Masato wins H.H. Sri Chamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy at Mysuru

Masato (Rayan up) won the H.H. Sri Chamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy (1,400m) at Mysuru on Thursday (Sept 24). The winner is owned by Mr. P. Arun Kumar and trained by S. John.

The race, the main event of the day's card, covered 1,400m and Masato completed the distance in 1m 22.88s. He finished 3-3/4 lengths ahead of Rise Again, with Excellent Lass third and Tom Cruiser fourth (margins 3-3/4, 1/2 and Hd). The win paid Rs. 33 (w) and the favourite for the race had been Emphatic; betting pools recorded SHP: 58, THP: 49, FP: 321, Q: 125, Trinella: 523/127 and Exacta: 8,992/11,561.

In the Indradhanush Plate (1,600m) Mystic Dew (Srinath) took first, Best Of Us (Md. Talib) was second, Purple Martini (Rajesh K) third and D Roman Power (Sai Kiran) fourth. The finishing margins were 3-3/4, 5-1/2 and 1, the time 1m 39.48s and the win paid Rs. 12; pools showed SHP: 21, THP: 179, FP: 19, Q: 23, Trinella: 304/279 and Exacta: 842/145. Mystic Dew started favourite and is owned by Mr. S. Ganapathy & Mr. Daulat Chhabria, trained by Aravind Ganapathy.

Pette’s Choice (Ayaz Khan) prevailed in the Haveri Plate (1,400m) with Dear Lady (Abhishek Mhatre) second, Sheer Elegance (S. Sachin) third and The Whispering (Rafique S.K) fourth; Momentous was not run. Margins were Snk, 1-3/4 and 3/4, the time 1m 25.61s and the win paid Rs. 121; pools recorded SHP: 43, THP: 55, FP: 965, Q: 1,350, Trinella: 3,946/1,315 and Exacta: 23,271 (c/o). Sheer Elegance had been the favourite; the owner is Mr. M.P. Akhil Raghav and the trainer Vishal Yadav.

In the Psychic Strength Plate (Div. II) over 1,200m Mr Karnataka (Shyam K) won, Windborne (Md. Talib) finished second, Red Hills (Shreyas S) third and Sira (S. Mubarak) fourth. Margins were Lnk, 3 and 1, the time 1m 11,79s and the win paid Rs. 85; pools listed SHP: 33, THP: 43, FP: 215, Q: 179, Trinella: 1,313/662 and Exacta: 24,440 (c/o). Dufy was the favourite; the owner is Mr. B.K. Purushotham and the trainer P. Ruban.

Unforgettable Star (Akshay K) won the Ranga Family Cup (1,600m) with Glorious Strides (Darshan) second, Sassy (M. Rajesh K) third and Lasya (Vinod Shinde) fourth, finishing in 1m 36.89s with margins 3-1/2, 2 and 5. The win paid Rs. 17 and pools showed SHP: 34, THP: 32, FP: 44, Q: 31, Trinella: 57/15 and Exacta: 90/72; Unforgettable Star was favourite, owned by Dr. Cyrus S Poonawalla & Mr. Adar C Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd and trained by Rajesh Narredu.

Tipped Off (Yash) won the Shimsha Plate (1,600m) with Wanganui (Antony) second, Supreme Success (Darshan) third and Sada (Sai Kiran) fourth; Royal Tribute was not run. The margins were 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 3, the time 1m 38.32s and the win paid Rs. 18; pools recorded SHP: 33, THP: 101, FP: 36, Q: 31, Trinella: 232/276 and Exacta: 4,645/1,327. The favourite was Tipped Off; owners are Mr. Kersi H Vachha, Mr. Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt Ltd, Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar & Mr. M Rishad and the trainer James Mckeown.

Mandolin (S. Sachin) won the Psychic Strength Plate (Div. I), 1,200m, with Malet Spring (Md. Talib) second, Moonlight Queen (Srinath) third and Smiles Of Fortune (Lave Kumar) fourth; margins were Nk, 1-1/4 and Lnk and the time 1m 11.74s. Malet Spring had been the favourite; the owner is Mr. Sunil Santhosh Serrao and the trainer R. Helleal Moses.

Note: Totalizer not operated for the meeting. Jackpot and pool payouts were published as Jackpot: Rs. 2,706 (paid on 4th leg); Mini Jackpot: 202; Treble (1): 4,457 (c/o); (ii): 46.