Efficacy wins Rajyotsava Cup at Bengaluru
S. Attaollahi-trained Efficacy, ridden by Trevor, won the Rajyotsava Cup (1,400m) at Bengaluru on Sunday (Nov. 8). Jockey A. Asbar recorded three victories on the card.
The Rajyotsava Cup was taken by Efficacy by 2-3/4 lengths with Galahad second, Emphatic third and Ricardo fourth, covering 1,400m in 1m 27.66s. The winner is owned by Mr. Daulat Chhabria, Mr. Maloji Baburao Bhosale & M/S. A.G. Bloodstock LLP and trained by S. Attaollahi; the race paid ₹31 (w), 10, 18 and 13 (p), with SHP: 40, THP: 51, FP: 174, Q: 106, Trinella: 1,337/1,194 and Exacta: 5,049/6,491. Ice Of Fire was the favourite for the feature event.
In the November Plate (1,200m) Anzac Parade (Darshan) won, Victoria Moon (A. Hangal) finished second, Hold Your Breath (Laxman S) third and Amazing Storm (Vishal S) fourth; margins were 2, 2-3/4 and 1-1/4 and the time was 1m 16.48s. The race returned ₹53 (w), 13, 13 and 11 (p), with SHP: 36, THP: 43, FP: 334, Q: 204, Trinella: 299/118 and Exacta: 1,809/1,339; Hold Your Breath started as favourite. Owners were Mr. Akshay Karan & Mr. Syed Nawaz Hussain and the trainer was S. Dominic.
Quattro (A. Asbar) won the Gomos Plate (1,400m), beating Irish Coffee (Suraj) and Lux Aeterna (Suhas K) with margins of 10, 3/4 and Snk in 1m 28.59s; the race paid ₹13 (w), 10 and 16 (p), SHP: 19, THP: 25, FP: 30, Q: 16, Trinella: 31/20 and Exacta: 74/43. Mr. S. Pathy owns Quattro and R.H. Sequeira is the trainer. In the Udupi Plate (1,400m) Knotty Imperador (Arul) prevailed, with Glorious Strides (Suraj) second, Mister Brown (Trevor) third and Circle Of Dreams (Akshay K) fourth, finishing in 1m 28.14s; margins were 4-1/2, 2 and 2-1/2. The Udupi Plate returned ₹60 (w), 26, 13 and 11 (p), SHP: 35, THP: 35, FP: 288, Q: 228, Trinella: 1,175/460 and Exacta: 1,664/551; Circle Of Dreams was favourite and the winners are trained by Prasanna Kumar and owned by Mr. K. Kamesh, Mr. K. Balamukunda Das, Mr. Rajkumar S, Mr. M.P. Vikram & Mr. A.S. Karthik Chandra.
Hazel (S. Shareef) won the T.B. Hanumantharaj Memorial Trophy (1,200m), Doncaster Belle (Trevor) was second, Joondalup (Laxman S) third and All Attraction (Vishal S) fourth; Deep Respect was not run. The finishing order came in 1m 15.77s with margins of 2-1/4, 1/2 and 1-3/4, and the race paid ₹177 (w), 28, 10 and 17 (p), SHP: 30, THP: 42, FP: 1,024, Q: 257, Trinella: 4,330/7,423 and Exacta: 18,125 (c/o). Doncaster Belle was the favourite; the owner and trainer of Hazel is Mr. M. Eshwer.
Fine Silver (A. Asbar) took the Bangalore City Police Cup (1,400m) with Tyche (Srinath) second, Shining Path (Arul) third and Sigrid (Aleemuddin) fourth; Knotty Spirit was not run. The Cup was run in 1m 28.94s with margins of 2-1/2, 2-1/2 and 8-1/2 and paid ₹40 (w), 14, 13 and 29 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 63, FP: 121, Q: 45, Trinella: 607/427 and Exacta: 2,502/1,038; Tyche started favourite. Owners listed were M/s. DT Racing & Breeding LLP, Mr. Mukul A. Sonawala & Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd., and the trainer was Darius Byramji.
Jade Mountain (A. Asbar) won the Malaprabha Plate (1,200m) ahead of El Rey (Suraj), Big B (R. Vaibhav) and Darrington (Darshan), finishing in 1m 15.17s with margins of 1-1/2, 2 and 3-1/2. The race paid ₹32 (w), 12, 26 and 11 (p), SHP: 43, THP: 54, FP: 119, Q: 50, Trinella: 253/154 and Exacta: 4,402/2,594; Jade Mountain was the favourite and the owners are Mr. Sharath M. Narayana, Mr. B. Vijay & Mr. V. Lokanath with trainer V. Lokanath.
Fortissima (L.A. Rozario) won the Jog Falls Plate (1,400m), with Valor Queen (Trevor) second, Kaori (Srinath) third and Joyful Spirit (Rushal G.A.) fourth, covering the distance in 1m 29.64s and winning by 1-1/4, 1-3/4 and 3/4. The race returned ₹49 (w), 20, 11 and 14 (p), SHP: 35, THP: 48, FP: 216, Q: 41, Trinella: 701/394 and Exacta: 82,110; Valor Queen was the favourite and the owner is Sans Craintes Stud Farm [p.] Ltd. The meeting's betting pools closed with a Jackpot of ₹7,05,637, Runner-up ₹11,201, Mini Jackpot ₹6,204 and Treble (i): 19,421; (ii): 1,115.