The Mumbai challenger Cerrado, who is in fine nick as evidenced by her mock race, has an edge over her rivals in the Nilgiris 1000 Guineas (1,400m), the first classic of the season to be held here on Sunday (April 23).
1. MANJUR PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 11.00 a.m.: 1. Dubai Al Khail (7) Shahar Babu 56, 2. Firebrand (11) Akshay Kumar 56, 3. Hocus Pocus (1) Kabdhar 56, 4. Tencendur (8) A. Imran Khan 56, 5. Arfa (10) Hari Krishnan 54.5, 6. Divine Answer (6) Nitin Singh 54.5, 7. Icon’s Dream (2) C. Umesh 54.5, 8. Palacio (5) Bopanna 54.5, 9. Parrys Glory (12) Ayaz Khan 54.5, 10. Princess Sasha (9) R. Vaibhav 54.5, 11. Roses In My Dream (3) Mukesh Kumar 54.5 and 12. Shinkasen (4) N.S. Parmar 54.5.
1. Firebrand, 2. Tencendur, 3. Hocus Pocus
2. PYKARA PLATE (1,300m), 6-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 , 11.30: 1. Forest Tern (5) Akshay Kumar 60, 2. Autumn Love (4) Md. Hesnain 59.5, 3. Strike The Stars (1) Rajendra Singh 59.5, 4. Custodian (3) Stephen Raj 58.5, 5. Copperglow (7) C. Umesh 56, 6. Glorious Reward (8) A. Imran Khan 56, 7. Prince Vailiant (6) Shahar Babu 56, 8. Pride N Glory (9) Zulquar Nain 55 and 9. Zlato (2) Ayaz Khan 55.
1. Forest Tern, 2. Glorious Reward, 3. Strike The Stars
3. MINI GARDEN PLATE (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45, 12 noon: 1. Braveofthebraves (6) Kalyan Singh 60, 2. Sunshine Heart (4) C. Umesh 59.5, 3. Shining Bay (9) Bopanna 58.5, 4. Sweet Secret (2) N.S. Parmar 58, 5. Empire Of Kings (8) Brisson 57.5, 6. Centre Court (3) K. V. Baskar 55, 7. Sunshine (7) Zulquar Nain 54, 8. His Royal Highness (5) Shahar Babu 53.5 and 9. Maharaj’s Will (1) Mukesh Kumar 51.5.
1. Sweet Secret, 2. Shining Bay, 3. Sunshine Heart
4. UDHAGAMANDALAM CUP (1,400m), 6-y-o & over, rated 60 to 85, 12.30 p.m.: 1. Ice Zone (3) Shahar Babu 61, 2. Via Amoris (6) C. Umesh 61, 3. Del Santo (9) Kabdhar 59, 4. Madame Bovary (5) A. Imran Khan 58, 5. Ultrasonic (11) N. Rupa 58, 6. Fortune Favours (1) N.S. Parmar 57.5, 7. Star Of Babylon (2) Mukesh Kumar 57.5, 8. Capilano (4) Rajendra Singh 54, 9. Mantra (10) R. Vaibhav 53.5, 10. Golden Lilly (7) Akshay Kumar 52.5, 11. Honest Pleasure (8) Brisson 52 and 12. Machine Gun (12) S. S. Azad 52.
1. Madame Bovary, 2. Fortune Favours, 3. Golden Lilly
5. NILGIRIS 1000 GUINEAS (1,400m), 3-y-o Indian Fillies (Terms), 1.00: 1. Anacapri (8) Neeraj 56, 2. Ashka Ashka Ashka (-) (-) 56, 3. Cerrado (1) N.S. Parmar 56, 4. Emeritus (10) Akshay Kumar 56, 5. Fast Car (7) Mukesh Kumar 56, 6. Jacana (-) (-) 56, 7. Jasmine Garden (-) (-) 56, 8. Pearl Necklace (11) R. Vaibhav 56, 9. Queen Latifa (2) Brisson 56, 10. Rafaele (9) Md. Hesnain 56, 11. Rose Wood (4) Bopanna 56, 12. Star Portal (6) C. Umesh 56, 13. Windso Forest (3) A. Imran Khan 56 and 14. Young Darling (5) Nitin Singh 56.
1. Cerrado, 2. Star Portal, 3. Windsor Forest
6. DOLPHIN’S NOSE PLATE (1,200m), rated upto 25 (whips are not permitted in this race), 1.30: 1. Two Oceans (5) A. Imran Khan 61.5, 2. It’s High Time (10) Shahar Babu 61, 3. Wild At Heart (7) C. Umesh 61, 4. Orange Pekoe (2) Hari Krishnan 58.5, 5. Strawberry Dreams (6) Nitin Singh 58.5, 6. Photo Opps (8) Md. Hesnain 56, 7. Tbilisi (1) K.V. Baskar 55, 8. Ancient Warrior (3) S.S. Azad 50, 9. Prince Of Knights (4) Ayaz Khan 50, 10. Supreme Miracle (9) Manikandan 50 and 11. Tiny Trot (11) M. Prasad 50.
1. Two Oceans, 2. Wild At Heart, 3. Strawberry Dream
Jkt: 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; Mini Jackpot: 3, 4, 5 & 6; Treble (i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 4, 5 & 6.
