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Holding Court clinches Maharaja's Cup

BANGALORE: Mr. Harresh N. Mehta and Mrs. Mayurri H. Mehta rep. Rohan Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd.'s Holding Court (Gallagher up) clinched the Maharaja's Cup, the chief event of the races held here on Sunday (July 2). Padmanabhan trains the winner.

The results:

1. SMART CHIEFTAN CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), md. 3-y-o only (terms): Euston (Glory Of Dancer-England's Rose) 54.5 Christopher 1, Mystic Force 56 Ruzaan 2, Ballerina Girl 54.5 Chary 3 and Hima's Pride 56 Neeraj 4. All ran. 2-1/4, lnk and 1/2. 1m 16.36s. Rs. 101 (w), 25, 28 and 27 (p). SHP: Rs. 82. FP: Rs. 251. Q; Rs. 228. Trinalla: Rs. 1,943 and Rs. 789. Favourite: Hima's Pride.

Owners: Mr. Farouq Rattonsey rep. Aleppo Blooodstock Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Hoosain S. Nensey. Trainer: Eshwer.

2. ENDORSMENT PLATE (2000m), rated 20 to 50: Flicker (Metal Precieux-In The Blue) 61 Gnaneshwar 1, Saregama 54.5 C. Alford 54.5, Apollo Storm 50.5 (cd. 48) Ramana 3 and Compton Star 56.5 R. Marshall 4. Not run. Zaios. lnk, 2 and 2-3/4. 2m 9.90s. Rs. 174 (w), 29, 13 and 15 (p). SHP: Rs. 41. FP: Rs. 276. Q; Rs. 83. Trinalla: Rs. 620 and Rs. 281. Favourite: Saregama.

Owner & trainer: Darashah.

3. BROADACRES STUD PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 60 to 90, 4 & 5-y-o: Steelium (Flitch-Lady Of The Lake) 56 Tauseef 1, Cascabel 56 Gallagher 2, Assaye 53 Christopher 3 and Habat 60 R. Marshall 4. All ran. Hd, 1/2 and Sh.hd. 1m 14.16s. Rs. 339 (w), 53, 19 and 33 (p). SHP: Rs. 51. FP: Rs. 1,789. Q: Rs. 875. Trinalla: Rs. 5,802 and Rs. 1,865. Favourite: Hawaiian Sunrise.

Owner: Mr. Ravinder Kumar. Trainer: S. Narredu.

Note: Originally, India Shining finished first, Steelium second, Cascabel third and Assaye fourth. Tauseef, rider of Steelium, and Christopher (Assaye) both made an objection against Appu (India Shining) for bumping, boring and crossing at the 200m mark. The stewards disqualified India Shining and the order revised as above.

4. SMART CHIEFTAN CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), md. 3-y-o only (terms): Native Strategy (Placerville-Native Tactics) 56 C. Alford 1, Sierra 54.5 Gallagher 2, Special Event 54.5 R. Marshall 3 and Shantala 54.5 B. Paswan 4. All ran. 8, 7 and 1-1/4. 1m 13.34s. Rs. 15 (w), 12, 17 and 60 (p). SHP: Rs. 33. FP: Rs. 43. Q: Rs. 23. Trinalla: Rs. 204 and Rs. 130. Exacta: Rs. 1,286 and Rs. 655. Favourite: Native Strategy.

Owner: Mr. D. Khaitan rep. Soom Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Imtiaz Sait.

5. MAHARAJA'S CUP (2,200m), 4-y-o & over (terms): Holding Court (Royal Kingdom-Confiture) 58 Gallagher 1, Aperitivo 60 C. Alford 2, Forever Elegance 58.5 B. Prakash 3 and Southern Regent 60 C. Rajendra 4. All ran. 7, snk and 3-1/4. 2m 16.73s. Rs. 16 (w), 11, 24 and 12 (p). SHP: Rs. 88. FP: Rs. 88. Q; Rs. 79. Trinalla: Rs. 109 and Rs. 24. Favourite: Holding Court.

Owners: Mr. Harresh N. Mehta and Mrs. Mayurri H. Mehta rep. Rohan Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Padmanabhan.

6. BRIG. R.C.R. HILL MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), rated 40 to 70, 5-y-o only: Freebee (Bee's Prospector-Going Free) 55.5 C. Alford 1, Black Berry 54.5 Christopher 2, Mazeppa 51.5 I. Chisty 3 and First Trick 52.5 Suraj Narredu 4. All ran. 4-3/4, 1-1/2 and Hd. 1m 27.49s. Rs. 51 (w), 18, 36 and 39 (p). SHP: Rs. 103. FP: Rs. 336. Q; Rs. 181. Trinalla: Rs. 3,018 and Rs. 1,108. Exacta: Rs. 24,409. Favourite: Forever Grande.

Owner: Mr. K.J. George. Trainer: I. Ghatala.

7. BROADACRES STUD PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 60 to 90, 4 & 5-y-o: Mysterious Land (Namaqualand-Mystery Melody) 58 Suraj Narredu 1, Priceless Memories 57 R. Marshall 2, Lanark 57.5 C. Alford 3 and Aurelian 61.5 A. Imran Khan 4. All ran. 2, 1/2 and 2-3/4. 1m 13.46s. Rs. 37 (w), 16, 18 and 27 (p). SHP: Rs. 54. FP: Rs. 202. Q; Rs. 66. Trinalla: Rs. 351 and Rs. 131. Favourite: Mysterious Land.

Owner: Kr. Yadvendra Singh. Trainer: Arjun.

8. NAWAB SULTAN ALI KHAN MEMORIAL PLATE (1,600m), rated 40 to 70, 4 & 5-y-o: Whisper City (Inner City-Westlem Whisper) 60.5 R. Marshall 1, One Tough Guy 58 Chary 2, War Head 61.5 (cd. 59) A. Velu 3 and Kartikerri 57 Ranjeet 4. All ran. lnk, 1/2 and 1/2. 1m 40.80s. Rs. 32 (w), 17, 37 and 21 (p). SHP: Rs. 108. FP: Rs. 389. Q; Rs. 194. Trinalla: Rs. 1,020 and Rs. 461. Exacta: Rs. 14, 884 and Rs. 12,758. Favourite: Whisper City.

Owners: Corleone Racing Syndicate. Trainer: Darius.

9. YOUNG RAJPUT PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 50: Horatio (Diffident-Watt A Lot) 61.5 Uday Kiran 1, Damgood 60.5 Shobhan 2, Executive Spirit 51 Mark 3 and Handiwork 52 Ruzaan 4. All ran. 3-3/4, 1 and snk. 1m 15.98s. Rs. 27 (w), 13, 25 and 126 (p). SHP: Rs. 68. FP: Rs. 144. Q; Rs. 89. Trinalla: Rs. 3,731 and Rs. 1,142. Exacta: Rs. 33, 311 and Rs. 9,517. Favourite: Horatio.

Owner: Mr. S. Rangarajan. Trainer: L. D'Silva.

Jackpot: Rs. 1,181 (497 tkts).

Runner: Rs. 198 (1,268 tkts).

Mini jackpot: Rs. 5,367 (nine tkts).

Treble: (i): Rs. 1,130 (45 tkts); (ii): Rs. 282 (311 tkts).

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