs.36, FP: Rs.328, Q: Rs.222, Tanala: Rs.1268. Favourite: Avon Gorge. Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Satheesh.

5. ASAF JHA VII MEMORIAL CUP (1600m) — Cat. I, 3-y-o and over: Classic Art (Gnaneshwar) 1, Lancashire (Christopher) 2, Bold Blast (Sequeira) 3, Sprucespringstien (Harish) 4. 1-3/4, 3/4, 1/2. 1m 41.14s. Rs.76 (w), 15, 12 and 18 (p). SHP: Rs.38. FP: Rs. 399. Q: Rs.178. Tanala: Rs.3,488. Favourite: Indian Dancer: Owners: M/s. K. Ramakrishna, K.T. Raidu and B.N. Reddy. Trainer: N. Rao.

6. PLEASURE HUNT PLATE (1200m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o (Terms): Superfluous (Ramana) 1, Nandanvanaa (Gnaneshwar) 2, Earth Bender (D. Singh) 3 and Indradhanush (Suraj Narredu) 4. 3, hd, shd. 1m 16.15s. Rs.58 (w), 13, 15 & 11 (p). SHP: Rs.45. Q: Rs.299. FP: Rs.720. Tanala: Rs.8,089. Favourite: Manduro. Owners: M/s. G. Anil and Sk. Kassam. Trainer: Sk. Kassam.

Treble: (i) Rs.795 (101 tkts). (ii) Rs.863 (199 tkts. paid on second leg).

Jackpot: Rs.72,685 (8 tkts paid on fourth leg).

Consolation: Rs.31,150 (8 tkts).