APRIL 25; Promoted Phraoje effortlessly trounced his three rivals as none of them could dare to come within his shadow from 400 metres onwards in The Racing Officials Trophy, the principal event of the 52nd day of Mumbai Meeting conducted on Sunday at Mahalakshmi.Master planner trainer H J Antia and promising young rider S S Bhati who were associated with the winner of the feature were again at the helm of the affairs when Mick's Mystique turned up with killing spurts and raced past the home post fluently leaving his challengers stranded.
Fortune Favours (The Gratitude Stakes) and Kildangan (The Philanthropist Plate) were the outstanding contenders in the respective race and won like champions. Both these public fancies were guided by Jockey B Prakash.
Result
1 The Gratitude Stakes (IV) 1600: Fortune Favours (Thackers and Sanas) 59 B Prakash 1, Just For You 53 D A Naik 2, Thundering Beauty 50 Zameer Sayyed 23, Payback 53.5 G Janardhan 4. All 4 ran. 1/2, 2 1/4, 1/2. 1-42 Rs 6; 6, 8 Fc18 Shp 15 Q 17 Tanala 33 and 20 (S Kolse).
2 The Racing Officials Trophy (II) 1800: Phraoje (N P Pagdiwalla) 52.5 S S Bhati 1, Mountain Wind 50 P Kamlesh 2, Whataninspiration 58.5 B Prakash 3, Status Academy 58 R Rokade 4. All 4 ran. D, 2 3/4, SH. 1-51.93 Rs 7; 6, 7 Fc 19 Shp 18 Q 14 Tanala 22 and 11 (H Antia).
3 The Time Queen Plate (V) 1600: Charging Bullet (D Surtis) 53 I Shaikh 1, One We Love 57.5 Bajrang Singh 2, Sun Warrior 55.5 R Shelar 3, Front Royale 46.5 Zameer Sayyed 4. All 6 ran. 2 3/4, 1 3/4, 2 1/4. 1-43.48 Rs 13; 8, 10 Fc 56 Shp 21 Q 38 Tanala 87 and 34 (Surti).
4 The Gul Mohar Plate (V) 1200: Anarose (H A Joshi) 56 M A Gallagher 1, Blushing Brave 57.5 P S Chouhan 2, Magic Man 56 P Kamlesh 3, Writ Petition 50.5 Dilip Singh 4. All 10 ran. 3 3/4, 5, SH. 1-15.06 Rs 11; 7, 7, 8 Fc 65 Shp 30 Q 40 Tanala 109 and 51 (Mansoor Shah).
5 The Racing Journalists Trophy (IV) 1800: Sovereignty (M/s Ashwin Mehta and A K S Brar) 57.5 C Rajendra 1, Handsome 52.5 P s Chouhand 2,Correct Ball 53.5 S S Bhati 3, Big Leap 54 Amjad Khan 4. Not run: Buttero. SH, 1/2, 2 3/4. 1-55.26 Rs 33; 14, 10 Fc 253 Shp 38 Q 67 Tanala 217 and 86 (I Sait).
6 The Philanthropist Plate (Terms, 3 yrs Mdns) 1000: Kildangan (K N Dhunjibhoys) 54.5 B Prakash 1, Chocolate Chip 54.5 Sunny Chinoy 2, Arabella 54.5 M A Gallagher 3, Heart Beat 54.5 S S Bhati 4. All 11 ran. 9, 1 3/4, 1 3/4. 1-1.46 Rs 10; 7, 9, 7 Fc 55 Shp 18 Q 55 Tanala 127 and 41 (Vinayak).
7 The Nebraska Plate (III) 1200: Mick's Mystique (R B Gadgil) 55 S S Bhati 1, Irian Jaya 58 M Kharadi 2, Ghost Who Walks 53.5 K Chief 3, Dillinger 56.5 B Prakash 4. All 11 ran. 2, 2 3/4, 2 1/4. 1-14.03 Rs 24; 8, 10, 21 Fc 271 Shp 58 Q 154 Tanala 1,883 and 1,560 (H Antia).
8 The Lady Madonna Stakes (Terms, 3 yrs) 1200: Zeisha (Aziz Jaffers) 55.5 N M Khan 1, Spice Boy 53 Bajrang Singh 2, Gold Buck 57 B Prakash 3, Hearts In Motion 55.5 M A Gallagher 4. All 6 ran. 2 3/4, 1 1/2, 1 1/4. 1-14.39 Rs 16; 9, 9 Fc 69 Shp 33 Q 34 Tanala 272 and 121(C A Kuts).
Treble: (I) Rs 468 (127 tickets) and (II) Rs 576 (188 tickets).
Jackpot: 70% Rs 12,531 (68 tickets) and 30% Rs 735 (497 tickets).
Placepot: Rs 613 (35 tickets).
Double Forecast: (I and II): Cf.
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