Hot favourite Tomsk pipped Dare Don close home to justify public faith and claim the J B Mallaradhya Memorial Cup (For horses rated 80 and above), the feature event of the Bangalore Races held on Saturday. The four-year-old colt, trained by Arjun Mangalorekar and ridden by S John, finished 3/4 lengths ahead of second placed Dare Don.
Results with Mumbai dividends
1. The Azhar Plate (For horses rated 20 to 45) 1100 metres: Real Gladiator (Royal Gladiator / Acquest) (Mr Anil Heeroji Lad) 52 Imran Chisty (Warren Singh) 1, Spark Of Salerno (Mr P Arun Kumar) 52.5 S John (Prasanna K) 2, Worth A Million (Windsor Racing Syndicate) 51.5 Gautam Raj Urs (Warren Singh) 3, Southern Image (M/s Sharat Kumar & Suresh Yanamadala) 50 M Suresh (Sharat Kumar) 4, Showhorse (Mr R Ramamanohara) 59 A R Mani (Sharat Kumar) 5. Won by: 4, 1/2, 1, ns. Time: 1-08.32 seconds. Tote: Rs 20 for win; Rs 11, Rs 13 and Rs 22 for places; Second horse pool: Rs 30, Forecast pool: Rs 40, Quinella pool: Rs 15, Tanala pool: 70 per cent Rs 109 and 30 per cent Rs 76.
2. The Manitou Trophy (Terms; 3 year old maidens only) 1200 metres: Spark Of Marchador (Juniper (USA) / Compassion) (Mr P Arun Kumar) 56 S Chandrashekar (Prasanna K) 1, Imperial Guest (Dr M A M Ramaswamy) 54.5 B Prakash (S Ganapathy) 2, Gordian Knot (Dr D Ravi Chowdary) 54.5 Vinod Shinde (J S Dhariwal) 3, Ice Mint (Mrs Reca Muthappa & Mr N Chandrashekar Rai) 56 Imran Chisty (M Eshwer) 4, Trillion Win (M/s Peter Caddy & Asif Y Lampwala) 49.5 M D Praveen (Amit Caddy) 5. Won by: 6 3/4, 4 1/2, 1 1/2, 1/2. Time: 1-13.06 seconds. Tote: Rs 30 for win; Rs 12, Rs 12 and Rs 45 for places; Second horse pool: Rs 27, Forecast pool: Rs 62, Quinella pool: Rs 38, Tanala pool: 70 per cent Rs 438 and 30 per cent Rs 457.
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