Allez L’ Etoile wins Teena Katrak Memorial Independence Million in Pune

Trainer Narendra Lagad’s Allez L’ Etoile, ridden by P. Trevor, won the Teena Katrak Memorial Independence Million at Pune on Saturday (Aug. 15). The two‑thousand metre feature was the main attraction on the day’s card.

The meeting also produced multiple winners for other connections: Adhirajsingh Jodha saddled three winners during the card, while apprentice jockey Ramswarup scored a grand treble, taking his tally to 21 winners; henceforth, he will be entitled to claim a 2.5kg allowance. Races on the programme included the Just By Chance Plate, Eau De Vie Plate, Albertini Plate, and the Magansingh P. Jodha Trophy among others.

JUST BY CHANCE PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): FAY (T.S. Jodha) won, with Trail Blazer (Ramswarup) second, Baleno (Bhawani) third and South Beach (Parmar) fourth; margins Head, Neck and 3/4 and time 1m, 11.56s. The dividend was ₹32 (w), 15, 14 and 18 (p); SHP: 36, FP: 55, Q: 57, Tanala: 360 and 315. Favourite: Trail Blazer. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Behram Cama.

EAU DE VIE PLATE (1,000m): FOXY (Ramswarup) finished first, Midnight Express (Siddharth) second, Your Unforgettable (Vivek G) third and Azure (Akshay K) fourth; margins 2-1/2, 1 and 1/2 and time 57.63s. The payoffs were ₹16 (w), 15 and 34 (p); SHP: 33, FP: 44, Q: 56, Tanala: 344 and 97. Favourite: Foxy. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Behram Cama.

ALBERTINI PLATE (2,000m): ANTINO (A. Sandesh) won, Old Fashioned (Trevor) was second, Hermanus (Yash) third and Daredevil (S.J. Sunil) fourth; dividends 31 (w), 80 and 42 (p); SHP: 29, FP: 81, Q: 73, Tanala: 122 and 44. Favourite: Hermanus. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Mohan Thakur & Ms. Mahek Arif Bookwala. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha. Note: In this race Acropolis (Kirtish up) jumped out awkwardly and dislodged his rider; Kirtish escaped unhurt.

MAGANSINGH P. JODHA TROPHY (Div. II) (1,400m): REMARKABLE (Yash Narredu) took first, Chilton Lodge (Akshay K) second, Wise Approach (C.S. Jodha) third and Loyal Lover (Trevor) fourth; margins Short Head, 6-1/4 and 2, time 1m, 26.89s. Dividend ₹25 (w), 11, 15 and 19 (p); SHP: 35, FP: 102, Q: 79, Tanala: 1,055 and 141. Favourite: Sanctified. Owners: Miss Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Altamash A. Ahmed.

MOOSA M. HOOSEIN TROPHY (1,200m): CHALLENGE ACCEPTED (Ramswarup) won, Wind Dancer (Akshay K) was second, Zayyan (Vivek G) third and Darcy (C. Umesh) fourth; El Moran was not run. Margins Short Head, Short Neck and 1-1/2, time 1m, 9.12s. The dividend was ₹78 (w), 22, 21 and 11 (p); SHP: 66, FP: 3,357, Q: 1,489, Tanala: 2,416 and 717. Favourite: Zayyan. Owners: Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.

LUCKY LUCIANO TROPHY (1,200m): STORM MAJESTY (P. Trevor) finished first, Dreams Come True (Sandesh) second, Paloma (Yash) third and Rizz (Ramswarup) fourth; margins 2-3/4, Short Head and 1-3/4, time 1m, 8.94s. Dividend ₹23 (w), 10, 13 and 17 (p); SHP: 54, FP: 37, Q: 36, Tanala: 95 and 55. Favourite: Storm Majesty. Owners: Mrs. Pragya Devgan & Mr. Ritvik Devgan rep. Niche Agriculture & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain, Mr. Nariman Dickey D. Chothia & Mrs. Aban N. Chothia rep. ANR Racing LLP & Mr. Dinsha P. Shroff. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.

TEENA KATRAK MEMORIAL INDEPENDENCE MILLION (2,000m): ALLEZ L’ ETOILE (P. Trevor) won by 7-1/4 lengths, Caradoc (Akshay K) was second, Savage Peacock (Sandesh) third and Little John (Antony Raj) fourth; La Dolce Vita was not run. Time for the race was 2m, 3. 42s and the dividends were ₹53 (w), 23, 30 and 15 (p); SHP: 86, FP: 1,035, Q: 404, Tanala: 2,840 and 1,217. Favourite: Ekatarina. Owners: Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Balam Mohla, Mr. Anil Saraf, Mr. Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP, Mr. Jehangir Mehta & Begum Shaherbanoo Husain Lagad. Trainer: Narendra Lagad. Note: In this race Azalea (Siddharth up) jumped out awkwardly dislodging her rider.

MAGANSINGH P. JODHA TROPHY (Div. I) (1,400m): REAL GOLD (Dashrath Singh) won, Naledi (C. Umesh) was second, David (Akshay K) third and Victory Flair (K. Nazil) fourth; margins 1/2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4, time 1m, 26.71s. Dividend ₹103 (w), 25, 20 and 32 (p); SHP: 46, FP: 963, Q: 392, Tanala: 5,398 and 1,851. Favourite: Alpha Strike. Owner: Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan.

JUST BY CHANCE PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): GOLD BAR (Ramswarup) won, Bravo Zulu (C. Umesh) was second, Touch Of Mystic (Antony Raj) third and Majesticus (Neeraj) fourth; Impulsive was not run. Margins 1-3/4, 2-1/2 and Neck, time 1m, 10.05s. Dividend ₹34 (w), 15, 21 and 18 (p); SHP: 64, FP: 291, Q: 53, Tanala: 376 and 154. Favourite: Majesticus. Owners: M/s. Kunal N. Sharma & Chirag Sharma. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.

Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹4,348 (30 tkts), 30%: 998 (56 tkts.), (ii) 70%: 1,05,265 (6 tkts.), 30%: 12,890 (21 tkts.). Treble: (i) 2,018 (8 tkts.), (ii) 6,766 (5 tkts.), (iii) 4,243 (9 tkts.). Super Jackpot: 100%, 33,554 (c/f).

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