Thalassa on high in Gamble For Love Trophy

The underside-weighted filly Thalassa, ridden by apprentice Aditya Waydande, edged out Christophany in an exhilarating end to win the Gamble For Love Trophy, the characteristic occasion of the opening day’s races of the Pune Racing Season right here on Friday (July 18).

The winner is owned by Mr. Cowas D. Bajan, Ajay Jalan rep. Ultimo Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd, M/s. Thanniru Srinivas, Ranjit Pai, Narendra Kumar Ambwani and Chanakaya Sanjeevkumar Gaur. Faisal Abbas trains the winner.

1. SEASON OPENER PLATE (Div. II) (1,000m): LORD ERIC (P. Trevor) 1, Lightning Mcqueen (Yash) 2, Menjou’s Moustache (Ramswarup) 3 and Second Of Insanity (Siddharth) 4. Not run: Otello. 1-3/4, 1-1/4 and Brief Head. 58.82s. ₹18 (w), 10, 16 and 29 (p). SHP: 41, FP: 83, Q: 54, Tanala: 478 and 380. Favorite: Lord Eric. House owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., M/s. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Karius Dadachanji, S.R. Sanas. Saleem Fazelbhoy & Mukul Sonawala. Coach: Dallas Todywalla.

2. ELEGANCE PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Aditya Waydande) 1, Purple Martini (Nirmal) 2, Speaking Level (Prasad) 3 and Leo The Lion (A. Prakash) 4. 1-1/4, 4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 10.44s. ₹25 (w), 10, 23 and 37 (p). SHP: 52, FP: 207, Q: 103, Tanala: 1,091 and 611. Favorite: Bohemian Rhapsody. House owners: M/s. Zaheer Lalkaka, Vikram Bachhawat rep. Bachhawat Farms Pvt. Ltd, Homi D. Bhagwagar, Arzaan H. Bhagwagar & Hosidar Daji. Coach: Hosidar Daji.

3. VIBRANT PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m): FABLE (A. Sandesh) 1, Past Stars (Antony Raj) 2, Moonlight Kiss (C. Umesh) 3 and Golden Coronary heart (S.J. Sunil) 4. Not run: AR First Star. 3-3/4, Head and three/4. 1m, 26.30s. ₹16 (w), 12, 13 and 25 (p). SHP: 41, FP: 77, Q: 70, Tanala: 221 and 97. Favorite: Fable. House owners: Mr. Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt. Ltd. Coach: Adhirajsingh Jodha.

4. SEASON OPENER PLATE (Div. I) (1,000m): BEE MAGICAL (Neeraj Rawal) 1, Zephyr (Yash) 2, Mojo (Service provider) 3 and Diligence (Trevor) 4. 2, Brief Head and Brief Neck. 58.73s. ₹22 (w), 20, 10 and 60 (p). SHP: 41, FP: 62, Q: 47, Tanala: 813 and 326. Favorite: Bee Magical. House owners: Equus Racing & Mr. Mukul Sonawala. Coach: Imtiaz A. Sait.

5. ELEGANCE PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): SHE’S A TEASER (Bhawani Singh) 1, Zip Alongside (C. Umesh) 2, Continental Drift (Santosh) 3 and Ma Cherie (Prasad) 4. 4-1/2, 3/4 and a pair of. 1m, 11.32s. ₹49 (w), 17, 12 and 20 (p). SHP: 34, FP: 130, Q: 63, Tanala: 573 and 476. Favorite: Zip Alongside. Proprietor: Mr. Ketan S. Wakkar. Coach: S. Waheed.

6. D.Ok. ASHISH SALVER (1,200m): DARCY (A. Sandesh) 1, Merlet (Antony Raj) 2, Between Lands (Yash) 3 and Conjurer (V. Bunde) 4. 2, 2-1/4 and a pair of. 1m, 9.49s. ₹29 (w), 13, 10 and 16 (p). SHP: 43, FP: 96, Q: 38, Tanala: 383 and 263. Favorite: Merlet. House owners: M/s. Chanakya Sanjeevkumar Gaur & Narendra Kumar Ambwani. Coach: Faisal A. Abbas.

7. GAMBLE FOR LOVE TROPHY (1,400m): THALASSA (Aditya Waydande) 1, Christophany (Neeraj) 2, Market King (Antony Raj) 3 and It’s My Time (Sandesh) 4. Lengthy Neck, 2 and three/4. 1m, 24.55s. ₹96 (w), 28, 12 and 41 (p). SHP: 20, FP: 889, Q: 215, Tanala: 3,130 and three,577. Favorite: Snowfall. House owners: M/s. Cowas D. Bajan, Ajay Jalan rep. Ultimo Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd., Thanniru Srinivas, Ranjit Pai, Narendra Kumar Ambwani & Chanakya Sanjeevkumar Gaur. Coach: Faisal A. Abbas.

8. VIBRANT PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m): WIND DANCER (Navnath Bhosale) 1, Problem Accepted (Antony Raj) 2, Pure (Parmar) 3 and Endurance (V. Bunde) 4. 3-1/4, Lengthy Neck and 4-1/2. 1m, 25.95s. ₹89 (w), 16, 10 and 13 (p). SHP: 61, FP; 349, Q: 45, Tanala: 752 and 526. Favorite: Problem Accepted. House owners: M/s. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mukul Sonawala, Nozer Panthaky, P.J. Vazifdar & M. Rishad. Coach: Dallas Todywalla.

9. COLUMBIA PLATE (1,200m): Declared null and void.

Notice: First favorite Fourth Wing had gained the race by a brief neck from Midnight Categorical, however an enquiry was held on the behest of the stipendiary stewards. The starter reported that a number of horses have been stressed on the gates, with Scaramouche (Aditya up) rearing and leaping out riderless, whereas Timeless Imaginative and prescient (Ramswarup) stumbled badly. A false begin was signalled, however within the ensuing confusion, the jockeys continued the race. After interviewing riders and reviewing the incident, the stewards declared the race null and void.

Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹9,512 (14 tkts.) & 30%: 460 (124 (tkts.); (ii) 100% : 1,12,020 (5 tkts.).

Treble: (i) 357 (41 tkts.), (ii) 3,363 ( 5 tkts.), (iii) 922 (25 tkts.).

Tremendous Jackpot: 100%: 37, 049 (c/f).