Date:14/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/14/stories/2009011461092100.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Golden Bounty hard to toss

CHENNAI: Golden Bounty, who is in rousing form, will be hard to toss in the South India Corporation South India Derby Stakes (2,400m), the stellar attraction of the Pongal day’s races to be held here on Wednesday (Jan. 14).

There will be no false rails.

•KASHMIR GOLD CUP (1,000m), Cl. II, 1-00 p.m: 1. Cape Royal (1) Kabthar 60, 2. Cosmic Star (4) Narasimha 60, 3. Exotic Duke (5) C. Velu 58, 4. Autumn Pearl (2) S. Manohar 57 and 5. Cobra King (3) B. Prakash 57.

1. Cobra King, 2. Cosmic Star

•DR. M. A. CHIDAMBARAM GOLD CUP (1,400m), Cl. I, 1-25: 1. Saddlers Lass (3) B. Prakash 60, 2. Moon Forest (2) Prem 57.5, 3. Flashing Star (4) Rajendra Singh 55.5, 4. Moon Emperor (1) Mohan 55.5 and 5. Romantic Count (5) Ross 53.

1. Saddlers Lass, 2. Flashing Star

•KUMARARAJAH M. A. M. MUTHIAH GOLD CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), 3-y-o only (Terms), 1-50: 1. Alpha Jet (7) B. Prakash 59, 2. Heroic Epic (4) C. Velu 59, 3. Beauchamp Prince (6) Rajendra Singh 57, 4. Forest Storm (5) Mohan 55.5, 5. Quest Of Victory (1) Prem 57.5 (incl. 5 kg extra), 6. Cosmic Explorer (3) Milan 54, 7. Noble Crusader (8) M. Venkatesh 54 and 8. Eternal Legacy (2) Ross 52.5.

1. Alpha Jet, 2. Beauchamp Prince, 3. Cosmic Explorer

•KUMARARAJAH M. A. M. MUTHIAH GOLD CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), 3-y-o only (Terms), 2-15: 1. Bureaucrat (1) Rajendra Singh 59, 2. Fabulous Strike (3) Ross 57.5, 3. Air Academy (7) B. Prakash 59 (incl. 5 kg extra), 4. Majestic Times (6) Mohan 57, 5. Swift Princess (4) Babul 55.5, 6. Luxurious (2) C. Velu 52.5, 7. Mountain Pride (5) Prem 52.5 and 8. Simply Elegant (8) S. Manohar 52.5.

1. Air Academy, 2. Bureaucrat,

3. Fabulous Strike

•SOUTH INDIA CORPORATION SOUTH INDIA DERBY STAKES (2,400m), 4-y-o (Terms), 2-45: 1. Dolphin Bay (4) Rajendra Singh 57, 2. Beautiful Vision (2) Manikandan 55.5, 3. Golden Bounty (6) B. Prakash 55.5, 4. Magical Fantasy (3) Prem 55.5, 5. Oasis Dream (5) Milan 55.5 and 6. Star Of Calypso (1) Ross 55.5.

1. Golden Bounty, 2. Oasis Dream

•TAMILNADU COMMEMORATION GOLD CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), Cl. III, 3-30: 1. Imperial Stride (6) Manikandan 60, 2. Highland Wonder (4) Milan 59, 3. Empirical (1) Rajendra Singh 59 (incl. 5 kg extra), 4. Mystery Knight (5) Mohan 54, 5. Rainbow Mirage (7) Babul 54, 6. Lucky Pioneer (2) Ross 53 and 7. Gold Crusader (3) M. Venkatesh 53.

1. Empirical, 2. Lucky Pioneer,

3. Highland Wonder

•PONGAL CUP (Div. II), (1,400m), Cl. V-B, 4-00: 1. Beau Gallant (13) Huzaif 61, 2. Instant Appeal (10) C. Umesh 59, 3. Audacity (5) Sham Kumar 58, 4. Super Value (4) Lakshmanan 58, 5. Royal Marine (11) Bopanna 57.5, 6. Spenderville (9) Ross 57.5, 7. Seattle Victory (12) Saddam Iqbal 55.5, 8. Majestic Missile (2) Zulquar Nain 54.5, 9. Star Material (8) Mukesh Kumar 54.5, 10. Storm Regent (3) Rajendra Singh 54.5, 11. Queen Of Tamilnadu (6) P. Kumar 54, 12. Regent’s Secret (1) Srinivasan 54 and 13. Royal Answer (7) C. Murugan 51.5.

1. Super Value, 2. Instant Appeal, 3. Royal Marine

•TURF AUTHORITY CUP (1,000m), Cl. V-A, 4-30: 1. Enchanted Guest (2) C. Umesh 61, 2. Island Ruler (11) Srinivasan 61, 3. Space King (5) Lakshmanan 61, 4. Star Marker (16) Saddam Iqbal 59.5, 5. Trojan River (9) Sham Kumar 55, 6. Accolade (15) Akbar 54, 7. Trojan Flight (14) Mukesh Kumar 52.5, 8. Great Crusader (1) Miss Roopa 51, 9. Hunters Wish (12) Cornelius 51, 10. Browning (8) Casey 50.5, 11. Frankie (3) A. Hussain 50, 12. Golden Galaxy (10) P. Kumar 50, 13. Rising Time (13) Zulquar Nain 50, 14. Be My Chief (6) C. Murugan 50, 15. Galaxy King (7) Huzaif 50 and 16. Polar Magic (4) Bopanna 50.

1. Enchanted Guest, 2. Trojan River, 3. Rising Time

•TAMILNADU COMMEMORATION GOLD CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), Cl. III, 5-00: 1. Art Historian (2) Narasimha 60, 2. King’s Heir (7) Kabthar 59, 3. South Star (3) Rajendra Singh 57.5, 4. Be My Hero (6) S. Manohar 55, 5. Dancer’s Wave (5) Milan 58.5 (incl. 5 kg extra), 6. Irish Noble (4) Manikandan 53.5 and 7. Bold Promise (1) Ross 52.5.

1. Irish Noble, 2. Be My Hero,

3. Bold Promise

•PONGAL CUP (Div. I), (1,400m), Cl. V-B, 5-30: 1. Diamond King (14) Huzaif 61, 2. Ballydolye Star (7) A. Hussain 60, 3. Falcon Fly (11) Lakshmanan 60, 4. Spirited Commander (1) Rajendra Singh 58, 5. Roman Spirit (10) Zulquar Nain 56.5, 6. Top Ruler (8) Mukesh Kumar 56.5, 7. Quadrigar (4) Saddam Iqbal 56, 8. Roman King (12) Ross 53.5, 9. Dashing Brave (3) C. Umesh 53, 10. Solo Venture (6) Miss Roopa 53, 11. Star Of Windsor (9) Manikandan 53, 12. Lord Of Vision (2) C. Murugan 51.5, 13. Continuity (13) Srinivasan 50.5 and 14. Camp Commander (5) Akbar 50.

1. Quadrigar, 2. Solo Venture,

3. Dashing Brave

Day’s best: Golden Bounty

Double: Alpha Jet – Air Academy

Jkt: 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10; Tr: 7, 8 & 10.