Prasanna-trained Knotty Legend, piloted by P. Trevor, claimed the South India 2000 Guineas (1,600m), the second classic of the season, held here on Monday (Dec. 16). The winner is the property of Mr. K. Kamesh, Mr. Ashok Ranpise. Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K. Balamukunda Das, Mr. Srikanth Badruka, Mr. M.N. Nambiar, Mr. N. Swaroop Kumar & Mr. K. Shasha Bindu Das.
Trevor, who rode confidently, kept Knotty Legend second last till the final turn. He then started manoeuvring his mount on the wide outside, the colt responded tremendously to a few reminders and took over from the leader Rodney in the last 150m to complete his fifth win in a row. Trevor won two more races on the day.
1. KINGMAN HANDICAP (1,400m): EMPRESS ROYAL (Hindu Singh) 1, Santamarina Star (Farid Ansari) 2, Windsor Walk (S.J. Moulin) 3 and Wood Art (Jitendra Singh) 4. 2-1/4, 1-3/4 and 1. 1m, 28.99s. ₹55 (w), 17, 28 and 20 (p), SHP: 113, THP: 104, FP: 553, Q: 281, Tla: 16,813. Owner: Mr. AL Ramanathan. Trainer: N. Rupa.
2. SERGEANT AT ARMS HANDICAP (Div. II) (1,200m): BOMBER JET (A.S. Peter) 1, Aurora Borealis (Farid Ansari) 2, Amazing Joy (Hindu Singh) 3 and Abnegator (Jitendra Singh) 4. 1/2, 1-1/4 and lnk. 1m, 15.57. ₹80 (w), 10, 18 and 14 (p), SHP: 43, THP: 137, FP: 420, Q: 166, Tla: 798. Owner: M/s. Zaveri Stud Farm. Trainer: D. Narredu.
3. MUKTESHWAR STUD MILLION (1,200m): SHINE (P. Trevor) 1, Grenoble (Hinmdu Singh) 2, Set In Gold (Yash Narredu) 3 and Chief Admiral (C. Brisson) 4. 1-1/2, 4 and 2. 1m, 14.85s. ₹28 (w), 156, and 14 (p), SHP: 132, THP: 58, FP: 535, Q: 253, Tla: 729. Owners: M/s. Cairnhill Stud Farm & M/s. Saranaga Racing. Trainer: Vijay Singh.
4. BUCKPASSER HANDICAP (Div. I) (1,200m): HAWK OF THE WIND (Yash Narredu) 1, Constant Variable (Koshi Kumar) 2, Fun Storm (Bharat Mal) 3 and Off Shore Breeze (C. Brisson) 4. 4-1/4, 1-1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 13.94s. ₹18 (w), 14, 47 and 23 (p), SHP: 71, THP: 102, FP: 279, Q: 141, Tla: 2,682. Owners: Mr & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders Farm, Mr. Deepesh Narredu & Mr. Anil Saraf. Trainer: D. Narredu.
5. SOUTH INDIA 2000 GUINEAS (Gr. II), (1,600m): KNOTTY LEGEND (Gusto-Dovers Hill) P. Trevor 1, RODNEY (Arod-Sea Fairey) L.A. Rozario 2, VISHWAS (Roderic O’Connor-Only For Gold) R.N. Darshan 3 and STRAORDINARIO (Arod-Blumartine) Hindu Singh 4. 4, 3-1/4 and 3-1/4. 1m, 40.15s. ₹13 (w), 12, 16 and 45 (p), SHP: 18, THP: 122, FP: 40, Q: 27, Tla: 570. Owners: Mr. K. Kamesh, Mr. Ashok Ranpise. Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K. Balamukunda Das, Mr. Srikanth Badruka, Mr. M.N. Nambiar, Mr. N. Swaroop Kumar & Mr. K. Shasha Bindu Das. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
6. BUCKPASSER HANDICAP (Div. II), (1,200m): GROOVIN (M.S. Deora) 1, Safety (P. Trevor) 2, Sheer Elegance (Hindu Singh) 3 and Wisaka (P. Vikram) 4. 3/4, 1-1/4 and 1/2. 1m, 14.19s. ₹66 (w), 20, 10 and 22 (p), SHP: 27, THP: 54, FP: 207, Q: 53, Tla: 909. Owner: Mr. Anil Saraf. Trainer: Suraj Shaw.
7. SERGEANT AT ARMS HANDICAP (Div. I), (1,200m): LAVISH GIRL (P. Trevor) 1, Greeley (M.,S. Deora) 2, Grey Beauty (R. Gochhi) 3 and Arjun (Inayat) 4. 3/4, nk and 3/4. 1m, 14.61s. ₹17 (w), 10, 20 and 23 (p), SHP: 24, THP: 34, FP: 65, Q: 61, Tla: 557. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Vijay Singh.
Jkt: ₹3,069 ( 74 tkts.), runner-up: 594 (164 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 578 (40 tkts.), Tr: 326 (77) tkts.).
Published – December 16, 2024 08:32 pm IST
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