The 15 to 1 longshot Red Bishop, ridden by Neeraj Rawal, sprang a surprise by beating stablemate hot favourite Fynbos at the wire, in the Indian St. 1), the stellar attraction of Sunday’s (Sept. 20) races here.
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The winner is owned by Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Ms. Anita J. Captain, Mr. & Mrs. D.P. Adenwalla, Mr. A.S. Narielwala, Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Mr. James O’ Donnell & Mr. Abhilash Puljal rep. Kingsmoor World India Pvt. Pesi Shroff trains the winner. Shroff saddled two more winners of the day. On entering the home straight, he produced a tremendous burst of speed to overhaul the front-runners and upset his stablemate Fynbos, beating her by half a length. This victory also marked a significant milestone for Shroff who completed his 100th Classic success as a trainer. Not run: Ma Cherie. Favourite: House Of Lords. Owner: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt. Trainer: M.K. Jadhav. S.S. Favourite: Rosario. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shroff. B.K. LAGAD SALVER (Div. Favourite: Gold Bar. Owners: M/s. Kunal N. Sharma & Chirag Sharma. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha. Note: In this race Queen Caroline (Prasad up) planted into the stalls and did not participate. Not run: Spanish Eyes. Favourite: Bishop. Owner: Mrs. Liane Luthria. Favourite: Funny Bunny. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd., & Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Chouhan. S.K. Not run: Shimmer. Favourite: Pure Soul. SP. Thirunavukkarasu, Mr. Meka Yugandhar & Mr. & Mrs. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar P. INDIAN ST. LEGER (Gr. Favourite: Fynbos. K.N. Z.K. D.P. A.S. B.K. Not run: Horizon. Favourite: Rizz. Shiven Surendranath rep. Diamond Band Racing Syndicate Pvt. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP, M/s. Jehan Sataravala & Syed Ainuddin Arif. Favourite: South Beach. B.E. Saldanha, Mr. Aftab Singh & Mr. Mehtab Singh rep. Sohna Stud Farm Pvt. M. Narredy, Mr. Roopesh M. Kaul rep. Phantom Racing LLP & Mr. Narredu.
This son of Kingda Ka-Solar Midnight was confidently held at the rear by jockey Neeraj until the 1,000m mark, and gradually improved to fourth place as the field approached the bend. 1. JANARDHAN SALVER (1,000m): HOWLIN WOLF (N.S. Parmar) 1, Moment Of Madness (Siddharth) 2, Etoile (Omkar) 3 and Between Friends (P. Dhebe) 4. 1, 3/4 and Short Head. 59. 21s. ₹60 (w), 39 and 42 (p). SHP: 53, FP: 523, Q: 579, Tanala: 3,836 and 747. 2. SHAH SALVER (1,600m): ROSARIO (S. Siddharth) 1, Dreamer (Parmar) 2, Break Point (Antony Raj) 3 and Opus Dei (Trevor) 4. 3, 1-1/2 and 2-3/4. 1m 37. 23s. ₹17 (w), 16 and 19 (p). SHP: 40, FP: 83, Tanala: 103 and 50. 3. II) (1,200m): GOLD BAR (Ramswarup) 1, Zephyr (S. Kamble) 2, Neutron (Parmar) 3 and Aeon Flux (C. Umesh) 4. 4, 2-3/4 and Nose. 1m 8.88s. ₹23 (w), 16, 28 and 19 (p). SHP: 103, FP: 489, Q: 234, Tanala: 2, 666 and 672. 4. SHAMU CHAVAN SALVER (1,400m): BISHOP (Vivek G) 1, Dedication (Neeraj) 2, Don Julio (Sandesh) 3 and Rambler (Zeeshan) 4. 1m 25.31s. ₹19 (w), 14 and 13 (p). SHP: 25, FP: 72, Q: 28, Tanala: 60 and 22. 5. UTTAM SINGH TROPHY (1,800m): FUNNY BUNNY (Antony Raj S) 1, Land Of Plenty (Bhawani) 2, Acropolis (A. Prakash) 3 and Tajiri (C. 3, 3/4 and Long Neck. 1m 53.03s. ₹18 (w), 11, 26 and 67 (p). SHP: 38, FP: 147, Q: 82, Tanala: 1,727 and 1,481. 6. SUNDERJI SALVER (1,400m): PURE SOUL (P. Trevor) 1, New Star (Yash) 2, Acrobatic (Neeraj Rawal) 3 and Rogue (Zeeshan) 4. 1m 26.39s. ₹15 (w), 11, 18 and 22 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 70, Q: 52, Tanala: 349 and 198. 7. 1) (2,800m): RED BISHOP (Kingda Ka – Solar Midnight) (Neeraj Rawal) 1, Fynbos (Kingda Ka – Mahali) (Vivek G) 2, Arrived (Deauville – Transformation) (P. Trevor) 3 and Caccini (Leitir Mor – Forever Glory) (A. Sandesh) 4. 2m 56.46s. ₹102 (w), 36 and 12 (p). SHP: 47, FP: 342, Q: 47, Tanala: 681 and 486. 8. I) (1,200m): RIZZ (A. Sandesh) 1, Red Lighting (Neeraj) 2, Trainquila (P. Dhebe) 3 and Believe (R. Ajinkya) 4. 1m 9.53s. ₹15 (w), 10, 11 and 22 (p). SHP: 27, FP: 32, Q: 20, Tanala: 136 and 150. 9. NANA RAGHUNATH SALVER (1,400m): GOLDEN HEART (Saurav Rawat) 1, Beyond Stars (Zervan) 2, Flashman (Omkar) 3 and Ashwa Ankara (Siddharth) 4. 1m 27.76s. ₹47 (w), 16, 16 and 29 (p). SHP: 38, FP: 287, Q: 116, Tanala: 990 and 370. Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹227 (867 tkts.), 30%: 70 (1,206 tkts.); (ii) 70%: 7, 694 (80 tkts.), 30%: 535 (93 tkts.). Treble: (i) 139 (144 tkts.), (ii) 700 (28 tkts.), (iii) 2,158 (13 tkts.). Super Jackpot: 70%: 25,582 (1 tkt), 30%: 1,096 (10 tkts.).