S. Ganapathy-trained Southern Ruler (Srinath up), won the AVR Group and Catalyst Properties Mysore Derby, the chief event of the races held here on Sunday (Oct 20). The winner is owned by Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep by. Mr. A.C. Muthiah.
Southern Ruler, who jumped out well, settle down to race handy fifth till the final turn, before Srinath, who rode confidently made his move in the straight. The colt responded resolutely and took command in the last 300m mark and went on to clear his maiden win in facile manner.
The results:
1. DELHI RACE CLUB TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25: DALLAS (Indrajeet Singh) 1, Apollo Bay (Dhebe) 2, Darahasini (P. Surya) 3 and Snow Queen (T.S. Jodha) 4. 5-3/4, 2 and 1-1/2. 1m 12.14s. ₹ 40 (w), 13, 35 and 25 (p), SHP: 118, THP: 57, FP: 947, Q: 356, Trinella: 3,937 and 1,687. Favourite: Show Girl. Owner: Mr. H.S. Chandre Gowda. Trainer: Samar Singh.
2. ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB LTD TROPHY (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over: MAGNUM OPUS (Sai Kiran) 1, Admiral Act (Mukesh K) 2, Class Above (Ramandeep Bal) 3 and Pankti (S. Shareef) 4. Not run: Star Atrium. 5-1/4, 4-1/4 and 3-3/4. 1m 11.07s. ₹ 29 (w), 16, 19 and 31 (p), SHP: 53, THP: 84, FP: 261, Q: 77, Trinella: 3,839 and 1,251. Favourite: Magnum Opus. Owners: Mrs. Shirley M. Bobby & Mrs. Sheela Natraj. Trainer: M. Bobby.
3. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: COUNTRY’S POWER (Darshan) 1, Export Quality (S. John) 2, Rich Tribute (Arshad) 3 and Ashwa Vikrant (S. Imran) 4. 2-3/4, 2 and 1-1/4. 1m 25.81s. ₹ 198 (w), 32, 14 and 14 (p), SHP: 34, THP: 58, FP: 637, Q: 408, Trinella: 1,261 and 573. Favourite: Export Quality. Owner: Mr. Anil Vishwanatha Poduval. Trainer: Prashanth Pawar.
4. DELHI RACE CLUB TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25: HAPPY DANCING (Nazerul) 1, She’s Superb (S. Shareef) 2, Regal Force (Arshad) 3 and Arrogance (Mark) 4. Not run: Desert Combat and Princess Pride. 1/2, Snk and 3-1/4. 1m 13.70s. ₹ 550 (w), 80, 27 and 15 (p), SHP: 73, THP: 56, FP: 8,203, Q: 3,868, Trinella: 42,222 and 12,063. Favourite: Himachali. Owner: Mrs. Esha N. Hariraj. Trainer: Samar Singh.
5. HYDERABAD RACE CLUB TROPHY (1,600m), rated 60 & above, 4-y-o & over: TREMENDOUS (Ramandeep Bal) 1, Dont Trust Anyone (I. Chisty) 2, Set To Win (Zervan) 3 and Script Writer (Arshad) 4. Nose, 1 and Nose. 1m 37.70s. ₹ 202 (w), 38, 23 and 11 (p), SHP: 72, THP: 58, FP: 12,522, Q: 1,396, Trinella: 10,284 and 2,351. Favourite: Set To Win. Owner: Mr. Martin J. Tower rep. Skambha Equine Enterprises Pvt Ltd. Trainer: Pratap Kamath.
6. BANGALORE TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,200m), rated 75 & over: COURAGE (S. John) 1, Diamond Rays (Srinath) 2, Aeolus (Zervan) 3 and Korol (H.M. Akshay) 4. Lnk, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m 10.54s. ₹ 49 (w), 18, 14 and 15 (p), SHP: 44, THP: 63, FP: 250, Q: 105, Trinella: 378 and 128. Favourite: Aeolus. Owners: Vinayaka Breeders Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. D. Pritam Basapa & Rajagiri Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd rep. Mr & Mrs. Dilip Thomas. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
7. AVR GROUP AND CATALYST PROPERTIES MYSORE DERBY (2,000m), 3-y-o only, (Terms): SOUTHERN RULER (Saamidd – Farha) Srinath 1, Square The Circle (Kingda Ka – Circle Of Bliss) A. Imran 2, Alexander Burnes (Phoenix Tower – Allied Cause) Zervan 3 and Streaming Gold (Multidimensional – Abs Fabs) S. John 4. 7-3/4, 3/4 and 1-1/2. 2m 03.86s. ₹ 39 (w), 18 and 21 (p), SHP: 41, THP: 62, FP: 270, Q: 193, Trinella: 2,648 and 1,816. Favourite: Cosmic Ray. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep by. Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: S. Ganapathy.
8. MADRAS RACE CLUB TROPHY (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 5-y-o & over: BLUEJACK (Jagadeesh) 1, Fantastic App (R. Pradeep) 2, Arak (Rayan) 3 and Scarlet Princess (I. Chisty) 4. 3, 1-3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 26.70s. ₹ 68 (w), 17, 53 and 22 (p), SHP: 148, THP: 62, FP: 972, Q: 957, Trinella: 13,557 and 8,134, Exacta: 18,670 (carried over). Favourite: Helenka. Owner: Mr. Shankar Srinivas. Trainer: M. Rajendra Singh.
9. MADRAS RACE CLUB TROPHY (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 5-y-o & over: PAPADOKIA (I. Chisty) 1, Raw Gold (Dhebe) 2, Aerospeed (Nazerul) 3 and Frosted (S. Shareef) 4. Not run: Red Galileo. 5-3/4, 2 and Hd. 1m 26.53s. ₹ 86 (w), 33, 28 and 32 (p), SHP: 79, THP: 70, FP: 468, Q: 312, Trinella: 3,700 and 1,370, Exacta: 2,298 (carried over). Favourite: Amazing Angel. Owners: M/s. Harpreet Singh Rana & Sudhir Caushik. Trainer: Sharat Kumar.
Jackpot: ₹ 8,49,842 (carried over); Runner up: 45,527 (eight tkts); Treble (i): 2,370 (one tkt); (ii): 4,945 (carried over); (iii): 4,572 (eight tkts).
