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MUMBAI, FEB 7: Jockey P Shroff who had finally chosen Saddle Up after the colt’s facile victory in The Bangalore Derby was observed at his best as the son of Bold Russian and Queen’s Rule won The McDowell Indian Derby, the national mega event held on Sunday at Mahalakshmi.
It appeared that Shroff had well planned the running strategy of his mount and executed it with perfection. Champion classic trainer Imtiaz A Sait had done his job with utmost attention and had taken all the measures needed for the rare occasion. As anticipated Masked Bandit, Montabella and Ace of Spades set the initial scorching pace. Shroff kept Saddle Up among the back markers keeping sharp eye on Running Flame, the hot favourite. He confidently rushed up within the striking distance at the bend and took commanding position at 400 m. Running Flame was alerted and her followers started dreaming the reproduction of her previous winning spurts but she met her waterloo. Even then she fought bravely as was evident from Shroff’s all outefforts to maintain the lead till the winning post.
In spite of UB Group’s unprecedented publicity not more than 25,000 turned up for the event. The tote netted betting little over Rs one crore and the 44 bookmakers fielded Rs 1.06 crores.
It was interesting to note that UB Group chief Vijay Mallya, earned back almost Rs 43 lakhs of the total stakes of Rs 50 lakhs sponsored by him.
RESULTS
1 K T Sampat Trophy (II) 1000: Schelde (Dhunjibhoys) 57 M Narredu 1, Sovereign Prince 52.5 Rajeev Pandey 2, Jet Set 49 V Gharat 3, Living Excitement 52.5 Hanut Singh 4.All 7 ran. 7, 2 3/4, 2 1/4. 1-1.64 Rs 7; 6, 8 Fc 41 Shp 36 Q 26 Tanala 158 and 142 (Vinayak).
2 Chakori Stakes (IV) 2400: Mountain Wind (H P Singh) 57.5 Kharadi 1, Riza 53 Bhati 2, Champagne Polka 56.5 Bajrrang Singh 3,Little HotShot 59 C Rajendra 4. All 8 ran. 3/4, 2 3/4, 1 1/2. 2-40.8 Rs 13; 5, 23, 7 Fc 410 Shp 538 Q 428 Tanala 1,351 and 430 (H Daji).
3 Prince Pradeep Stakes (III) 1200: Thundering Bay (C F Palias) 54 Bajrang Singh 1, Skyy 57.5 C Rajendra 2, Spur of The Moment 47 R Shelar 3, Lagerfeld 49.5 V Munot 4.All 10 ran. 6 1/2, N, 3/4. 1-15.10 Rs 30; 8, 8, 27 Fc 450 Shp 24 Q169 Tanala 3,734 and 3,200 (M P Jodha).
4 Mansoor Beg Stakes (IV) 1000: Emmanuel’s Pet(Ezikels) 51 L N Danis 1, War N Peace 50 McCullagh 2,Sorrentina 59 Bajrang Singh 3, Techno Pace 50 PKamlesh 4.All 17 ran.1 1/4, N, N. 1-2.30 Rs 107; 29, 8, 10 Fc 2,063 Shp 54 Q 647 Tanala 25,416 and 21,785 (I Patel).
5 Exhilaration Trophy (Term,3 yrs Mdns) 1200: Grand Lodge (M Doshi & Begam Lagad) 56 R Hughes 1, Thunder Struck 56 Bajrang Singh 2, Alchemy 56 Appu 3, Azurica 54.5 Kharadi 4. Not run: Judgement Call and Ryal Ranger.3/4, N, 1 3/4. 1-16.25 Rs 10; 6, 20, 19 Fc 718 Shp 53 Q 470 Tanala 8,776 and 2,564 (N Lagad).
6 BahrainTrophy (Term, 3 yrs) 1000: Intel (D Adenwalla and N Dhunjibhoy) 57 F Lynch 1, Tils 55.5 Bajrang Singh 2, Along All 54 P Shroff 3, Globe Galloper 54.5 L N Danis 4.All 7 ran.2 1/4,13/4,1 1/4.1-3.07 Rs 11; 7, 11 Fc 132 shp 31 Q 100 Tanala 283 and 158 (D Todywalla).
7 Breeders’Produce Stakes-Grade 2 (Term, 3 yrs) 1400: Her Excellency (Poonawallas) 52.5 McCullagh 1, Congratulations 55.5 R Hughes 2,Accentuate 54 M Narredu 3, Metronomic 52.5 Appu 4.All 13 ran.1 1/2,5, 1. 1-28.07 Rs 12; 6, 7, 47 Fc 48 Shp 31 Q 21 Tanala 2,277 and 795 (A Hussain).
8 R N Kanga Gold Trophy (I) 1400: Stately Don (V Mallya) 59 P Shroff 1, Sangtrash 51.5 B Prakash 2, Flaming Star 56.5 R Hughes 3, Antonietta 58.5 C Rajendra 4.All 11 ran.3/4,2 1/4,3.1-27.37 Rs 30; 10, 16, 9 Fc 1,153 Shp 63 Q 319 Tanala 4,571 and 1,714 (D R Byramji).
9 McDowell Indian Derby-Grade I (Term) 2400: Saddle Up (Dr Vijay Mallya & RossDeas) 57 P Shroff 1, Supervite 55.5 C Ruzaan 2, Running Flame 55.5 R Hughe 3, Priceless Asset 55.5 JFortune 4. All 12 ran. 3 1/4, 1 1/2, 7 1/2. 2-34.21 Rs 11; 5, 11, 5 Fc 307 Shp 98 Q 120 Tanala 321 and 51 (I Sait).
10 Pyare Miya Stakes (V) 1600: Thundering Beauty (Dhunjibhoys and H Malkani) 56.5 T S Jodha 1, Reactor 52 B Prakash 2, Dancing Pirate 54 Mansoor Khan 3, Catchastar 48.5 G Janardhan 4. All 22 ran. 129; 37, 7, 8 Fc 1,436 Shp 49 Q 560 Tanala 18,301 and 4,183 (Nana Raghunath).
11 Fair Wood Stakes (V) 1000: Expose (Chenoys and Lawyer) 56 V Gharat 1, Bade Sarkar 57 Y S Srinath 2, Payback 52 McCullagh 3, Dreamless 55 Appu 4.All 22 ran.1 1/3, 1 3/4,1 1/2.1-2.83 Rs 62; 18, 9 , 9 Fc 851 Shp 36 Q 298 Tanala 2,146 and 757 (B Chenoy).
Treble: (I) Rs 10,263 (3 tickets),(II) Rs 384 (108) & (III) Rs 17,251 (4).
Jackpot: (I) 70% Rs 76,944 (8 tickets) and 30% Rs 2014 (131 tickets).
Jackpot: (II) 70% Rs 2,22,407 (4 tickets) and 30% Rs 9,776 (39 tickets).
Place Pot: (I) Rs 2,382 (8 tickets) and (II) Rs 325 (133 tickets).
Double Forecast: (I and II): Cf.
