Madhab Adhikari of Coromandel Intl. Ltd. right, presenting the winner’s trophy to Gachchhatu’s owners Karan Sundarji, Ramesh Kumar Varma, and Vara Prasad Reddy.
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G. RAMAKRISHNA
Trainer Neelesh Rawal’s filly Gachchhatu, piloted by Neeraj Rawal, won the Coromandel Gromor Deccan Fillies Championship Stakes, the main attraction of Sunday’s (Aug. 31) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Vara Prasad Reddy, Mr. N. Shyam Sunder & Mr. D.N. Kempegowda.
Neeraj confidently kept his mount in the fourth position till the bend and as the field entered the home stretch, this filly by Sanus Par Aquam out of Senor Bella easily surged ahead to win comfortably.
1. MAHABUBABAD PLATE (1,100m): QUICK BAY FOX (Akshay Kumar) 1, Divine Faith (B.R. Kumar) 2, Faizah (Antony Raj) 3 and Golden Bourbon (Kuldeep Sr.) 4. 1-1/2, 2 and 3-1/4. 1m, 8.84s. ₹44 (w), 10, 10 and 40 (p). SHP: 32, THP: 100, SHW: 13 and 10, FP: 143, Q: 43, Tanala: 518. Favourite: Divine Faith. Owner: Mr. H.S. Srikanth. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.
2. BELAGER PLATE (1,600m): SHUBHRAK (Deepak Singh) 1, Politics (G. Naresh) 2, Amboseli (H.M. Akshay) 3 and Deccan Ranger (B. Nikhil) 4. 3/4, 8-3/4 and 1-1/2. 1m, 44.02s. ₹45 (w), 13, 15 and 16 (p). SHP: 47, THP: 50, SHW: 17 and 39, FP: 169, Q: 104, Tanala: 1,050. Favourite: City Cruise. Owner: Mr. Md. Sultan. Trainer: M.F. Ali Khan.
3. NEARCO PLATE (1,400m): MISTY NIGHT (R.S. Jodha) 1, Federer (H.M. Akshay) 2, Normui (Mukesh K) 3 and Tiger Ruby (Uday Kiran) 4. 6-1/2, Neck and 3-1/2. 1m, 27.90s. ₹15 (w), 10, 11 and 16 (p). SHP: 38, THP: 39, SHW: 13 and 13, FP: 64, Q: 65, Tanala: 140. Favourite: Misty Night. Owners: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: K. Satheesh.
4. PAKHAL LAKE CUP (Div. II) (1,200m): CALABASAS (Akshay Kumar) 1, Mexican Wave (R.S. Jodha) 2, Stars Envied (G. Naresh) 3 and Shoolin (B. Nikhil) 4. Not run: Classy Dame. 6, 1-1/4 and 2. 1m, 15.27s. ₹23 (w), 10, 11 and 10 (p). SHP: 40, THP: 69, SHW: 10 and 27, FP: 124, Q: 91, Tanala: 235. Favourite: Stars Envied. Owners: Mr. M. Ramakrishna Reddy, Mr. Bharat Venkat Epur & Mrs. Rajini Meka. Trainer: L. D’Silva.
5. HIDDEN BLOOM PLATE (1,400m): SUGAR (Afroz Khan) 1, Decoy (Mukesh K) 2, Encore (R.S. Jodha) 3 and Maverick (Santosh Raj) 4. Not run: Best Buddy. Neck, 2-1/4 and 4-1/4. 1m, 27.15s. ₹73 (w), 25, 16 and 37 (p). SHP: 30, THP: 179, SHW: 56 and 24, FP: 553, Q: 177, Tanala: 7,478. Favourite: Pleasant Star. Owner: Mr. Y. Damodar. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
Note: Pleasant Star (Akshay Kumar up) jumped out awkwardly and dislodged the rider who escaped unhurt.
6. COROMANDEL GROMOR DECCAN FILLIES CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES (Grade III) (1,600m): GACHCHHATU (Sanus Per Aquam-Senora Bella) (Neeraj Rawal) 1, Northern Waves (Dreamfield-With The Wind) (Mukesh K) 2, Mountain Jewel (Deauville-Kanchenjunga) (Kuldeep Sr.) 3 and Moon Star (Leitir Mor-Stravella) (Srinath) 4. 2-1/4, Nose and 1-1/4. 1m, 40.24s. ₹24 (w), 12, 30 and 16 (p). SHP: 73, THP: 58, SHW: 12 and 46, FP: 288, Q: 149, Tanala: 2,490. Favourite: Gachchhatu. Owners: Mr. Vara Prasad Reddy, Mr. N. Shyam Sunder & Mr. D.N. Kempegowda. Trainer: N. Rawal.
7. PAKHAL LAKE CUP (Div. I) (1,200m): STAR OF OPERA (Mukesh Kumar) 1, American Flame (H.M. Akshay) 2, Top In Class (Shivansh) 3 and Lady Jane (Md. Ekram Alam) 4. 12-1/2, 5-1/4 and 4-3/4. 1m, 14.77s. ₹11 (w), 10, 16 and 14 (p). SHP: 28, THP: 60, SHW: 10 and 18, FP: 27, Q: 26, Tanala: 171. Favourite: Star Of Opera. Owners: Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP, Mr. Suchit Jayraj Shah & Mr. Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni. Trainer: D. Netto.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹2,436 (93 tkts.) & 30%: 859 (113 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 226 (92 tkts.), (ii) 675 (40 tkts.).
Mini Jackpot: 934 (32 tkts.).
Published – August 31, 2025 07:31 pm IST
