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Bullet springs a surprise

Calcutta: Trainer Imtiaz Sait’s 8-1 shot, Bullet, stormed home with the 1,200m Calcutta Champions’ Sprint Trophy, the star attraction in the Derby weekend’s carnival, that begun on Saturday. Christopher Alford, who partnered the winner, rode a well-judged race on Bullet, having settled the six-year-old in the mid-division, before coming with a crusing run to score. The afternoon also wintnessed trainer Patrick Quinn scoring a quadruple of wins, thanks to jockey Imran Chisty, who helped him with a priced treble.

RESULTS

1. N. Karanjawalla Cup, Div-I 1,100m: (7-2-11) Sreeyantra (Chisty) 1, Sham Sunder (Shezad) 2, The Gordian Knot (Pintu) 3. Won by: 2, 4, (1-8.57). Win Rs 34; (P) 13, 18, 184; (Q) 48; Shp: 71; (T) 4,493. Fav: Sham Sunder (2). Winner trained by Quinn.

2. Rajcoomar Gujadhur Memorial Cup 1,100m: (3-5-2) Blooming Girl (Shailesh) 1, Significant (Md Imran) 2, Scuderia (Sandesh) 3. Won by: 1-3/4, 1-1/2, (1-7.63). Win Rs 122; (P) 30, 67; (Q) 766; Shp: 106; (T) 2,410. Fav: Scuderia (2). Winner trained by Quinn.

3. Pat Quinn Memorial Cup 1,400m: (1-4-7) Beyond Stars (Chisty) 1, Al Attaturk (Kamlesh) 2, Winds Of The Ocean (Sandesh) 3. Won by: Shd, 3/4, (1-26.65). Win Rs 31; (P) 15, 11, 15; (Q) 40; Shp: 34; (T) 132. Fav: Al Attaturk. Winner trained by Quinn.

4. Capt H.D. Fownes Cup 1,100m: (4-1-7) Wild Card (Kamlesh) 1, Torch Of Life (Chisty) 2, Apical Finala (Shekha-wat) 3. Won by: 3/4, 2-1/4, (1-6.55). Win Rs 23; (P) 14, 14, 27; (Q) 28; Shp: 34; (T) 306. Fav: Wild Card (4). Winner trained by Arti.

5. M.B. Medhora Cup 1,400m: (4-2-3) Smart Hunter (Trevor) 1, Pirateer (V. Tamang) 2, Zoffany (Z. Alam) 3. Won by: 7-1/4, 2-1/4, (1-26.4). Win Rs 16; (P) 13, 25, 22; (Q) 62; Shp: 52; (T) 206. Fav: Smart Hunter (4). Winner trained by Manvendra.

6. P.C. Lall Of Nazargunj Memorial Cup 1,400m: (7-8-3) Star Empire (Chisty) 1, Razmaden (Kamlesh) 2, Hall Of Glory (C. Alford) 3. Won by: 3, Shd, (1-25.98). Win Rs 121; (P) 29, 53, 37; (Q) 939; Shp: 161; (T) 15,850. Fav: D’Artagnan (2). Winner trained by Quinn.

7. Calcutta Champions` Sprint Trophy 1,200m: (4-8-3) Bullet (C. Alford) 1, Sunday Storm (Allan) 2, Crown Rule (K. Kadam) 3. Won by: 3-1/2, 1/2, (1-11.53). Win Rs 105; (P) 22, 18, 31; (Q) 166; Shp: 31; (T) 3,658. Fav: River Blitz (6). Winner trained by Sait.

8. Pearson Surita Memorial Cup 2,000m: (3-2-4) Stupid Cupid (Harish) 1, Cool Cat (Sandesh) 2, Abubble (C. Alford) 3. Won by: 2, 1/2, (2-10.22). Win Rs 147; (P) 34, 21, 16; (Q) 329; Shp: 72; (T) 2,424. Fav: Abubble (4). Winner trained by Shafiq.

Jackpot: Rs 2,22,008; (C) Rs 2,846. Treble: (i) Rs 573; (ii) Rs 117; (iii) Rs 21,924.

BANGALORE WINNERS

(With inter-state dividends): 1st race: Dance With Me; Win Rs 61; 2nd race: Sparkling Star; Win Rs 62; 3rd race: Recharged; Win Rs 80; 4th race: Miracle Memories; Win Rs 13; 5th race: Arrabian Gold; Win Rs 50; 6th race: Chul Bul Pandy; Win Rs 44; 7th race: Raphire; Win Rs 16; 8th race: Bourbon Rock; Win Rs 78; 9th race: Cheque Discounter; Win Rs 20.