Aug. 5: Arjun Mangalorkar-trained Tomsk produced a dazzling run under S. John when it mattered the most to clinch the V.T. Velu Memorial Cup, the feature event of the races held here at the Bangalore Turf Club on Thursday, in a thriller.
The days 9th, 10th and 11th races have been postponed to Friday and the first race will commence at 11am.
The Results
1. The Santorini Star Plate 1400 metres: Balmoral Castle 54½ (Suraj Narredu) 1, Sunset Grill 54½ (B L Paswan) 2, Spark Of Knight 54 (S John) 3, The Darling Boy 56 (A Imran Khan) 4. Won by: 2, 2¼, Lnk. Time: 1:27.75 seconds.
2. The Tokyo Plate 1200 metres: Summer Wine 62½ (R. Vaibhav) 1, Different Opinion 62 (R. Bharath) 2, Chesterford Touch 59 (Santosh Kumar Das) 3, Baton Rouge 62 (Kiran Rai P) 4. Won by: 1½, 2¾, 1½. Time: 1:16.70 seconds.
3. The Mystic Memory Plate 1100 metres: Dance To The Tune 54½ (J G Sampson) 1, Lad Diva 54½ (B L Paswan) 2, Endurance 54 (Sreekanth B) 3, Wyndham 51½ (S Zervan) 4. Won by: 4¾, Nose, 5. Time: 1:08.84 seconds.
4. The Maj. Newton Davis Memorial Cup (Division II) 1400 metres: Con Artiste 54 (Sunny Chinoy) 1, Sun Dawn 54½ (J Pradeep) 2, Montedoro 57 (Suraj Narredu) 3, Hidalgo 56½ (S John) 4. Won by: 3¾, 1¾, 1¼. Time: 1:27.03
5. The Lively Emprey Plate 2000 metres: Work Force 55 (C Alford) 1, Southern King 62½ (G Y Rajesh Babu) 2, Saddle Chief 55 (P S Chouhan) 3, Hamsafar 50½ (Vinod Shinde) 4. Won by: 1¼, 4, 3. Time: 2:07.89 seconds.
6. The Leading Owner Cup (Division II) 1200 metres: Brunetta 56½ (Suraj Narredu) 1, Spark Of Bronte 55½ (S John) 2, Zanzara 56 (Vinod Shinde) 3, Grand Topaz 60 (A Imran Khan) 4. Won by: 1, 1¾, ½. Time: 1:14.45 seconds.
7. The Capricorn Stud Plate (Division I) 1200 metres: Optimus Prime 52½ (S John) 1, Lads Gladiator 57 (C Alford) 2, Classical Dancer 53½ (Sreekanth B) 3, Celestial Son 62 (M Prabhakaran) 4. Won by: 6½, Nose, ¾ Time: 1:13.32 seconds.
8. The V.T. Velu Memorial Cup 1400 metres: Tomsk 60 (S John) 1, Soberano 56 (Suraj Narredu) 2, Stone Of Destiny 50 (S Zervan) 3, Red Renegade 56 (B Parvez Pasha) 4. Won by: ¾, ½, Snk Time: 1:26.14 seconds.