What A Friend claims Narasimharaja Cup

Bangalore race results

Rank outsider What A Friend, trained by Sharat K and piloted by Irvan Singh, scored a narrow victory in the Narasimharaja Cup over 1400 metres, the main event of Saturday’s races.

1. February Plate (Div II) -- 1200M: Ice St­one (Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan & Waryam Singh rep Wadhawan Livestock Pvt Ltd’s) Suraj Narredu 1; Truman (R Marshall) 2; Volcano (S John) 3; Auburn Beauty (PS Chouhan) 4; Not run: Loyal King, Showin Off, White Mischief; WB: Sh, 3-3/4, 3-3/4L; T: 1:14.95; Tote: Rs 16w, Rs 59, Rs 11, Rs 21p; TB: I Ghatala; Fav: Ice Stone; Fc: Rs 67; Q: Rs 56; SHP: Rs 20; Tri: Rs 143 and Rs 43.

2. Round Table Cup (Div II) -- 1400M: Magnetic Power (RV Venkatappa, BK Medappa & Mamidi Bhudevi Dilip Kumar’s) Suraj Narredu 1; Little Lion (S Mallikarjun) 2; Sanfrancisco Girl (P Mani) 3; Brigade’s Supreme (K Chethana) 4; WB: 1-1/2, 5, 1-1/2L; T: 1:29.09; Tote: Rs 18w, Rs 11, Rs 14, Rs 18p; TB: Narayana Gowda; Fav: Magnetic Power; Fc: Rs 57; Q: Rs 66; SHP: Rs 36; Tri: Rs 108 and Rs 47.

3. February Plate (Div I) -- 1200M: Speedy Girl (Nirmal Singh’s) PS Chouhan 1; Wind Stream (Suraj Narredu) 2; Sams Pride (S John) 3; Entertainer (Harish) 4; WB: 1-1/2, 3/4, 3-1/4L; T: 1:13.29; Tote: Rs 22w, Rs 11, Rs 13, Rs 13p; TB: S Narredu; Fav: Speedy Girl; Fc: Rs 51; Q: Rs 20; SHP: Rs 36; Tri: Rs 54 and Rs 21; Exp: Rs 167 and Rs 106.

4. Round Table Cup (Div I) -- 1400M: Gorgeous Gold (S Narasimhalu’s) S John 1; Mountain Train (Suraj Narredu) 2; Southern Pearl (Tauseef A) 3; Fire Star (Milan) 4; WB: 2-1/4, 1, 3/4L; T: 1:29.97; Tote: Rs 16w, Rs 11, Rs 13, Rs 58p; TB: Sharat K; Fav: Gorgeous Gold; Fc: Rs 31; Q: Rs 16; SHP: Rs 30; Tri: Rs 213 and Rs 231.
5. Gumbaz Trophy (Div I) -- 1200M: The Situation (AKS Brar rep Deshmukh & Hargobind Racing Pvt Ltd’s) S John 1; Abracadabra (Sahanawaz) 2; Scenic Blast (R Vaibhav) 3; Living Legend (Irvan Singh) 4; Not run: Emphatic Victory; WB: 1-3/4, 1-3/4, 4L; T: 1:14.90; Tote: Rs 23w, Rs 10, Rs 12, Rs 21p; TB: A Mangalorkar; Fav: The Situation; Fc: Rs 47; Q: Rs 18; SHP: Rs 34; Tri: Rs 91 and Rs 66.

6. Narasimharaja Cup -- 1400M: What A Friend (Narsh Kumar Pawar & RD Singh’s) Irvan Singh 1; Firezone (Arshad Alam) 2; Sovetskaya (S Pasquier) 3; Tanzanite (Anjar Alam) 4; WB: 1/2, 1/2, 3/4L; T: 1:26.71; Tote: Rs 433w, Rs 80, Rs 62, Rs 16p; TB: Sharat K; Fav: Sovetskaya; Fc: Rs 7,368; Q: Rs 1,515; SHP: Rs 194; Tri: Rs 7,602 and Rs 4,344.

7. Gumbaz Trophy (Div II) -- 1200M: Will Still (Rajan Aggarwal’s) S John 1; Indian Pride (PS Chouhan) 2; Biscotti (B Paswan) 3; Diamond Flame (A Ramu) 4; WB: Sh nk, 5-1/2, 1L; T: 1:15.94; Tote: Rs 23w, Rs 12, Rs 13, Rs 41p; TB: Prasanna K; Fav: Will Still; Fc: Rs 19; Q: Rs 15; SHP: Rs 31; Tri: Rs 141 and Rs 92.

8. Dashmesh Stud Plate -- 1400M: Aztec Gold (Arjun Sajnani, Siddharth Poojari & Rajesh Sachdev’s) Prabhakaran 1; Sunstorm (Suraj Narredu) 2; Nessie (PS Chouhan) 3; Hard To Pin Down (S Hussain) 4; WB: 1-3/4, Long nk, 3/4L; T: 1:27.60; Tote: Rs 105w, Rs 26, Rs 12, Rs 15p; TB: Neil Darashah; Fav: Sunstorm; Fc: Rs 196; Q: Rs 76; SHP: Rs 398; Tri: Rs 679 and Rs 349; Exp: Rs 10,835 and Rs 7,672.

9. Amazing Grey Plate -- 1400M: Sun Gold (KR Swamy, MN Suresh, M Anand & A Wajid’s) Vivek 1; War Artist (Noornabi) 2; Redshift (Naushad Alam) 3; Hamsafar (R Vaibhav) 4; WB: 1-1/4, 2-1/2, 3/4L; T: 1:29.69; Tote: Rs 66w, Rs 18, Rs 22, Rs 46p; TB: Inayathulla; Fav: Another Voice; Fc: Rs 197; Q: Rs 188; SHP: Rs 52; Tri: Rs 2,792 and Rs 1,795; Exp: Rs 28,423 and Rs 12,181.

Jackpot: Rs 156,115 (4).
Runners: Rs 7,434 (36).
Mini-jackpot: Rs 154 (221).
I treble: Rs 3,705 (7). II treble: Rs 1,862 (27). Exacta pool: Rs 192,615 (c.o).