Nityanand’s ward The Invader piloted by P. Trevor won the The Catalyst Properties Bangalore Derby shire the Stellar attraction of the races here on Saturday (Jan 26). The winner is the property of Mr. A Mauniraja and Mr. Nanda Kumar N.
The Invader, who was racing second last till the final bend, made his move on the wide outside, came flying and breezed passed Isn’t She Lovely near 150m and won comfortably, giving his owners, trainer and the jockey a classic double.
The results
1. TOTALIZATOR CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 15 to 35: Santamarija Festa (Neeraj) 1, Duxton (Darshan) 2, Songkran (Trevor) 3 and Regal Force (Sai Kiran) 4. Not run: Legend Is Back. 1/2, Nk and Nk. 1m 14.97s. ₹31 (w), 15, 28 and 22 (p), SHP: 89, THP: 54, FP: 324, Q: 213, Trinella: 1,873 and 589, Exacta: 8,671 and 3,716. Favourite: Santamarija Festa. Owners: Mr. S.M. Ruia & Mr. Kersi H. Vachha. Trainer: S. Attaollahi.
2. SADDLE UP CUP (1,200m), rated 00 to 20: Perfectgoldenera (K. Nazil) 1, Bold Runner (Ajay K) 2, Kruger Park (S. Shareef) 3 and Country’s Pearl (Irvan) 4. 5-1/2, Lnk and 3/4. 1m 14.79s. ₹55 (w), 20, 19 and 22 (p), SHP: 69, THP: 52, FP: 927, Q: 570, Trinella: 3,607 and 1,766, Exacta: 85,640 and 36,703. Favourite: Dallas. Owner: Mr. P.S. Somakanthan. Trainer: Sharat Kumar.
3. KEMPE GOWDA CUP (1,600m), rated 60 & above: Courage (Robbie Downey) 1, Star Cracker (Arshad) 2, Pinyada (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Super Smart (Neeraj) 4. 1-3/4, 1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 38.90s. ₹20 (w), 14 and 23 (p), SHP: 41, THP: 56, FP: 111, Q: 75, Trinella: 1,026 and 505, Exacta: 3,272 and 1,074. Favourite: Courage. Owners: Vinayaka Breeders Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr. D. Pritam Basapa & Rajagiri Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd rep by. Mr & Mrs. Dilip Thomas. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
4. MYSORE RACE CLUB TROPHY (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): Indian Empress (Akshay K) 1, Invicta (I. Chisty) 2, Southern Ruler (A. Imran) 3 and Chantelle (Zervan) 4. Hd, Lnk and 5-3/4. 1m 13.70s. ₹76 (w), 22, 16 and 27 (p), SHP: 39, THP: 69, FP: 742, Q: 265, Trinella: 4,855 and 1,561, Exacta: 1,73,236 (carried over). Favourite: Speaking Of Stars. Owner: Mr. Lakshminarayana G. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
5. T.B.HANUMANTHARAJ MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 5-y-o & over: Optimisticapproach (Sai Kiran) 1, Reczai (K. Nazil) 2, Emidio (P.S. Chouhan) 3 and Touch Of Class (Akshay K) 4. 2-1/4, 1/2 and 1. 1m 26.16s. ₹30 (w), 15, 28 and 49 (p), SHP: 82, THP: 94, FP: 394, Q: 270, Trinella: 7,961 and 7,677, Exacta: 3,41,948 and 1,46,549. Favourite: Optimisticapproach. Owners: Mr. Nitin Himmatmal Jain & Mr. Jatin Laxmikant Trivedi. Trainer: Praveen Jesu.
6. TOTALIZATOR CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 15 to 35: Prodigal (Akshay K) 1, Armin (Robbie Downey) 2, Candlelightqueen (P.S. Chouhan) 3 and Kimera (Srinath) 4. Not run: Nawabzaadi. 1-1/4, 1-1/2 and 1. 1m 13.47s. ₹ 57 (w), 15, 14 and 21 (p), SHP: 30, THP: 42, FP: 286, Q: 87, Trinella: 1,139 and 588, Exacta: 1,752 and 426. Favourite: Kimera. Owners: Mr. K. Kamesh & Mr. S. Ramasubramaniam. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
7. CATALYST PROPERTIES BANGALORE DERBY (2,400m), 4-y-o only, (Terms): The Invader (Total Gallery - Dajolie) Trevor 1, Isn’t She Lovely (Excellent Art - In The Spotlight) David Allan 2, New Moon (Dean’s Kitten - Atmosphere) Arshad 3 and Eagleinthesky (Footstepsinthesand - Trumbaka) Akshay K 4. 2-3/4, 5 and Nk. 2m 33.86s. ₹45 (w), 17, 20 and 78 (p), SHP: 50, THP: 175, FP: 138, Q: 51, Trinella: 5,654 and 1,786, Exacta: 2,40,418. Favourite: Isn’t She Lovely. Owners: Mr. A. Muniraja & Mr. Nanda Kumar N. Trainer: G. Nityanand.
8. INDIAN REPUBLIC TROPHY (1,200m), rated 45 to 65: Aeisir (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Silver Dew (A. Imran) 2, Poseidon (Darshan) 3 and Castaway (Trevor) 4. Not run: Areca Legend. 2, 1-1/4 and Nose. 1m 13.07s. ₹74 (w), 18, 25 and 46 (p), SHP: 74, THP: 78, FP: 2,611, Q: 1,178, Trinella: 10,046 and 17,221, Exacta: 57,195 and 24,512. Favourite: Castaway. Owners: Mr. Rajan Aggarwal, Mr. Gautam Aggarwal & Mrs. Geeta Aggarwal. Trainer: Pradeep Annaiah.
9. T.B.HANUMANTHARAJ MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 5-y-o & over: Spirit Of London (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Call Me Maybe (I. Chisty) 2, Bluejack (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Ninon (Arshad) 4. 1/2, 1/2 and Shd. 1m 27.51s. ₹22 (w), 13, 20 and 25 (p), SHP: 43, THP: 62, FP: 81, Q: 49, Trinella: 398 and 280, Exacta: 2,116 and 804. Favourite: Spirit Of London. Owner: Mr. Dilip R. Ranka. Trainer: B. Prithviraj.
Jackpot: ₹13,338 (79 tkts); Runner up: ₹3,395 (133 tkts); Treble (i): ₹475 (47 tkts); (ii): ₹2,607 (12 tkts); (iii): ₹ 937 (53 tkts).