Astapi and Nefyn emerged as the two big winners on the opening day of the Invitation Cup weekend fiesta here at the Hyderabad Race Club on Saturday.
While Astapi, ridden by Christopher and trained by Altamash, won the punishing 3000-metre long Stayers Cup, Nefyn, anchored by J Fortune and trained by B Chenoy, won the 1200-metre long Sprinters Cup by a head.
1. Own Beauty Million 1600M: Patriotic (B Sreekanth) 1; Jerrell (Christopher) 2; Vijays Splendour (AM Tograllu) 3; Graceland (Ch K Chary) 4; WB: Hd, 1-3/4, 1-3/4L; T: 1:41.30; TB: Karthik Ganapathy.
2. Adler Million 1400M: Musk Melon (Akshay Kumar) 1; Little Love (Suraj Narredu) 2; Mount Titlis (I Chisty) 3; Princess Cruise (Christopher) 4; Not run: Turf Queen; WB: 1/2, 1/2, 1/2L; T: 1:26.79; TB: Faisal Hassan.
3. Columbia Million 1200M: Mr Glorious (Suraj Narredu) 1; Mukhtar (Mukesh Kumar) 2; Pakat Pakat Pakat (P Trevor) 3; Sharp Victor (Akshay Kumar) 4; WB: Shd, 1, 1-3/4L; T: 1:13.41; TB: Faisal Hassan; Fav: Mr Glorious.
4. Manitou Million 1400M: Indian Touch (F DaSilva) 1; Decathlon (Srinath) 2; Triumph (I Chisty) 3; Winds And Waves (Dashrath S) 4; WB: 3/4, Nk, Hd; T: 1:25.71; TB: Karthik Ganapathy; Fav: Ray Of Light.
5. Stayers Cup (Grade I) 3000M: Astapi (Christopher) 1; Wind Stream (Suraj Narredu) 2; Native Knight (Dashrath S) 3; Rodeo (CS Jodha) 4; WB: Hd, 1/2, 6-3/4L; T: 3:11.86; TB: Altamash; Fav: Captain Courageous.
6. Japan Trophy 1400M: Racing Ahead (I Chisty) 1; Chal Bhai Chal (Suraj Narredu) 2; Supreme Regime (B Sreekanth) 3; Ratham (C Alford) 4; Not run: Magical Spell; WB: 4, 1-1/4, 1/2L; T: 1:24.11; TB: Deshmukh; Fav: Supreme Regime.
7. Sprinters Cup (Grade I) 1200M: Nefyn (J Fortune) 1; Dancing Prances (TS Jodha) 2; Speed Six (L Beuzelin) 3; Mariinsky (P Trevor) 4; WB: Hd, Shd, 1L; T: 1:10.58; TB: B Chenoy; Fav: Mariinsky.
8. Deccan Bookmakers Juvenile Million 1200M: Maisha (S Zervan) 1; Carlton (L Beuzelin) 2; Desire (i Chisty) 3; Un Un Un (AM Tograllu) 4; WB: 3-1/2, 1-1/2, 1-3/4L; T: 1:12.57; TB: P Shroff; Fav: Maisha.
Bangalore dividends
I race: Rs 15w, Rs 13, Rs 21p; Fc: Rs 53; Q: Rs 34; SHP: Rs 31; Tri: Rs 39 and Rs 14; Exp: Rs 96 and Rs 84.
II race: Rs 322w, Rs 111, Rs 19p; Q: Rs 400; SHP: Rs 35; Tri: Rs 5,930; Exp: Rs 25,387 and Rs 10,880.
III race: Rs 38w, Rs 15, Rs 20, Rs 15p; Fc: Rs 90; Q: Rs 82; SHP: Rs 50; Tri: Rs 208 and Rs 54; Exp: Rs 778 and Rs 623.
IV race: Rs 53w, Rs 17, Rs 25, Rs 19p; Fc: Rs 244; Q: Rs 159; SHP: Rs 78; Tri: Rs 1,143 and Rs 375; Exp: Rs 26,796 and Rs 15,312.
V race: Rs 476w, Rs 96, Rs 16, Rs 17p; Fc: Rs 1,272; Q: Rs 392; SHP: Rs 44; Tri: Rs 2,901 and Rs 1,243; Exp: Rs 38,777 and Rs 33,237.
VI race: Rs 53w, Rs 17, Rs 39, Rs 14p; Fc: Rs 682; Q: Rs 657; SHP: Rs 127; Tri: Rs 1,202 and Rs 375; Exp: Rs 5,415 and Rs 2,553.
VII race: Rs 198w, Rs 48, Rs 33, Rs 18p; Fc: Rs 3,791; Q: Rs 2,236; SHP: Rs 95; Tri: Rs 23,170 and Rs 4,965; Exp: Rs 33,615 and Rs 14,406.
VIII race: Rs 19w, Rs 13, Rs 17, Rs 23p; Fc: Rs 72; Q: Rs 53; SHP: Rs 46p; Tri: Rs 165 and Rs 89; Exp: Rs 3,177 and Rs 1,725.
Jackpot: Rs 1,84,365 (1). Runner-up: Rs 79,013 (1). Mini-jackpot: Rs 22,428 (c/o).
I Treble: Rs 1,332 (6). II Treble: Rs 3,952 (3). III Treble: Rs 1,233 (27). Fc: Rs 6,182 (c/o).
