Trained by R. Mallikarjuna and ridden by Vijay Kumar, Sterling Speed easily won the Committee Cup in Mysore on Wednesday. However, jockey Gnaneshwar scored four wins, including three for trainer Z. Darashah.
RESULTS
(With inter-state dividends)
1st race: Millennium Force (Gnaneshwar) 1; Red Emblem 2; Forming Dale 3. Won by: Nk, 4; (1-28.06). Win Rs 127; (P) 30, 11, 106; (Q) 144; Shp: 48; (T) 6,203. Fav: Red Emblem.
2nd race: Valiant Romeo (Gnaneshwar) 1; Artistic Way 2; Silver Cat 3. Won by: 2, 3/4; (1-14.91). Win Rs 16; (P) 11, 30, 24; (Q) 73; Shp: 85; (T) 286. Fav: Valiant Romeo.
3rd race: Mr Majestic (Shanth) 1; Greek Ship 2; Fashion Verdict 3. Won by: Hd, 1/2; (1-27.59). Win Rs 138; (P) 70, 16, 32; (Q) 416; Shp: 48; (T) 10,627. Fav: Heros Dominance.
4th race: Irish Whispers (Ganaeshwar) 1; Careerist 2; Island Pearl 3. Not run: Advocate General. Won by: 5, 2; (1-14.18). Win Rs 141; (P) 35, 17, 21; (Q) 235; Shp: 45; (T) 1,689. Fav: Avacado.
5th race: Ponte Romano (John) 1; Forever Grande 2; Shooting Venus 3. Won by: 2-1/2, 2-1/2; (1-27.01). Win Rs 33; (P) 12, 21, 17; (Q) 62; Shp: 70; (T) 468. Fav: Ponte Romano.
6th race (Committee Cup): Sterling Speed (Vijay) 1; Hi Hennessy 2; Hail Mikhail 3. Not run: Dancer’s Wave. Won by: 1-3/4, 1/2; (1-16.36). Win Rs 59; (P) 19, 14, 17; (Q) 57; Shp: 38; (T) 417. Fav: Hi Hennessy.
7th race: Guided Missile (Gnaneshwar) 1; Evanston 2; Sandokan 3. Won by: 5, 2; (1-38.47). Win Rs 20; (P) 11, 26, 16; (Q) 84; Shp: 75; (T) 436. Fav: Guided Missile.
8th race: Way To Wealth (Vijay) 1; Penny Tweedy 2; Copenhagen 3. Won by: 1-1/2, Nk; (1-40.62). Win Rs 2,298; (P) 294, 30, 17; (Q) 7,011; Shp: 79; (T) 44,970 (Carried over). (Note: The winner survived an objection)
Jackpot: Rs 31,871 (Carried over); (C) Rs 1,366.
Treble: (i) Rs 25,920 (Carried over): (ii) Rs 34,625.
