Semele (Akshay Kumar astride) won the S.S. Mothilal Cup, the main event of the races here on Thursday (Feb. 7). The winner, trained by R. Foley, is the property of M/s. Five Stars Shipping Company Pvt. Ltd., M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust and M/s. Hyperion Blood Stock Pvt. Ltd.
Jockey P. Trevor scored a treble on the day.
1. HOSUR PLATE (1,200m), rated up to 25: DAZZLE AWAY (Trevor) 1, Active (Kiran Rai) 2, Amazing Knight (Ayaz Khan) 3 and Amazing Star (Md. Asif Khan) 4. Lnk, 3 and 1. 1m,14.73s. ₹13 (w), 11, 12 and 13 (p), SHP: 31, FP: 104, Q: 120, Tla: 1,277. Favourite: A Little Magic. Owner: Mr. R. Rajesh Khanna. Trainer: Fazal -Ul- Rehman.
2. PSYCHIC FLAME PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: BANDITESS (Kishore Kadam) 1, Brilliant Script (Trevor) 2, Lovely Dancer (Kiran Rai) 3 and Cacharel (D.S. Deora) 4. Not run: Priority. 3/4, 1-3/4 and 4. 1m, 27.53s. ₹351 (w), 33, 11 and 16 (p), SHP: 9, FP: 599, Q: 76, Tla: 4,308 (C/o). Favourite: Brilliant Script. Owner: M/s. Manjri Horse Breeders Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: C. Marshall.
3. METTUPALAYAM PLATE (1,000m), maiden 4-y-o only rated 20 to 45: PAPPA RICH (Trevor) 1, Palace Music (M. Bhaskar) 2, Deetcove (Umesh) 3 and Mulligan (Azfar Sayeed) 4. 3/4, 1-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m, 0.16s. ₹17 (w), 11, 14 and 9 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 181, Q: 42, Tla: 494. Favourite: Colonel King. Owners: Mr. D. Nagaraj, Mr. P.S. Jagdish and Mr. V.P. Ghanesh. Trainer: P. Krishna.
4. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB CUP (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): CUBAN (Trevor) 1, My Passion (Akshay Kumar) 2, Booms Lang (Umesh) 3 and Wise Don (I. Chisty) 4. 3, snk and nk. 1m, 26.28s. ₹11 (w), 7, 7 and 45 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 17, Q: 13, Tla: 251. Favourite: Cuban. Owner: M/s. Manjri Horse Breeder's Farm Pvt.Ltd. and Mr. Roopesh S. Trainer: Neil Darashah.
5. S.S. MOTHILAL CUP (1,400m), rated 60 to 85: SEMELE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Knight In Armour (I. Chisty) 2, Drei Bruder (Kishore Kadam) 3 and Optimus Commander (Kiran Rai) 4. 3/4, 3/4 and snk. 1m, 25.60s. ₹13 (w), 9, 8 and 10 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 40, Q: 19, Tla: 1,527. Favourite: Rutbedaar. Owners: M/s. Five Stars Shipping Company Pvt. Ltd., M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust and M/s. Hyperion Blood Stock Pvt. Ltd.
6. ASTRAL FLASH PLATE (1,000m), rated 40 to 65: ROYAL PROTOCAL (Akshay Kumar) 1, Lady Elise (D.S. Deora) 2, Don Corleone (Nazerul) 3 and Grey Twilight (Noorshed) 4. 1/2, 1/2 and 1. 59.16s. ₹14 (w), 11, 36 and 129 (p), SHP: 108, FP: 156, Q: 98, Tla: 4,796. Favourite: Obsession. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
Jackpot: Rs. 20,5076 (carried over on 4th leg), Mini Jackpot: 955 (62 tkts), Treble (i): 50,742 (c/o), (ii): 236 (285)