Knotty Ash (Akshay K up), won the Own Opinion Cup, the feature event of the opening day’s races held here on Saturday (May 18). The winner is owned by Mr. K. Kamesh & Mr. Manoj Kumar and trained by Prasanna Kumar.
The results
1. WELCOME TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): Animal Queen (Kiran Naidu) 1, Musterion (Darshan) 2, Crack Of Dawn (Hindu Singh) 3 and Renegade (A. Merchant) 4. Snk, 3-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 14.55s. ₹43 (w), 13, 16 and 19 (p), SHP: 37, THP: 41, FP: 343, Q: 181, Trinella: 845 and 473, Exacta: 14,626 and 6,268. Favourite: Alberto. Owners: Mr. N. Krishnamurthy & Mr. Ravi Pathak. Trainer: Rajesh Narredu.
2. HAPPY VALLEY PLATE (1,600m), rated 00 to 20: Ice Speed (A. Ramu) 1, Three Wishes (Darshan) 2, Track Striker (Irvan Singh) 3 and Honey Trap (John) 4. 3-1/4, 4 and 3/4. 1m 40.02s. ₹36 (w), 17, 29 and 16 (p), SHP: 90, THP: 45, FP: 333, Q: 283, Trinella: 2,276 and 1,596, Exacta: 6,810 and 2,653. Favourite: Honey Trap. Owners: Mr. Kevin Cherian & Mrs. Sino Kevin. Trainer: Imtiaz Khan.
3. BOURBON KING PLATE (1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 4-y-o & over: Ambrosio (Trevor) 1, Secretive Force (Zervan) 2 and Standout (John) 3 and Spirit Of London (Md. Akram) 4. 1/2, 8-1/4 and Hd. 1m 25.76s. ₹16 (w), 12, 13 and 16 (p), SHP: 26, THP: 32, FP: 30, Q: 22, Trinella: 62 and 53, Exacta: 261 and 177. Favourite: Ambrosio. Owners: United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd, Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy & Mr. Rama Seshu Eyunni. Trainer: S. Attaollahi.
4. OWN OPINION CUP (1,200m), rated 60 & above: Knotty Ash (Akshay K) 1, Lady Legend (Sandesh) 2, Courage (Antony) 3 and Life Awaits (Neeraj) 4. 2-3/4, 2 and 3-1/4. 1m 12.28s. ₹42 (w), 13, 10 and 22 (p), SHP: 29, THP: 49, FP: 123, Q: 34, Trinella: 337 and 198, Exacta: 2,378 and 1,115. Favourite: Lady Legend. Owners: Mr. K. Kamesh & Mr. K. Manoj Kumar. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
5. WELCOME TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): Corona Del Corsa (Suraj) 1, Abira (Neeraj) 2, Ruletheworld (Zervan) 3 and Tenno Sho (Trevor) 4. 1-3/4, 1 and 1-1/2. 1m 14.47s. ₹45 (w), 15, 14 and 17 (p), SHP: 37, THP: 46, FP: 224, Q: 94, Trinella: 1,030 and 479, Exacta: 1,158 and 408. Favourite: Tenno Sho. Owners: Mr. K. Harish Nayak, Mr. Pratap Madhukar Kamath, Mr. Sunil K. Vasant and Mr. Barkatali Kanji Chatur. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
6. ROYAL COMMAND PLATE (1,400m), rated 15 to 35: Constantinople (R. Marshall) 1, Stars In His Eyes (Gagandeep) 2, Natalma (Zervan) 3 and Morrane Gabriella (R. Pradeep) 4. Not run: Zala Princess. 7-1/2, 3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 26.84s. ₹73 (w), 17, 40 and 14 (p), SHP: 114, THP: 55, FP: 1,132, Q: 887, Trinella: 2,600 and 955, Exacta: 35,904 and 15,387. Favourite: Here And Now. Owners: Mr. Gaurav Gopalkrishan Sethi & Mr. Abhimanyu J. Thackersey. Trainer: S. Attaollahi.
7. LITTLEOVER PLATE (1,100m), rated 15 to 35, 4-y-o & over: Touch Your Destiny (R. Manish) 1, Industrialist (T.S. Jodha) 2, Lagopus (Tauseef) 3 and Ido What I Do (B. Harish) 4. Not run: Sahara. Snk, Shd and 1-1/4. 1m 08.58s. ₹27 (w), 14, 17 and 69 (p), SHP: 47, THP: 159, FP: 138, Q: 81, Trinella: 9,253 and 3,965, Exacta: 10,652. Favourite: Touch Your Destiny. Owner: Mr. Aditya P. Thackersey. Trainer: S. Dominic.
Jackpot: ₹3,684 (154 tkts); Runner-up: ₹1,053 (231 tkts); Treble (i): ₹372 (44 tkts); (ii): ₹541 (48 tkts).