Areca Legend (I. Chisty up) won the F.K. Irani Memorial Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Thursday (Sept. 26). The winner is owned by M/s. Ronak J. Kimmane & Jairam G. Kimmane and trained by Prasanna Kumar.
1. SON OF THE LIGHT PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 00 to 25: SWISS TIGRESS (Rajesh K) 1, Star Binder (C. Umesh) 2, Blackhawk (S. Shareef) 3 and Sultana (Arshad) 4. Not run: Bazinga. 4, 1-1/2 and Shd. 1m, 25.22s. ₹29 (w), 15, 14 and 16 (p), SHP: 50, THP: 48, FP: 158, Q: 62, Trinella: 527 and 314. Favourite: Swiss Tigress. Owner: Swiss Stud & Livestock Pvt Ltd. Trainer: J. Sharavanan.
2. SECUNDERABAD PLATE (1,600m), rated 20 to 45, 5-y-o & over: BRAVE LADY (Jagadeesh) 1, Flirting Eyes (Chetan G) 2, Fotogenic (John) 3 and Casey (Antony) 4. 6-3/4, 4-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m, 37.17s. ₹17 (w), 10, 29 and 16 (p), SHP: 85, THP: 42, FP: 273, Q: 132, Trinella: 779 and 226. Favourite: Brave Lady. Owner: Mr. S. Thiruppathy. Trainer: Azhar Ali.
3. SON OF THE LIGHT PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 00 to 25: SPEEDSTER (S. Shareef) 1, Grey Channel (T.S. Jodha) 2, Sun Splash (Srinath) 3 and Estella (C. Umesh) 4. 3-1/2, 6-1/2 and Hd. 1m, 23.92s. ₹81 (w), 20, 11 and 26 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 69, FP: 554, Q: 215, Trinella: 861 and 503. Favourite: Grey Channel. Owner: Mr. Laksh Bhatia. Trainer: Warren Singh.
4. M.B. APPAYA MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over: RUSTIC SUNRISE (Arshad) 1, Good Earth (Kiran Rai) 2, Admiral Act (Santosh K) 3 and Travieso (C. Umesh) 4. Not run: Navelrock. 3/4, 6-3/4 and 2. 1m, 23.88s. ₹19 (w), 13, 14 and 30 (p), SHP: 46, THP: 63, FP: 105, Q: 134, Trinella: 929 and 549. Favourite: Rustic Sunrise. Owner: Mr. Suchit Jayaraj Shah. Trainer: Vishal Yadav.
5. HOTEL R R R TROPHY (1,400m), rated 60 & above, 4-y-o & over: LOUISIANA (Nazerul) 1, Turf Magic (Darshan) 2, Top Striker (C. Umesh) 3, Set To Win (Suraj) 4. Not run: Sadeek. 1/2, 1 and Hd. 1m, 23.39s. ₹57 (w), 16, 22 and 19 (p), SHP: 47, THP: 48, FP: 2,490, Q: 760, Trinella: 2,596 and 1,246. Favourite: Set To Win. Owners: Manjri Horse Breed’s Farm Pvt Ltd & Mr. Shankar Srinivas. Trainer: Faraz Arshad.
6. F.K. IRANI MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,400m), rated 75 & above: ARECA LEGEND (I. Chisty) 1, Sakura (Akshay K) 2, Star Of Thea (Shivnath P) 3 and Merlot (Antony) 4. Not run: Ship Rock and Tororosso. 2-1/4, 2-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 21.83s. ₹81 (w), 21, 11 and 76 (p), SHP: 38, THP: 211, FP: 228, Q: 83, Trinella: 1,542 and 2,974. Favourite: Sakura. Owners: M/s. Ronak J. Kimmane & Jairam G. Kimmane. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
7. M.B. APPAYA MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over: HALOWEEN’S WAY (Darshan) 1, San Vinto (Janardhan P) 2, Vijaya Arjun (C. Umesh) 3 and Lucky Pineapple (J. Paswan) 4. Not run: Leap Of Faith. 4, 2 and Nose. 1m, 24.17s. ₹19 (w), 17, 29 and 14 (p), SHP: 114, THP: 39, FP: 565, Q: 264, Trinella: 1,122 and 293, Exacta: 4,740 (carried over). Favourite: Haloween’s Way. Owners: Mr. Goodera Vasanta rep. Nippon Bloodstock & Racing Pvt Ltd & Mr. P.T. Girish. Trainer: C.D. Monnappa.
8. ABS FABS PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: SPACE SHIP (Chetan G) 1, Scarlet Burning (Arshad) 2, Praelector (Sameer Khan) 3 and Touch Of Class (Sai Kiran) 4. 6-3/4, Shd and 2-1/4. 1m, 11.51s. ₹40 (w), 13, 15 and 94 (p), SHP: 23, THP: 192, FP: 190, Q: 60, Trinella: 3,347 and 2,869, Exacta: 2,285 (carried over). Favourite: Scarlet Burning. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep by. Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Dinesh Pujar.
Jackpot: ₹28,213 (16 tkts.); Runner-up: 2,331 (83 tkts.); Treble (i): 869 (one tkt); (ii): 830 (carried over), (iii): 2,956 (two tkts.).
