Trainer S. Waheed’s grey filly Pyrite, piloted by A. Sandesh, snatched victory in a thrilling blanket finish from Victor Hugo, Rise And Reign and Galahad, in the Nizam’s Gold Cup, the main attraction of Sunday’s (Aug. 17) races.
The winner is owned by Mr. Ketan S. Wakkar, Mrs. Jalpa K. Boricha & Mrs. Roshni C. Punjabi rep. Aditya Solar Solution (PF), Mr. Amit V. Menda, Mr. Chirag V. Shah, Mr. Anil V. Poduval, Mr. Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP.
1. DONCASTER PLATE (1,100m): N R I HIGH POWER (Akshay Kumar) 1, Emerald Touch (Neeraj) 2, Foxy Girl (H.M. Akshay) 3 and Shreshhtha (Mukesh K) 4. 2, 7-3/4 and 5-1/4. 1m 7.45s. ₹13 (w), 11, 13 and 17 (p). SHP: 25, THP: 35, SHW: 13 and 14, FP: 28, Q: 25, Tanala: 78. Favourite: N R I High Power.
Owners: M/s. Ravinder Reddy Male, Suchit Jayraj Shah & Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni. Trainer: D. Netto.
2. GADWAL PLATE (1,800m): TAKE A BREATH (Ajay Kumar) 1, Silver Arrow (P. Sai K) 2, Federer (P. Ajeeth K) 3 and Nkalanzinzi (Ashad Asbar) 4. 10-1/2, 1/2 and 2-3/4. 1m 55. 18s. ₹17 (w), 12, 12 and 11 (p). SHP: 41, SHW: 10 and 16, FP: 93, Q: 45, Tanala: 126. Favourite: Take A Breath.
Owners: M/s. V. Avinash Reddy, V. Narendar Reddy & K. Mallikarjuna Rao. Trainer: G. Shashikanth.
3. COLONEL B. SANTOSH BABU MEMORIAL CUP (2,000m): RACING RULER (P. Sai Kumar) 1, Black Dust (Ajay K) 2, Freedom Touch (Neeraj) 3 and Dapper Look (Akshay K) 4. 3-1/2, 1 and 4-1/2. 2m 6. 76s. ₹21 (w), 10, 15 and 16 (p). SHP: 32, THP: 31, SHW: 20 and 39, FP: 170, Q: 92, Tanala: 526. Favourite: Dapper Look.
Owners: M/s. Teja Gollapudi, Bollineni Krishnaiah, Ashok Ranpise, Seshadri Reddy Pochana, Mukund Kakani, Teegala Vijender Reddy, Teegala Sumant Reddy & Harinath Reddy Teegala. Trainer: K.S.V. Prasad Raju.
4. BROWN JACK PLATE (1,100m): TAALIYAH (Deepak Singh) 1, Most Beautiful (Akshay K) 2, Bien Pensant (Surya Prakash) 3 and Noorian (Ajay K) 4. 1, 2-1/4 and 2. 1m 10. 02s. ₹99 (w), 23, 14 and 22 (p). SHP: 39, THP: 52, SHW: 54 and 19, FP: 524, Q: 197, Tanala: 1,444. Favourite: Always Special.
Owners: M/s. Md. Sultan, Narasimha Reddy Banala, Sreerama Suresh & Chalapathi Rao Parini. Trainer: M.F. Ali Khan.
Note: Originally Most Beautiful had won this race and Taaliyah ended second. An objection was raised by jockey Deepak Singh (Taaliyah astride) against Akshay for shifting out alarmingly and taking his ground in the last 400m. The Stewards after interviewing both jockeys decided to uphold the objection and revised the order as above.
5. TELANGANA AND ANDHRA SUB AREA CUP (1,600m): NONPARIEL (Mukesh Kumar) 1, Get Lucky (Md. Ekram) 2, Secret Saint (Trevor) 3 and Dali’s Destiny (Yash Narredu) 4. 3-1/2, Head and 6-1/2. 1m 39. 22s. ₹31 (w), 12, 14 and 10 (p). SHP: 26, THP: 80, SHW: 28 and 46, FP: 208, Q: 89, Tanala: 239. Favourite: Secret Saint.
Owners: Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP, Mr. Tripuranenivenkata Aditya Chowdary & Mr. P. Ranga Raju. Trainer: D. Netto.
6. NIZAM’S GOLD CUP (Gr. 2) (2,000m): PYRITE (A. Sandesh) 1, Victor Hugo (Vivek G) 2, Rise And Reign (Yash Narredu) 3 and Galahad (Trevor) 4. Head, Short Head and Head. 2m 5. 24s. ₹16 (w), 10, 22 and 10 (p). SHP: 44, THP: 27, SHW: 15 and 23, FP: 80, Q: 65, Tanala: 262. Favourite: Pyrite.
Owners: Mr. Ketan S. Wakkar, Mrs. Jalpa K. Boricha & Mrs. Roshni C. Punjabi rep. Aditya Solar Solution (PF), Mr. Amit V. Menda, Mr. Chirag V. Shah, Mr. Anil V. Poduval, Mr. Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP. Trainer: S. Waheed.
7. KARIMNAGAR PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): CHERISH THE LADY (P. Sai Kumar) 1, Fashion Icon (Akshay K) 2, Swiss Girl (Md. Ismail) 3 and Sargent (H.M. Akshay) 4. Neck, 4-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 15. 60s. ₹17 (w), 15, 14 and 46 (p). SHP: 24, THP: 123, SHW: 10 and 24, FP; 43, Q: 26, Tanala: 561. Favourite: Cherish The Lady.
Owners: M/s. Teja Gollapudi, Bollineni Krishnaiah, Seshadri Reddy Pochana, Satish Kumar Reddy Poondla, Giri Prathamesh Mahadev & Ashok Ranpise. Trainer: K.S.V. Prasad Raju.
Jackpot: 70%:₹6,150 (71 tkts.), 30%: 908 (206 tkts.).
Mini Jackpot: (i) 1,923 (40 tkts.), (ii) 2,899 (28 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 793 (44 tkts.), (ii) 246 (204 tkts.).
