Patrick Quinn-trained Ocean And Beyond was given a brilliant ride by Suraj Narredu to justify the huge support en route to a thrilling victory in the Maharaja’s Cup, the major attraction of the races held here on Sunday.
Results:
1. The Royal Tern Plate (Div-II) 1200m: Brigade’S Supreme 59 (M. Rajesh Kumar) 1, Isle Of Fire 54 (M. Noornabi) 2, Icecream 54 (Suraj Narredu) 3, Nocturnal Hunter 57½ (Y. S. Srinath) 4. Won by: 2, Hd, 1. Time: 1:16.10.
2. The Divine Light Plate 1100m: Strombolite 54½ (Suraj Narredu) 1, Scorching Vulcan 56 (P. S. Chouhan) 2, Jolie 54½ (V. R. Jagadeesh) 3, Woodberg 53½ (S. Selvaraj) 4. Won by: 3¾, 3, 4. Time: 1:08.00.
3. The Endorsement Plate 1200m: Cool Baby 61½ (H. G. Rathod) 1, Balance Of Nature 55½ (Kiran Rai P) 2, Summer Sensation 57½ (A. Ramu) 3, Caraway 57½ (Arshad Alam) 4. Won by: 2½, ¾, 2. Time: 1:16.20.
4. The Justice P. Medapa Memorial Cup 1400m: Nabisco 60 (Imran Chisty) 1, Valerian 54½ (P. S. Chouhan) 2, Scarlet O’Hara 52½ (Trevor Patel) 3, Too Cold To Hold 50 (Irvan Singh) 4. Won by: 3, 1½, 5¼. Time: 1:28.10.
5. The Maharaja’s Cup 2200m: Ocean And Beyond 57 (Suraj Narredu) 1, Hemisphere 54 (S. Zervan) 2, Ambrosia 53½ (Trevor Patel) 3, Panamera 53½ (P. S. Chouhan) 4. Won by: Shd, 5, 2¾. Time: 2:21.90.
6. The Young Rajput Plate 1200m: Rock With U 59½ (R. Shelar) 1, Pacific Blue 48½ (A. Ramu) 2, Sue Nevell 53½ (F. Dasilva) 3, One Of A Kind 53 (Ashok Kumar A) 4. Won by: ¾, Hd, 2¾. Time: 1:16.00.
7. The N.M. Lingaraju Memorial Trophy 1800m: Ice Storm 59 (Suraj Narredu) 1, Volans 51 (Neeraj Rawal) 2, Strive And Serve 51 (D. K. Ashish) 3, Sandstorm 62½ (Trevor Patel) 4. Won by: 2, ¾, 1¼. Time: 1:54.30.
8. The Royal Tern Plate (Div-I) 1200m: Smithsonite 52½ (Anjar Alam) 1, Better Than Ever 55 (Suraj Narredu) 2, Starista 62 (S. John) 3, Abbas Dreams 59 (M. Rajesh Kumar) 4. Won by: 3½, 7, 2½. Time: 1:14.70.