Date:18/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/18/stories/2008101851891800.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Splendid Surprise wins feature

MYSORE: Mr. Santosh S. Lad’s Splendid Surprise (Harish up) won the Governor’s Gold Cup, the main event of the races held here on Friday (Oct. 17). The winner is trained by Mahesh.

1. DELHI PLATE (1,100m), rated 25 and below: Applique (Suraj Narredu) 1, Kar O Bar (M. Suresh) 2, Flying Jet (Sapra) 3 and Prettyyashyashvini (Appu) 4.Not run: Dazzling Light. Dist, 3 1/4 and 3 1/4. 1m 07. 44s. Rs. 11 (w), 11, 43 & 26 (p), SHP: Rs.127, Q: Rs. 50, FP: Rs. 53, Tanala: Rs. 431 and Rs. 180. Favourite: Applique. Owners: Mr.and Mrs. Vijya Mallya, rep United Racing and Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. Trainer: J.S.Dhariwal.

2. SHANTHINIKETHAN PLATE (1,400m), rated 25 and below, 5-y-o & over: Siguru (Shobhan) 1, Gati Power (Sapra) 2, Masheer (Vivek) 3 and Senna (Appu) 4. Not run: Full Steele. Shd, shd and 2 1/4. 1m 29.03s. Rs. 1361 (w), 116, 16 & 35 (p), SHP:Rs. 38, Q: Rs. 1170, FP: Rs. 6870, Tanala: Rs. 41286c/o. Favourite: Senna. Owners: Mr. A. Ganeshan Mrs. Beena Mahaesh andMr.B.R. Sharan Kumar Trainer: Ravi Shankar

3. VARADA PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 4-y-o & over: Media Man (Shahbuddin) 1, Event Horizon (Ashok Kumar) 2, New Options (B. Prakash) 3 and Healing Touch (M. Suresh) 4. Not run: Royal Artist. 1 1/4, 1 1/4 and ns. 1m 27. 37s. Rs. 169 (w), 32, 17 & 12 (p), SHP: Rs. 34, Q: Rs. 431, FP: Rs. 2706, Tanala: Rs. 1499 and Rs.509. Favourite: New Options. Owner: Mr. K. Venunath. Trainer. Md. Khan

4. MYSORE RACE CLUB GOLD CUP (1,600m), rated 40 to 65, 4-y-o and over: Gold Grid (Gnaneshwar) 1, Southern Chieftan (P. S. Chouhan) 2, Mystic Star (Ashok Kumar) 3 and Superior Surprise (Shobhan) 4. 1/2, nk and 2 1/4. 1m 39.82s. Rs. 66 (w), 19, 15 & 27 (p), SHP:Rs. 52, Q: Rs. 68, FP: Rs. 108, Tanala: Rs. 529 and Rs. 436.Favourite: Southern Chieftan. Owner:Mr.A. C. Jayaram. Trainer:Darashah.

5. GOVERNOR’S GOLD CUP (2,000m), 4-y-o and over (Terms): Splendid Surprise (Harish) 1, Lionheart (Chandrashekar) 2, Mischief Inhiseyes (P. S. Chouhan) 3 and Guided Missile (Suraj Narredu) 4. 1 1/2, ns and 1. 2m 08.19s. Rs. 16 (w), 13 & 30 (p), SHP: Rs. 47, Q: Rs. 56, FP: Rs. 62, Tanala: Rs. 227 and Rs. 166.Favourite: Splendid Surprise.Owner:Mr. Santhosh S.Lad .Trainer: Mahesh.

6. SMT. MALINIRAJE PRASAD MEMORIAL GOLD TROPHY (1,200m), rated 60 and above: Ansonia (Md.Shoaib) 1, Silken Lines (Harish) 2, On A Roll (Vivek) 3 and Eona (Faraz) 4. 1 1/4 , 3/4 and 1/2. 1m 13.72s. Rs. 228 (w), 33,11 & 15 (p), SHP:Rs. 60, Q: Rs. 62, FP: Rs. 878, Tanala: Rs. 635 and Rs. 336, Exacta: Rs. 847 c/o. Favourite: Silken Lines. Owners:Mr. V. R. Bhandari and G.K. Tharwani. Trainer: Surender.

7. BRIGHT HANOVAR PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Vivid Colours (Vivek) 1, Amertine (Chandrashekar) 2, Stornoway (J. Paswan) 3 and Worth A Diamond (Gautam) 4. 3/4, 1/2 and 1. 1m 15.61s. Rs. 1153 (w), 176,101 & 42 (p), SHP: Rs. 338, Q: Rs. 4956, FP: Rs. 5352, Tanala: Rs. 41214 c/o. Favourite: Ranging River.Owner:Mr.K. Venunath. Trainer: R. Mallikarjuna .

8. VARADA PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 4-y-o and over: Major Asset (S. Ramesh) 1, Miss Marvelous (Sapra) 2, Father’s Glory (Vivek) 3 and Buck Passer Junior (Shobhan) 4. Not run: Golden Flowers. 2, 1 1/2 and 1 1/2. 1m 28.30s. Rs. 64 (w), 24,24 & 79 (p), SHP: Rs. 69, Q: Rs.152,FP: Rs. 334, Tanala: Rs. 28098, Excata: Rs. 273 c/o. Favourite: Royal Host.Owner: Mr. M. Pradeep. Trainer: S. Singh.

Treble: (1): Rs. 5,397 (six tkts); (2): Rs. 39,366 (two tkts).

Mini Jackpot: Rs. 28,836 c/o.

Consolation: Rs. 1,45,816 (one tkt).

Jackpot: Rs. 3,40,237 c/o.