The 20-to-1 longshot Makhtoob, ridden by B. Nikhil, won the Mir Mushtaq Ali Khan Memorial Cup, the chief event of Monday’s (Oct. 10) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Akhtar Adamji Peerbhoy, Mr. L. Arun Kumar & Mr. Ajay K. Arora. N. Ravinder Singh trains the winner. Jockey Akshay Kumar rode three winners on the day.
1. NIZAMABAD PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), Maiden 3-y-o & upward, rated 20 to 45: DESERT SULTAN (Akshay Kumar) 1, Acrobat (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 2, My Master (Gaurav Singh) 3 and Wind Sprite (R.S. Jodha) 4. Shd, 1-1/4 and Hd. 1m, 15.34s. ₹42 (w), 11, 13 and 18 (p). SHP: 39, THP: 53, SHW: 18 and 18, FP: 121, Q: 44, Tanala: 1,012. Favourite: Acrobat. Owner: Mr. J. Vijay Raghvendra. Trainer: Sk. Waseem Ahmed.
2. SIKANDER E AZAM PLATE (1,600m), rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): HUMANITARIAN (Suraj Narredu) 1, Path Of Peace (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Hugh Capet (D.S. Deora) 3 and Exclusive Spark (Mohit Singh) 4. Not run: Romero and Soorya Kiran. 5, 1-1/2 and 8-1/2. 1m, 41.15s. ₹19 (w), 13, 15 and 13 (p). SHP: 45, THP: 42, SHW: 14 and 41, FP: 86, Q: 59, Tanala: 218. Favourite: Humanitarian. Owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
