Phenomenal Cruise (A.A. Vikrant up) won the Ghulam Ahmed Memorial Cup, the main event of the races held here on Sunday (Nov. 17). The winner is owned by M/s. P. Ranga Raju, K.S.N. Murthy & C. Nanda Kumar and trained by D. Netto.
1. MEDAK PLATE (1,100m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): 1. HURRICANE (Abhay Singh) 1, Ursula (6) (A.A. Vikrant) 2, Blazing Speed (Irvan Singh) 3 and Country’s Pet (Santosh Raj) 4. 3, 1 and 2. 1m 8.20s. ₹22 (w), 7, 19 and 6 (p), SHP: 54, FP: 358, Q: 179, Tla: 507. Favourite: Blazing Speed. Owner: Mr. Rakesh Reddy Kondakalla. Trainer: Robin Reddy.
2. ELUSIVE HERO PLATE (1,200m), maiden 2-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): PORTSTEWART (A. Imran) 1, Aintree (Akshay Kumar) 2, Coastal Cruise (Kiran Naidu) 3 and Greek Soul (Ashhad Asbar) 4. Nk, 1/2 nk and 8. 1m 15.40s. ₹16 (w), 7, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 37, Q: 15, Tla: 141. Favourite: Aintree. Owners: The Rajagiri Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd. rep. by Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Thomas. Trainer: S. Abbas.
3. GOLCONDA CUP (1,800m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): LANCASHIRE (Irvan Singh) 1, Blue Empress (Robbie Downey) 2, Unstoppable (A.A. Vikrant) 3 and Gazebo (Akshay Kumar) 4. Hd, 5 and 6. 1m 54.40s. ₹159 (w), 22, 8 and 8 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 994, Q: 328, Tla: 2,254. Favourite: Blue Empress. Owner: Mr. N.V. Rohin Kumar. Trainer: S. Sreekant.
4. SRI SHAMLAL GUPTA MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): ASTERIA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Proud Warrior (B.R. Kumar) 2, Arc Of History (Surya Prakash) 3 and Top Contender (Gaddam) 4. 1, 1/2 and 1. 1m 12.80s. ₹11 (w), 5, 7 and 12 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 52, Q: 41, Tla: 167. Favourite: Asteria. Owners: M/s. Anil Kumar Venkat Epur, Bharat Venkat Epur & M. Goutham Reddy. Trainer: L. D’Silva.
5. ARISTOCRAT PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 60 to 85 (Cat. II): NEWS O’ STAR (Gaurav Singh) 1, Pontius Pilate (Surya Prakash) 2, Tootsie Roll (Afroz Khan) 3 and Magical Skill (Jitendra Singh) 4. 3, nk and 1-1/2. 1m 25.81s. ₹84 (w), 15, 5 and 13 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 339, Q: 107, Tla: 1,906. Favourite: Pontius Pilate. Owner: Mr. Sarasam Madhusudan Reddy. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.
6. CHIEF JUSTICE TROPHY (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): PRINCE VALIANT (Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Galloping Gangster (Robbie Downey) 2, Flamboyant Lady (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Exclusive Blue (Ashhad Asbar) 4. 2-1/2, nk and 1. 1m 26s. ₹10 (w), 6, 8 and 11 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 31, Q: 18, Tla: 91. Favourite: Prince Valiant. Owner: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan. Trainer: Deshmukh.
7. GHULAM AHMED MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & over (Cat. I): PHENOMENAL CRUISE (A.A. Vikrant) 1, Ace Ace Ace (Akshay Kumar) 2, Be Sure (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Air Strike (Irvan Singh) 4. 1, 2 and 1-1/4. 1m 38.60s. ₹35 (w), 16 and 8 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 156, Q: 51, Tla: 590. Favourite: Isabella. Owners: M/s. P. Ranga Raju, K.S.N. Murthy & C. Nanda Kumar. Trainer: D. Netto.
8. GRACE HANOVER PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): BEYOND LIMITS (Robbie Downey) 1, Red Snaper (Akshay Kumar) 2, Handsome Duo (Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Wood Bridge (Surya Prakash) 4. 3-1/2, 3-1/2 and 2. 1m 27.20s. ₹24 (w), 12, 6 and 11 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 93, Q: 51, Tla: 479. Favourite: Mind Reader. Owners: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan & Barkath Alam Khan. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
Jkt: 55,880 (six tkts), Runner up: 2,052 (70 tkts), Mini Jkt: 34,038 (one tkt), Tr (i): 2,762 (13 tkts), (ii): 7,586 (3 tkts), (iii): 629 (95 tkts).
