Trainer Pesi Shroff’s Kings Gambit, ridden by Yash Narredu, won the Eve Champion Trophy, the feature event of Sunday’s (Aug. 2) races here. The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Mr. Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Liane Luthria & Mr. Vispi R. Patel. Shroff stole the limelight by saddling four winners while Jockey Vivek G scored a treble.
Event Context
1. ROYAL PRINCESS PLATE (1,600m): MATISSE (S. Siddharth) 1, Dreamer (Parmar) 2, Oliver (Vivek G) 3 and Mansa Musa (T.S. Jodha) 4. Not run: Spanish Eyes. 3/4, Neck and 2. 1m, 40.69s. ₹76 (w), 19, 14 and 12 (p). SHP: 35, FP: 150, Q: 177, Tanala: 653 and 400. Favourite: Dreamer. Owners: Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Vispi R. Patel. Trainer: P. Shroff.
2. DR. P.K. SARDESHMUKH MAHARAJ TROPHY (Div. II) (1,200m): MAHOGANY (Vivek G) 1, Yinsiruk (Sandesh) 2, Noraiah (Trevor) 3 and Fire Away (Trevor) 4. 1-1/2, 1-1/2 and 3-3/4. 1m, 9.43s. ₹29 (w), 15, 10 and 14 (p). SHP: 27, FP: 44, Q: 27, Tanala: 192 and 137. Favourite: Yinsiruk. Owners: Mr. Mehernosh H. Deboo & Mrs. Auzita M. Deboo. Trainer: P. Shroff.
3. AUGUST HANDICAP (1,400m): AVANTE (Vivek G) 1, Hermanus (Yash) 2, Alpha Strike (Trevor) 3 and Spectra (Antony Raj) 4. 2, 1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 28.25s. ₹66 (w), 20 and 27 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 1,026, Q: 628, Tanala: 1,210 and 630. Favourite: Golden Eye. Owners: Mr. Parag C. Mengale, Mr. Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Roopesh M. Kaul rep. Phantom Racing LLP. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
4. ORANGE FLAME PLATE (1,400m): SEMURG (Ramswarup) 1, Merchant Of Venice (S. Kamble) 2, Staria (Sandesh) 3 and Nostalgia (C.S. Jodha) 4. 2-1/4, 1-3/4 and Neck. 1m, 26.16s. ₹391 (w), 63, 19 and 15 (p). SHP: 95, FP: c/f, Q: c/f, Tanala: 12, 437 and 3, 554. Favourite: Staria. Owner & Trainer: Mr. Himmat Singh.
5. GOLFING PLATE (1,000m): GUNFIRE (Yash Narredu) 1, Wind Dancer (Akshay K) 2, El Moran (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Don Julio (Gore) 4. 1-3/4, 3/4 and 1-1/4. 58.99s. ₹16 (w), 13, 24 and 20 (p). SHP: 75, FP: 168, Q: 97, Tanala: 402 and 158. Favourite: Gunfire. Owners: Mr. Sanjay Punamchand Kothari, Mr. Vivek S. Jain, Mrs. B.E. Saldanha, Mr. Jehangir Mehta, Mr. Mehli A. Nazir, Mr. Daulat Chhabria, Mrs. Homi Mehta & M/s. Ram H. Shroff & Raj H. Shroff rep. Stride Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M. Narredu.
6. ALTAF HUSSAIN MILLION (1,400m): CHAGALL (Vivek G) 1, Opus Dei (Yash) 2, Neutralist (Akshay K) 3 and Thundering Phoenix (C.S. Jodha) 4. Short Head, Long Neck and 2-1/4. 1m, 26.52s. ₹59 (w), 31 and 33 (p). SHP: 63, FP: 879, Q: 242, Tanala: 2,034 and 513. Favourite: Thundering Phoenix. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Palia, Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Ms. Anita J. Captain. Trainer: P. Shroff.
7. EVE CHAMPION TROPHY (Gr. 3) (2,000m): KINGS GAMBIT (Yash Narredu) 1, Dream Alliance (Antony Raj) 2, Red Bishop (Vivek G) 3 and Azalea (Kaviraj) 4. 1, 3 and 21-1/4. 2m, 6.84s. ₹17 (w), 12 and 10 (p). SHP: 17, FP: 27, Q: 26, Tanala: 36 and 18. Favourite: Kings Gambit. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Mr. Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Liane Luthria & Mr. Vispi R. Patel. Trainer: P. Shroff.
8. DR. P.K. SARDESHMUKH MAHARAJ TROPHY (Div. I) (1,200m): COFFEE AT ELEVEN (A. Sandesh) 1, Pure Soul (Trevor) 2, Manuel (Kirtish) 3 and Sporting Alice (K. Nazil) 4. 3, Long Neck and 3-3/4. 1m, 9.23s. ₹28 (w), 21, 13 and 38 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 44, Q: 23, Tanala: 508 and 487. Favourite: Pure Soul. Owners: M/s. Dinsha P. Shroff, Munchi P. Shroff, Nariman Dickey Chothia & Mrs. Aban N. Chthia rep. ANR Racing LLP, Mr. Saleem Fazelbhoy & Mr. Mukul Sonawala. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.
9. ZEPHYR BAY PLATE (1,600m): HER CHARGE (Bhawani Singh) 1, Royal Champ (Antony Raj) 2, Ma Cherie (Peter) 3 and Whisper (Yash) 4. 4, Nose and 1-1/2. 1m, 41.31s. ₹20 (w), 18, 14 and 14 (p). SHP: 40, FP: 125, Q: 43, Tanala: 373 and 225. Favourite: Her Charge. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹40,154 (c/f), 30%: 3,442 (5 tkts.); (ii) 70% 834 (310 tkts.), 30%: 134 (829 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 16,347 (1 tkt), (ii) 458 (33 tkts.), (iii) 193 (162 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 100%: 32,969 (c/f).