Date:04/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/04/stories/2008100456932200.htm

Sport - Racing : Motor

Fantastic Quest wins Mysore 2000 Guineas

Mysore: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy’s Fantastic Quest, rideen by B. Prakash, claimed the Fernhill Place Mysore 2000 Guineas, the main event of the races held here on Friday (Oct. 3). The winner is trained by S. Ganapathy.

The results:

1. NAGALAND PLATE (1,200m) — 3-y-o only (Terms): Sprawling Elegance (Chandrashekar) 1, Sheer Gold (Shoban Babu) 2, Kangaroo Punch (Gaurav Sapra) 3 and Mr Sunrise (Vijay Kumar) 4. Not run: Four Seasons. Snk, 3/4, 1-3/4. 1m 14.35s. Rs. 68 (w), 25, 16, 17 (p). SHP: Rs.53. Q: Rs.129. PF: Rs.184. Tanala: Rs.448 and Rs.164. Favourite: Kangaroo Punch. Owner: Solid Racing Syndicate. Trainer: S. Narredu.

2. LOKAPAVANI PLATE (1,200m) — rated 25 and below, 4-y-o and over: Time To Sparkle (P. Kumar) 1, Anna Fleetwood (Paswan) 2, Whisper Valley (Shoban Babu) 3 and Smile Again (Ashok Kumar) 4. Shd, nose, 1-13/4. 1m 15.40s. Rs.283 (w), 69, 39, 13 (p). SHP: Rs.120. Q: Rs. 2,784. PF: Rs.4,257. Tanala: Rs.31,000 (c/o) and Rs.13,285. Favourite: Whisper Valley. Owner: Mr. V.R. Bhandri and R.M. Prasanna Kumar. Trainer: Surender.

3. BELGAUM PLATE, Div. II (1,400m) — rated 40 to 65: Potential Star (Prakash) 1, Golden Kiss (Rajesh) 2, Royal Liason (Tauseef Ahmed) 3 and Cruise Control (Paswan) 4. Not run: Feel My Heart, 7-1/2, 3/4, 4. 1m 25.50s. Rs.12 (w), 11, 28, 23 (p). SHP: Rs.64. Q: Rs.53. PF: Rs.38. Tanala: Rs.163 and Rs.64. Favourite: Potential Star. Owner: DR. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.

4. TRIVENI PLATED, Div II (1,200m) — rated 20 to 45: Royal Host (Prakash) 1, Perfectremembrance (Shiva Kumar) 2, Great Combination (Suresh) 3 and Panjury (Appu) 4. 2-1/2, 1-1/4, 3/4. 1m 14.74s. Rs.24 (w), 12, 28, 198 (p). SHP: Rs.83. Q: Rs.146. PF: Rs.160. Tanala: Rs.13,217 and Rs.3,776. Favourite: Royal Host. Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R.Foley.

5. BELGAUM PLATE, Div I (1,400m) — Rated 40 to 65: Estrella (Md Kareem) 1, Suryarath (Akash Agarwal) 2, Mystified (Srinath) 3 and My Friend Paul (Gnaneshwar) 4. Shd, hd, 3/4. 1m 26.93s. Rs.972 (w), 35, 24, 14 (p). SHP: Rs.66. Q: Rs.5,064 (c/o). PF: Rs.8,274. Tanala: Rs.34,217 (c/o) and Rs.7,332. Favourite: Mystified. Owners: M/s. N. Ramesh, Madhu Kumar, Suresh Yanamandala and Lakshminarayan. Trainer: Ranjeet.

6. SAFI DARASHAH MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,200m) — rated 60 and above: Star Flight (Srinath) 1, Spiritofexcellence (Ashok Kumar) 2, India Shining (Gautham Raj) 3 and On A Roll (Ramesh) 4. Not run: Celestial Son. 2-1/4, 4-1/4, Snk. 1m 12.89s. Rs.17 (w) 12, 16, 29 (p). SHP: Rs.34. Q: Rs.26. PF: Rs.41. Tanala: Rs.205 and Rs.123. Exacta: Rs.171 and Rs.73. Favourite: Star Flight. Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R.Foley.

7. FERNHILLS PALACE MYSORE 2000 GUINEAS (1,600m) — 3-y-o-old (Terms): Fantastic Quest (Prakash) 1, Palazzio’s Sun (W. Smith) 2, Archipenko (Alford) 3 and Mark Of Gibraltar (Srinath) 4. 3/4, 1-1/4, hd. 1m 36.86s. Rs.38 (w), 13, 12 (p). SHP: Rs.49, Q: Rs.36. PF: Rs.91. Tanala: Rs.171 and Rs.30. Favourite: Anchipenko. Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trained: S. Ganapathy.

8. CHIEF MINISTER’S GOLD CUP (1,800m) — rated 80 and above: Guided Missile (Chandrasekar) 1, Swift Fire (Appu) 2, Perpetuity (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Mischief Inhiseyes (Srinath) 4. 3-1/4, 2-1/4, 2-1/4. 1m 50.66s. Rs. 151 (w), 33, 20, 16 (p). SHP: Rs.60. Q: Rs.247. PF: Rs.527. Tanala: Rs.1,527 and Rs.695, Exacta: Rs. 4,858 (c/o). Favourite: Perpetuity. Owner: Mr. S. Narredu, Kr Digvijya Singh, Shekhawat and T. Ramakrishna. Trainer: S. Narredu.

9. TRIVENI PLATE, Div I (1,200m) — rated 20 to 45: Loremo (Md. Shoaib) 1, Enforcer (Vivek) 2, Exceptional (Madhu Babu) 3 and Media Man (Shahbuddin) 4. 1-3/4, 4, nose. 1m 14.74s. Rs. 47 (w), 17, 16, 61 (p). SHP: Rs. 46. Q: Rs.58. PF: Rs.93. Tanala: Rs.1,050 and Rs.720. Favourite: Enforcer. Owners: Mr. Md. Sajid Qureshi, G.M. Naveen and Amit Kumar. Trainer: Md. Sajid.

Treble: (i) Rs.19,674 (4 tkts). (ii) Rs.21,15 (40 tkts).

Mini Jackpot: (i): Rs.19,764 (1 tkt). (ii) Rs.18,744 (1 tkt).

Consolation: Rs.34,815 (13 tkts).

Jackpot: Rs.5,28,028 (2tkts).