Sea Sparrow canters to glory

1. The M D Petit Plate (For horses rated 20 to 46) 1600 metres: Doi Moi (M/s S M Ruia,J H Damania & Jehangoo M Nazir) 58 Neeraj Rawal 1,Western Challenge 59 S Zervan 2,French Kiss 58.5 Daniel M Grant 3,Psychic Power 52.5 Imran Chisty 4,Flo Nightingale 49 S K Jadhav 5. Won by: 2,1 3/4,3 1/2,distances. Time: 1-39.04 seconds. Tote: Rs 26 for win; Rs 16 and Rs 14 for places; second horse pool: Rs 26,Forecast Rs 65,Quinella Rs 25,Tanala 70 per cent Rs 126 and 30 per cent Rs 57.

2. The Sion F Nessim Plate-Division I (For horses rated 0 to 26) 1800 metres: The Giant (Mr Herbert Eugene Edwards) 61.5 Imran Chisty 1,Desert Dynamite 57 R Rupesh 2,Highland Quest 59 Daniel M Grant 3,Saddlers Rule 62 S Zervan 4,Saarah 60.5 J Chinoy 5. Won by: 4 1/2,2 1/2,5,2 1/4. Time: 1-54.41 seconds. Tote: Rs 33 for win; Rs 16,Rs 21 and Rs 16 for places; second horse pool: Rs 65,Forecast Rs 145,Quinella Rs 105,Tanala 70 per cent Rs 380 and 30 per cent Rs 109.

3. The J D & Peggy Banatwalla Trophy (Terms; 3 years old only) 1600 metres: Sea Sparrow (Mr Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan rep. Wadhawan Livestock Pvt Ltd) 57 Daniel M Grant 1,Si Como No 51.5 Neeraj Rawal 2,Bemisaal 53 Sunny Chinoy 3,Torcello 53 Malcolm Kharadi 4. Won by: 8,1 3/4,3 1/4. Time: 1-41.72 seconds. Tote: Rs 11 for win; Rs 10 and Rs 13 for places; second horse pool: Rs 16,Forecast Rs 14,Quinella Rs 13,Tanala 70 per cent Rs 23 and 30 per cent Rs 13.

4. The Aziz Ahmedbhoy Trophy (For horses rated 60 to 86) 1400 metres: Chios (Mr & Mrs K N Dhunjibhoy,Mr & Mrs Z K Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd) 47.5 Nadeem Alam 1,Dancing Glory 51.5 Neeraj Rawal 2,Feet Of Flames 55.5 Imran Chisty 3,Rococo 59 Dashrath Singh 4,The Rising 56.5 A R Mani 5. Won by: 1,2 3/4,1 3/4,8 1/2. Time: 1-25.16 seconds. Tote: Rs 34 for win; Rs 16 and Rs 13 for places; second horse pool: Rs 39,Forecast Rs 54,Quinella Rs 17,Tanala 70 per cent Rs 88 and 30 per cent Rs 54.

5. The Racing Journalists Trophy (For horses rated 40 to 66) 1000 metres: Hymns To Freedom (Mr Magansingh P Jodha) 50.5 Neeraj Rawal 1,Cameo 55.5 Imran Chisty 2,Paris Hilton 44 Kishore Kadam 3,Arabian Pride 53.5 T S Jodha 4,Blazing Speed 54 T Atul 5. Won by: 2 1/4,1/2,1/2,1 1/2. Time: 1-00.01 seconds. Tote: Rs 76 for win; Rs 20,Rs 11 and Rs 32 for places; second horse pool: Rs 54,Forecast Rs 107,Quinella Rs 54,Tanala 70 per cent Rs 611 and 30 per cent Rs 362.

