Date:03/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/03/stories/2008100357111700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Star Presentation wins Deccan Derby

HYDERABAD: Star Presentation (Y.S. Srinath up) won the Golconda Textiles Deccan Derby, the main event of the races here on Thursday. The winner is owned by Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy & Mr. & Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar and trained by S. Ganapathy.

The results:

1. BANGALORE CUP (1600 m) — Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 75: Blaack Mischief (Suraj Narredu) 1, Spectacular Falcon (Nitin Singh) 2, Hyper Kinetic (Samuel Fargeat) 3, Bourbon Star (D. Gnaneshwar) 4. 2-1/2, nk., 4. 1m 41.15 s. Rs. 8 (w), 6 and 31 (p), S.H.P.: Rs. 61, F.P.: Rs. 97, Q: Rs. 75, Tanala: Rs. 205. Favourite: Blaack Mischief.

Owners: M/s. Y. Damodar, Muralidhar Yaadathi, Dr. & Mrs. Syed Ainuddin Arif. Trainer: M. Satyanarayana.

2. MUMBAI CUP (1200m) — Cat. II, 3-y-o & over (Terms): Spy Mate (Harish) 1, One Mission (Y.S. Srinath) 2, Sound of Nature (J.H. Christopher) 3, Light Brigade (P.S. Chouhan) 4. 1-3/4, 1-1/2, 1/2. 1m 13.84 s. Rs. 18 (w), 9 and 7 (p), S.H.P.: Rs. 16, F.P.: Rs. 38, Q: Rs. 18, Tanala: Rs. 52. Favourite: One Mission.

Owner: M/s. L. D’Silva, M. Rafeeq Iqbal and K.S.V. Siva Kumar. Trainer: L. D’Silva.

3. MRS. LAKSHMI BHUPAL MEMORIAL CUP (D. I), 1400 m, Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Feudal Lords (D. Singh) 1, Winning Rays (K.P.G. Appu) 2, Star Senora (P.S. Chouhan) 3, Star Spellbound (Laxman) 4. Not run: Local Ikon. 1-1/2, 1-3/4, 3. 1m 28.53 s. Rs. 49 (w), 11, 6 and 10 (p), S.H.P.: Rs. 19, F.P.: Rs. 212, Q: Rs. 84, Tanala: Rs. 782. Favourite: Winning Rays.

Owner: Mr. G. Anil. Trainer: Sk. Kassam.

4. KITTY BANK CUP (1800m) — Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50: 1. Adorna (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Meticulous (A. Imran Khan) 2, Lavender Mist (Suraj Narredu) 3, Nano War (D. Gnaneshwar) 4. 2-1/2, s hd., 6. 1m 54.67 s. Rs. 34 (w), 10, 10 and 13 (p), S.H.P.: Rs. 23, F.P.: Rs. 115, Q: Rs. 54, Tanala: Rs. 323. Favourite: Conceptual.

Owner: Col. S.B. Nair. Trainer: S.A. Shehzad Abbas.

5. CHENNAI CUP (1400m) — Cat II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 75: Power Play (Y.S. Srinath) 1, Integer (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Dash on Regardless (D. Gnaneshwar) 3, Hurricane Bay (Suraj Narredu) 4. Nk., 2-1/2, 1/2. 1m 27.65 s. Rs. 13 (w), 7, 16 and 23 (p), S.H.P.: Rs. 58, F.P.: Rs. 105, Q: Rs. 90, Tanala: Rs. 1214. Favourite: Power Play.

Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: K. Satheesh.

6. KOLKATA CUP (1200m) — Cat. I, 3-y-o & over: Champ Forever (A. Imran Khan) 1, Arrow of Light (Samuel Fargeat) 2, Glaring Godzilla (Harish) 3, True Legend (Shoban Babu) 4. S hd., 3-1/2, 1-1/4. 1m 13.45 s. Rs. 14 (w), 7, 7 and 9 (p), S.H.P.: Rs. 37, F.P.: Rs. 61, Q: Rs. 31, Tanala: Rs. 146. Favourite: Champ Forever.

Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: K. Satheesh.

7. GOLCONDA TEXTILES DECCAN DERBY (2000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): STAR PRESENTATION (A Fleets Dancer-Saffron Dancer) Y.S. Srinath 1,

ATTRACTRESS (Dilshaan-Ahliyat) Harish 2,

INSPIRING TRUST (Razeen-Almaden) M. Narredu 3,

CHIMERIQUE (Brave Act-Littleover) C. Alford 4.

Nk., 1-1/2, nk.. Not run: Enduring Star, Leon Cavallo, Ottawa, Ahira. 2 m 06.51 s. Rs. 10 (w), 7, 8 and 11 (p), S.H.P.: Rs. 22, F.P.: Rs. 40, Q: Rs. 26, Tanala: Rs. 297. Favourite: Star Presentation.

Owners: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy & Mr. & Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar. Trainer: S. Ganapathy.

8. MRS. LAKSHMI BHUPAL MEMORIAL CUP (D. II), 1400 m, Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Lucky Damsel (Harish) 1, See You There (K.P.G. Appu) 2, Bon Fire (Ch. K. Chary) 3, Beat Hollow (Suraj Narredu) 4. 1, 1-3/4, 2-1/2. 1m 30.05 s. Rs. 43 (w), 9, 6 and 28 (p), S.H.P.: Rs. 19, F.P.: Rs. 171, Q: Rs. 59, Tanala: Rs. 2216. Favourite: See You There.

Owner: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh.

Treble (i): Rs. 782 (392 tkts.); (ii): Rs. 777 (94 tkts.); (iii): Rs. 511 (313 tkts.).

Consolation: Rs. 245 (2,793 tkts.).

Jackpot: Rs. 11,107 (144 tkts.).