DECEMBER 16: Ace of spades, hailing from the yard of trainer D Todywalla and ridden by jockey J Fortune, won The Shantidas Askuran Trophy, 2400 metres, from Waves of Beauty, its lone rival, on Wednesday at Mahalakshmi.Trainer N R Umrigar and jockey M Kharadi scored a rich double through Kibriya and Flirtatious.
Results
1. Rishikesh Plate (III) 1600: Track Charm (Saldanhas) 57.5 C Rajendra 1, Runaway Bay 56.5 B Prakash 2, Shaandaari 54.5 M Narredu 3, Vote of Confidence 59 Merchant 4. Not run: Sensible. 1 1/4, 1 3/4, 7. 1-41.32 Rs.9; 5, 6 Fc 28 Shp 12 Q 13 Tanala 24 and 12 (I Sait).
2. Solicitude Plate (V) 1600: Kibriya (Umrigars) 54.5 Kharadi 1, Charging Bullet 59 A Imran Khan 2, Regal Jet 55.5 D A Naik 3, Polish Dancer 52 H Rathod 4. All 10 ran. 1 1/2, 1 3/4, 1/2. 1-43.45 Rs.29; 9, 6, 29 Fc 116 Shp 26 Q 35 Tanala 1,741 and 1,492 (Umrigar).
3. Gold Giver Plate (IV) 1400: Supreme Ark (Jaffer) 55.5 B Prakash (placed 2nd but on objection won) 1, Double Barrel (Bandukwala & G Essaji) 57 BajrangSingh (won but on objection placed 2nd) 2, Monkey Tricks 55 Kharadi 3, Hellfighter 53 Amjad Khan 4. All 10 ran. 1/2, 1/2, 1. 1-28.64 Rs.46; 12, 8, 9 Fc 46 Shp 17 Q 291 Tanala 3,43 and 1,103 (C A Kuts).
4. S A Wahid Plate -Div II (V) 1200: Magic Man (M/s Karanjawalla, Lalwani & Khambata) 50.5 Altaf Sayyed 1, Blushing Brave 52 S Bhadke 2, Noble Queen 59 H Rathod 3, Expose 55.5 V Gharat 4. All 12 ran. 1 1/4, 4 1/2, 3 3/4. 1-15.41 Rs. 64; 12, 8, 7 Fc 3,674 Shp 14 Q 500 Tanala 3,977 & 1,278 (Karanjawalla).
5. Happy Landing Plate (Terms, 2 yrs Mdns.) 1200: Midnight Charm (Mistrys) 54.5 Rajeev Pandey 1, Hope 54.5 McCullagh 2, Queen of Venus 54.5 Bhati 3, Baywood 56 Aslam Kader 4. All 8 ran. 9 1/2, 3/4, N. 1-143.50 Rs. 33; 8, 6, 15 Fc 237 Shp 25 Q 89 Tanala 2,327 and 1,828 ( S Mody).
6. Shantidas Askuran Trophy (II) 2400: Ace of Spades (Mistry and Dr MAM Ramaswamy) 59 J Fortune 1, Waves of Beauty 56 C Rajendra 2. All 2 ran. 6. 2-38.39 Rs.6 Shp 10 (D Todywalla).
7. Basque Plate (IV) 1000: Noblest Motive (G PSingh) 57.5 Bajrang Singh 1, Am Capable 57 M Narredu 2, Fast Friend 54 R Shelar 3, Classic Land 57 Merchant 4. All 10 ran. N, 4 1/2, 2. 1-1.28 Rs.13; 5, 6, 7 Fc 45 Shp 16 Q 23 Tanala 89 and 56 (Joshi).
8. S A Wahid Plate -Div.I (V) 1200: Flirtatious (Umrigars and Poddar) 54.5 Kharadi 1, Sangaree 565.5 C Rajendra 2, Enfanta 53.5 S N Chavan 3, Power of Prayer 49.5 V Chandrakant 4. All 12 ran. 2 1/4, H, 2 1/4. 1-15.46 Rs.21; 8, 6, 13 Fc 122 Shp 17 Q 80 Tanala 613 and 552 (Umrigar).
Treble: (I) Rs.4,350 (4 tickets) and (II) Rs.1,596 (34 tickets).
Jackpot: 70% Cf and 30% Rs.70,991 (1 ticket).
Placepot: Rs.1,069 (10 tickets).
Double Forecast: (I and II): Cf.
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