Allied Forces & Polar Falcon take the plums

By H.S. Manjunath

BANGALORE, APRIL 1. Allied Forces and Polar Falcon beat their rivals pointless to emerge as the country's best stayer and sprinter as the first phase of the Indian Turf Invitation Cup weekend was gone through before a crowd of nearly 10,000 at the Bangalore race course today.

Aslam Kader put the Wills Stayers Trophy in the right perspective when he said at the presentation that he knew he was a winner at the 600. So well was this six-year-old Razeen- Gourgandine gelding travelling into the turn that Saddle Up's chase was rendered futile in no time. Trainer Darius Byramji, who had sent out Allied Forces in shipshape, drew comfort from the fact that his charge did well to level the head-to-head count with Saddle up at 2-2. Thus Allied Forces, the joint property of Mr. Deepak Khaitan and Maj. P.K. Mehra, avenged his narrow defeat at the hands of Saddle Up in the Queen Elizebath Cup (2,800m) at Calcutta some time ago.

Super Sunrise cut the wind till the turn and stayed on to finish third ahead of Nicodamus who was found woefully wanting in the straight.

Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy-owned Polar Falcon showed plenty of toe in landing the Wills Sprinters' Trophy ahead of So Royal whose early dash was neutralised a furlong from home. Richard Hughes rode a confident finish as Polar Falcon never far away from action pressed and passed So Royal midway up the straight to return a comfortable winner. Veteran Jim Foley trains the winner. In the words of Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy, plans are afoot to send Polar Falcon to race in Singapore.

Appu and Aslam Kader shared the riding honours with a treble each. Richard Hughes got a double. Darius Byramji and Jim Foley saddled three winners each.

Jockeys fined:

Zia Akhtar, rider of ThekingandI was fined Rs. 1,000 by the Stipendiary Stewards for checking his mount during the early stages of the Delhi Trophy (Div II) for no apparent reason.

Paul Eddery, rider of Telegram in the Mooney Valley Racing Club Trophy was fined Rs. 1,000 for not observing the unsaddling formalities at the Enclosure provided there for in the paddock.

The results:

1. DELHI TROPHY (Div. II), (1,400 m), rated 10 to 25: Nobody's Angel (Ilheus-Pretty Eyes) 59 Appu 1, Lance's Pet 51 (cd. 46) Harish 2, Pleasantville 52.5 (cd. 49) Mansoor 3, Winning Charm 54.5 S. Marshall 4. All ran. 1/2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 30.87s. Rs. 46 (w), 17, 19 and 23 (p), FP: Rs. 120, Q: Rs. 70, SHP: Rs. 63, Trinalla: Rs. 514 and Rs. 205. Favourite: Lance's Pet.

Owners: M/s. Paul D'Souza, David D'Souza, Raoul Chittiappa and John E. D'Souza. Trainer: Darashah.

2. MOONEE VALLEY RACING CLUB TROPHY (1,200m), Maiden 3-y-o only (terms): Adamile (Razeen-Climbing High) 53.5 R. Marshall 1, Al Habib 55 Shafiq 2, At My Command 55 R. Hughes 3, Desert Gold 53.5 Appu 4. All ran. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 15.46s. Rs. 16 (w), 13 and 76 (p), FP: Rs. 117, Q: Rs. 124, SHP: Rs. 130, Trinalla: Rs. 487 and Rs. 165. Favourite: Adamile.

Owners: Mr. D. Khaitan representing Soom Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. and Maj. P.K. Mehra. Trainer: Darius.

3. SINGAPORE CUP (1,400 m), Maiden 3-y-o only (terms): Axe (Steinbeck-Amberetta) 55 Appu 1, Concur 55 Gallagher 2, Great Eastern 55 (cd. 56.5) R. Hughes 3, Soviet Port 55 Shroff 4. All ran. 4-1/4, sh. hd. and 6. 1m 28.26s. Rs. 19 (w), 13, 41 and 15 (p), FP: Rs. 112, Q: Rs. 79, SHP: Rs. 130, Trinalla: Rs. 327 and Rs. 141. Favourite: Axe.

Owner: Mr. D. Vinod Sivappa. Trainer: Kuts.

4. WILLS STAYERS' TROPHY (3,000 m), 4-y-o & over (terms):

ALLIED FORCES (Razeen-Gourgandine) 59 Aslam Kader 1.

SADDLE UP (Bold Russian-Queen's Rule) 59 Shroff 2.

SUPER SUNRISE (Riyahi-Silver Haven) 59 C. Alford 3.

NICODAMUS (Portroe-Anissa) 54 Appu 4.

