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MUMBAI, Sept 28: Bharat Singh trained Desert Shot was brilliantly ridden by Malcom Kharadi to a thrilling victory in the 2000 metres Calcut...

MUMBAI, Sept 28: Bharat Singh trained Desert Shot was brilliantly ridden by Malcom Kharadi to a thrilling victory in the 2000 metres Calcutta Monsoon Derby, the feature event of the races held at Calcutta today.

Trainer R Alford, jockey S Narredu and R Gowli scored a double each.Following are the results with dividends paid at Pune and Mahalakshmi for the 17th day of Calcutta Monsoon Meeting:

1. The Flower Dust Cup (VA) 1000: Autocratic 50.5 E Ahmed 1, King Rat 2, Love Care 3, Casual Lies 4. 3/4, N, Sh. 1-7.8 Rs 139; 40, 10 Fc 1,986 Shp 35 Q 372 Tanala 2,386 & 1,534 (T N Jaiswal).

2. The Fair Manzar Handicap (IV) 1000: Big Mac 53 S Narredu 1, Kristal King 2, Blessed One 3, Admiralty 4. 1/2, 3/4, 2. 1-7.1 Rs 11; 8, 14 Fc 60 Shp 59 Q 62 Tanala 320 and 120 (RW Alford).

3. The Destiny Boy Handicap (VA) 1400: Royal Academy 52 Akhtar 1, Twinkling Blosom 2, Sovereign Flower 3, Atlantic Dream 4. 3 3/4, 7 1/2, 5 1/2. 1-33.5 Rs 63; 10, 8, 6 Fc 592 Shp 32 Q 243 Tanala 995 and 325 (D Karki).

4. The Douetil Memorial Cup (III) 1000: Michiko 49.5 S Shanker 1, Burning Kiss 2, Magic Ring 3, Genius Boy 4. 3 3/4, 7 1/2, 5 1/2. 1-6.5 Rs 77; 15, 8, 6 Fc 634 Shp 47 Q 47 Tanala 4,345 and 325 (J Stephens).

5. The Calcutta Monsoon Derby (Terms, 3 yrs.) 2000: Desert Shot 55 M Kharadi 1, Aladancer 2, Anticipator 3, Alambar 4. 2, 6 3/4, 9 2-10.2 Rs 19; 7, 6, 10 Fc 85 Shp 25 Q 24 Tanala 223 and 166 (Bharath Singh).

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6. The Happy Scout Handicap 1200: Private Persuasion 52.5 RV Gowli 1, Lorenzo 2, Alderman 3, Drinkwiththedevil 4. 2 1/2, 6 3/4, N. 1-24.5 Rs 8; 5, 7, 12 Fc 23 Shp 16 Q 28 Tanala 76 & 51 ( Vijay Singh).

7. The Gamble For Love Cup (II) 1200: Troubadour 62.5 S Narredu 1, Prince Satsuma 2, Arctic Sunrise 3, Hot Stepper 4. 3/4, N, 4 1/4. 1-13.1 Rs 40; 13, 13 Fc 588 Shp 27 Q 208 Tanala 430 and 170 (RW Alford).

8. The Moon Fairy Handicap (III) 1200: The Chang Pha 59.5 RV Gowli 1, Tolerance 2, Sunda’s Boss 3, Romantic Envoy 4. 1/2, 1, 3/4. 1-19.4 Rs 21; 7, 11, 9 Fc 161 Shp 49 Q 104 Tanala 2,590 and 385 (Rodrigues Jr).

Treble: (I) carried over and (II) Rs 389 (58 tickets). Jackpot: 70% Rs 23,657 (4 tickets) and 30% Rs.2,897 (14 tickets). Six Up: 70% carried over and 30% Rs.1,615 (2 tickets).

Double Forecast: (I) Rs 81 & (II): carried over.