6. The S A Wahid Plate (Terms; 3 years maidens only) 1000 metres: River Blitz (Mr Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan rep. Wadhawan Livestock Pvt Ltd) 55 Daniel M Grant 1,Feona 53.5 M Narredu 2,Their Lil Sister 53.5 T S Jodha 3,Royal Gesture 52.5 D K Ashish 4,Super King 55 Sunny Chinoy 5. Won by: 2 1/2,1 3/4,2 1/2,2 1/2. Time: 1-00.08 seconds. Tote: Rs 16 for win; Rs 11,Rs 14 and Rs 16 for places; second horse pool: Rs 28,Forecast Rs 24,Quinella Rs 28,Tanala 70 per cent Rs 49 and 30 per cent Rs 32.

7. The Sion F Nessim Plate-Division II (For horses rated 0 to 26) 1800 metres: Rattle (Sagitarius Racing Syndicate’s Represented by,Dr Jagjit Singh Dhiman,Mr Kapil Sehgal,Mr R Sudesh Iyer,Mr Sushil Manmohan Shergill,Mr Raman Hirji Maroo) 57 Dashrath Singh 1,Forest Native 52.5 A M Tograllu 2,Es Sider 58 Imran Chisty 3,Yowza 52 S Zervan 4,Aristocratical 54 Sunny Chinoy 5. Won by: 2 1/2,1 1/4,1 1/2,1/2. Time: 1-57.16 seconds. Tote: Rs 184 for win; Rs 38,Rs 33 and Rs 13 for places; second horse pool: Rs 100,Forecast Rs 1455,Quinella Rs 919,Tanala 70 per cent Rs 5404 and 30 per cent Rs 1158.

8. The R R Komandur Plate (For horses rated 20 to 46) 1200 metres: Gatravat (M/s R L Agarwal & B I Agarwal) 60.5 Dashrath Singh 1,Game Of Power 50 Kishore Kadam 2,Suraj 61 T S Jodha 3,Stud Of Gold 58.5 Imran Chisty 3,Raging Star 58 Neeraj Rawal 5,Anamika 52 Satish Nayak 6. Won by: 5,1,3 1/4,dead heat. Time: 1-13.08 seconds. Tote: Rs 39 for win; Rs 16,Rs 28 and Rs 7/ Rs 9 for places; second horse pool: Rs 74,Forecast Rs 326,Quinella Rs 267,Tanala 70 per cent Rs 423 and 30 per cent Rs 154.

Jackpot pool: 70 per cent Rs 22140 on 21 tickets and 30 per cent Rs 1620 on 123 tickets. Super Jackpot pool: 70 per cent Rs 5434 on 27 tickets and 30 per cent Rs 361 on 174 tickets. 1st Treble pool:Rs 128 on 310 tickets. 2nd Treble pool: Rs 908 on 81 tickets.

An impressive winner in his last outing,Buster,appears to have a good chance to score in the P R Mehta Trophy,the feature event of the Mumbai Races to be held at the Mahalaxmi Race Course on Saturday. Thanda and Rising Hero may pose problems for Buster.

Selections
1. The Dr. A H Sayed Plate-Division II 1000 M: Statjford 1,Last Nights Sonnet 2,Wind Storm 3.
2. The Dr. A H Sayed Plate-Division I 1000 M: Sunburst 1,Highland Vision 2,Real Dream 3.
3. The A Hoyt. Plate 1200 M: Black Falcon 1,Creme De La Creme 2,River Star 3.
4. The P R Mehta Trophy 2000 M: Buster1,Thanda,Rising Hero 3.
5. The K M Munshi Trophy 1000 M: Successor 1,Premier Perception 2,Wild Temper 3.
6. The Racing Officials Trophy-Division II 1200 M: Snowden 1,El Banduq 2,Daffodils 3.
7. The Trainers Trophy1400 M: 1. Pure Devotion 1,Gatravat 2,Bonny Light 3.
8. Racing Officials Trophy-Division I 1200 M: Forbes List 1,War Of Attrition 2,Moonstorm 3.
9. The Samuel Nathan Plate1200 M: Khubsoorat 1,Viceroy 2,Regina 3.