Trainer Ananta Vatsalya’s filly Imperia, ridden by P. Ajeeth Kumar, won the Governor’s Cup, the feature event of Sunday’s (Aug. 24) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Kapil Agarwal & Mr. Shailendra Singh.
1. BHUPALPALLY PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m): PERCEPTION (G. Naresh) 1, My Challenge (Gaurav) 2, Catch The Worm (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Sadiya (H.M. Akshay) 4. Neck, 9 and 2-3/4. 1m, 27.33s. ₹13 (w), 10, 12 and 14 (p). SHP: 36, THP: 39, SHW: 13 and 24, FP: 39, Q: 35, Tanala: 86. Favourite: Perception. Owner: Mr. Rakesh Reddy Kondakalla. Trainer: Robin Reddy Kondakalla.
2. SILVER PHANTOM PLATE (1,600m): ONSLAUGHT (Darshan R.N.) 1, La Quinta (Likith Appu) 2, Real Thalaivaa (Mohit) 3 and Konaseema (P. Ajeeth K) 4. 1/2, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m, 41.77s. ₹69 (w), 21, 37 and 71 (p). SHP: 88, THP: 141, SHW: 52 and 95, FP: 2,590, Q: 1,250, Tanala: 49,345. Favourite: Pride Aside. Owners: M/s. S.A. Shezad Abbas, Soma Raju Adipudi, Syed Ainuddin Arif & Yadugiri Kiran Kumar. Trainer: Raza Shezad.
3. BHUPALPALLY PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m): DIVINE SECRET (B.R. Kumar) 1, Elegant Lady (Rafique Sk.) 2, Classical Music (H.M. Akshay) 3 and Caraxes (Darshan) 4. Not run: Smart Boy. 7-3/4, 5 and 6-3/4. 1m, 28.95s. ₹10 (w), 10, 19 and 13 (p). SHP: 34, THP: 32, SHW: 12 and 17, FP: 39, Q: 37, Tanala: 82. Favourite: Divine Secret. Owners: M/s. Mukteshwar Racing LLP & Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
4. HILL FOR PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): SHUBHRAK (A.A. Vikrant) 1, Most Beautiful (Akshay K) 2, Aos Si (I. Chisty) 3 and Battle On (P. Sai K) 4. 2-1/4, 3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 15.58s. ₹317 (w), 30, 11 and 13 (p). SHP: 23, THP: 39, SHW: 56 and 14, FP: 2,168, Q: 797, Tanala: 5,636. Favourite: Natu Natu. Owner: Mr. Md. Sultan. Trainer: Mr. M.F. Ali Khan.
5. B. MARIDESHWARA RAO MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m): STAR FOREVER (P. Sai Kumar) 1, Glorious Power (Akshay K) 2, Warwick (P. Ajeeth K) 3 and Arion One (B.R. Kumar) 4. 2-3/4, Neck and 1. 1m, 13.10s. ₹17 (w), 10, 12 and 13 (p). SHP: 31, THP: 36, SHW: 10 and 37, FP; 45, Q: 29, Tanala: 83. Favourite: Star Forever. Owners: M/s. Ashok Ranpise, Bollineni Krishnaiah, Seshadri Reddy Pochana, Teegala Sumant Reddy, Teegala Vijender Reddy, Satish Kumar Reddy Poondla, Giri Prathamesh Mahadev & Teja Gollapudi. Trainer: K.S.V. Prasad Raju.
6. NORTHERN DANCER PLATE (1,400m): N R I ULTRAPOWER (Akshay Kumar) 1, Noble Heart (Kuldeep Sr.) 2, N R I Sport (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Armstrong (Deepak) 4. 2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 26.68s. ₹21 (w), 11, 10 and 21 (p). SHP: 34, THP: 46, SHW: 19 and 15, FP: 37, Q: 19, Tanala: 168. Favourite: Noble Heart. Owner: Mr. Ravinder Reddy Male. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
7. GOVERNOR’S CUP (1,200m): IMPERIA (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Vivaldo (I. Chisty) 2, Lashka (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Darling’s Boy (Ajay K) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 3. 1m, 12.19s. ₹80 (w), 23, 20 and 18 (p). SHP: 68, THP: 62, SHW: 13 and 43, FP: 875, Q: 339, Tanala: 2,089. Favourite: Decacorn. Owners: M/s. Kapil Agarwal & Shailendra Singh. Trainer: Ananta Vatsalya.
8. SALAR JUNG CUP (1,100m): DUBAI TOUCH (A. Ashad Asbar) 1, High Heels (Gaurav) 2, Exclusive Black (I. Chisty) 3 and Rolls Royce (Abhay) 4. Not run: Newfound Glory. 1, 2 and 1/2. 1m, 6.92s. ₹20 (w), 10, 14 and 47 (p). SHP: 44, THP: 57, SHW: 74 and 15, FP: 61, Q: 60, Tanala: 728. Favourite: Dubai Touch. Owners: M/s. N. Shyam Sunder, Anil Viswanatha Poduval & Vara Prasad Reddy. Trainer: Neelesh Rawal.
Note: Soon after the start, Knight Crusader (Sonu K up) turned around and stopped galloping.
9. HILL FORT PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): SAFALA (Mukesh Kumar) 1, Cape May (Likith Appu) 2, Ilene (Deepak) 3 and Niloufer The Great (H.M. Akshay) 4. Not run: Rare Vue. 8-1/2, 7-1/4 and 1/2. 1m, 14.29s. ₹24 (w), 16, 10 and 10 (p). SHP: 31, THP: 35, SHW: 13 and 21, FP: 110, Q: 68, Tanala: 234. Favourite: Safala. Owner: Mr. Harisharan Devgan. Trainer: Magan Singh.
Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹60,556 (1 tkt) & 30%: 25,952 (1 tkt); (ii) 70%: 1,241 (202 tkts.) & 30%: 195 (551 tkts.).
Mini Jackpot: (i) 2,639 (15 tkts.), (ii) 799 (40 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 14,549 (1 tkt), (ii) 1,524 (6 tkts.), (iii) 498 (41 tkts.).
