Downton Abbey (S. John astride) won the Melbourne Racing Club Trophy, the chief event of the races held here on Monday (Oct. 9). The winner is owned by Sarainaga Racing Private Limited and trained by Arjun Mangalorkar.
1. MELBOURNE RACING CLUB TROPHY (1,400m), fillies & mares 3-y-o & over (Terms): DOWNTON ABBEY (S. John) 1, Sea Fairey (Suraj Narredu) 2. Sh. hd. 1m, 29.87. ₹7 (w). Favourite: Sea Fairey. Owner: Sarainaga Racing Private Limited. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
2. PRINCE REGENT PLATE (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): CITY OF SAILS (G. Naresh) 1, Exclusive Striker (Suraj Narredu) 2, Handsome Boy (Akshay Kumar) 3, Wannawin (Deepak Singh) 4. 1-1/4, 1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m, 28.64. ₹31 (w), 7, 6 and 6 (p). FP: 93. Q: 14. SHP: 18. Tanala: 170. Favourite: Exclusive Striker. Owners: Messrs K. Thribhuvan Reddy & K. Vivek Reddy. Trainer: M. Satyanarayana.
3. STAR OF STARS CUP (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): SYMBOL OF GOLD (B.R. Kumar) 1, Ikigai (Rafique Sk.) 2, Magical Skill (C.P. Bopanna) 3, Khan Sahib (Akshay Kumar) 4. Shd,1 and 2. 1m, 14.83. ₹39 (w), 10, 15 and 6 (p). FP: 574. Q: 267. SHP: 44. Tanala: 1977. Favourite: Vijay’s Empress. Owners: Messrs T. Rakesh Reddy, Premanand Sugandhi, Kodali Venkateswara Rao & Ashok Rupani. Trainer: Anupam Sharma.
4. CORDON BLEU PLATE (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II), (no whips): FASHION HIGH (Akshay Kumar) 1, Ambitious Approach (Aneel) 2, Southern Promise (S.S. Tanwar) 3, Asteria (K. Sai Kiran) 4. 2-1/4, 3-3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 13.93. ₹13 (w), 5,6 and 5 (p). FP: 28. Q: 13. SHP: 12. Tanala: 57. Favourite: Ambitious Approach. Owners: Mr. Peddi Reddy Prabhakar Reddy & Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy. Trainer: D. Netto.
5. LOYAL PRINCE PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), 3-y-o only, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): DANCE OH DANCE (Kuldeep Singh) 1, Amazing Response (S. John) 2, Starlight (N. Rawal) 3, Jumeira Express (Md. Ismail) 4. 2-1/4, 2 and 1/2. 1m, 12.69s. ₹32 (w), 9,5 and 9 (p). FP: 96. Q: 31. SHP: 19. Tanala: 493. Favourite: Amazing Response. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
6. TOP MOST PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 (Cat. III): PRINCESS (Abhishek S. Pawar) 1, General Salute (B.R. Kumar) 2, Icing On The Cake (Akshay Kumar) 3, Prep One (Deepak Singh) 4. 4-1/2, 2-1/4 and Shd. 1m, 29.71s. ₹39 (w), 9,9 and 8 (p). FP:327. Q: 152. SHP: 39. Tanala: 2279. Favourite: Old Faithful. Owners: Messrs Shamsuddin & Ch. Naga Nancharayya. Trainer: Zoheb Shaikh.
7. LOYAL PRINCE PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), 3-y-o only, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): ASHKA ASHKA ASHKA (Aneel) 1, Marina Del Ray (Suraj Narredu) 2, So Far (Deepak Singh) 3, Sweetie Pie (Md. Ismail) 4. 1, 1 and 2. 1m, 14.65s. ₹24 (w), 6, 7 and 10 (p). FP: 62. Q: 29. SHP: 14. Tanala: 308. Favourite: Marina Del Ray. Owners: Messrs M. Ramachandra Rao & Pamulapati Srinivasa Rao. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
8. G. SUDHAKAR REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): VIJAY’S DYNAMITE (Kuldeep Singh) 1, Tootsie Roll (Suraj Narredu) 2, Mahathi (Kunal Bunde) 3, Supremo (K. Sai Kiran) 4. 3/4, 1-3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 41.42. ₹73 (w), 13, 8 and 8 (p). FP: 488. Q: 241. SHP: 23. Tanala: 1999. Favourite: Euro Zone. Owners: Messrs Vijay Racing & Farms Private Limited rep. by Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta & Mr. Susheel Kumar Gupta. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
9. TOP MOST PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 (Cat. III): ICE MUMMY (Nakhat Singh) 1, Vijay’s Harmony (Praveen Gaddam) 2, Monte Rosa (A.A. Vikrant) 3, Zensational (Md. Ismail) 4. 3-3/4,1-1/4 and Shd. 1m, 30.12. ₹11 (w), 6,6 and 7 (p). FP: 49. Q: 26. SHP: 24. Tanala: 145. Favourite: Ice Mummy. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: K. Satheesh.
Treble: (i): ₹461 (25 tkts.); (ii): ₹730 (54 tkts.); (iii): ₹1330 (83 tkts.).
Jackpot: (i): 70%: ₹16144 (4 tkts.) and 30%: ₹485 (57 tkts.); (ii): 70%: ₹123170 (4 tkts.) and 30%: ₹19195 (11 tkts.).