Adar and Cyrus Poonawalla presenting the Villoo C. Poonawalla Indian Derby trophy to the owners of Fynbos, Anita J. Captain, Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & K.N. Dhunjibhoy in the presence of other guests.
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EMMANUAL YOGINI
Trainer Pesi Shroff’s filly Fynbos, judiciously ridden by Tom Marquand, won the Villoo C. Poonawalla Indian Derby here on Sunday (Feb. 1). The winner is owned by Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Ms. Anita J. Captain.
British jockey Marquand settled the champion daughter of Kingda Ka out of Mahali in a handy third position till the bend. Once the field turned for home, Fynbos displayed a devastating turn of foot and powered away to score a decisive victory by 5-1/4 lengths.
1. TATTERSALLS MILLION (1,400m): VINCERO (Aditya Waydande) 1, Don Julio (Trevor) 2, Ashwa Gypsy (Siddharth) 3 and Looking Like A Wow (Ramswarup) 4. Not run: Surrealist. Long Neck, Long Neck and 1-1/2. 1m, 22.60s. ₹46 (w), 21, 17 and 49 (p). SHP: 27, FP: 201, Q: 50, Tanala: 756 and 637. Favourite: Don Julio. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Vrajesh Prabhakar Udani. Trainer: Shazaan Shah.
2. KEKI D. MEHTA MEMORIAL MILLION (1,600m): ALEXIOS (David Allan) 1, Radiant Reign (Trevor) 2, Puccini (Tom Marquand) 3 and Vortex (Yash) 4. 3-1/4, Neck and 2-3/4. 1m, 37.70s. ₹38 (w), 17 and 31 (p). SHP: 49, FP: 785, Q: 695, Tanala: 440 and 101. Favourite: Puccini. Owners: Mr. Geoffrey B. Nagpal & Mrs. Charonne Nagpal. Trainer: Sanjay Kolse.
3. RUSI PATEL TROPHY (1,600m): PRIDE’S PRINCE (Mustakim Alam) 1, African Gold (Akshay K) 2, Ravishing Beauty (Trevor) 3 and Chagall (A. Prakash) 4. 1/2, 3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 36.66s. ₹48 (w), 23 and 12 (p). SHP: 23, FP: 89, Q: 75, Tanala: 367 and 177. Favourite: African Gold. Owners: Mr. Sudendu Shah, Mrs. Preeti C. Shah, Mr. K.M. Shah, Mr. Rahul Shah, Mrs. Pooja S. Shah, Mr. Chaitanya Shah, Mr. Jayesh Kantilal Shah, Mr. Chetan Kantilal Shah & Mr. Tanmay V. Mathurawala rep. Shah Equines LLP & Mr. Kishore P. Rungta. Trainer: Imtiaz A. Sait.
4. SIR HOMI MEHTA MILLION (1,200m): LADY SCARLET (P. Trevor) 1, Pinnacle (Yash) 2, Beast Mode (David Allan) 3 and Rambo (T.S. Jodha) 4. 3-1/4, 1-1/2 and 4-1/4. 1m, 9.22s. ₹18 (w), 10, 22 and 14 (p). SHP: 65, FP: 154, Q: 242, Tanala: 344 and 92. Favourite: Lady Scarlet. Owners: Mr. Jaisal Singh, Mr. Geoffrey B. Nagpal, Mr. Angad Singh rep. Mukteshwar Rac. LLP & Mr. Maloji Bhosale. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
5. THACKERS ECLIPSE STAKES OF INDIA (Gr. 2) (2,000m): KING KE (C. Umesh) 1, Thalassa (Mustakim) 2, Psychic Star (Vivek G) 3 and Evaldo (Akshay K) 4. 1-3/4, Short Head and 3/4. 2m, 00.06s. ₹141 (w), 32, 17 and 12 (p). SHP: 47, FP: 234, Q: 649, Tanala: 2,042 and 566. Favourite: Psychic Star. Owners: Mr & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke, Mrs. Daisy K.D. B. Mehta & Mr Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt Ltd & Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP. Trainer: P. Shroff.
6. RATTONSEY MULTI-MILLION (1,400m): BUCKINGHAM (David Allan) 1, D’ Artagnan (Vivek G) 2, Nebula (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Admirable (Akshay K) 4. 4. 1-1/2, 3-1/2 and 2-1/2. 1m, 21.95s. ₹21 (w), 13 and 14 (p). SHP: 27, FP: 43, Q: 13, Tanala: 40 and 22. Favourite: Buckingham. Owners: Mr. Arun Alagappan rep. Arun Alagappan Racing LLP. Trainer: Karhthik Ganapathy.
7. VILLOO C. POONAWALLA INDIAN DERBY (Gr. 1) (2,400m): FYNBOS (Kingda Ka-Mahali) (Tom Marquand) 1, Sovereign King (Top Class-Starlet) (Akshay Kumar) 2, Kings Gambit (Deauville-China Creek) (Yash Narredu) 3 and Red Bishop (Kingda Ka-Solar Midnight) (P. Trevor) 4. 5-1/4, 2-1/4 and 1. 2m, 27.62s. ₹27 (w), 12, 26 and 37 (p). SHP: 66, FP: 350, Q: 206, Tanala: 2,810 and 1,493. Favourite: Baychimo. Owners: Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Ms. Anita J. Captain. Trainer: P. Shroff.
8. COROMANDEL GROMOR MILLION powered by Coromandel International Ltd (1,200m): SOCIAL BUTTERFLY (P. Trevor) 1, Scaramouche (T.S. Jodha) 2, Fontana (Ramswarup) 3 and Esperanza (Aditya) 4. 1-1/4, 1 and Neck. 1m, 09.23s. ₹37 (w), 13, 36 and 38 (p). SHP: 66, FP: 710, Q: 333, Tanala: 3,329 and 1,019. Favourite: Western Star. Owners: Mr. Mukul Sonawala, Mr. Nozer Panthaky, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mr. Karius Dadachanji, Mr. P.J. Vazifdar, Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. Munchi P. Shroff & Mr. K.H. Vachha. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
9. QUEEN’S NECKLACE MILLION (1,200m): DESERT CLASSIC (Mukesh Kumar) 1, Ministry Of Time (Trevor) 2, Santana Row (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Tropical Paradise (Parmar) 4. 3/4, 1- 3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 10.60.s. ₹41 (w), 15, 13 and 19 (p). SHP: 42, FP: 186, Q: 101, Tanala: 70%: 438 and 208. Favourite: Ministry Of Time. Owner: Mr. M.N. Mirza. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan.
Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹16,360 (22 tkts.) & 30%: 2,488 (62 tkts.); (ii) 70%: 32,844 (211 tkts.) & 30%: 1,627 (1,825 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 1,959 (17 tkts.), (ii) 357 (112 tkts.), (iii) 791 (96 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 70%: 19,078 (9 tkts.) & 30%: 920 (80 tkts.).
