Suraj Narredu, fresh from winning the Rising Stars Championship in the International Jockey’s Weekend in Mauritius, didn’t disappoint, easing to a commanding victory to pull off a grand double of winning the Bangalore 1000 and 2000 Guineas. Having fallen behind considerably in the early and middle part of the race, Sprint Star, egged on by Suraj, went into top gear in the straight to first catch up to Corbett and Leonardo and then leave them in their wake to ease to victory by an impressive six-and-a-half lengths.
The Narredu combination also pulled off a win in the first race of the day, in what was a largely satisfying day for the punters with 6 of the 9 favourites coming in first place.
1. Beginners Plate -- 1100M: Sure Speed (Jagadish SM Rajesh Narredu, K Narayan and RK Damani’s) Suraj Narredu 1; Gift Of Love (Appu) 2; Balas Glory (P Mani) 3; Golden Quest (B Prakash) 4; WB: 4, 3/4, 1L; T: 1:08.85; Tote: Rs 23w; Rs 11, Rs 20, Rs 29p; TB: S Narredu; Fav: Golden Quest; Fc: Rs 141; Q: Rs 98; SHP: Rs 84; Tri: Rs 865 and Rs 318.
2. Parfait Amour Plate (Div II) -- 1400M: Gustavo (Mohd Javeed Ghatala, Shamil Muthanna and Saurabh Jetli’s) B Paswan 1; Sandalwood Star (Afsar Khan) 2; Red Lad (Ashok Kumar) 3; Seven Star (Zia A) 4; WB: 4-1/4, 1-3/4, 1-3/4L; T: 1:28.58; Tote: Rs 22w; Rs 13, Rs 19, Rs 276p; TB: I Ghatala; Fav: Gustavo; Fc: Rs 134; Q: Rs 136; SHP: Rs 71; Tri: Rs 3,415 and Rs 3,293.
3. Thirthahalli Plate -- 1200M: Western Palace (SR Banerjee’s) Harish 1; Defiance (Gnaneshwar) 2; Noble Breeze (B Prakash) 3; Aim To Win (Ashok Kumar) 4; WB: 3-1/4, 1/2, 6-3/4L; T: 1:15.63; Tote: Rs 47w; Rs 15, Rs 18, Rs 12p; TB: Warren S; Fav: Noble Breeze; Fc: Rs 249; Q: Rs 114; SHP: Rs 44; Tri: Rs 271 and Rs 50.
4. Parfait Amour Plate (Div I) -- 1400M: Devil Grandma (AKS Brar rep Dashmesh and Hargobind Racing Pvt Ltd’s) S John 1; Buck Passer Junior (Merchant) 2; Xel (Shahbuddin) 3; Ruby Legend (Vinod Shinde) 4; WB: Nk, 1-1/4, Nk; T: 1:29.10; Tote: Rs 23w; Rs 12, Rs 74, Rs 450p; TB: A Mangalorkar; Fav: Devil Grandma; Fc: Rs 487; Q: Rs 202; SHP: Rs 306; Tri: Rs 20,055 and Rs 8,595; Exp: Rs 97,625.
5. J Tyrrell Memorial Plate -- 1400M: Noble Kingdom (MAMR Muthiah’s) B Prakash 1; Express It (Gaurav Sapra) 2; Redford (Srinath) 3; A Run To Remember (Himanshu) 4; WB: 3-1/4, 4-3/4L, Hd; T: 1:26.92; Tote: Rs 26w; Rs 13, Rs 20, Rs 15p; TB: Ganapathy; Fav: Noble Kingdom; Fc: Rs 84; Q: Rs 64; SHP: Rs 56; Tri: Rs 164 and Rs 58.
6. Shantiniketan Trophy -- 1400M: Atlantus (M Lakshminarayana’s) Chandrasekar 1; Mighty Heart (S Fargeat) 2; Kyles Of Bute (S John) 3; Firezone (Khurshad A) 4; WB: 1-1/4L, Nk, Nk; T: 1:26.15; Tote: Rs 112w; Rs 27, Rs 126, Rs 43p; TB: Sharat K; Fav: Royal Ambassador; Fc: Rs 2,404; Q: Rs 381; SHP: Rs 470; Tri: Rs 9,347 and Rs 8,011; Exp: Rs 151,015.
7. Galloping Acres Stud Plate -- 1800M: Cinnamon Rose (Dr YK Hamied, Atul N Amersey, Sidharth Burman and Ms Ameeta Mehra) S De Sousa 1; Lock And Load (CD Hayes) 2; Scimitar (S Fargeat) 3; The Last Samurai (Gnaneshwar) 4; WB: Lnk, 4-1/2, 3-1/4L; T: 1:53.12; Tote: Rs 19w; Rs 14, Rs 14, Rs 55p; TB: Byramji; Fav: Cinnamon Rose; Fc: Rs 27; Q: Rs 36; SHP: Rs 38; Tri: Rs 388 and Rs 198.
8. Harvins Bangalore 2000 Guineas (Grade II) -- 1600M: Sprint Star (Dr and Mrs Syed Ainuddin Arif and M Suresh Kumar Reddy’s) Suraj Narredu 1; Corbett (S De Sousa) 2; Leonardo (David Allan) 3; Optimus Prime (S John) 4; WB: 6-3/4, 1-1/2, 1/2L; T: 1:37.12; Tote: Rs 19w; Rs 12, Rs 37, Rs 29p; TB: S Narredu; Fav: Sprint Star; Fc: Rs 80; Q: Rs 90; SHP: Rs 108; Tri: Rs 246 and Rs 132; Exp: Rs 5,498 and Rs 2,584.
9. Premium Sprit Plate --1200M: Leon Cavallo (Sunil Damani, Berjis Minoo Desai, KJ Kuruvilla and Mrs Nandini A Basappa’s) Khurshad A 1; Your Destiny (Harish) 2; Thumping Victory (Shahbuddin) 3; Monarchial (B Sreekanth) 4; WB: Shd, 2-3/4, 1L; T: 1:15.62; Tote: Rs 29w; Rs 16, Rs 18, Rs 27p; TB: I Ghatala; Fav: Leon Cavallo; Fc: Rs 91; Q: Rs 49; SHP: Rs 56; Tri: Rs 546 and Rs 270; Exp: Rs 2,433 and Rs 649.
Jackpot: Rs 2,422 (180). Runners: Rs 278 (673). Mini-jackpot: Rs 1,087 (29); I treble: Rs 567 (59). II treble: Rs 94 (860). Exp: Rs 580,161 (c/o).
