Secret Saint wins Taj Mahal Plate at Hyderabad on Oct. 12
Secret Saint, a five-year-old gelding ridden by Trevor, won the Taj Mahal Plate (1,600m) at Hyderabad on October 12, 2026. The race was the chief event of Monday’s card and was scheduled at 4.30 p.m.
The Taj Mahal Plate was run over 1,600m for 5-y-o and upward horses rated 60 to 85 (Cat. II). Secret Saint carried 54.5 under Trevor to claim first place; Glorious Power (Md. Ismail) finished second carrying 53.5 and Lucky Zone (Kuldeep Jr.) was third carrying 51.5. The full declared field included Vivaldo (Bhawani S) at 60, Celestial (M.S. Deora) 57.5, Silver Act (Mukesh K) 56.5 and others down to Krystallos (P. Sai K) 50.5.
In the Nirmal Plate (Div. II), a 1,200m event for 3-y-o and upward rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III) run at 12.40 p.m., Shooting Star (Deepak S) carried 60 to victory. Star Councillor (D.S. Deora) and Goddess Of Light (Gaurav) finished second and third respectively. The race produced the result line: 1. SHOOTING STAR, 2. STAR COUNCILLOR, 3. GODDESS OF LIGHT.
The Nawab Mehdi Jung Bahadur Memorial Trophy (Div. II) over 1,100m, for 5-y-o and upward rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II) with a no-whip condition at 1.10 p.m., was taken by Flying Fury. The declared weights listed Flying Fury (G. Naresh) with the figure shown as 557; Shadow Fax (Surendra S) and Arthisha (D.S. Deora) were placed second and third. The published result read: 1. FLYING FURY, 2. SHADOW FAX, 3. ARTHISHA.
The Saddle Up Plate, a 2,000m contest for 3-y-o and upward rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III) at 1.40 p.m., produced HOPING STAR as the winner. Hoping Star was listed as (6) Sohan K 59 in the declarations, with Aakarshaka (Md. Ismail) placed second and Concordia (B.R. Kumar) among the remaining runners. The result summary recorded: 1. HOPING STAR, 2. AAKARSHAKA.
In the Nawab Mehdi Jung Bahadur Memorial Trophy (Div. I), run at 2.10 p.m. over 1,100m for 5-y-o and upward rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II) with no whip, SHOOLIN finished first. Shoolin was declared as (6) D.S. Deora 57.5; Romantic Grey (Surendra S) and Leather Back (Raique Sk.) took second and third places. The official placings read: 1. SHOOLIN, 2. ROMANTIC GREY, 3. LEATHER BACK.
The Nizamabad Plate, over 1,100m for 3-y-o and upward rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III) at 2.45 p.m., was won by N R I CRYPTO POWER. The winner was declared as (4) Trevor 57.5, with Farsiris (Kuldeep Jr.) second and Costa Mesa (P. Sai K) third among a 12-runner field. The published daily notes also listed N R I CRYPTO POWER as Day’s Best.
Day’s Best: N R I CRYPTO POWER Jackpot: (i) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 5, (ii) 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9. Mini Jackpot: (i) 3, 4, 5 & 6, (ii) 6, 7, 8 & 9. Treble: (i) 2, 3 & 4, (ii) 4, 5 & 6. (iii) 7, 8 & 9.