Jaandaar wins F.D. Wadia Trophy at Pune
Jaandaar, trained by Pesi Shroff and ridden by Vivek G, won the F.D. Wadia Trophy, the feature race of Sunday’s (Aug. 16) meeting at Pune.
The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Private Limited. Jaandaar went into the race as the favourite and the race returns list the trainer as P. Shroff. Trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha attracted attention by saddling three winners on the card.
In the Grade 3 F.D. Wadia Trophy (1,400m), JAANDAAR (Vivek G) finished first, Lady Scarlet (Antony Raj) was second, Nebula (T.S. Jodha) third and Minari (Akshay K) fourth; margins were 1-1/4, 2-1/4 and 1/2. The time was 1m 23.82s; payouts read ₹21 (w), 14 and 15 (p). Tote and betting figures were SHP: 42, FP: 43, Q: 17, Tanala: 131 and 72. Trainer in the returns: P. Shroff.
In the Oriental Express Plate (1,600m) ABHYANKAR (Vishal) won, Royal Champ (Antony Raj) placed second, Mai Tai (Bhawani) was third and Madison (Neeraj) fourth, with margins of 1-3/4, 3/4 and a Long Neck in 1m 40.27s. The win dividend was ₹29 and place dividends ₹17, 15 and 34; SHP: 25, FP: 72, Q: 36, Tanala: 1,136 and 703. The favourite for that race was Royal Champ; owners and trainer were listed as Mrs. Esha Nanda Bhojwani & Mr. Amitabh Nanda rep. Arion Horse Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Y. Khaitan, Mr. & Mrs. A. Khaitan rep. Soom Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. & Estate of late Sultan Singh, Trainer: M. Narredu.
The Mayor’s Trophy (2,000m) went to ARRIVED (Vivek G) with Golden Dancer (Neeraj) second and Thalassa (Sandesh) third, margins 3/4 and 1/2 in 2m 2.72s; the win dividend was ₹20. Tote figures were SHP: 23, FP: 61 and the race favourite was Thalassa. Owners included Mr. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vikram Bachhawat rep. Bachhawat Farms Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Haider Soomar and others; Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
In the Amjad Khan Trophy (1,400m) INVINCIBLE FORCE (Yash Narredu) finished first, Her Charge (Bhawani) second, Agatha (A. Omkar) third and Organised Chaos (Sandesh) fourth, margins 3, a Short Neck and 1-3/4 in 1m 24.98s. Dividends were ₹16 (w), 13, 21 and 13 (p); SHP: 99, FP: 121, Q: 104, Tanala: 447 and 84, with Invincible Force as favourite and Trainer: M. Narredu. The Devendra Jawaharlal Mathurawala Million (1,000m) was won by RIVAYAT (Antony Raj S), Golden Hues (Yash Narredu) was second, Brahmastra (Neeraj) third and Lucky Diamond (C.S. Jodha) fourth, margins 2-1/4, 2 and 3-1/4 in 57.87s; dividends read ₹52 (w), 15, 13 and 24 (p), SHP: 45, FP: 594, Q: 136, Tanala: 2,223 and 857, favourite: Sabalenka; Trainer: Imtiaz A. Sait.
ZAFFERANO (Ramswarup) won the Waves of Glory Plate (1,400m) from Stormy Sea (Parmar), Scaramouche (Aditya) and Bee Magical (Neeraj) by margins of 1, 3-1/2 and 1/2 in 1m 23.72s; dividends were ₹53 (w), 13, 37 and 33 (p), SHP: 53, FP: 4,063, Q: 984, Tanala: 3,304 and 2,080, favourite: Neutralist, Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha. The Brunello Plate (1,000m) produced NEPTUNE (Ramswarup) first, Viennoise (Omkar) second, Ensky (Umesh) third and Majestic Warrior (Avinash) fourth (Not run: Starseed), margins 1-1/4, 2-1/4 and 1-1/4 in 58.07s; dividends were ₹23 (w), 10, 14 and 23 (p), SHP: 32, FP: 73, Q: 37, Tanala: 339 and 86, favourite: Neptune, Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
The meeting’s Jackpot returned 70%: ₹4,303 (92 tkts.), 30%: 585 (290 tkts.); the Super Jackpot returned 70%: 5,509 (3 tkts.), 30%: 1,180 (6 tkts.).