Date:30/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/30/stories/2008123055861600.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Flashing Star triumphs

CHENNAI: Mr. Sp. Palaniappan’s Flashing Star (B. Prakash up) won the P.M. Anthony Memorial Cup the feature event of the races held here on Monday (Dec. 29). The winner is trained by R. Foley.

The results:

1. ARISTOCRAT PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), 2-y-o only (Terms): Beauchamp Prince (B. Prakash) 1, Rock And Roll (Manikandan) 2, Alpha Jet (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Mountain Pride (Ross) 4. 2-3/4, 1 and 2. 1m 24.51s. Rs. 5 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 50 (carried over), FP: Rs. 7, Q: Rs. 9, Tanala: Rs. 64. Favourite: Beauchamp Prince. Owner: Mr. T. Irudhayaraj. Trainer: R. Foley.

2. MANIPUR PLATE (1,200m), Cl. II: Oksana (B. Prakash) 1, Autumn Pearl (Milan) 2, Cobra King (Prem) 3 and Exotic Duke (Rajendra Singh) 4. 2-3/4, 3-1/4 and 1. 1m 21.55s. Rs. 5 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 6, FP: 5, Q: Rs. 5, Tanala: Rs. 7. Favourite: Oksana. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.

3. P.M. ANTHONY MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), Cl. I: Flashing Star (B. Prakash) 1, Steinlen (Rajendra Singh) 2, Numeric (Milan) 3 and Polar Circle (Ross) 4. 4, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m 23.38s. Rs. 5 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: nil, FP: Rs. 5 Q: Rs. 5, Tanala: Rs. 19. Favourite: Flashing Star. Owner: Mr. Sp. Palaniappan. Trainer: R. Foley.

4. ARISTOCRAT PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), 2-y-o only (Terms): Bureaucrat (B. Prakash) 1, Forest Storm (Babul) 2, Quest Of Victory (Ross) 3 and Moonlight Music (Rajendra Singh) 4. 2-3/4, 1-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 20.98s. Rs. 5 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 5, FP: Rs. 5, Q: Rs. 5, Tanala: Rs. 16. Favourite: Bureaucrat. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.

5. GRAND STAND PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), Cl. III: South Star (B. Prakash) 1, Art Historian (S. Manohar) 2, Wizard Prince (Prem) 3 and Irish Noble (Milan) 4. 2, 3 and 3. 1m 19.22s. Rs. 6 (w), nil and 8 (p), SHP: Rs. 5, FP: Rs. 5, Q: Rs. 5, Tanala: Rs. 23. Favourite: South Star. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Foley.

6. GUJARAT PLATE (Div.I), (1,000m), Cl. V-A, 5-y-o & over: Multicultural (C. Velu) 1, Commander’s Wish (Mohan) 2, Star Hopeful (Babul) 3 and Formidable Force (Manikandan) 4. 3, 1-1/2 and 2. 1m 7.18s. Rs. 13 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 6 (carried over), FP: Rs. 13 (carried over), Q: Rs. 16 (carried over), Tanala: Rs. 48 (carried over). Favourite: Our Warrior. Owner: Mr. N. Anantharam. Trainer: B. Suresh.

7. GRAND STAND PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), Cl. III: King’s Heir (Rajendra Singh) 1, Bold Promise (Kabthar) 2, Rainbow Mirage (Ross) 3 and Gold Crusader (Milan) 4. 2-1/4, 2-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 24.44s. Rs. 8 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 5 (carried over), FP: Rs. 5, Q: Rs. 5, Tanala: Rs. 15 (carried over). Favourite: King’s Heir. Owner: Mr. B. Sridharan. Trainer: B. Suresh.

8. GUJARAT PLATE (1,000m), (Div. II), (1,000m), Cl. V-A, 5-y-o & over: Glorious Quest (Ross) 1, Mystic Powers (Miss Roopa) 2, Generous Lad (Kabthar) 3 and Smart Falcon (Babul) 4. 2-1/2, 2-1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m 8.58s. Rs. 8 (w), 22, nil and nil (p), SHP: Rs. 7, FP: Rs. 8, Q: Rs. 13, Tanala: Rs. 49. Favourite: Glorious Quest. Owner: Mr. N. Anantharam. Trainer: B. Suresh.

9. TIRUPATHI PLATE (1,000m), Cl. V-B: Polar Magic (Saddam Iqbal) 1, Battle Ridge (Zulquar Nain) 2, Castle Quest (Mukesh Kumar) 3 and Sharavathi (C. Murugan) 4. 1-3/4, 3-1/2 and 3-1/4. 1m 4.02s. Rs. 33 (w), 24, 10 and nil (p), SHP: Rs. 8, FP: 77 (carried over), Q: Rs. 13, Tanala: Rs. 147. Favourite: Battle Ridge. Owner and trainer: Mr. K.S. Mandanna.

Jackpot: Rs. 1,010 (5 tkts); Treble: Rs. 63 (50 tkts).