Calcutta: The South India challenger Arabian Prince asserted his superior class on way thrashing the opposition in the 2,000m Indian Champion Cup, Saturday’s main attraction in the seven-event race card. Jockey Paul Mulrennan was literally given an armchair ride on trainer Jaggy Dhariwal’s prized horse. Settling the five-year-old close behind Succeeding Star till the top of the home turn, Mulrennan just needed to ease up his grip on the 6-10 hot-favourite to romp home untroubled.RESULTS
1. Allied Forces Handicap 1,400m: (8-5-2-3) Flaming Love (Md Imran) 1, Sun Dancer (Imran) 2, Honitus (B. Mahesh) 3, Kamakazi (M. Krishna) 4. Won by: 2-1/2, 3/4; Lnk; (1-29.86). Tote: Win Rs 75; Place: 23, 13, 70; Quinella: 254; Shp: 42; Tanala: 6,117. Fav: All Diamonds (4). Winner trained by R. Alford.
2. Real Danger Plate 1,200m: (3-1-2-7) Oakdale (Dashrath) 1, Accoast (Rajendra) 2, Midnight View (Arman) 3, Xena (Islam ) 4. Won by: 3-1/4, 6, 3-1/4; (1-15.31). Tote: Win Rs 12; Place: 10, 15; Quinella: 13; Shp: 16; Tanala: 34. Fav: Oakdale (3). Winner trained by Bharath.
3. P P Ginwala (Jr) Memorial Cup 1,200m: (1-7-3-10) Arbroath (Mulrennan) 1, Andrology (Vinay) 2, Accardo (Irfan Ali) 3, Abaya (Islam) 4. Won by: 3, 2-1/2, 2-3/4; (1-13.88). Tote: Win Rs 13; Place: 11, 21, 14; Quinella: 47; Shp: 48; Tanala: 129. Fav: Arbroath (1). Winner trained by Bharath.
4. LT. Gen Jameel Mahmood Memorial Trophy 1,400m: (2-4-6-1) Cuba Libre (Arman) 1, Glorious Invention (Prakash) 2, Torrential (Kamlesh) 3, Apostrophe (Imran) 4. Won by: 1-1/4, 2, 1-1/2; (1-7.19). Tote: Win Rs 39; Place: 16, 11, 16; Quinella: 37; Shp: 35; Tanala: 250. Fav: Glorious Invention (4). Winner trained by Daniel.
5. Eastern Command Cup 1,200m: (8-5-2-6) Awesome Indian (Shailesh) 1, Debonaire Girl (Kamlesh) 2, Adamaris (Vinay) 3, Solid Success (Afzal) 4. Won by: 1-1/4, 2-1/4, 3/4; (1-14.7). Tote: Win Rs 26; Place: 10, 13, 32; Quinella: 17; Shp: 26; Tanala: 276. Fav: Awesome Indian (8). Winner trained by Bharath.
6. Indian Champion Cup 2,000m: (1-10-3-6) Arabian Prince (Mulrennan) 1, Hall Of Glory (C. Alford) 2, Fleet Indian (McLaughlin) 3, Raghuvansh (Kamlesh) 4. Not run: Cambiasso (2). Won by: 4-1/4, 1/2, 3; (2-5.9). Tote: Win Rs 15; Place: 10, 14, 18; Quinella: 24; Shp: 26; Tanala: 80. Fav: Arabian Prince (1). Winner trained by Dhariwal.
7. Aperitivo Cup 1,400m: (2-6-7-5) Cotswold Arms (Kishore) 1, Credit Squeeze (Asbar) 2, Our Little Savage (Dashrath) 3, Cairndhu (Shailesh) 4. Won by: 1/2, 3/4, 1/2; (1-25.82). Tote: Win Rs 91; Place: 28, 16, 22; Quinella: 491; Shp: 48; Tanala: 2,586. Fav: Chios (1). Winner trained by Shroff.
Jackpot: Rs 2,524; (C) Rs 110.
Treble: (i) Rs 103; (ii) Rs 296.