Date:23/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/23/stories/2008102356321900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Buddy Brothers wins main event

Hyderabad: M/s. V.N. Babu, V. Krishna Mohan, T. Rakesh Reddy and Umesh Kumar Gupta’s Buddy Brothers (R. Umesh astride) won the Desert Horse Plate, the main event of the races held here on Wednesday (Oct. 22). The winner is trained by A. Vatsalya.

1. ANGLERS PARADISE PLATE (1,400 m), Cat. III, Maiden 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Al Jameel (R.Umesh) 1, Ninja Power (A. Imran Khan) 2, Zorbonaut (M.F. Ali Khan) 3 and Garrison Chief (P.S. Chouhan) 4. 3, 6 & 1/2. 1m 29.55s. Rs. 65 (w), 19 and 8 (p), SHP: Rs. 18, FP: Rs. 198, Q: Rs. 75, Tanala: Rs.523. Favourite: Zorbonaut. Owners: Mr. Shabir Ali Khan, Dr. Sardar Mohd. Khan, Dr. Venkat Ranga Reddy & Mr. Gulam Hussain Gulabi. Trainer: Zoheb Shaikh.

2. DESERT HORSE PLATE (1,100 m), Cat. I, 3-y-o & over: Buddy Brothers (R. Umesh) 1, Raj Veer (Harish) 2, Arrow of Light (N.M. Sequeira) 3 and Citi Storm (P.S. Chouhan) 4. Shd., 6 & 1/2. 1m 06.87 s. Rs. 25 (w), 9 & 11 (p), SHP: Rs.19, FP: Rs. 131, Q: Rs. 51, Tanala: Rs. 163. Favourite: Arrow Of Light. Owners: M/s. V.N. Babu, V. Krishna Mohan, T. Rakesh Reddy and Umesh Kumar Gupta. Trainer: A. Vatsalya.

3. MOUNTAIN LILLY PLATE (1,600 m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Shes Got The Look (Harish) 1, Cherokee Fighter (D. Singh) 2,World Wide (A. Ramana) 3 and Toledo (N.M. Sequeira) 4. Shd., 1-3/4 & 3. 1 m 43.70 s. Rs. 20 (w), 8, 7 and 13 (p), SHP: Rs. 21, FP: Rs. 55, Q: Rs. 26, Tanala: Rs. 287. Favourite: Cherokee Fighter. Owners: Mr. Mir Hyder Ali Khan & Dr. D. Ravi Chowdary. Trainer: S. Abbas.

4. GULMOHAR PLATE (D. I), (1,400 m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75: One In All (Suraj Narredu) 1, Red Carpet (Laxmikanth) 2, Habituated (Harish) 3 and Proud Accolade (D. Singh) 4. 1-1/2, 1 & 1/2. 1m 28.71 s. Rs. 8 (w), 6, 17 and 9 (p), SHP: Rs. 76, FP: Rs. 101, Q: Rs. 88, Tanala: Rs. 399. Favourite: One In All. Owners: Mr. Champaklal Zaveri, Mrs. Bindu C. Zaveri, Miss Niti N. Desai and Miss Harsha N. Desai representing Zaveri Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. M.V. Narayana Rao. Trainer: N. Rao.

5. MAN OF THE MATCH PLATE (1,100 m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50: Hari Har Priya (R. Umesh) 1, Cygnet (Nitin Singh) 2, Change Of Loyalty (M.F. Ali Khan) 3 and Pretty Fit (D. Singh) 4. 4, 8 & nk. 1m 08.20 s. Rs. 10 (w), 6, 8 and 16 (p), SHP: Rs. 23, FP: Rs. 37, Q: Rs. 27, Tanala: Rs. 531. Favourite: Hari Har Priya. Owners: M/s. Shabir Ali Khan, Kishore Rathi, Dr. R. Venkat Ranga Reddy and Mr. K. Venkateswara Rao. Trainer: Zoheb Shaikh.

6. GULMOHAR PLATE (D. II), (1,400 m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75: Venturous (Laxmikanth) 1, Super Brand (A. Imran Khan) 2, Dark Desire (Ravinder S.) 3 and Drum Dance (Harish) 4. 2, 5 & 3. Not run: Royal Guard. 1m 28.99 s. Rs. 108 (w), 22, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: Rs. 17, FP: Rs. 337, Q: Rs. 284, Tanala: Rs. 1433. Favourite: Drum Dance. Owners: Col. K.S. Garcha & Mr. Baldev Singh. Trainer: Netto.

7. HUNTERS PLATE (1,200 m), Cat.III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 25: Kohinoor Star (Nitin Singh) 1, Sahebzadi (N.M. Sequeira) 2, Just Be Cool (A. Imran Khan) 3 and Zagreb (R. Umesh) 4. 6, 2 & 3/4. Not run: Encounter. 1m 16.44 s. Rs. 19 (w), 8, 11 and 7 (p), SHP: Rs. 41, FP: Rs. 148, Q: Rs. 82, Tanala: Rs. 417. Favourite: Kohinoor Star. Owner: Mr. Venkata Narasimha Reddy Nalla. Trainer: N. Rao.

Treble (i): Rs. 189 (372 tkts.); (ii): Rs. 1343 (82 tkts.).

Consolation: Rs. 1132 (187 tkts.).

Jackpot: Rs. 11229 (44 tkts.)