The 15 to 1 longshot Red Bishop, ridden by Neeraj Rawal, sprang a surprise by beating stablemate hot favourite Fynbos at the wire, in the Indian St. Leger (Gr. 1), the stellar attraction of Sunday’s (Sept. 20) races here.
The winner is owned by Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Ms. Anita J. Captain, Mr. & Mrs. D.P. Adenwalla, Mr. A.S. Narielwala, Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Mr. James O’ Donnell & Mr. Abhilash Puljal rep. Kingsmoor World India Pvt. Ltd.
Pesi Shroff trains the winner. Shroff saddled two more winners of the day.
This son of Kingda Ka-Solar Midnight was confidently held at the rear by jockey Neeraj until the 1,000m mark, and gradually improved to fourth place as the field approached the bend.
On entering the home straight, he produced a tremendous burst of speed to overhaul the front-runners and upset his stablemate Fynbos, beating her by half a length.
This victory also marked a significant milestone for Shroff who completed his 100th Classic success as a trainer.
1. JANARDHAN SALVER (1,000m): HOWLIN WOLF (N.S. Parmar) 1, Moment Of Madness (Siddharth) 2, Etoile (Omkar) 3 and Between Friends (P. Dhebe) 4. Not run: Ma Cherie. 1, 3/4 and Short Head. 59. 21s. ₹60 (w), 39 and 42 (p). SHP: 53, FP: 523, Q: 579, Tanala: 3,836 and 747. Favourite: House Of Lords.
Owner: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M.K. Jadhav.
2. S.S. SHAH SALVER (1,600m): ROSARIO (S. Siddharth) 1, Dreamer (Parmar) 2, Break Point (Antony Raj) 3 and Opus Dei (Trevor) 4. 3, 1-1/2 and 2-3/4. 1m 37. 23s. ₹17 (w), 16 and 19 (p). SHP: 40, FP: 83, Tanala: 103 and 50. Favourite: Rosario.
Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke. Trainer: P. Shroff.
3. B.K. LAGAD SALVER (Div. II) (1,200m): GOLD BAR (Ramswarup) 1, Zephyr (S. Kamble) 2, Neutron (Parmar) 3 and Aeon Flux (C. Umesh) 4. 4, 2-3/4 and Nose. 1m 8.88s. ₹23 (w), 16, 28 and 19 (p). SHP: 103, FP: 489, Q: 234, Tanala: 2, 666 and 672. Favourite: Gold Bar.
Owners: M/s. Kunal N. Sharma & Chirag Sharma. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
Note: In this race Queen Caroline (Prasad up) planted into the stalls and did not participate.
4. SHAMU CHAVAN SALVER (1,400m): BISHOP (Vivek G) 1, Dedication (Neeraj) 2, Don Julio (Sandesh) 3 and Rambler (Zeeshan) 4. Not run: Spanish Eyes. Short Head, 1/2 and 6. 1m 25.31s. ₹19 (w), 14 and 13 (p). SHP: 25, FP: 72, Q: 28, Tanala: 60 and 22. Favourite: Bishop.
Owner: Mrs. Liane Luthria. Trainer: P. Shroff.
5. UTTAM SINGH TROPHY (1,800m): FUNNY BUNNY (Antony Raj S) 1, Land Of Plenty (Bhawani) 2, Acropolis (A. Prakash) 3 and Tajiri (C. Umesh) 4. 3, 3/4 and Long Neck. 1m 53.03s. ₹18 (w), 11, 26 and 67 (p). SHP: 38, FP: 147, Q: 82, Tanala: 1,727 and 1,481. Favourite: Funny Bunny.
Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd., & Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan.
6. S.K. SUNDERJI SALVER (1,400m): PURE SOUL (P. Trevor) 1, New Star (Yash) 2, Acrobatic (Neeraj Rawal) 3 and Rogue (Zeeshan) 4. Not run: Shimmer. 4-1/4, 2 and 3/4. 1m 26.39s. ₹15 (w), 11, 18 and 22 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 70, Q: 52, Tanala: 349 and 198. Favourite: Pure Soul.
Owners: Mr. SP. Thirunavukkarasu, Mr. Meka Yugandhar & Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar P.
7. INDIAN ST. LEGER (Gr. 1) (2,800m): RED BISHOP (Kingda Ka – Solar Midnight) (Neeraj Rawal) 1, Fynbos (Kingda Ka – Mahali) (Vivek G) 2, Arrived (Deauville – Transformation) (P. Trevor) 3 and Caccini (Leitir Mor – Forever Glory) (A. Sandesh) 4. 1/2, 5-1/5 and 11-1/2. 2m 56.46s. ₹102 (w), 36 and 12 (p). SHP: 47, FP: 342, Q: 47, Tanala: 681 and 486. Favourite: Fynbos.
Owners: Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Ms. Anita J. Captain, Mr. & Mrs. D.P. Adenwalla, Mr. A.S. Narielwala, Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Mr. James O’ Donnell & Mr. Abhilash Puljal rep. Kingsmoor World India Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.
8. B.K. LAGAD SALVER (Div. I) (1,200m): RIZZ (A. Sandesh) 1, Red Lighting (Neeraj) 2, Trainquila (P. Dhebe) 3 and Believe (R. Ajinkya) 4. Not run: Horizon. Short Head, 3 and 2-1/4. 1m 9.53s. ₹15 (w), 10, 11 and 22 (p). SHP: 27, FP: 32, Q: 20, Tanala: 136 and 150. Favourite: Rizz.
Owners: Mr. Shiven Surendranath rep. Diamond Band Racing Syndicate Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP, M/s. Jehan Sataravala & Syed Ainuddin Arif. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
9. NANA RAGHUNATH SALVER (1,400m): GOLDEN HEART (Saurav Rawat) 1, Beyond Stars (Zervan) 2, Flashman (Omkar) 3 and Ashwa Ankara (Siddharth) 4. 1/2, 1-1/2 and 2. 1m 27.76s. ₹47 (w), 16, 16 and 29 (p). SHP: 38, FP: 287, Q: 116, Tanala: 990 and 370. Favourite: South Beach.
Owners: Mrs. B.E. Saldanha, Mr. Aftab Singh & Mr. Mehtab Singh rep. Sohna Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. M. Narredy, Mr. Roopesh M. Kaul rep. Phantom Racing LLP & Mr. James O’ Donnell & Mr. Abhilash Puljal rep. Kingsmoor World India Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M. Narredu.
Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹227 (867 tkts.), 30%: 70 (1,206 tkts.); (ii) 70%: 7, 694 (80 tkts.), 30%: 535 (93 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 139 (144 tkts.), (ii) 700 (28 tkts.), (iii) 2,158 (13 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 70%: 25,582 (1 tkt), 30%: 1,096 (10 tkts.).
