Realmsoffantasy (Suraj Narredu astride) won the Deccan Fillies Championship Stakes, the first classic of the season held here on Monday (August 27). The winner, trained by Laxman Singh, is the property of M/s. Poonawalla Rac.& Brd.P. Ltd.rep. by Mr. Z. S. Poonawalla & Ms. Simone Z. Poonawall & M/s. Vijay Racing & Farms P.Ltd.rep. by M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta & S. Kumar Gupta. Jockey Akshay Kumar rode four winners out of five rides.
The results
1. DONEGAL PLATE (2,000m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25 (Cat. III): AMRAVATHI (G. Naresh) 1, Chemical Daddy (Md. Ismail) 2, Vijay's Harmony (Gaddam) 3 and Forever Bullish (Rohit Kumar) 4. Not run: Dippy Dip. 3-1/2, 1-1/2 and 1/2. 2m 14.58s. ₹13 (w), 8 and 12 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 100, Q: 54, Tla: 115. Favourite: Vijay's Harmony. Owner and trainer: Mr. K. V. Srinivas.
2. ELUSIVE HERO PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): PLATTS TOUR (Suraj Narredu) 1, Rapid Fire (Akshay Kumar) 2, Wild Wings (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Snow Castle (Md. Ismail) 4. 2-3/4, 4-1/4 and shd. 1m 13.58s. ₹7 (w), 6, 5 and 7 (p), SHP: 11, FP: 13, Q: 11, Tla: 17. Favourite: Platts Tour. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Laxman Singh
3. ELUSIVE HERO PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): RIDDARI (Akshay Kumar) 1, Apowerx (Rohit Kumar) 2, Vallee Bloomer (Md. Ismail) 3 and Drogan (Suraj Narredu) 4. Not run: Semper Fedelis. 3-1/4, 5-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 13.67. ₹8 (w), 5, 6 & 8 (p), SHP: 13, FP: 14, Q: 12, Tla: 98. Favourite: Riddari. Owners: Mr. Marthand Singh Mahindra, Mrs. Rina Mahindra & P. Prabhakar Reddy. Trainer: Sequeira.
4. DEMOCRACY PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): KHAN SAHIB (Akshay Kumar) 1, Supurinto (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Shakesphere (Aneel) 3 and Own Battle (Nakhat Singh) 4. Not run: Princess. 1/2, shd and shd. 1m 8.56s. ₹18 (w), 6, 9 and 9 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 81, Q: 42, Tla: 440. Favourite: Own Battle. Owners: M/s. Mohammed Rashed Ali Khan, Aziz Ahmed Khan & S. Mohan Raju. Trainer: Faisal Hassan.
5. P. M. BOKDAWALA MEMORIAL PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): EXCLUSIVENORTHWIND (Akshay Kumar) 1, Isabella (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Ashwa Ashoka (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Creator (N. Rawal) 4. Hd, 9-1/2 and 4-1/4. 1m 27.47s. ₹11 (w), 6, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 13, FP: 16, Q: 7, Tla: 40. Favourite: Isabella. Owner: Mr. G. Narasa Reddy. Trainer: Sequeira.
6. DECCAN FILLIES CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES (1,600m), fillies 3-y-o only (Terms): REALMSOFFANTASY (Excellent Art - Glorious Fantasy) Suraj Narredu 1,
CATALONI (Air Support - Cesandri) P. S. Chouhan 2,
STRONG STORM (Strong Suit - Seeking Glory) P. Trevor 3 and
PROCLAMATION (Excellent Art - Awarding) C. S. Jodha 4. 2, 4-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 40.23s. ₹8 (w), 5 and 9 (p), SHP: 13, FP: 17, Q: 12, Tla: 40. Favourite: Realmsoffantasy. Owners: M/s. Poonawalla Rac.& Brd.P.Ltd.rep. by Mr. Z. S. Poonawalla & Ms. Simone Z. Poonawall & M/s. Vijay Racing & Farms P.Ltd.rep. by M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta & S. Kumar Gupta. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
7. DEMOCRACY PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): IKIGAI (Akshay Kumar) 1, Good Taste (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Chinese Thought (Md. Ismail) 3 and Take A Bow (Nakhat Singh) 4. 5-1/4, 1/4 and 1/2. 1m 7.90s. ₹14 (w), 6, 6 and 10 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 55, Q: 28, Tla: 223. Favourite: Ikigai. Owner and Trainer: Mr. Ananta Vatsalya.
Jackpot: ₹404 (1,932 tkts), runner up: 52 (6,355 tkts), Treble (i): 49 (1,281 tkts), (ii): 73 (1,493 tkts).