Becket wins Nizam’s Gold Cup

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Hyderabad, Aug. 16: S. Padmanabhan-trained Becket was brilliantly ridden by Suraj Narredu to snatch the Nizam’s Gold Cup, the highlight of the races held here on Monday, in a sensational four-way finish involving Cielo Rey, Ice Breaker and Arabian Prince.

With this victory Suraj has become the youngest jockey to complete 1,000 wins, the third member from the same family to do so after his father Satish Narredu and paternal uncle Malesh Narredu.

Veteran jockeys Shamu Chavan, Pandu Khade, P. Shanker, M. Jagdish, Vashant Shinde, Karan Singh, Aslam Khader, Pesi Shroff and C. Rajendra are the others who have made it to the 1,000 wins club earlier.

The Results

1. The Flowersoftheforest Cup 1400m Cat-III: Malabar Prince (M/s P. Ashok & Jayaprakash Rao Chintanippu)
L.Stephane 1, Vijay Trishul 2, Firstandforemost 3, Lambourn 4. Won by: 1 ¾L, Shd, 1/2 L. Time: 1-30:67. Winner trained by: Netto. Favourite : Malabar Prince.

2. The Deccan Star Plate (Div-II) 1400m Cat-II: Fleet Commander (Col. S.B. Nair) P. Chouhan 1, Original Gladiator 2, Jabel Queen 3, Hail The Star 4. Won by: ½ L, 1L, 6L. Time: 1-29:42, Winner trained by: Deshmukh. Favourite: Fleet Commander.

3. The Deccan Star Plate (Div-I) 1400m Cat- II: Corvette (Dr & Mrs Vijay Mallya Rep.The United Racing & Blood Stock Breeders Ltd ) J.G. Samson 1, Retaliate 2, Aficionado 3, Devils Advocate 4. Won by: ¼ L,3L,2 ½ L. Time: 1-29:10, Winner trained by: S.Abbas. Favourite: Corvette.

4. The B. Marideswara Rao Memorial Cup 1800m Cat-II:
Fly By Wire (Mr Kondlapudi Satish) P. Chouhan 1, Dash Of Class 2, Royal Embassy 3, Grand Rapids 4. Won by: Neck, 2L, Head. Time: 1-55:94. Winner trained by: Deshmukh. Favourite : Dash Of Class.

5. The Tenacity Cup (Div-I) 1200m Cat-III: Casablanca (M/S Sreeramulu Bommishetty, Deepak B. Karamchandani & Mrs Malathi Prakash) Shoban B 1, Kohinoor Magic 2, Dancing Harbour 3, Krithiman 4. Won by: ½ L, 4 ½ L, 1 ¾ L. Time: 1-16:84. Winner trained by: Satyanarayana. Favourite: Dancing Harbour.

6. The Mrs S.N.Reddy Memorial Cup 1100m Cat-II: Acciaccatura (M/s V. Krishna Das, M. Yugandhar, C. Parthasarathy & Rajesh Sanghani) Ajit K 1, Penumatcha 2, Power Ranger 3, Al Jadeed 4. Won by: 2L, 2 ½ L,1L. Time: 1-08:99. Winner trained by: L.D’Silva. Favourite: Caligatae.

7. The Tenacity Cup (Div- II) 1200m Cat- III: China Pearl (M/s Dilshad Jah, Umesh Kumar Gupta, S. Khalid Qadri &
S. Habeebullah) Ajit K 1, Canadian Girl 2, Indian Army 3, Democracy 4. Won by : 2L,1/2 L,1/2 L. Time: 1-16:85. Winner trained by: Habibullah. Favourite: True Fashion.

8. The Nizam’s Gold Cup (GRADE III) 2000m: Becket (Mr Harresh N. Mehta & Mrs Mayurri H. Mehta Rep. M/s Rohan Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd.) Suraj N 1, Cielo Rey 2, Icebreaker 3, Arabian Prince 4. Won by : ½ L, ½ L, ¾L. Time: 2-06:24. Winner trained by: Padmanabhan. Favourite: Becket.

9. The Treasure Wind Plate, 1200 Mts, Cat-III: Striking Gold (M/S Penmethsa Ramachandra Raju, A.K. Jaiswal, S.Prasad Raju & Shailendra Singh) A. Imran K 1, Caladium 2, Daily Star 3, Achiever 4. Won by: 7L, 2 ½ L, Shd. Time: 1-15:95, Winner trained by: Prasad Raju. Favourite: Striking Gold. Not run: Trigger Happy.

Dividends paid at Hyderabad

1st race: W: Rs 6, P:Rs 6, Rs 6, SHP:Rs 9, F:Rs 9, Q:Rs 9,T:Rs 52 (1210). 2nd race: W: Rs10, P:Rs 6, Rs 12, Rs 7, SHP:Rs 38, F:Rs 66, Q:Rs 55,T:Rs 209(450). 3rd race: W: Rs 14, P:Rs 7, Rs 19, Rs 8, SHP:Rs 83, F:Rs 225, Q:Rs 243,T:Rs 606(198). 4th race: W: Rs23, P:Rs 9, Rs 7, Rs 33, SHP:Rs 22, F:Rs 98, Q:Rs 45,T:Rs 1,614(52). 5th race: W: Rs 47, P:Rs 11, Rs 32, Rs 8, SHP:Rs 86, F:Rs 1,217, Q:Rs 650,T:Rs 4,002(21). 6th race: W: Rs 26, P:Rs 10, Rs 16, Rs 45, SHP:Rs 40, F:Rs 178, Q:Rs 108,T:Rs 3,711(25). 7th race: W: Rs32, P:Rs 11, Rs 11, Rs 9, SHP:Rs 37, F:Rs 134, Q:Rs 75,T:Rs 567 (145). 8th race: W: Rs9, P:Rs 5, Rs 23, Rs 7, SHP:Rs 63, F:Rs 140, Q:Rs 131,T:Rs 686 (185). 9th race: W: Rs 12, P:Rs 6, Rs 8, Rs 23, SHP:Rs 19, F:Rs 28, Q:Rs 16,T:Rs 293 (479).
1st treble: Rs 33 (1809 ). 2nd treble: Rs 779 (99). 3rd treble: Rs 148 (944 ). Jackpot Consolation: Rs 581 (490). Jackpot: Rs.3,049 (218 ).

Pic Caption:
Hyderabad Race Club chairman R. Surender Reddy (second from right) presents the Nizam’s Gold Cup to S. Padmanabhan, trainer of Becket, which won the main event of races held in Hyderabad on Monday. Below: Jockey Suraj Narredu salutes the crowd after riding Becket to victory in the Nizam’s Gold Cup for the 1,000th win of his career.