Uchchaihshravas wins Bold Venture Plate at Hyderabad

Hyderabad — Five-year-old Uchchaihshravas won the Bold Venture Plate, the feature race on Saturday’s (Oct. 17) card, having finished second at his previous start.

The meeting at Hyderabad comprised seven races with the Bold Venture Plate scheduled as a 1,200m, Category I contest for 3-year-olds and upward rated 80 and above at 4.30 p.m. Uchchaihshravas is listed as a five-year-old, ridden by Neeraj with a declared impost of 51.5. The card also included two divisions of the Peddapalli Plate, the Hard Held Plate, the Rani Rudrama Devi Trophy, the Mir Mushtaq Ali Khan Memorial Trophy and the Venus De Milo Plate.

In the Peddapalli Plate (Div. I), a 1,200m Category III race for 4-year-olds and upward rated 20 to 45 run at 1.35 p.m., Equine Power (9) ridden by P. Sai K with 60 carried the victory ahead of Varada and Sadiya. The second division of the Peddapalli Plate, run at 2.10 p.m., saw Surrealist (8) with P. Sai K (59) take first, Red Hot Punch finish second and Juramento third.

The Hard Held Plate, a 1,600m Category III event for 3-year-olds and upward run at 2.45 p.m., was won by Zorba (1) with P. Sai K on 60; Kinship placed second and Nkalanzinzi third. The Rani Rudrama Devi Trophy, a 1,600m Category II race for 4-year-olds and upward rated 40 to 65 run at 3.20 p.m., produced Pristine Glory (3) partnered by Akshay K (60) as the winner, with Special Star second.

The Mir Mushtaq Ali Khan Memorial Trophy (1,400m), a Category II contest for 3-year-olds and upward run at 3.55 p.m., was taken by Clefairy (2) ridden by A.A. Vikrant (60); Greif was second and Love In Paris third. Finishers and declared weights are as listed in the race card for each event.

The Bold Venture Plate field (1,200m, Cat. I) included One N Only (4) Surendra S 62.5, Espionage (3) Mukesh K 58.5, Diablo (6) Ajay K 55.5, Reigning Beauty (2) Md. Ismail 54, Uchchaihshravas (1) Neeraj 51.5 and Lashka (5) Kuldeep Jr. 50. The official finishing order recorded: 1. UCHCHAIHSHRAVAS, 2. ONE N ONLY.

The Venus De Milo Plate (1,400m), a no-whip Category III race for 4-year-olds and upward run at 5.05 p.m., was won by Aloy (2) with Mohit S 61.5; The Divinely finished second and Quality Warrior third.

Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. Mini Jackpot: (i) 1, 2, 3 & 4, (ii) 4, 5, 6 & 7. Treble: (i) 2, 3 & 4, (ii) 5, 6 & 7.