Storm Again gallops to glory

Stone Ridge set the tune of the pace leisurely followed by Inquisition, Altimara, Perceived Value, Mosaic and Storm Again while the rest were left behind with Allaire lying in the rear bunch. They ran almost in a similar file till the 600 metre marker with both Storm Again and Allaire making steady progress.

Stone Ridge brought the field into view from stands closely followed by Inquisition and Perceived Value while Storm Again and Allaire were in the mid bunch, each waiting for the other to make final bid. Nearing 400 metres, the moment Shroff gave Storm Again a crack reminding of the task ahead, he galloped to race like a bullet. Allaire too made its effort challenging Storm Again but soon the daughter of Razeen realised that she was up against a hopeless task as Storm Again went well out of reach.

Perhaps a slight error of judgement in striking at the right time by Aslam Kader dashed all hopes of Allaire.

The supporting event of the day, The Breeders8217; Produce Stakes, also saw lesser fancied Memories Of You winning from pillar to post.

Memories of You took a fly jump and led the field all along. Jockey C Rajendra extracted that extra bit left in his mount in the last part to stave off the late challenges of fast finishing Snow Dew and Wild Eagle.

The Derby day left punters in bad taste as only two of the favourites could oblige in a 10-race programme.

Trainer CD Katrak saddled three winners while jockey Mallesh Narredu scored a good double.

Following were the results:

1. The Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. Trophy 18-46 2400m: Count Dracula Magansingh P Jodha, PS Jodha, AHmed I Rahimtoola amp; WA Busheri 58 Belose 1, Saytarra 54.5 Prakash 2, Au Revoir 47.5 Aadesh 3, Stardotcom 53 M Narredu 4. All 10 ran. Shd, 1 1/4, Shd. 2-34.77. Rs 97; 14, 16, 21; Shp 69, Fc 1004, Q 572, Tanala 100 30462 MP Jodha.

2. The KT Sampat Trophy 54-82 1000m: Green Paradise Dr MAM Ramaswamy 57 Prakash 1, Stolichnaya 52.5 Gallagher 2, Soviet Ride 60.5 Shroff 3, Winawin 48 Aaron 4. All 13 ran. 3/4, 3/4, Hd. 1-0.57. Rs 41; 10, 39, 9; Shp 97, Fc 4128, Q 749, Tanala 10379 and 1068 Dallas.

3. The Mysore Race Club Trophy 0-28 1600m: Eka SM Ruia 58 Hughes 1, Menorca 60.5 Lynch 2, Fly By Alibi 58 M Narredu 3, Romanza 55 McCullagh 4. All 16 ran. 4 1/4, Shd, 1 3/4. 1-40.26. Rs 31; 11, 12, 14; Shp 106, Fc 260, Q 231, Tanala 2381 and 1284 Subhag.

4. The Delhi Race Club Trophy 3Y 1200m: Initiate KN Dhunjibhoy and ZK Dhunjibhoy amp; AS Narielwala 54.5 M Narredu 1. Name Of Love 54.5 Gallagher 2, Super Sword 56 Lynch 3, Rich Crown 56 Hughes 4. All 17 ran. 1 3/4, 1, 3. 1-14.04. Rs 41; 12, 8, 15; Shp 35, Fc 268, Q 110, Tanala 1979 and 882 CD Katrak.

5. The RN Kanga Trophy 78 amp; up 1400m: Lady Moura Capt Jamshed J Appoo and GN Pedder 51 McCullagh 1, Run For Glory 55.5 M Narredu 2, Columbus 58.5 Chouhan 3, Gold Dust 52 S Narredu 4. Not run: Placid. 5, 2 1/2, 5 1/2. 1-24.40. Rs 6; 6, 12; Shp 34, Fc 34, Q 28, Tanala 98 and 37 CD Katrak.

6. The Hyderabad Silver Vase 0-28 1000m: Arctic Girl DJ Surti and Darius D Surti amp; Jehangir D Surti 54 Zameer 1, Vengeance 57.5 Belose 2, Twinkling Star 52 Ranjane 3, Way Beyond 56.5 Mandeep 4. All 22 ran. 1 1/4, 1 3/4, Nk. 1-1.66. Rs 21; 11, 9, 12; Shp 48, Fc 202, Q 115, Tanala 555 and 162 DJ Surti.

7. The Breeders8217; Produce Stakes Grade 2 3Y 1400m: Memories Of You Shapoor P Mistry and Rusi N Sethna amp; G Essaji 50.5 Rajendra 1, Snow Dew 53 Hughes 2, Wild Eagle 57 Chouhan 3, The Pelican 54 McCullagh 4. Not run: Chiliandrina. 2 1/4, Shd, 1 1/4. 1-25.37. Rs 40; 8, 8, 6; Shp 35, Fc 398, Q 175, Tanala 395 and 123 CD Katrak.

8. The McDowell Indian Derby Grade I 4Y 2400m: Storm Again Vijay Mallya amp; Dr Cyrus S Poonawalla amp; Villoo C Poonawalla 57 Shroff 1, Allaire 55.5 Aslam 2, Perceived Value 55.5 Hughes 3, Mosaic 55.5 Lynch 4. All 14 ran. 3 1/4, 2 3/4, 1 1/4. 2-31.90. Rs 27; 6, 6, 37; Shp 28, Fc 50, Q 20, Tanala 978 and 1011 JS Dhariwal.

9. The Madras Race Club Trophy 18-46 1000m: Heroic R Rashid Farah Lawyer and A Rashid 55.5 M Narredu 1, Different Crown 57.5 Aaron 2, Foreign Connection 54.5 Kamlesh 3, Isle Of Spice 56 Rajendra 4. All 20 ran. 1/2, 4 1/4, Shd. 1-0.83. Rs 29; 12, 15, 18; Shp 96, Fc 674, Q 872, Tanala 6545 and 2310 HJ Antia.

10. The Royal Calcutta Turf Club Trophy 36-64 1200m: Zeisha Aziz Jaffer amp; Mumtaz A Jaffer 53 Appu 1, Helianthus 54 McCullagh 2, Gironde 54 M Narredu 3, Afilado 59 Gallagher 4. All 15 ran. 1/2, 4 3/4, 3/4. 1-12.71. Rs 114; 25, 21, 7; Shp 194, Fc 6712, Q 1132, Tanala 9469 and 2512 SN Joshi.

Treble: I Rs 3073 16 Tkts., II Rs 614 99 amp; III Rs 11873 11.

Jackpot: I 70 Rs 84567 5 amp; 30 Rs 1438 126 and II 70 Rs 476241 2 amp; 30 Rs 8164 50.

Super Jackpot: I 70 Rs 40437 2 amp; 30 Rs 753 46 and II 70 Rs 121687 1 amp; 30 Rs 669 78.