Krystallos stuns the field in Taj Mahal Plate

Hyderabad: The 10-to-1 longshot Krystallos, ridden by P. Sai Kumar, sprang a surprise in the Taj Mahal Plate, the main event of Monday’s (Oct. 12) races. The winner is owned by Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram & M/s. Mukteshwar Racing LLP and trained by L.V.R. Deshmukh. Trainer R.H. Sequeira saddled three winners on the day.

The Taj Mahal Plate, run over 1,600m, was taken by Krystallos by 5-1/4 lengths from Secret Saint, with Noble Heart third and Dapper Look fourth. The official time for the race was 1m, 39.40s and the favourite in the betting was Secret Saint; the win paid ₹53 (w) and place dividends of 23, 17 and 19 (p). The meeting's recorded figures for the race were SHP: 25, THP: 60, FP: 219, Q: 90, Tanala: 1, 248.

In the Nirmal Plate (Div. II) over 1,200m, STAR COUNCILLOR (Dhanu S. Deora) finished first ahead of Goddess Of Light (Gaurav S) and American Affair (Ashad Asbar), with Svalpaviryasaktih (Santosh Raj) fourth. Margins were 5-1/2, 1-1/4 and 6; the time was 1m, 13.60s. The win paid ₹51 (w) with place dividends 12, 17 and 12 (p), and the race statistics were SHP: 46, THP: 34, FP: 192, Q: 71, Tanala: 381; the favourite had been Goddess Of Light and the winning owners were M/s. Mahesh Yadav & Laxman Singh Parmar under trainer Laxman Singh.

The Nawab Mehdi Jung Bahadur Memorial Trophy (1,100m) was won by VITAL SIGN (Vikram Singh), with Arthisha (D.S. Deora) second, Clara (Arjun S) third and Flying Fury (G. Naresh) fourth, finishing in 1m, 06.46s by margins of 3-3/4, Neck and 2-1/2. The payoff was ₹72 (w) and 12, 13 and 17 (p); SHP: 23, THP: 44, FP: 820, Q: 339, Tanala: 4,124. Flying Fury had been the favourite; the winner is owned by Mr. S. Pathy and trained by R.H. Sequeira.

CONCORDIA (B.R. Kumar) took the Saddle Up Plate (2,000m), finishing ahead of Aakarshaka (Md. Ismail) and Vespucci (Arjun) with Hoping High (Mohit S) fourth, in 2m, 08.89s. Margins read 2-3/4, 7-1/2 and 5-1/4; the win returned ₹39 (w) and place dividends 32 and 10 (p). The race card showed SHP: 38, THP: 65, FP: 64, Q: 19, Tanala: 426; Aakarshaka had been the favourite and the owner of the winner is Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram with trainer R.H. Sequeira.

In the Nawab Mehdi Jung Bahadur Memorial Trophy (Div. I) over 1,100m, SHOOLIN (Dhanu S. Deora) won from Sunny Day (V.S. Shekhawat), Romantic Grey (Surendra S) and Bold Beauty (Bhawani S) in 1m, 06.81s by 2, 1-1/2 and 3-3/4 lengths. The payoff was ₹20 (w) with 13, 12 and 18 (p); SHP: 42, THP: 40, FP: 104, Q: 59, Tanala: 174; Shoolin had been the favourite. The winning owner was Mr. Rohit Gupta rep. Rolli Stud Dairy Agri. Farm and the trainer Magan Singh.

N R I CYRPTO POWER (P. Trevor) prevailed in the Nizamabad Plate (1,100m), beating Costa Mesa (P. Sai K) and Nkalanzinzi (Surya Prakash) with Farsiris (Kuldeep Jr.) fourth in 1m, 06.13s and margins of 5-1/4, 6-1/2 and 1/2. The win returned ₹15 (w) and places 13, 12 and 45 (p); SHP: 39, THP: 190, FP; 47, Q: 34, Tanala: 1,318. The favourite was N R I Crypto Power; the owner is Mr. Ravinder Reddy Male and the trainer R.H. Sequeira.

PRINCE OF WALES (Mukesh Kumar) won the Mirza Zunnur Ahmed Memorial Cup (1,400m) from Surrealist (Ajay K) and Greif (Swarup S) in 1m, 25.94s by 1-1/4, 3/4 and 1-1/2 lengths, paying ₹21 (w) and 11, 31 and 25 (p). The race figures were SHP: 58, THP: 77, FP: 138, Q: 130, Tanala: 1,716; Prince Of Wales had been the favourite and the owner is Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP with trainer D. Netto. In the WWW.HYDRACES.COM Trophy (1,200m) YALI (P. Trevor) finished first, French Lieutenant (Kuldeep Jr.) second, Mix The Magic (Mukesh K) third and La Quinta (P. Sai K) fourth in 1m, 12.82s; the win paid ₹20 (w) and places 10, 12 and 21 (p), with SHP: 28, THP: 39, FP: 35, Q: 22, Tanala: 115 and Yali as the favourite.

DOUBLE BUBBLE (Mukesh Kumar) captured the Nirmal Plate (Div. I) over 1,200m, ahead of Veera’s Lakshmi (Ajay K), Queen Dali (Ashad Asbar) and Suryavanshi (Surya Prakash) in 1m, 14.19s by 1-1/2, 1/2 and 3/4. The win paid ₹57 (w) with place dividends 10, 38 and 11 (p); SHP: 95, THP: 58, FP: 1,640, Q: 606, Tanala: 2,832. The favourite had been Queen Dali and the owner is Mr. S. Pathy with trainer D. Netto. Jackpot payouts and other meeting pools were reported as Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹13, 407 (8 tkts.) & 30%: 3, 535 (13 tkts.); (ii) 70%: 2, 698 (260 tkts.) & 30%: 272 (1,102 tkts.). Mini Jackpot: (i) 1,229 (201 tkts.), (ii) 1,095 (48 tkts.). Treble: (i) 1,163 (21 tkts.), (ii) 131 (187 tkts.), (iii) 397 (108 tkts.).

The report was published on October 12, 2026 at 07:26 pm IST and lists the full race results, owners and trainers for the Hyderabad meeting held that day.