B. Prithviraj-trained Sirono was brilliantly ridden by Pradeep Chouhan to snatch the Deccan Chronicle Juvenile Sprinters’ Million, the feature event of the races held here on Sunday, from hot favourite Carla in a thrilling finish.
Results:
1st race: The Honeyday Plate (Division II). 1200 metres: Stud Muffin 58 (Sreekanth. B) 1, Legend Reborn 58½ (F. K. Shahbuddin) 2, Princess Coup 58½ (S. Guruprasad) 3, Thundering Don 60 (Ramandeep S Bal) 4. Won by: Nk, 1, ¾. Time: 1:17.06
2nd race: The Nad Al Sheba Plate. 1800 metres: Gunpowder 61½ (Imran Chisty) 1, Powergrid 55 (S. Chandrashekar) 2, Gentle Legend 54½ (P. S. Chouhan) 3, Hamsafar 61½ (J. Chinoy) 4. Won by: 5, 4¾, 2¾. Time: 1:55.64
3rd race: The Honeyday Plate (Division I). 1200 metres: Balas Glory 54½ (P. Ramesh) 1, Sweet Performer 54 (S. Chandrashekar) 2, The Darling Boy 53 (A. Imran Khan) 3, Mr Ambassador 54½ (G. Adarsh) 4. Won by: 4, 2¼, 6¼. Time: 1:14.43
4th race: The Tippu Sultan Cup. 1100 metres: Bugatti 54½ (Suraj Narredu) 1, Anna 54½ (Imran Chisty) 2, Elite Land 56 (A. Imran Khan) 3, Mark Of Genius 56 (C. Alford) 4. Won by: Shd, 3¼, 4½. Time: 1:07.29
5th race: The R.S. Nagendra Kumar Memorial Trophy (Division II). 1200 metres: Dolce Vino 55½ (S. Selvaraj) 1, Best Time 58 (R. Koch) 2, Social Climber 57 (Ch. K. Chary) 3, Sunny Spell 51 (S. Zervan) 4. Won by: 7½, ¾, 1. Time: 1:14.64
6th race: The Deccan Chronicle Juvenile Sprinters’ Million (Grade III). 1200 metres: Sirono 50½ (P. S. Chouhan) 1, Carla 50½ (Imran Chisty) 2, Vijay Damini 55½ (J. G. Sampson) 3, Walnut Creek 55 (Suraj Narredu) 4. Won by: Shd, 3¾, 3½. Time: 1:12.02
7th race: The Manjri Stud Plate. 1600 metres: Camelot 56 (J. G. Sampson) 1, Topkapi 58 (Imran Chisty) 2, Flaming Lamborgini 60 (Suraj Narredu) 3, Oban 52½ (S. Zervan) 4. Won by: ¾, 4, ¾. Time: 1:38.45
8th race: The R.S. Nagendra Kumar Memorial Trophy (Division I). 1200 metres: Lads Gladiator 61½ (C. Alford) 1, You’re Wonderful 61½ (Ch. K. Chary) 2, Colonel Duff 60 (S. Shiva Kumar) 3, Zanzara 56 (Vinod Shinde) 4. Won by: 3¼, Lnk, Nose. Time: 1:13.99
9th race: The Supervite Plate. 1400 metres: Aztec Gold 54½ (J. G. Sampson) 1, Yas Marina 54 (C. Alford) 2, Sweet Timer 50 (Ashok Kumar. A) 3, Youre A Legend 53½ (Amyn Merchant) 4. Won by: 2¾, 7½, 3¾. Time: 1:26.64