Battalion (S. Zervan up) won the Nilgiris 2000 Guineas (1,400m), the main event of the races held here on Sunday (May 1). The winner is owned by Manjri Horse Breeders Farm Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Pallon Shapoor Mistry & Mrs. Anneka Darashah, and trained by Neil Darashah.
The results:
1. GLENDALE PLATE (1,300m) rated 20 to 45, 6-y-o & above: Wild Nexus (A. Imran Khan) 1, Classy Dancer (Md. Hesnain) 2, Front Runner (Noorshed Alam) 3 and Azetic Star (Kalyan Singh) 4. 1, 2-1/4 and 3. 1m 19.48s. Rs.6 (w) 6 and 7 (p) Shp: Rs.17, FP: Rs.18, Q: Rs.9. Tanala: Rs.57. Favourite: Wild Nexus. Owners: Mrs. Nazia Khan, M/s. A. P. Chandrasekhar, Chiraj D. Joshi & T. Karunakaran. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
2. TIRUPUR PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: Spirited Touch (Kabdhar) 1, Extreme Love (N. Rupa) 2, Lancelot (Md. Hesnain) 3 and Aristomache (Kaylan Singh) 4. 1, 3/4 and 7-3/4. 1m13.05s. Rs.14 (w), 6, 7 & 9 (p), Shp: Rs. 34, FP: Rs. 34, Q: Rs.17. Tanala: Rs. 93. Favourite: Extreme Love. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.
3. MAY DAY CUP (1,200m), rated 80 & above: Knight Of Ke (A. Imran Khan) 1, Odalis (Ayaz Khan) 2, Wild Waves (Brisson) 3 and Soothsayer (N.Rupa) 4. Lnk, 3/4 and 3/4. 1m.12.05s. Rs.14 (w), 9, 37 and 13 (p), Shp: Rs.30. FP: Rs. 233. Q: Rs.86. Tanala: Rs.979. Favourite: Soothsayer. Owners. Mrs. S. Prema, Mr. V. Sathish Kumar & Mr. Wayne Beck. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
4. MOUNT PLEASANT PLATE (1,300m), rated 20 to 45: Romeo (Brisson) 1, Unique Prince (Shahar Babu) 2, Apache Warrior (Md. Hesnain) 3 and Green Teak (S. Manohar) 4. 1-/12, 3-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 20.41s. Rs. 17 (w), 6, 21 and 9 (p). Shp: Rs.25. FP: Rs.265. Q: Rs.163. Tanala: Rs.664. Favourite: Apache Warrior. Owners: Mrs. S. Prema, Mr. Wayne Beck, Mrs. Nazia Khan & Mr. V. Sathish Kumar. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
5. NILGIRIS 2000 GUINEAS (1,400m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Battalion (Phoenix Tower – Athlone) (S. Zervan) 1, Woman Of The Turf (Rebuttal – Cross Your Heart) (Brisson) 2, Amber Crown (Rebuttal – Offshore Anna) (Md. Hesnain) 3 and Never Again (Ikhtyar – Miyamoto) (Ayaz Khan) 4. Snk, 6-1/2 and Dist. 1m 24.80s. Rs. 13 (w), 12 and 11 (w), Shp: Rs. 88. FP: Rs. 42. Q: Rs. 41. Tanala: Rs. 138. Favourite: Empress Of Rome. Owner: Manjri Horse Breeders Farm Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Pallon Shapoor Mistry & Mrs. Anneka Darashah. Trainer: Neil Darashah.
6. CHANDERTAL LAKE PLATE (1,200m) rated up to 25, 5-y-o & above: Royal Turn (Kalyan Singh) 1, Saphira (Farhan Alam) 2, Smart Raider (A. Imran Khan) 3 and Good Boy (Shahar Babu) 4, 3/4, 2 and 1-3/4. 1m 16.01s. Rs. 120 (w), 12, 7 and 7 (p), Shp: Rs. 62. FP: Rs. 1182 (carried over), Q: Rs. 757, Tanala: Rs. 10,008 (carried over). Favourite: Smart Raider. Owners: Mr. Prem Menon, Mrs. Indra Prem Menon, Mrs. Anitha Shanmugam & Mr. Deepak Rai. Trainer: Sebastian.
Jackpot: Rs. 41,078 (one tkt.), Treble (1): Rs. 126 (65 tkts.); (ii): Rs. 2,337 (9 tkts).
