Mystikos wins A.R. Subramanya Raj Urs Memorial Trophy at Mysuru on Oct 16

Mystikos won the A.R. Subramanya Raj Urs Memorial Trophy (1,200m) at Mysuru on Friday (Oct 16), finishing ahead of Vibrant Queen and Grizzly in the feature race held at 4:00 p.m. False rails, about 6.5m wide from 1,600m to the winning post, were in place for the meeting.

The A.R. Subramanya Raj Urs Memorial Trophy was run over 1,200 metres and was rated 60 & Above. The nine declared runners were Constant Variable (7) S.F. Ansari 60; Perfect Blend (4) S. Saqlain 59; Absolutechallenger (1) N. Darshan 57; Vibrant Queen (6) S.G. Prasad 55; Grizzly (5) Rafique S.K 54; Ultimate Blues (8) B. Dharshan 54; Mystikos (2) Antony 53.5; Ocean (—) (—) 53.5; and Drisana (3) A. Asbar 52.5. Mystikos, ridden by Antony, took first place, with Vibrant Queen second and Grizzly third.

The card opened with the Nyveli Plate (1,200m), rated 00 to 25 and scheduled for 2:00 p.m., where a 12-horse field included N R I Jetpower (1) Md. Talib 62.5, Estefania (7) P. Sai Kumar 60 and Double Scotch (6) I. Chisty 59.5. Estefania prevailed in that race, Anzac Parade finished second and Legendary Impact third.

The Mount Everest Plate (Div. II) (1,200m), rated 20 to 45 and run at 2:30 p.m., featured Honey Badger (2) Prabhu K 60, Misty Warrior (11) N. Darshan 60 and Cauvery (8) Asirvatham 59.5 among its dozen runners. Misty Warrior crossed the line first, Cauvery placed second and True Gold third.

At 3:00 p.m. the Ladies Circle India Cup (Div. I) (1,400m), rated 00 to 25, listed Elveden (6) Aleemuddin 62.5, Inicio (1) Darshan 62.5 and Sandal Queen (5) Rajesh K 62.5 in its field. Inicio won that division, Carter finished second and LG’s Script was third.

The Round Table India Cup (1,600m), rated 40 to 65 and run at 3:30 p.m., had seven runners including Mystic Divine (1) Faiz 60 and Exuberance (6) Siddaraju P 58. Star Of Light recorded the victory and Sir Calculus finished in second place.

The Ladies Circle India Cup (Div. II) (1,400m), rated 00 to 25 and run at 4:30 p.m., was won by LG’s Star, with Rising Form second and Kings Victoryqueen third. The final race, the Mount Everest Plate (Div. I) (1,200m) at 5:00 p.m., produced Excellent Warrior as the winner, Moonlight Scotch in second and Wood Art third.

Day’s best was listed as STAR OF LIGHT. Jacket allocations and training honours for the meeting were recorded as: Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Mini Jkt: 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i): 2, 3 and 4; (ii): 5, 6 and 7.