July 18: Jagdish Singh Dhariwal-trained Arabian Prince was brilliantly ridden by J.G. Sampson to bag the Bangalore St Leger, the major attraction of the races held at the Bangalore Turf Club on Sunday.
The Results
1. The Happy Valley Plate (Division-II) 1200 metres: Good Gift 55 (Khurshad Alam) 1, Cute Angel 55 (S. John) 2, Gara Fluid 57 (Shadab Khan) 3, Constance 58 (Sreekanth B) 4. Won by: ¾, 1¾, 2¾. Time: 1:15.58 seconds.
2. The Treasure Girl Plate 1400 metres: Record Breaker 56 (C. Alford) 1, Matias 54½ (Imran Chisty) 2, Indian Royalty 56 (B. Prakash) 3, Thrillseeker 54 (Sreekanth B) 4. Won by: 5¾, 4, Dist. Time: 1:26.23 seconds.
3. The Esquire Trophy 1200 metres: Elusive Way 54½ (Suraj Narredu) 1, Emerald 54½ (J. G. Sampson) 2, Alexander Helios 56 (Imran Chisty) 3, Sunset Grill 52½ (S. Selvaraj) 4. Won By: 6¾, 2½, 5¼. Time: 1:12.77 seconds.
4. The Happy Valley Plate (Division-I) 1200 metres: Saratoga 60½ (P. S. Chouhan) 1, Allegro 58 (S. John) 2, Moment Of Truth 60½ (Md. Shoaib) 3, Miss Marvelous 61½ (Md. Shafiq) 4. Won by: 3¼, 1¾, 3¼. Time: 1:16.07 seconds.
5. The Parsiana Plate 1600 metres: Golden Quest 56½ (Imran Chisty) 1, Deep Blue Sky 61 (Suraj Narredu) 2, Work Force 55 (C. Alford) 3, Gunpowder 58½ (S. John) 4. Won by: 1½, 3, ½. Time: 1:39.29 seconds.
6. The Astronomic Plate (Division-I) 1400 metres: Youre A Legend 59½ (Gautam Raj Urs) 1, Defiance 61½ (Harish) 2, Supreme Arch 55 (Sreekanth B) 3, Sabari 59 (Harsha N) 4. Won by: 4¾, ½, ½. Time: 1:27.68 seconds.
7. The Bangalore St Leger 2800 metres: Arabian Prince 57 (J.G. Sampson) 1, Fleet Indian 57 (Suraj Narredu) 2, Leave It To Me 55½ (B. Prakash) 3, Topkapi 57 (Ladjadj Stephane) 4. Won by: ¾, 2¾, Dist. Time: 3:03.85 seconds.
8. The Chettinad Stud Plate 1200 metres: Classic Charge 62½ (Ladjadj Stephane) 1, Hall Of Glory 50½ (Imran Chisty) 2, Alpha Baby 54 (J. G. Sampson) 3, The Spartan 55 (S. John) 4. Won by: ½, 6, 1¾. Time: 1:12.82 seconds,
9. The Astronomic Plate (Division-II) 1400 metres: Voodoo Moon 59½ (M. Shahid) 1, Diamond Shower 55½ (Ramandeep S Bal) 2, Persian Princess 53½ (C. Alford) 3, Blue Origin 61 (Ladjadj Stephane) 4. Won by: ¾, 2½, Hd. Time: 1:27.97 seconds.