Excellent, ridden by A. Sandesh, pipped Clymene at the wire to clinch the Seth Ramnath Daga Trophy, the feature event of Saturday’s (April 6) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla and Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Dallas Todywalla trains the winner.
Jockey A. Sandesh won three races during the day.
1. R.R. KOMANDUR PLATE (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: EXCELLENT SORRENTO (Neeraj) 1, Zanzibaar (Sandesh) 2, Truly Epic (Trevor) 3 and Western Front (Zervan) 4. 1/2, Nk, 4-3/4. 1m 37.04s. ₹22 (w), 14 and 33 (p). SHP: 43, FP: 180, Q: 57, Tanala: 203 and 50. Favourite: Truly Epic. Owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. & Mrs. B.E. Saldhana. Trainer: M. Narredu.
2. AHMED I RAHIMTOOLA TROPHY (Div. II) (1,000m), md. 3-y-o only: WHYDAH (Trevor) 1, Turmeric Tower (Dashrath) 2, Chephirah (Zervan) 3 and Despacito (Sandesh) 4. Not run: Thea’s Fire. 3/4, Snk, Lnk. 59.92s. ₹23 (w), 11, 16 and 27 (p). SHP: 43, FP: 136, Q: 42, Tanala: 368 and 187. Favourite: Whydah. Owners: Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. & Mrs. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas.
3. AHMED I RAHIMTOOLA TROPHY (Div. I) (1,000m), md. 3-y-o only: BELENUS (Sandesh) 1, Majestic Warrior (Dashrath) 2, See The Sunrise (Trevor) 3 and Perfect Shining (Parmar) 4. Nk, 2, 1/2. 59.31s. ₹24 (w), 13, 15 and 23 (p). SHP: 55, FP: 118, Q: 74, Tanala: 358 and 229. Favourite: Belenus. Owner: Mr. Gautam Maini. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
4. SETH RAMNATH DAGA TROPHY (1,200m), Cl. I, rated 80 and upward: EXCELLENT (Sandesh) 1, Clymene (Dashrath) 2, Gazino (Trevor) 3 and Holy Smoke (Zervan) 4. Sh, 3/4, Lnk. 1m 10.54s. ₹23 (w), 15 and 26 (p). SHP: 54, FP: 220, Q: 227, Tanala: 232 and 45. Favourite: Excellent. Owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
5. P.A. D’AVOINE TROPHY (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: GENTILLESSE (Neeraj) 1, Thomas Hardy (Trevor) 2, My Precious (Bhawani) 3 and Flying Dragon (Parmar) 4. Not run: Arizona Pie. 2-3/4, 2-3/4, Sh. 1m 24.55s. ₹48 (w), 12 and 12 (p). SHP: 39, FP: 108, Q: 26, Tanala: 173 and 97. Favourite: Thomas Hardy. Owner: Mr. Geoffrey B. Nagpal. Trainer: Sanjay Kolse.
6. MONIFIETH PLATE (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: SHIVALIK QUEEN (Sandesh) 1, Pleiades (Trevor) 2, Red Carnation (Kaviraj) 3 and Brave (Raghuveer) 4. 1/2, 1-1/4, 3/4. 59.04s. ₹14 (w), 10, 13 and 15 (p). SHP: 30, FP: 48, Q: 21, Tanala: 74 and 39. Favourite: Shivalik Queen. Owners: Mr. Niraj Tyagi and Mr. Vikas Sachdeva rep. Blazing Saddles (PF) & Mr. Sanjeev S. Mahajan. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas.
Jackpot: (70 per cent): ₹1,925 (330 tkts); 30 per cent: ₹489 (55 tkts).
Treble: ₹340 (87 tkts).
Super jackpot: (70 per cent) ₹3,500 (22 tkts); (30 per cent) ₹892 (37 tkts).