White Pearl’s trainer K. Satheesh, jockey Mukesh Kumar, HRC chairman HRC chairman R. Surendar Reddy and HPSL’s Prudhvi Raju after the prize-giving ceremony for the HPSL Golconda Oaks.
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The 20-to-1 long shot White Pearl, ridden by Mukesh Kumar, won the HPSL Golconda Oaks (Gr. 2), the main attraction of Sunday’s (Jan. 5) races here. The winner is owned by M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust and trained by K. Satheesh.
Mukesh positioned his mount in fourth place for most of the race. As they approached the home stretch, this daughter by Sedgefield out of Grey Mist surged ahead on the outside, displaying impressive speed to defeat the first favourite, Maigira.
1. AGOSTINI PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m): SUN DANCER (S. Saqlain) 1, Clefairy (Deepak) 2, Jungle Girl (Gaurav) 3 and Desert Sultan (Akshay K) 4. 1/2, 1-1/4 and 2. 1m, 28. 61s.₹19 (w), 14, 13 and 14 (p). SHP: 44, THP: 34, SHW: 19 and 44, FP: 163, Q: 128, Tanala: 645. Favourite: Sun Dancer. Owners: M/s. Atul Bhanu Sanghani, Keerthi Narasimhachar, Ketineni Sayaji Rao & Rajesh Sanghani. Trainer: L.D’ Silva.
2. ANMOL RATAN PLATE (2,000m): SECRET SAINT (P. Trevor) 1, Yesterday (Surya Prakash) 2, Carnival Lady (Gaurav) 3 and Sugar (Akshay K) 4. 6-3/4, 6-1/2 and 1. 2m, 5.25s. ₹16 (w), 10, 28 and 26 (p). SHP: 71, THP: 49, SHW: 10 and 45, FP: 73, Q: 69, Tanala: 317. Favourite: Secret Saint. Owners: Mrs. Anasuya Gupta rep. A.G. Bloodstock LLP, Ms. Ameeta Mehra, Mr. Shantanu Sharma & Mr. Abhiroop Gupta. Trainer: Bharath Singh.
3. AGOSTINI PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m): COLT PISTOL (Ajay Kumar) 1, Dream To Fly (Md. Ismail) 2, Nkalanzinzi (P. Ajeeth K) 3 and Varaneek Gold (H.M. Akshay) 4. Not run: N R I Range. 2-1/4, 1-1/4 and Neck, 1m, 26.92s. ₹34 (w), 14, 10 and 13 (p). SHP: 28, THP: 43, SHW: 21 and 11, FP: 92, Q: 38, Tanala: 212. Favourite: Dream To Fly. Owner: Mr. Maddali Sai Kumar. Trainer: G. Shashikanth.
4. DECCAN PRINCE PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): MIKIMOTO (Kuldeep Singh Sr.) 1, D Minchu (Deepak) 2, Gatiman (B. Nikhil) 3 and Pontefract (Saqlain) 4. Not run: Minecraft. 3/4, 4 and 1-1/2. 1m, 11.42s. ₹16 (w), 10, 27 and 13 (p). SHP: 94, THP: 33, SHW: 10 and 238, FP: 193, Q: 198, Tanala: 763. Favourite: Mikimoto. Owners: Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP, Mr. Ranga Raju & Mr. Tripuranenivenkata Aditya Chowdary. Trainer: D. Netto.
5. ADALA RAGHAVA REDDY MEMORIAL MILLION (1,400m): PLEASANT STAR (Akshay Kumar) 1, Uchchaihshravas (P. Sai K) 2, Clara (Kuldeep Sr.) 3 and Annhilator (Suraj Narredu) 4. 1/2, 4-1/4 and Short Head. 1m, 25.49s. ₹25 (w), 13, 11 and 12 (p). SHP: 20, THP: 41, SHW: 14 and 14, FP: 79, Q: 29, Tanala: 273. Favourite: Pleasant Star. Owners: M/s. S.R. Sanas, Ashok Ranpise & Dilip R. Thacker. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.
6. GAJASIMHA RAO MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m): HUGH CAPET (Akshay Kumar) 1, Decoy (B.R. Kumar) 2, Dali’s Destiny (Trevor) 3 and Barbet (Mukesh) 4. Not run: The Inheritor. 1/2, 2 and 2-1/2. 1m, 25.11s. ₹26 (w), 11, 17 and 15 (p). SHP: 42, THP: 76, SHW: 13 and 26, FP: 123, Q: 72, Tanala: 258. Favourite: Dali’s Destiny. Owner: Mr. Subodh Kumar Ananthula. Trainer: G. Sandeep.
7. HPSL GOLCONDA OAKS (Gr. 2) (2,400m): WHITE PEARL (Sedgefield-Grey Mist) (Mukesh Kumar) 1, Maigira (Cougar Mountain-Solar Midnight) (Trevor) 2, Nyx (Dreamfield-Stimulate) (Akshay K) 3 and Freedom Touch (Moonlight Magic-Freedom Of Speech) (Ashad Asbar) 4. 1, 3/4 and 3. 2m, 39.77s. ₹103 (w), 39 and 10 (p). SHP: 28, THP: 36, SHW: 349 and 10, FP: 341, Q: 113, Tanala: 805. Favourite: Maigira. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: K. Satheesh.
8. DECCAN PRINCE PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): LASHKA (P. Trevor) 1, Adbhut (Mohit) 2, Calista Girl (Gaurav) 3 and Runlikethewind (Saqlain) 4. 3-1/4, 1/2 and 3/4. 1m, 10.98s. ₹21 (w), 13, 44 and 19 (p). SHP: 86, THP: 62, SHW: 16 and 44, FP: 371, Q: 303, Tanala: 3,388. Favourite: Lashka. Owners: Col. S.B. Nair & Mr. Aditya P. Thackersey. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh.
Note: Armstrong (P. Sai Kumar up) reared up in the stalls and jumped out riderless. Sai Kumar escaped unhurt. Blazing Gun, ridden by Mukesh, planted in the stalls and did not participate.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹10,412 (27 tkts.), 30%; 1,912 (63 tkts.).
Mini Jackpot: (i) 227 (232 tkts.), (ii) 18,683 (2 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 127 (215 tkts.), (ii) 146 (119 tkts.), (iii) 1,515 (21 tkts.).
Published – January 05, 2025 08:20 pm IST
