Slainte (Antony Raj up) won the first division of Welcome Trophy (1,200m), the main event of the opening day’s races here on Saturday (Sept. 30). The winner is owned by M/s. Sarainaga Racing and trained by J.E. Mckeown.
Trainer B. Suresh scored a treble on the day.
1. DECORUM HANDICAP: ZANETA (C. Brisson) 1, Kikata (A. Ayaz Khan)2. Presto Power (Koshi Kumar) 3 and Little Wonder (Ram Nandan) 4. 1-1/4, 2-3/4 and 1-1/2. 1m, 16.06s. Rs. 90 (w), 15, 19 and 18 (p), SHP: 72, FP: 532, Q: 400, Tla: 3,839.
Owners: M/s Arun Alagappan Racing & Sans Craintes Stud Farm. Trainer: B. Suresh.
2. NIJINSKY HANDICAP (Div. II): VIJAYA (Yash Narredu) 1, Felix (Hindu Singh) 2, Rinello (Antony Raj) 3 and Golden Bella (H.G. Rathod) 4. Nk, 4-3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 15.78s. Rs. 20 (w), 14, 10 and 17 (p), SHP: 39, FP: 92, Q: 57, Tla: 148.
Owners: M/s. Stride Livestock rep. by Dr. Ram H Shroff & Mr. Raj H. Shroff & Mr. Chetan Shah. Trainer: D. Narredu.
3. NIJINSKY HANDICAP (Div. I): CLOCKWISE (Inayat) 1, Smash Shot (Hindu Singh) 2, Armoury (Yash Narredu) 3 and Western Girl (Jagadeesh) 4. 2-3/4, 5-1/4 and 3/4. 1m15.11s. Rs. 22 (w), 12, 16 and 16 (p), SHP: 38, FP: 43, Q: 20, Tla: 110.
Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Sebastian.
4. RED RUFUS HANDICAP (Div. I): SPECULATION (Ram Nandan) 1, Greenwich (Antony Raj) 2, Diamond And Pearl (Inayat) 3 and Illustrious Ruler (Farid Ansari) 4. 1-1/2, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m, 14. 37s. Rs. 37 (w), 12, 13 and 15 (p), SHP: 55, FP: 218, Q: 64, Tla: 471.
Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
5. RED RUFUS HANDICAP (Div. II): MONTELENA (Suraj Narredu) 1, Admiral Shaw (P. Sai Kumar) 2, Reign Of Terror (S.A. Amit) 3 and Planet Venus (Yash Narredu) 4. 2, 4 and 23/4, 1m 14.75s. Rs. 21 (w), 10, 13 and 242 (p), SHP: 52, FP: 188, Q: 107, Tla: 9,102.
Owner: M/s. Rapar’s Galloping Stars rep. by Mr. Rajendran. Trainer: P. Krishna.
6. WELCOME TROPHY (Div. I): SLAINTE (Antony Raj) 1, Pense’e (Koshi Kumar) 2, Race For The Stars (Farid Ansari) 3 and Mogul (Yash Narredu) 4. 3/4, 5-3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 13.28. 14 (w), 10, 47 and 26 (p), SHP: 149, FP: 272, Q: 106, Tla: 472.
Owner: M/s. Sarainaga Racing. Trainer: J.E. Mckeown.
7. WELCOME HANDICAP (Div. II): GODS PLAN (Koshi Kumar) 1, Amazonia (Yash Narredu) 2, Kay Star (Hindu Singh) 3 and Timeless Romance (Farid Ansari) 4. Lnk, 5-3/4 and lnk. 1m, 13.36s. Rs. 64 (w), 13, 14 and 18 (p), SHP: 120, FP: 211, Q: 214, Tla: 523.
Owner: M.A.M.R. Muthiah rep. GMMSR Advisory Services. Trainer: R. Ramanathan.
8. RANDOM HARVEST HANDICAP: MASTERPIECE (C. Brisson) 1, Excellent Star (Suraj Narredu) 2, Beauty Of The Turf (Koshi Kumar) 3 and Mystic Zlatan (P. Sai Kumar) 4. Lnk, 1-1/4 and 3/4. 1m, 30.12s. Rs. 32 (w), 14, 12 and 106 (p), SHP: 38, FP: 308, Q: 120, Tla: 2,766.
Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chittnad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
