Smart Chiftan eclips all records

MUMBAI, APRIL 23: Dr Mam Ramaswamy owned bay gelding Smart Chiftan, hailing from the yard of trainer Karan Singh claimed, without being fu...

MUMBAI, APRIL 23: Dr Mam Ramaswamy owned bay gelding Smart Chiftan, hailing from the yard of trainer Karan Singh claimed, without being fully stretched, The McDowell Indian St Leger,2800 metres, the last and the longest classic of the current Mumbai season run on Sunday at Mahalakshmi.

The great son of Placerville out of Sunning was first time entrusted to jockey KPG Appu who discharged his obligation with utmost perfection. Smart Chieftan joined the ‘club of triple crown winners.` It was his 10th consecutive triumph out of 12 outings. He is the one who in addition to The Indian 2000 Guineas, The Indian Derby and Indian St Leger also won The Bangalore Derby and The Indian Turf Invitation Cup. He had earned record stake money worth nearing Rs.2 cores and will continue for years to come. He will be pitched in racing fixtures at Singapore.

This triumph gave an apportunity to his owner to lead 307th classic and Poonawalla Stud Farms to record 225th classic success. Jockey KPG Appu wonfirst time the St Leger.

RESULTS

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1. The Abdullah Khairaz Trophy (II) 2000: Mount Rose (D Khaitan) 59 Aslam Kader 1, Dominant Force 55.5 KPG Appu 2, Favorite Trick 59 B Prakash 3, Berlino 51.5 P Kamlesh 4. All 5 ran. 2 1/4, 6, 1/2. 2-6.17 Rs. 12; 7, 16 Shp 51 Fc 65 Q 32 Tanala 93 and 37 (I Sait).

2. The Philanthropist Plate (Terms, 3 yrs.Mdns.) 1100: Line of Cont4rol (M/s N Shaikh and K Dalal) 56 C Rajendra 1, Aylesfield 56 MA Gallagher 2, Dendrobium 54.5 B Prakash 3, Anthology 56 C Alford 4. All 9 ran. 3 1/4, 3 1/4, 3/4. 1-7.71 Rs. 14; 6, 6, 11 Shp 25 Fc 38 Q 15 Tanala 118 and 88 (Uttam Singh).

3. The Parkash Agricultural Products Trophy (III) 1400: Josh King (M/s Joshi and Bedi) 57.5 PS Chouhan 1, Sonalika 59 SR Bhagwat 2, The Silken Thomas 54.5 C Rajendra 3, Judgement Call 49.5 SN Chavan 4. All 7 ran. 1/2, 3/4, 7. 1-26.54 Rs. 65; 22, 8 Shp 34 Fc 374 Q 137 Tanala 896 and 488 (Joshi).

4. The Tristar Plate (IV) 1100: Lethal Striker (A Jaffer) 49 T Bernard 1, Royal Jester 58.5 Bajrang Singh 2, Shubhangini 51.5 SN Chavan 3, Timeless Appeal 54.5 Sunny Chinoy 4. All 10 ran. 3/4, N, 3/4. 1-8.34 Rs. 126; 16, 19, 9 Shp 178 Fc 8,080 Q 2,434 Tanala 49,270 and 8,446 (Mansoor Shah).

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5. The Amontillado Plate (Terms, 3 yrs.Mdns.) 1400: Storm Again (Dr VijayMallya) 56 P Shroff 1, Altazano 56 Aslam kader 2, Silver Blue 56 M Kharadi 3, Survee’s Pet 54.5 SS Bhati 4. All 10 ran. 3 3/4, SH, 4 1/4. 1-27.26 Rs.8; 6, 7, 11 Shp 15 Fc 23 Q 19 Tanala 70 and 48 (JS Dhariwal).

6. The McDowell Indian St Leger (Gr.1) (Terms) 2800: Smart Chieftan (Dr.MAM Ramaswamy) 57 KPG Appu 1, Alchemy 57 Aslam kader 2, Bonzer 57 P Shroff 3, Secret Treasure 57 C Alford 4. Not run: Desert Lord. 2 1/2, 3/4, 4. 2-58.07 Rs. 7; 6, 6, 9 Shp 15 Fc 27 Q 29 Tanala 69 and 27 (Karan Singh).

7. The Parnasus Plate (V) 1400: Nuclear Power (M/s Manghnani, Shewakramani, Arora and R Ghai) 58 KPG Appu 1, Act of Trust 54.5 Daniel Bast 2, Fine Arrow 55 B Prakash 3, Golden Gossip 54 P Ajay 4. All 11 ran. 1 3/4, 2 3/4, 2 1/2. 1-27.86 Rs. 11; 7, 9, 32 Shp 32 Fc 52 Q 40 Tanala 405 and 321 (N Lagad).

8. The Double Dan Plate (V) 110: Golden Dynasty (Dr Chintamanenis) 49.5 V Kadam 1, Knight Moves 56 B Prakash 2, Raise A Toast 59 Sunny Chinoy 3, Loveable Lips 53.5 G Janardhan 4. All 12 ran. 3 1/4, 1 3/4, 3/4. 1-8.26 Rs.27; 11, 8, 18 Shp 55 Fc 168 Q 111 Tanala 837 and 589 (Mansoor Shah).

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Treble: (I) Rs.5,282 (11 tickets) and (II) Rs.610 (194 tickets).
Super Jackpot: Rs.40,078 (13 tickets).
Jackpot: 70% Rs.34,778 (22 tickets) and 30% Rs.616 (532 tickets).
Double Forecast: (I) Rs.24 and (II) : Cf.

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