Mr. & Mrs. Mehernosh H. Deboo’s Mathaiyus piloted by Y.S. Srinath won the Indian St. Leger (Gr.1) in a record time of 2m 53.88s, the stellar attraction of Sunday’s (Sept. 24) races.
Pesi Shroff trains the winner.
1. JAMSHED DALAL TROPHY (2,000m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26: ITS A DEAL (C.S. Jodha) 1, Happy Birthday (Dashrath) 2, Care Free (Daman) 3 and Abbeyroad (S.J.Sunil) 4. 6-1/4, 1-1/4, 1. 2m 5.67s. Rs. 73 (w), 31 and 18 (p). SHP: Rs. 39, FP: Rs. 377, Q: Rs. 161, Tanala: Rs. 1,278 and Rs. 616. Favourite: Devoted. Owner: Capt. Jamshed J. Appoo. Trainer: Faisal Abbas.
2. B.K. LAGAD TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 66: NEW ENGLAND (Srinath) 1, Themis (Neeraj) 2, Bold March (Bhawani) 3 and Eternal Sunshine (Amit) 4. 1-1/4, 4-1/2, 3-1/2. 1m 37.10s. Rs. 16 (w), 11 and 10 (p). SHP: Rs. 20, FP: Rs. 22, Q: Rs. 16, Tanala: Rs. 19 and Rs. 22. Favourite: New England. Owners: M/s. Chetan Shah, Mukul Sonawala, Sunil Majithia, Rohit J. Patel & Vivek S. Jain. Trainer: Imtiaz Sait.
3. JANARDHAN TROPHY DIV.II (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: ELYSEE (Ajinkya) 1, Ridgewood Star (S.J.Sunil) 2, Touch Me Not (Dashrath) 3 and Bohemian (Nadeem) 4. Not run: Britain. 1-1/2, 3/4, 1-1/2. 59.00s. Rs. 17 (w), 11, 30 and 10 (p). SHP: Rs. 125, FP: Rs. 273, Q: Rs. 391, Tanala: Rs. 196 and Rs. 82. Favourite: Elysee. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt Ltd, M/s. Akhtar Adamji Peerbhoy, Pramod Gajanan Churi, Balkrishna R. Agarwal & Ajay K. Arora. Trainer: S.K. Sunderji.
4. MOHAMMED RASHEED BEG & RAHAT BEG TROPHY (1,200m), Maiden, 3-y-o only: ANNIVERSARY GIRL (Dashrath) 1, Rincon (C.S. Jodha) 2, Man Of Word (Neeraj) 3 and Astral Flare (Akshay) 4. Not run: Sirracha. 1, 2-1/2, 3/4. 1m 10.47s. Rs. 22 (w), 10, 14 and 19 (p). SHP: Rs. 36, FP: Rs. 84, Q: Rs. 37, Tanala: Rs. 133 and Rs. 83. Favourite: Anniversary Girl. Owners: Mr. S. Krishnan & Mrs. K. Vaidehi. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
5. INDIAN ST. LEGER (Gr.1) (2,800m), 4-y-o only: MATHAIYUS (Multidimensional-Yana) (Srinath) 1, WINTER RENAISSANCE (Courageous Cat-Winter House) (C.S. Jodha) 2, WHOMAKESTHERULES (Multidimensional–Pricewise) (Yash Narredu) 3 and TEMERITY (Intense Focus–Narmina) (Neeraj) 4. 5-1/4, 1-3/4, 8. 2m 53.88s. (record time). Rs. 28 (w), 15 and 58 (p). SHP: Rs. 75, FP: Rs. 551, Q: Rs. 249, Tanala: Rs. 1,654 and Rs. 551. Favourite: Temerity. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Mehernosh H. Deboo. Trainer: P. Shroff.
6. C.A. KUTS TROPHY (1,200m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: MYGRATOR (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Arakawah 2, Hedwig (S.J. Sunil) 3 and Juggernaut (Dashrath) 4. 3, Lnk, 1. 1m 9.80s. Rs. 20 (w), 15, 20 and 29 (p). SHP: Rs. 74, FP: Rs. 173, Q: Rs. 78, Tanala: Rs. 670 and Rs. 426. Favourite: Mygrator. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt Ltd. Trainer: M. Narredu.
7. D.D. PILLAI TROPHY (1,800m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: IMPERIAL HERITAGE (Amit) 1, King Of Killen (S.J. Sunil) 2, Eiger’s Tiger (Dashrath) 3 and Untitled (Nadeem) 4. Not run: Samarjeet, Reds Revenge and Tomahawk. 5-1/4, 4, 11-1/4. 1m 52.67s. Rs. 67 (w), 22, 11 and 10 (p). SHP: Rs. 37, FP: Rs. 327, Q: Rs. 193, Tanala: Rs. 566 and Rs. 388. (Note: In this race Koal (Ajinkya up) planted in the starting stalls and did not participate in the race). Favourite: Eiger’s Tiger. Owner & Trainer: Mr. S. Waheed.
8. JANARDHAN TROPHY DIV. I (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Princess P (Suraj Narredu) 1, Excellent Heart (Dashrath) 2, Name Of The Game (Neeraj) 3 and Scion (Vishal) 4. 2-1/2, Sh hd, 3/4. 58.75s. Rs. 17 (w), 12, 19 and 22 (p). SHP: Rs. 45, FP: Rs. 74, Q: Rs. 37, Tanala: Rs. 364 and Rs. 173. (Note: In this race Riot Of Colours (Raghuveer astride) reared up soon after the start and jumped out riderless. Raghuveer escaped unhurt). Favourite: Princess P. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt Ltd, M/s. D.R. Thacker & S.R. Sanas. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
Jackpot: 70 per cent: ₹5, 871 (90 tkts); 30 per cent: ₹1,224 (185 tkts).
Treble : (I) ₹2,547 (5 tkts), (ii) ₹1,285 (28 tkts).
Super jackpot: 70 per cent: ₹16, 188 (50 tkts), 30 per cent: ₹3,265 (119 tkts).