Running Bull, piloted by CD Hayes, defeated odds on favourite Badge Of Gold, ridden by O’Donoghue, to win the 1400M Kelachandra New Millennium Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Friday.
There was much drama at the end when Hesperus, KPG Appu astride, was declared the winner. Appu started flashing the victory symbol, but his joy was short-lived as Running Bull was finally adjudged the winner later in a race that went down the wire.
1. Summer Dust Plate (Div II) --1200M: Star Royalty (Dr M A M Ramaswamy) (B Prakash) 1; She’s A Diamond (C Krishnan) 2; Bliss (Gaurav Sapra) 3; Royal Artist (K P G Appu)m 4; WB: 4L, 1-1/2Ls and 1/2Ls; T: 1:16.6; Tote: Rs 67w, Rs 18, Rs 12, Rs 13p; TB: S Ganapathy; Fav: She’s a Diamond; Fc: Rs 208; Q: Rs 62; SHP: Rs 40; Trin Rs 223, Rs 69.
2. New Year Trophy --1200M: Exclusive Grey (Dr M A M Ramaswamy) (O’Donoghue) 1; Poetic (M Ravi) 2; Adamaris (Suraj Narredu) 3; Music On Demand (K Raja Rao) 4; WB: 6-1/2Ls, 2-1/2Ls and 5-3/4Ls; T: 1:14.79s; Tote: Rs 24w, Rs 10, Rs 61, Rs 11p; TB: S Ganapathy; Fav: Adamaris; Fc: Rs 369; Q: Rs 349; SHP: Rs 324; Tri: Rs 309, Rs 53.
3. Summer Dust Plate (Div 1) -- 1200M: River Blush (S K Habib Khan) (S Ramesh) 1; Simply Dangerous (D Gnaneshwar) 2; Stanza Starry (Gaurav Sapra) 3; Good Companion (Vivek) 4; WB: 3-1/4Ls, 3/4Ls and 3/4Ls; T: 1: 16.38; Tote: Rs 170w, Rs 28, Rs 20, Rs 12p; TB: S K Habib Khan; Fav: Stanza Starry; Fc: Rs 1003; Q: Rs 251; SHP: Rs 72; Tri: Rs 1544, Rs 695.
4. Kelachandra New Millennium Cup --1400M: Running Bull (Capt Jamshed J Appoo and M/s Keki D Mehta and Dara K Meht rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt Ltd) (C D Hayes) 1; Hesperus (K P G Appu) 2; Woman On Top (S A De Sousa) 3; Royal Ambassador (Vivek) 4; WB: NS, HD and 1Ls; T: 1:26.25s; Tote: Rs 122w, Rs 43, Rs 43p; TB: Padmanabhan; Fav: Badge of Gold; Fc: Rs 884; Q: Rs 280; SHP: Rs 76; Tri: Rs 1383, Rs 749.
5. Kehlan Stud Plate (Div I) -- 1400M: Rio Bravo (M/s S Moses, Sanjay Kapoor and Deepak Moorjani’s) Vivek 1; Alekona (Harish) 2; Woman In Charge (Suraj Narredu) 3; Carra Mia (C D Hayes) 4; WB: 3/4, 5Ls, Shd; Time : 1.26.93; Tote: Rs 28w, Rs 14, Rs 16, Rs 15p; TB: Sriram Komandur; Fav: Rio Bravo; Fc: Rs 52; Q: Rs 90; SHP: Rs 47; Tri: Rs 118, Rs 50; Exp: Rs 251.
6. Kalinadi Plate --1200M: Aelenia (D Khaitan rep Soom Stud Farm Pvt Ltd) (Suraj Narredu) 1; Top Of The Class (S John) 2; Sporting Master (B Prakash) 3; Enforcer (Vivek) 2; WB: 2 3/4, HD, 1 1/2, Ns; Fav: Sugar Brown; TB: Byramji Tote: Rs 61w, Rs 20, 24, 17p: Fc: Rs. 220; Q: Rs. 144; SHP: Rs. 61 Tri: Rs. 474, 183.
7. Kehlan Stud Plate (Div II) -- 1400M: Orpendale (K R Yadavendra Singh’s) 1; Hold That Tiger (Gaurav Sapra) 2; Suave (Ryan Marshall) 3; Feelfree (S Selvaraj) 4; WB: 6-3/4, 4, 3/4L; T: 1:28.42; Tote: Rs 46w, Rs 16, Rs 22, Rs 50p; TB: Byramji; Fav: Charlie Brown; Fc: Rs 196, Q: Rs 218; SHP: Rs 44; Tri: Rs 1351, 1241.
Jackpot winner: Rs 108266 (4); Jackpot (Runner): Rs 8838 (21); Mini Jackpot: Rs 16197 (2); Ist Treble: Rs 1721 (52).