Mea Culpa (Neeraj up), won the Bangalore Oaks, the chief event of the races held here on Saturday (Jan 5). The winner is owned by Ms. Ameeta Mehra and trained by Arjun Mangalorkar.
Mea Culpa steered confidently by Neeraj, was racing a handy fourth till the final bend gradually improved in the straight and responded well to the urgings and easily went passed the long time leader Play Safe in the last 100m to win comfortably.
The results
1. JANUARY PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): Balter (David Allan) 1, Jersey Legend (I. Chisty) 2, Constanza (Sandesh) 3 and Cuban (Trevor) 4. 1-1/2, 1 and 1/2. 1m 13.02s. ₹34 (w), 15, 14 and 33 (p), SHP: 37, THP: 64, FP: 140, Q: 73, Trinella: 715 and 440, Exacta: 1,790 and 489. Favourite: Jai Vikram. Owners: Mr. Aravind Ganapathy & Sohna Stud Farm Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. Gautam Thapar & Sultan Singh. Trainer: G. Aravind.
2. CORDON BLEU PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 15 to 35, 5-y-o & over: Agnar (Tauseef) 1, Habanero (Trevor) 2, Bold Move (Anjar Alam) 3 and Odyssey (Sai Kiran) 4. Lnk, 3/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 14.01s. ₹96 (w), 25, 13 and 16 (p), SHP: 40, THP: 47, FP: 454, Q: 127, Trinella: 1,859 and 919, Exacta: 4,756 and 2,140. Favourite: Habanero. Owners: Mr. Rajan Aggarwal & Mr. Gautam Aggarwal. Trainer: Pradeep Annaiah.
3. MURDESHWAR PLATE (1,100m), rated 00 to 20: Premier Premises (Arshad) 1, Kruger Park (S. Shareef) 2, Scorching (Rajesh K) 3 and Country’s Pearl (Irvan) 4. Not run: Perfect Horizon. 1-3/4, 2 and 1. 1m 07.80s. ₹62 (w), 20, 24 and 126 (p), SHP: 61, THP: 242, FP: 582, Q: 296, Trinella: 51,840 and 11,108, Exacta: 83,968 and 35,986. Favourite: Glorious Days. Owner: Mr. Abhishek Nagaraj. Trainer: Appu.
4. CORDON BLEU PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 15 to 35, 5-y-o & over: Amazonite (Srinath) 1, Streak Ahead (Antony) 2, Master Of War (Trevor) 3 and Princeazeem (Dhanu Singh) 4. 1-1/2, 2-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 12.96s. ₹23 (w), 13, 37 and 15 (p), SHP: 90, THP: 49, FP: 297, Q: 172, Trinella: 345 and 101, Exacta: 1,879 and 1,163. Favourite: Amazonite. Owners: Mr. Fazal Ur Rahman, Mr. Anil K. Hirani, Mr. D. Shekar & Mr. Sunil K. Vasant. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala.
5. DR. K.T.B. MENON MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 5-y-o & over: Siyouni (Suraj) 1, Reczai (M. Naveen) 2, Wild Wild Angels (Praveen Shinde) 3 and Alberetta (S. Shareef) 4. 1, 4 and 1-3/4. 1m 12.36s. ₹19 (w), 10, 18 and 33 (p), SHP: 40, THP: 66, FP: 91, Q: 51, Trinella: 808 and 213, Exacta: 2,647 and 912. Favourite: Siyouni. Owner: Mrs. Radhika Narredu. Trainer: S. Narredu.
6. BANGALORE OAKS (2,400m), 4-y-o fillies, (Terms): Mea Culpa (Multidimensional – Yana) Neeraj 1, Play Safe (Net Whizz – Ridawana) A. Imran 2, Superb Success (Pinson – Impressive Touch) P.S. Chouhan 3 and Hammersmith (Phoenix Tower – Samsa) Trevor 4. Not run: Lifeisamiracle. 1-3/4, 2-1/4 and Nk. 2m 34.23s. ₹67 (w), 20, 26 and 34 (p), SHP: 80, THP: 75, FP: 1,369, Q: 474, Trinella: 6,467 and 4,434, Exacta: 93,651 and 20,068. Favourite: Blue Moon. Owner: Ms. Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
7. NEW YEAR CUP (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, (Terms): Tutankhamun (Trevor) 1, Mauritania (David Allan) 2, Subah Ka Tara (Srinath) 3 and Star Carnation (A. Imran) 4. Not run: Serjeant At Arms. 3-1/4, 1/2 and Snk. 1m 23.78s. ₹48 (w), 22 and 13 (p), SHP: 44, THP: 49, FP: 97, Q: 33, Trinella: 444 and 259, Exacta: 1,758 and 829. Favourite: Mauritania. Owners: Manjri Horse Breed Farm Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr & Mrs. S.P. Mistry, Mr. D.R. Thacker & Mr. Madhav G. Patankar. Trainer: S. Narredu.
8. DR. K.T.B. MENON MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 5-y-o & over: Rosebrook (Trevor) 1, Interesting (Suraj) 2, A Hearttoremember (S. Shareef) 3 and Silken Striker (N. Rajesh) 4. Shd, 6 and Lnk. 1m 13.60s. ₹27 (w), 12, 11 and 29 (p), SHP: 32, THP: 66, FP: 44, Q: 20, Trinella: 233 and 166, Exacta: 863 and 276. Favourite: Interesting. Owner: Mr. George M. Thambuswamy. Trainer: S. Dominic.
Jackpot: ₹4,977 (134 tkts); Runner up: ₹843 (339 tkts); Treble (i): ₹226 (91 tkts); (ii): ₹962 (24 tkts).