Calcutta: Trainer Arti Doctor's vastly improved four-year-old horse, Sweet Music (app. R.S. Bhati-up) scored a decisive victory over Javed Khan's charge, Copernicus (app. Nikhil Naidu), in the Governor's Cup, the feature-event here, on Saturday.
Bhati rode a confident race on the Dean's Kitten son. In fact, the apprentice has been associated with Sweet Music's three wins since the horse migrated from Mumbai.
1. Hydrofoil H'cap, Div-I 1,200m: (8-5-2) Zara Go Zara (Akash) 1, Hurricane Storm 2, Shafer 3. Won by: 3/4, 1-1/2; (1-14.75). Win Rs 67; Place: 19, 16, 22; Forecast: 233; Shp: 44; Thp: 56; Tanala: 1,018.Winner trained by Vikash.
2. Hydrofoil H'cap, Div-II 1,200m: (9-7-1) Dark Angel (Hindu) 1, Curtis 2, I Me N Myself 3. Won by: Nk, 1-3/4; (1-14.9). Win Rs 45; Place: 13, 15, 51; Forecast: 201; Shp: 40; Thp: 92; Tanala: 3,082. Winner trained by Raunak.
3. Yerevan Plate 1,100m: (1-4-11) Bojangles (Dash-rath) 1, Lumos 2, Kantai 3. Won by: 5, 3/4; (1-6.59). Win Rs 37; Place: 15, 18, 51; Forecast: 283; Shp: 51; Thp: 142; Tanala: 11,276. Winner trained by Bharath.
4. Eastern Air Command Cup 1,400m: (6-10-3) Beatles Bible (C. Jodha) 1, Running Hand 2, Akshaya 3. Not run: El Cid (5). Won by: 3/4, 1; (1-25.87). Win Rs 49; Place: 16, 31, 10; Forecast: 766; Shp: 76 ; Thp: 77; Tanala: 1,393. Winner trained by Javed.
5. Indian Air Force Cup 1,600m: (8-7-6) Nelsons Blood (Vikram) 1, Lochinvar 2, Joss 3. Won by: 2-1/2, 3/4; (1-37.4). Win Rs 35; Place: 15, 14, 40; Forecast: 141; Shp: 38; Thp: 165; Tanala: 1,999. Winner trained by Manvendra.
6. Midnight Cowboy Cup 1,200m: (5-1-2) Shivalik Sto-ry (Dashrath) 1, Brahmachari 2, Commander 3. Won by: Hd, 3; (1-12.39). Win Rs 20; Place: 12, 17; Forecast: 52; Shp: 33; Thp: 40; Tanala: 95. Winner trained by Vijay.
7. Governor's Cup 1,600m: (6-3-1) Sweet Music (Bhati) 1, Copernicus 2, Setaflame 3. Won by: 2-1/2, Lnk; (1-38.96). Win Rs 23; Place: 13, 35; Forecast: 215; Shp: 61; Thp: 55; Tanala: 393. Winner trained by Arti.
8. Sweet Ellar H'cap 2,000m: (12-1-9) Bambini Festa (C. Jodha) 1, Torch Bearer 2, Zandra 3. Won by: 2, 2; (2-5.98). Win Rs 100; Place: 25, 26, 32; Forecast: 924; Shp: 100; Thp: 50; Tanala: 4,845. Winner trained by Javed.
Jackpot: Rs 8,889; (C) Rs 398; Treble: (i) Rs 669; (ii) Rs 1,014; (iii) Rs 381.
1st race: Jack Of Hearts (Srinath) 1, Magnificent Mary 2, Ocean Park 3. Win Rs 14; (P) 17, 14, 34; (F) 89; Shp: 50; Thp: 43; (T) 347; 2nd race: Capricious (John) 1, Peluche 2, Different League 3. NR: No 11. Win Rs 62; (P) 15, 10, 10; (F) 119; Shp: 21; Thp: 40; (T) 210; 3rd race: Amazonite (Nazerul) 1, Starry Wind 2, Piper Regina 3. Win Rs 28; (P) 10, 31, 31; (F) 209; Shp: 70; Thp: 35; (T) 649.
4th race: Call Me Maybe (Chauhan) 1, Fine Barristor 2, As Good As It Gets 3. Win Rs 25; (P) 15, 39, 181; (F) 1,230; Shp: 200; Thp: 301; (T) 3,073.
5th race: Smile Stone (Naveen) 1, Let The Lion Roar 2, Lightning Strikes 3. Win Rs 161; (P) 20, 98, 22; (F) 1,826; Shp: 165; Thp: 42; (T) 6,461.
6th race: Dancing Dragon (Trevor) 1, Iris 2, Setaglow 3. Win Rs 15; (P) 10, 17, 15; (F) 50; Shp: 36; Thp: 29; (T) 112.
7th race: Rum Runner (Trevor) 1, Aeisir 2, Tanoura 3. NR: No 2. Win Rs 25; (P) 15, 12, 27; (F) 51; Shp: 34; Thp: 57; (T) 389.
8th race: Harley Quinn (Suraj) 1, Bold Runner 2, Blazing Faith 3. Win Rs 24; (P) 13, 19, 31; (F) 105; Shp: 55; Thp: 85; (T) 659.
Jackpot: Rs 3,847; (C) Rs 729; Treble: (i) Rs 1,844; (ii) Rs 1,719; (iii) Rs 84.
Note: Races put off last Friday, will now be held on March 14.
3pm: Augustus Caesar 1. Bushtops 2.
3.30pm: Congressional 1. Governor General 2.
4pm: Bottega Louie 1. Celestial Light 2.
4.30pm: Julio Cesaro 1. Whitewalker 2.
5pm: Khartoum 1. Honourable Eyes 2. La Magnifique 3.
5.30pm: Themis 1. Big Sur 2. Supreme General 3.
6pm: Checkmate 1. Chaplin 2. Vistana 3.
Day's Best: Julio Cesaro Double: Khartoum & Checkmate
