Calcutta: Trainer Vijay Singh and jockey Shanker landed a treble apiece and jockey C. Alford also had his share of luck with a double on Saturday. The day also witnessed some exciting finishes and the suspension of jockey S. Tamang for not allowing his charge, Forest Ridge, to run on its merits in the Nero Handicap. Vijay?s Anzello was stretched to the fullest in the day?s main event, the 2,000m Hyderabad Race Club Cup, despite the fact that the 6-10 hot-favourite manoeuvered the shortest way home while his main rival, Secret Obsession, opted for the circuitous route.

RESULTS

1. String Of Pearls Handicap 1,200m: (1-5-7-6) Ballet Master (Melvyn) 1; Mr Music (Tamang) 2; Eglevsky (Surjeet) 3; Aerosmith (Yacoob) 4. Not run: Imperialistic (2). Won by: 1-1/2; 1/2; 2; (1-17.6). Tote: Win Rs 22; Place: 11; 32; 13; Quinella: 217; Shp: 169; Tanala: 859. Fav: Diamonds Galore (4). Winner trained by E. Bhungard.

2. Hyderabad Race Club Cup 2,000m: (4-2-3-1) Anzello (Shanker) 1; Secret Obsession (Chisty) 2; L?Avenir (Islam) 3; Senor Pele (Melvyn) 4. Won by: 1/2; 1-1/2; 7-1/2; (2-13.2). Tote: Win Rs 17; Place: 13; 14; Quinella: 17; Shp: 26; Tanala: 53. Fav: Anzello (4). Winner trained by Vijay S.

3. Baqlava Cup 1,600m: (1-4-6-2) Corvino (Shanker) 1; Primaticcio (Chisty) 2; Salient Star (Paswan) 3; Serrafina (C. Alford) 4. Won by: 1-1/4; 3/4; 6; (1-43.9). Tote: Win Rs 55; Place: 19; 18; Quinella: 75; Shp: 24; Tanala: 807. Fav: Serrafina (2). Winner trained by Vijay S.

4. Nero Handicap 1,200m: (4-2-8-7) Fighting Force (Maseyk) 1; Secret Prospector (Chisty) 2; Forest Ridge (Tamang) 3; Maricopa (Shanker) 4. Won by: Ns; 1-1/2; 2-1/2; (1-18.9). Tote: Win Rs 42; Place: 15; 12; 22; Quinella: 26; Shp: 54; Tanala: 275. Fav: Secret Prospector (2). Winner trained by Javed K.

5. Calorescence Cup 1,400m: (3-8-4-6) Santarelle (C. Alford) 1; Steinlen (Tamang) 2; Autocop (Islam) 3; Far Hope (Gowli) 4. Won by: Lnk; 3/4; 1/2; (1-30.7). Tote: Win Rs 16; Place: 10; 41; 14; Quinella: 180; Shp: 188; Tanala: 593. Fav: Santarelle (3). Winner trained by I. Sait.

6. Revelation Plate 1,200m: (4-2-3-7) Raging Tide (C. Alford) 1; Imperial Dynasty (Chisty) 2; Pay Check (Yadav) 3; Oklahoma (Maseyk) 4. Won by: 4-1/4; 1-1/4; 3; (1-17.1). Tote: Win Rs 19; Place: 11; 13; 29; Quinella: 22; Shp: 40; Tanala: 121. Fav: Raging Tide (4). Winner trained by Vijay S.

7. Matchlock Handicap 2,000m: (6-5-1-9) Flying Scot (Shanker) 1; Pipsqueak (Prithviraj) 2; Destiny Dance (Chisty) 3; Velocette (Surjeet) 4. Won by: 1-1/2; 1/2; 4-3/4; (2-14.3). Tote: Win Rs 69; Place: 19; 16; 13; Quinella: 83; Shp: 47; Tanala: 796. Fav: Pipsqueak (5). Winner trained by Bath.

Jackpot: Rs 4,063; (C) Rs 188.

Treble: (i) Rs 230; (ii) Rs 214.