Prevalent Force (Y.S. Srinath up) won the Deccan Colts Championships Stakes, the main event of the races at Malakpet on Monday. Trained by Darius R. Byramji, the winner is owned by Mr. Rienzie M.K. Edwards and Mrs. P.P.M. Edwards.
1. RED RUFUS PLATE (1100m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30: GOLDEN JOY (Akshay Kumar) 1, Wild Heart (Gopal Singh) 2, Divine Heights (Rafique Sk.) 3, In Command (Md. Ismail) 4. 6-1/4, 2 and 2-1/2. 1m, 07.45s. ₹13 (w), 6, 10, 6 (p), SHP: 31, FP: 101, Q: 62, Tanala: 225. Favourite: Divine Heights. Owners: Mr. Mukesh Gupta, Mrs. Surekha Gupta & Mr. Mahesh Kumar Gupta. Trainer: A. Vatsalya.
2. STAR HAVEN CUP (Div. II), (1400m), Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46: WESTERN EXPRESS (Aneel) 1, Strengthandbeauty (Y.S. Srinath) 2, Hunter’s Pride (Md. Ismail) 3, Ice Crystal (C.P. Bopanna) 4. Hd., 1 and hd.. 1m, 28.61s. ₹47 (w), 10, 6, 9 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 218, Q: 31, Tanala: 1150. Favourite: Strengthandbeauty. Owner: Mr. M. Ramachandra Rao. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
3. ORIGINAL VEL MRS RADHA BALASUBRAMANI GOLD CUP (1400m), Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78: AMOROUS WHITE (R.J. Hannam) 1, Awesome Approach (Akshay Kumar) 2, Mirfield (S.S. Tanwar) 3, Vallee Secrete (Md. Ismail) 4. Hd., 1 and 1-3/4. 1m, 26.71 s. ₹14 (w), 7, 6, 9 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 44, Q: 21, Tanala: 209. Favourite: Amorous White. Owner & trainer: Mr. M.P. Ananta Vatsalya.
4. STAR HAVEN CUP (Div. I), (1400m), Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46: CASH FOR RANK (R.J. Hannam) 1, Golden Xanthus (P. Sai Kumar) 2, Blaze of Glory (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3, Naamdhari (A.A. Vikrant) 4. 1-1/4, 1 and 1/2. 1m, 29.52s. ₹8 (w), 6, 8, 39 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 34, Q: 25, Tanala: 920. Favourite: Cash For Rank. Owner: M. Satyanarayana. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh.
5. CON AMORE CUP (2000m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46: BAYRD (Deepak Singh) 1, Valee Tiger (Md. Ismail) 2, Secret Art (Y.S. Srinath) 3, Bullish Approach (Aneel) 4. 5-3/4, hd. and 2-1/2. 2m, 08.62s. ₹8 (w), 5, 6, 5 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 28, Q: 21, Tanala: 62. Favourite: Bayrd. Owners: M/s. Prakash Babu, Rajesh Sanghani & Shashank Kamineni. Trainer: D. Netto.
6. DECCAN COLTS CHAMPIONSHIPS STAKES (1600m), 3-y-o colts & geldings only (Terms): PREVALENT FORCE (Y.S. Srinath) 1, Tutankhamun (Suraj Narredu) 2, Timeless (A. Imran Khan) 3, Perfect Star (Neeraj Rawal) 4. 1/4, 4-1/4 and 1/2. 1m, 38.62s. ₹13 (w), 6, 6, 8 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 44, Q: 21, Tanala: 183. Favourite: Prevalent Force. Owners: Mr. Rienzie M.K. Edwards & Mrs. P.P.M. Edwards. Trainer: Darius R. Byramji.
Note: Prevalent Force had finished second to Tutankhamun in the original order. Jockey Srinath contended that Narredu ‘bumped and bore out’ at 250 metres, causing the former to lose balance and concede ground, thus costing him the race. The objection was upheld and the verdict revised as declared.
7. RED SATIN PLATE (1200m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62: MANDY (R.J. Hannam) 1, Negress Pearl (Md. Ismail) 2, City of Pearls (Rafique Sk.) 3, Sweet March (A. Imran Khan) 4. 1/2, 3/4 and 1. 1m, 13.92s. ₹18 (w), 7, 10, 11 (p), SHP: 25, FP: 158, Q: 93, Tanala: 2073. Favourite: Sweet March. Owner: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh.
Note: Neeraj Rawal’s (on Scooby Dooby Doo) objection that he felt intimidated by Imran Khan (on Sweet March) taking his ground in the last 200 metres was overruled.
Treble (i): ₹840 (76 tkts.), (ii): ₹145 (869 tkts.). Consolation: ₹129 (2553 tkts.). Jackpot: ₹1405 (550 tkts.).