Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs, steward of the Madras Race Club presenting the Niligiris 2000 Guineas Cup to Bharat’s coach Prasanna Kumar as MRC steward M. Ravi and jockey C. Umesh look on.
| Photo Credit: M. SATHYAMOORTHY
Prasana Kumar’s Bharat, piloted by C. Umesh, gained the Nilgiris 2000 Guineas (1,400m), the second traditional of the season right here on Sunday (April. 21). The winner is the property of M/s. Rapar’s Galloping Stars rep. by Mr. Rajendran. Mr. Ronak J. Kimmane & Mr. Ananth Iyengar.
Bharat, who jumped out well, settled all the way down to race fourth until the remaining bend when Umesh, who rode confidently, made his transfer in the straight. The colt responded nicely and took command in the final 150m mark to gallop previous long-time chief Il Volo and take the honours forward of late and quick ending King’s Battalion.
1. PYKARA HANDICAP: OCEAN LOVE (P. Sai Kumar) 1, Black Label (Ashhad Asbar) 2, Authentic Bell (B. Dharshan) 3 and Sacre Couer (Koshi Kumar) 4. 2-1/2, 1/2 and a couple of. 1m, 16.85s. Owner: Dr. Murali Venkataswamy. Trainer: V. Ajith Kumar.
2. SMART CHIEFTAN PLATE: ROYAL DEFENDER (Nakhat Singh) 1, Lavish Girl (P. Vikram) 2, Dramatic(M.S. Deora) 3 and Straordinario (Hindu Singh) 4. 3, 3 and hd. 1m, 20.83s. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Sebastian.
3. STEWARDS CUP: GOLDEN MARINA (Surya Prakash) 1, Something Royal (P. Sai Kumar) 2, Knotty Dancer (Koshi Kumar) 3 and Still I Rise (Farid Ansari) 4. Not run: Amazonia. 3/4, 1-1/2 and nk. 1m, 25.93s. Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah rep. M/s. GMMSR Advisory Services. Trainer: R. Ramanathan.
4. NILGIRIS 2000 GUINEAS: BHARAT (Gusto- Castanea) C. Umesh 1, KING’S BATTALION (Ampere-Magnifique) Ashhad Asbar 2, KNOTTY ONE (Arod-Nasheeta) G. Vivek 3 and STORM SHADOW (Roderic O’Connor-Aspenglow) Farid Ansari 4. 1-1/2, 1-1/2 and a couple of. 1m, 27.02s. Owners: M/s. Rapar’s Galloping Stars rep. by Mr. Rajendran. Mr. Ronak J. Kimmane & Mr. Ananth Iyengar. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
5. MYSTICAL HANDICAP: SWARGA (Inayat) 1, Suryakrishi (C. Umesh) 2, High Tribute (Hindu Singh) 3 and Multicrown (Nakhat Singh) 4. 1/2, 1-1/4 and 1. 1m, 26.45s. Owner: Mr. Ok. Kaliyaperumal. Trainer: Sebastian.
6. STAR SUPREME HANDICAP: RAFFINATO (C. Umesh) 1, Aquila (B. Dharshan) 2, Presto Power (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Gajabo Grande (S. Imran) 4. 3-1/2, nostril and a couple of. 1m, 16.67s. Owners: Mr. Dhruv Kumar Futnani & Mr. M. Arvinth P. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