All ran. 5-1/4, 6-3/4 and dist. 3m 24.27s. Rs. 22 (w), 12, and 11 (p), FP: Rs. 31, Q: Rs. 10, SHP: Rs. 25, Trinalla: Rs. 37 and Rs. 59. Favourite: Saddle Up.

Owners: Mr. D. Khaitan representing Soom Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. and Maj. P.K. Mehra. Trainer: Darius.

5. TURF AUTHORITIES OF INDIA TROPHY (1,600 m), rated 40 and above: Splendid Crown (Placerville-Schiaparelli) 49 Appu 1, Ace Academy 59.5 Srinath 2, Crystal Moment 56.5 Aslam Kader 3, Summer Mood 53 Ruzzan 4. All ran. 1-1/4, hd. and 1-1/2. 1m 40.23s. Rs. 30 (w), 14, 43 and 21 (p), FP: Rs. 333, Q: Rs. 182, SHP: Rs. 138, Trinalla: Rs. 732 and Rs. 162. Favourite: Splendid Crown.

Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: J.H. Foley.

6. WILLS SPRINTERS' TROPHY (1,200 m), 4-y-o & over (terms):

POLAR FALCON (Ajaad-Himafushi) 56.5 R. Hughes 1.

SO ROYAL (Tiajuana-Nauti Miner) 56.5 Appu 2.

BOUNTIFUL TREASURE (Riyahi-Private Collection) 59 Aslam Kader 3.

KHAALIS (Tocave Botta-Tunanza) 59 Shroff 4.

All ran. 3-1/2, 3-1/4 and 4. 1m 13.08s. Rs. 21 (w), 14 and 16 (p), FP: Rs. 25, Q: Rs. 16, SHP: Rs. 31, Trinalla: Rs. 67 and Rs. 49. Favourite: Polar Falcon.

Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: J.H. Foley.

7. NEW MILLENNIUM TROPHY (1,600 m), rated 30 to 45: Antwerp (Green Forest-Barefoot Contessa) 53 Aslam Kader 1, Badge Of Fame 56 R. Hughes 2, Comet Star 50 Appu 3, Something Fishy 54 I. Chisty 4. Not run: Star Festival. 2, 4-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 40.31s. Rs. 34 (w), 16, 14 and 21 (p), FP: Rs. 41, Q: Rs. 22, SHP: Rs. 42, Trinalla: Rs. 115 and Rs. 89. Favourite: Badge Of Fame.

Owners: Mr. D. Khaitan representing Soom Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. A.K.S. Brar. Trainer: Padmanabhan.

8. MYSORE TROPHY (1,200 m), rated 20 to 35, 5 & 6-y-o: Celtic Bleu (Excalibur's Lake-Blue Brocade) 59.5 R. Hughes 1, Tricon 60.5 Gallagher 2, Imperial Weapon 60.5 R. Marshall 3, Medwin 50.5 S. Rajesh 4. Not run: Activated. 4, 3/4 and sh. hd. 1m 16.24s. Rs. 62 (w), 25, 14 and 97 (p), FP: Rs. 130, Q: Rs. 43, SHP: Rs. 43, Trinalla: Rs. 1,712 and Rs. 1,354. Favourite: Tricon.

Owner: Mr. M.A.M.R. Muthiah. Trainer: J.H. Foley.

9. DELHI TROPHY (1,400 m), rated 10 to 25: Al Dente (Razeen-Ideas And Trends) 54.5 Aslam Kader 1, Fereneze 61 Appu 2, Prime Target 53 A. Imran Khan 3, Wakonda 59 S. Rajesh 4. All ran. 9-1/2, 2-1/2 and 3-3/4. 1m 28.12s. Rs. 19 (w), 12, 27 and 27 (p), FP: Rs. 83, Q: Rs. 73, SHP: Rs. 72, Trinalla: Rs. 353 and Rs. 153. Favourite: Al Dente.

Owner: Mr. D. Khaitan representing Soom Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. and Maj. P.K. Mehra. Trainer: Darius.

Jackpot: Rs. 1,248 (1,151 tkts.).

Jackpot runners: Rs. 321 (1,918 tkts.).

Mini jackpot: Rs. 310 (363 tkts.).

Treble: (I): Rs. 138 (305 tkts.); (II): Rs. 261 (342 tkts.).

Trainer Darius Byramji and Ms. Ameeta Mehra leading in Allied Forces (Aslam Kader up), who won the Wills Stayers' Trophy in Bangalore on Saturday.

Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy and Mr. M.A.M.R Muthaiah receiving the Wills Sprinters' Trophy from Mr. Hemant Malik, District Manager, ITC Ltd. in Bangalore on Saturday. The Bangalore Turf Club Chairman, Mr. Marilingaiah is also seen. Polar Falcon won the prize.

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