Date:28/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/28/stories/2008122855981300.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Fantastic Quest wins Hyderabad Silver Vase

BANGALORE: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy’s Fantastic Quest (B. Prakash up) won the Hyderabad Silver Vase, the main event of the races here on Saturday (Dec 27). The winner is trained by Ganapathy.

1. NOVICE PLATE, Div. II (1,200m) — maiden 2-y-o only (Terms): Rule Of Attraction (Allan) 1, Queen’s Collection (B. Prakash) 2, Cayenne (Hayes) 3 and Social Climber (Gnaneshwar) 4. Not run: Youre Chilubuli. Shd, 3/4 and 3. 1m 15.10s. Rs.73 (w), 17, 12 and 13 (p). SHP: Rs.40. FP: Rs.75. Q: Rs.33. Trinella: Rs.136 and Rs.71. Favourite: Queen’s Collection. Owner: Mr. K.K. Belliappa. Trainer: Nityanad.

2. KAKANAKOTE PLATE (1,400m) — rated 00 to 25: Excellent Ability (S. Golam) 1, Senna (Appu) 2, Voodoo Moon (Sreekanth) 3 and Anna Fleetwood (Sapra) 4. Dist, 2 and Shd. 1m 28.64s. Rs.18 (w), 12, 22 and 125 (p). SHP: Rs.48. FP: Rs.120. Q: Rs.52. Trinella: Rs.3,001 and Rs.4,500. Favourite: Excellent Ability. Owners. Mr. Ashwin B. Mehta (Chetak Horse Racing Pvt Ltd). Trainer: Darius.

3. NOVICE PLATE, Div. I (1,200m) — maiden 2-y-o only (Terms): Bourbon Bay (B. Prakash) 1, Dream Park (Gnaneshwar) 2, Gypsy Magic (D. Allan) 3 and Hurricane Bolt (Chandrashekar) 4. Not Run: Flying Beauty. 3, Nk and 7-1/2. 1m 14.89s. Rs.24 (w), 11, 33 and 12 (p). SHP: Rs.139. FP: Rs.394. Q: Rs.182. Trinella: Rs.276 and Rs.75. Favourite: Gypsy Magic. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Ganapathy.

4. AMATHOS PLATE, Div. II (1,400m) — rated 20 to 45: Ready to Mingle (B. Prakash) 1, Festino (S. Golam) 2, Royal Chief (Hitchcott) 3 and Seven Star (Hayes) 4. 2, 1 and 2-3/4. 1m 28.17s. Rs.68 (w), 21, 33 and 18 (p). SHP: Rs.97. FP: Rs.691. Q: Rs.127. Trinella: Rs.1,179 and Rs.237. Exacta: Rs.3,688 and Rs.2,108. Favourite: Leading Lady. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: Ganapathy.

5. T.B. HANUMANTHARAJ MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m) — rated 40 to 65: Desert Rule (S. Fargeat) 1, Spark Of Gold (John) 2, Star Speed (Allan) 3 and Greens (Shinde) 4. 1-3/4, 1 and 1-3/4. 1m 39.09s. Rs.47 (w), 14, 28 and 11 (p). SHP: Rs.78. FP: Rs.440. Q: Rs.172. Trinella: Rs.632 and Rs.102. Favourite: Star Speed. Owners: M/s. Janak Ram Jethmalani, Mohit Lalwani & Z.K. Dhunjibhoy. Trainer: Byramji.

6. AMATHOS PLATE, Div. I (1,400m) — rated 20 to 45: Sarmaidar (Ashok Kumar) 1, Forever Mark (B. Prakash) 2, Redshift (I. Chisty) 3 and Flip Your Destiny (Sapra) 4. Not run: Trafalgar Square. 2-1/4, 5-3/4 and 3-3/4. 1m 28.08s. Rs.55 (w), 16, 12 and 21 (p). SHP: Rs.52. FP: Rs.78. Q: Rs.31. Trinella: Rs.139 and Rs.74. Favourite: Forever Mark. Owner: Mr. A.K.S. Brar (Dashmesh & Harg’nd Rac’g P Ltd). Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.

7. HYDERABAD SILVER VASE (1,600m) — rated 80 & above: Fantastic Quest (B. Prakash) 1, Alekona (S. Fargeat) 2, Mother’s Pride (De Sousa) 3 and Rio Bravo (Suraj Narredu) 4. Hd, 5 and 1-1/2. 1m 38.42s. Rs.30 (w), 15, 29 and 19 (p). SHP: Rs.70. FP: Rs.174. Q: Rs.88. Trinella: Rs.316 and Rs.114. Exacta: Rs.2,261 and Rs. 996. Favourite: Fantastic Quest. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Ganapathy.

8. S. NANJUNDAIAH MEMORIAL PLATE (1,200m) — rated 40 to 65, 4, 5 & 6-y-o: Bee The Star (Shinde) 1, Smart N Special (Praveen) 2, Double Emerge (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Rebellious (Gnaneshewar) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m 14.80s. Rs.81 (w), 27, 70 and 14 (p). SHP: Rs.169. FP: Rs.2,044. Q: Rs.668. Trinella: Rs.10,306 and Rs.4,417. Exacta: Rs.65,425 and Rs.28,039. Favourite: Double Emerge. Owner: Mr. Vikram Singh. Trainer: I. Ghatala.

9. ROYAL RUSSIAN PLATE (1,600m) — rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6-y-o: Amazing Flora (Ruzaan) 1, Buck Passer Junior (I. Chisty) 2, Southern Magic (Appu) 3 and Star Blue (Sapra) 4. 1/2, 1-3/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 41.71s. Rs.187 (w), 43, 16 and 15 (p). SHP: Rs.47. FP: Rs.641. Q: Rs.179. Trinella: Rs.1,003 and Rs.364. Exacta: Rs.8,465 and Rs.2,418. Favourite: Southern Magic. Owners: Mr. S. Kashivishwanath, Mrs. Aruna Kashivishwanath & Mr. K. Kalyan Chakravarthi. Trainer: Neil Darashah.

Jackpot: Rs.70,357 (six tkts), Runner: Rs.1,131 (160 tkts); Mini Jackpot: Rs.6,972 (12 tkts); Treble: (i) Rs.328 (101 tkts); (ii) Rs.10,854 (six tkts).