Sovereign King (Antony) being led by, from left, owners Tanmay Mathurawala, Chaitanya Shah, K.M. Shah, Sudendu Shah, breeder Gurpal Singh, trainer Adhiraj Singh Jodha, breeder Angad Singh, and owner Vinod Mathurawala.
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K. MURALI KUMAR
Adhiraj Singh Jodha-trained Sovereign King (Antony up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Colts Championship Stakes (1,600m), the chief event of the races held here on Sunday (June 22). The winner is owned by Mr. Sudendu Shah, Mrs. Preeti C. Shah, Mrs. Hiral Shah, Dr. Rahul Shah, Mr. K.M. Shah, Mrs. Vanita K. Shah, Mr. Chaitanya Shah, Mr. Vinod M. Mathurawala & Mrs. Pooja S. Shah.
Antony confidently kept the gutsy colt in mid-bunch till the bend before manoeuvring the home stretch. Sovereign King responded tremendously to the reminders and galloped with giant strides to pip the leader Stormy Sea at the post.
The results:
1. GUINDY PLATE (1,200m): MYSTIC CHARM (Md. Akram) 1, Slice Of Luck (R. Pradeep) 2, Satin Lass (Trevor) 3 and N R I Jetpower (Aleemuddin) 4. 3/4, Nose and 4. 1m, 13.59s. ₹78 (w), 21, 46 and 11 (p), SHP: 112, THP: 74, FP: 922, Q: 845, Trinella: 1,724/539, Exacta: 7,979/23,938. Favourite: Satin Lass. Owner: Mr. H.S. Chandre Gowda. Trainer: M. Rajendra Singh.
2. PRONTO PRONTO PLATE (1,600m): KISS OF GREY (Yash) 1, Cicar Galaxy (L.A. Rozario) 2, Andre’ (Sandesh) 3 and Einaudi (Trevor) 4. Not run: Knight Regent. 1-1/4, 1-1/2 and Nose. 1m, 39.79s. ₹72 (w), 14, 13 and 11 (p), SHP: 30, THP: 44, FP: 275, Q: 123, Trinella: 386/174, Exacta: 812/329. Favourite: Andre’. Owners: M/s. Rapar Galloping Stars LLP, Mr. B.P. Devaraja, Mr. Teja Gollapudi & Dr. Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni. Trainer: S. Narredu.
3. BERGAMO PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m): GLORIOUS SPECTRE (Dhanu S) 1, Felisa (Pavan) 2, Noble Cause (Trevor) 3 and She’s So Beautiful (Likith Appu) 4. Shd, 4-1/2 and Hd. 1m, 07.05s. ₹42 (w), 17, 15 and 14 (p), SHP: 44, THP: 67, FP: 284, Q: 187, Trinella: 581/220, Exacta: 33,990. Favourite: Noble Cause. Owners: Mr. Sujay Kumar Puttanna, Mr. Balam Mohla & Mr. Dean Stephens’. Trainer: Neil Devaney.
4. NOBLE PRINCE PLATE (1,800m): GALWAY GIRL (Vishal Bunde) 1, Art Of Romance (Trevor) 2, Monterio (G. Vivek) 3 and Stentorian (Suraj) 4. 1-1/2, 3-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 52.55s. ₹222 (w), 31, 14 and 14 (p), SHP: 35, THP: 48, FP: 822, Q: 368, Trinella: 1,791/608, Exacta: 5,462/3,010. Favourite: Monterio. Owners: Mr. Enrico R. Piperno, Mr. S.K. Shingal, Ashok Kumar Agarwal, Mr. Lalit Baid, Mr. Bishwajit Sinha Roy, Mr. Vivek Choudhary, M/s. Speedex Livestock Pvt Ltd rep. by Mr. Sharath Jhunjhunwala, Mr. Shawney & Mr. Rajesh Kabra. Trainer: Neil Darashah.
5. CIVIL SERVICE CUP (2,000m): GOLDEN THUNDER (Antony) 1, Arkadian (S. Saqlain) 2, Cafe Wickham (C. Umesh) 3 and Eagle Day (G. Vivek) 4. 3/4, 2-1/4 and 1-1/4. 2m, 05.51s. ₹90 (w), 23, 15 and 63 (p), SHP: 43, THP: 131, FP: 321, Q: 138, Trinella: 9,777/4,190, Exacta: 19,686/3,615. Favourite: Arkadian. Owner: M/s. Arun Alagappan Racing LLP rep. by Mr. Arun Alagappan. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
6. ZAVARAY S. POONAWALLA COLTS CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES (1,600m): SOVEREIGN KING (Top Class-Starlet) Antony 1, Stormy Sea (Dreamfield-Anjeze) N.S. Parmar 2, Red Bishop (Kingda Ka-Solar Midnight) Trevor 3 and Prokofiev (Leitir Mor-Balmoral Castle) Mukesh K 4. Nk, Nose and Hd. 1m, 36.75s. ₹34 (w), 16, 56 and 21 (p), SHP: 159, THP: 74, FP: 740, Q: 506, Trinella: 7,226/1,204, Exacta: 18,000/7,714. Favourite: Sovereign King. Owners: Mr. Sudendu Shah, Mrs. Preeti C. Shah, Mrs. Hiral Shah, Dr. Rahul Shah, Mr. K.M. Shah, Mrs. Vanita K. Shah, Mr. Chaitanya Shah, Mr. Vinod M. Mathurawala & Mrs. Pooja S. Shah. Trainer: Adhiraj Singh Jodha.
7. BERGAMO PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m): DEFENCE COUNSEL (Trevor) 1, Springsteen (Aleemuddin) 2, Flash (Darshan N) 3 and Eclipse Pulse (Akshay K) 4. 1-1/4, Snk and 1/2. 1m, 06.78s. ₹28 (w), 15, 26 and 23 (p), SHP: 80, THP: 49, FP: 267, Q: 221, Trinella: 2,745/686, Exacta: 7,341/4,045. Favourite: Defence Counsel. Owner: Mr. M. Venkatesh. Trainer: S. Dominic.
8. BORSALINO PLATE (1,600m): ROCK BANK (Akshay K) 1, Live The Dream (Mustakim Alam) 2, Inspire (Antony) 3 and Storm Shadow (G. Vivek) 4. 3/4, Snk and Lnk. 1m, 37.32s. ₹20 (w), 14, 26 and 23 (p), SHP: 76, THP: 61, FP: 216, Q: 152, Trinella: 1,108/446, Exacta: 2,839/851. Favourite: Rock Bank. Owners: Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. Ashok Ranpise & Mr Meka Yugandhar. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
Jackpot: ₹1,37,574 (five tkts.); Runner-up: 36,850 (eight tkts.); Treble (i): 15,670 (carried over); (ii): 261 (137 tkts).
