Trainer Pesi Shroff’s star colt Santissimo, piloted by Oisin Murphy, won the HPSL Indian 2000 Guineas (Gr.1), the stellar attraction of Sunday’s (Dec. 22) races here. The winner is owned by Mr. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Kishore P. Rungta, Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta, Mr. Saleem Fazelbhoy & Mr. Achuthan Siddharth.
The British champion jockey Murphy, who guided the colt sired by Gusto out of Beldon Hill, strategically positioned him in second place till the home stretch. As the field approached the 400m mark, Santissimo was trailing the frontrunner Shambala by almost six lengths. He unleashed a phenomenal burst of speed, covered the ground with devouring strides, and secured a dominant victory by three lengths.
Santissimo’s impressive win was a remarkable comeback for trainer Shroff in this prestigious event, as he had won the Indian 2000 Guineas in 2009 with his legendary filly, Jacqueline. Jockey P. Trevor rode three winners on the day.
1. TROUVAILLE TROPHY (1,400m): PRECIOSO (P. Trevor) 1, Northbound (C.S. Jodha) 2, Anoushka (Merchant) 3 and Anaira (Yash) 4. 2-1/4, 4 and 1/2. 1m, 24.59s. ₹25 (w), 13, 11 and 22 (p). SHP: 35, FP: 37, Q: 22, Tanala: 343 and 248. Favourite: Northbound. Owner & Trainer Miss. Nazzak B. Chenoy.
2. K.M. MUNSHI TROPHY (1,200m): FIGHTON (N.S. Parmar) 1, Fast Pace (Vivek G) 2, Ataash (Trevor) 3 and Portofino Bay (Akshay K) 4. 1-1/4, 1 and Long Neck. 1m, 10.74s. ₹42 (w), 24 and 12 (p). SHP: 36, FP: 114, Q: 110, Tanala: 218 and 88. Favourite: Fast Pace. Owners: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: S.S. Shah.
3. AHEAD OF MY TIME TROPHY (1,000m): ELUSIVE ART (A. Sandesh) 1, Big Bay (Yash) 2, Pristine Glory (Bhawani) 3 and Rafael (S. Kamble) 4. 3-1/4, 5 and 3/4. 58.55s. ₹43 (w), 16, 28 and 30 (p). SHP: 47, FP: 700, Q: 301, Tanala: 16,783 and 3,596. Favourite: Diligence. Owners: M/s. P.J. Vazifdar, Firoze A. Vakil, M. Rishad, Prem Vazirani & Miss. Soonu J. Davar. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
4. MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT & GOA-AREA TROPHY (2,000m): ODYSSEUS (Neeraj Rawal) 1, Multiverse (S. Kamble) 2, Booster Shot (Akshay K) 3 and Kimiko (C.S. Jodha) 4. Short Head, 3/4 and 1/2. 2m, 3.21s. ₹25 (w), 19, 44 and 12 (p). SHP: 129, FP: 333, Q: 200, Tanala: 1,105 and 474. Favourite: Odysseus. Owners: Equus Racing, Mr. K.H. Vachha, Mr. Suhrud S. Jhaveri & Mr. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.
5. GULAMHUSEIN ESSAJI TROPHY (1,600m): SUBSTANTIAL (A. Sandesh) 1, Desert Classic (Ajinkya) 2, Treasure Gold (V. Bunde) 3 and Nostalgia (Akshay K) 4. 1-3/4, Neck and 2-1/2. 1m, 36.46s. ₹27 (w), 12, 43 and 28 (p). SHP: 81, FP: 545, Q: 191, Tanala: 5,290 and 4,534. Favourite: Substantial. Owners: Mr. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Kishore P. Rungta, Mr. S.R. Sanas, Mr. Achuthan Siddharth, Mr. Saleem Fazelbhoy, Mr. Ajay K. Arora & Miss. Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
6. FAIZ JASDANWALLA TROPHY (1,400m): CHARDIKALA (P. Trevor) 1, Red Mist (Sandesh) 2, Flashman (Parmar) 3 and Yukikaze (Gore) 4. Not run: Equilateral. 5-3/4, 1-1/2 and Nose. 1m, 23.08s. ₹53 (w), 15, 12 and 17 (p). SHP: 26, FP: 111, Q: 80, Tanala: 699 and 479. Favourite: Red Mist. Owners: Mr. Marthand Singh Mahindra, Mrs. Rina Mahindra, Mr. S.P. Thirunavukkarasu, Mr. Gaurav Sethi & Mr. Vishal K. Doctor rep. Deciding Factor LLP. Trainer: Altamash A. Ahmed.
7. HPSL INDIAN 2000 GUINEAS (Gr. 1) (1,600m): SANTISSIMO (Gusto-Beldon Hill) (Oisin Murphy) 1, Shambala (Planetaire-Ice Cube Baby) (Trevor) 2, African Gold (Multidimensional-Botswana) (Akshay K) 3 and Psychic Star (Multitude-Psychic Light) (Vivek G) 4. 3, 1 and Long Neck. 1m, 35.41s. ₹22 (w), 12 and 26 (p). SHP: 34, FP: 512, Q: 158, Tanala: 307 and 65. Favourite: African Gold. Owners: Mr. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Kishore P. Rungta, Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta, Mr. Saleem Fazelbhoy & Mr. Achuthan Siddharth. Trainer: P. Shroff.
8. LAGARDE TROPHY (1,200m): MILA (P. Trevor) 1, Toscana (Akshay K) 2, Rush (Prasad) 3 and Axlrod (T.S. Jodha) 4. Head, Short Neck and 1-1/4. 1m, 11.05s. ₹50 (w), 21, 19 and 22 (p). SHP: 48, FP: 399, Q: 112, Tanala: 1,809 and 1,128. Favourite: The General. Owners: Mrs. Bakhtawar B. Chenoy & Miss. Nazzak B. Chenoy. Trainer: Nazzak B. Chenoy.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹5,568 (17 tkts.) & 30%: 520 (78 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 894 (13 tkts.), (ii) 854 (28 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 70%: 41,099 (c/f), 30%: 5,871 (3 tkts.).
Published – December 22, 2024 07:30 pm IST
