Race

Star Superior lives up to his billing in Deccan Derby

Champion team: The owners of Deccan Derby winner Star Superior, from left, Rajesh Narredu, C.S. Poonawalla, Adar Poonawalla, Simone Z. Poonawalla and Sanjay Kumar Shinde, along with jockey Suraj Narredu, pose with the HRC chairman Surender Reddy, third from left, after the awards ceremony on Tuesday.

Champion team: The owners of Deccan Derby winner Star Superior, from left, Rajesh Narredu, C.S. Poonawalla, Adar Poonawalla, Simone Z. Poonawalla and Sanjay Kumar Shinde, along with jockey Suraj Narredu, pose with the HRC chairman Surender Reddy, third from left, after the awards ceremony on Tuesday.  

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Star Superior, ridden by Suraj Narredu, won the Deccan Derby, the stellar attraction of the races held here on Tuesday (Oct. 2). The winner is owned by Villoo Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P. Ltd. rep. by Mr. C.S. Poonawalla, Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P.L. rep. by Mr. Z.S. Poonawalla & Ms. S.Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Rajesh Narredu & Mr. S.K. Shinde and trained by Rajesh Narredu.

Akshay Kumar rode three winners on the day.

1. MADRAS RACE CLUB CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): EXCLUSIVENORTHWIND (Akshay Kumar) 1, Hailstorm (Suraj Narredu) 2, Alta Vita (Ashhad Asbar) 3 and Tootsie Roll (P. Trevor) 4. 3, 1 and 1-3/4. 1m, 38.96s.₹15 (w), 5, 5 and 10 (p), SHP: 15, FP: 32, Q: 14, Tla: 206. Favourite: Hailstorm. Owner: Mr. G. Narasa Reddy. Trainer: Sequeira.

2. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB CUP (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): EXCLUSIVE STRIKER (Nakhat Singh) 1, Handsome Boy (Ashhad Asbar) 2, Buddy Brothers (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Digger (A. Sandesh) 4. 1/2, 1 and 1-1/4. 1m, 26.95s. ₹70 (w), 19, 14 and 6 (p), SHP: 34, FP: 1,327, Q: 490, Tla: 6,155. Favourite: Buddy Brothers. Owner: Mr. G. Narasa Reddy. Trainer: Robin Reddy.

3. MRS. K. LAKSHMI BHUPAL REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): ISABELLA (Suraj Narredu) 1, Nayadeep (Aneel) 2, Royal Green (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Meka’s (C. Umesh) 4. 2-3/4, 3/4 and 1/4. 1m, 13.17s. ₹7 (w), 6, 15 and 19 (p), SHP: 48, FP: 73, Q: 60, Tla: 1,127. Favourite: Isabella. Owners: M/s. Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Z. S. Poonawalla & Ms. S.Z. Poonawalla & M/s. Vijay Rac. & Farms P. Ltd. rep. by M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta & Susheel Kumar Gupta. Trainer: Laxman Singh.

4. BANGALORE TURF CLUB CUP (1,100m), 5-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): GEORGE CROSS (Akshay Kumar) 1, O Ms Akilah (G. Naresh) 2, Indian Dreams (P. Trevor) 3 and Commanding Boy (Koushik) 4. 3/4, shd and hd. 1m, 6.93s. ₹23 (w), 9, 13 and 7 (p), SHP: 33, FP: 236, Q: 127, Tla: 826. Favourite: Indian Dreams. Owners: Mr. Sunil Nair & Col. S.B. Nair. Trainer: Sequeira.

5. DELHI RACE CLUB CUP (1.600m), 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30 (Cat. III): SATIN SYMPHIONY (Kuldeep Singh) 1, Curcumin (Akshay Kumar) 2, Silver Dollar (A.A. Vikrant) 3 and Eau Claire (P. Trevor) 4. Not run: Halo’s Princess. 5-3/4, 4-1/2 and hd. 1m, 40.41s. ₹14 (w), 6, 10 and 12 (p), SHP: 30, FP: 82, Q: 49, Tla: 833. Favourite: Satin Symphony. Owners: M/s. Ahmed Alam Khan & Mohd. Alam Khan. Trainer: Laxman Singh.

6. MYSORE RACE CLUB CUP (1,100m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): CLASSY GUY (Akshay Kumar) 1, Inci (Suraj Narredu) 2, Max (C. Umesh) 3 and Freedom Fire (G. Naresh) 4. 3/4, 4 and 1/4. 1m, 6.31s. ₹24 (w), 8, 7 and 20 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 65, Q: 25, Tla: 676. Favourite: Inci. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. rep. by. Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.

7. TURF AUTHORITIES CUP (1,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 74 & above (Cat. I): DREAM CATCHER (Rohit Kumar) 1, Like Wise (Nakhat Singh) 2, Preciosa (P. Trevor) 3 and That’s My Class (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1-1/4, shd and 1-3/4. 1m,25.53s. ₹18 (w), 9, 12 and 8 (p), SHP: 39, FP: 175, Q: 109, Tla: 857. Favourite: Dream Catcher. Owner: Mr. Chitturi Krishna Kannaiah. Trainer: Satyanarayana.

8. ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78 (Cat. II): SCOOBY DOOBY DOO (Ajit Singh) 1, Champion Bull (A. Sandesh) 2, Eternal Angel (Neeraj) 3 and Amazing Response (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1/2, shd and hd. 1m, 12.95s. ₹117 (w), 17, 10 and 9 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 698, Q: 366, Tla: 2,142. Favourite: Athenaeus. Owner: Mrs. Junaid Ali Khan. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.

9. DECCAN DERBY (2,000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): STAR SUPERIOR (Excellent Art-Ramjet) Suraj Narredu 1, MY OPINION (Dialed In-Love Me Good) Akshay Kumar 2, CORFE CASTLE (Excellent Art -Miss Danehill) P. Trevor 3 and EVON VON BRANDO (Net Whizz-Private Collection) A. Sandesh 4. 3-1/2, 4-3/4 and dist. 2m, 4.59s. ₹7 (w), 5 and 9 (p), SHP: 13, FP: 19, Q: 13. Favourite: Star Superior. Owners: Villoo Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P. Ltd.rep. by Mr. C.S. Poonawalla, Poonawalla Rac. & Br. P.L. rep. by Mr. Z.S. Poonawalla & Ms. S.Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Rajesh Narredu & Mr. S.K. Shinde. Trainer: Rajesh Narredu.

10. INDIAN PATTERN COMMITTEE CUP (1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): CHINESE THOUGHT (Md. Ismail) 1, Wine N Dine (Nakhat Singh) 2, Charlie Brown (Sai Kumar) 3 and Vijay’s Empress (T.S. Jodha) 4. Shd, 3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 14.54s. ₹48 (w), 11, 15 and 9 (p), SHP: 50, FP: 647, Q: 286, Tla: 4,995. Favourite: Vijay’s Empress. Owners: M/s. Steve Yong, P.A. Raju & G.B.R. Prasad. Trainer: L. D’Silva.

Jackpot: (i): ₹8, 694 (36 tkts), Runner-up: 1,166 (115 tkts); Jackpot (ii): 92,597 (16 tkts.), Runner-up: 1,895 (335 tkts.), Treble (i): 1,132 (115 tkts.), (ii): 557 (137 tkts.), (iii): 1,475 (128 tkts.).