Irish Gold obliges in Mathradas Goculdas Trophy

Trainer Dallas Todywalla’s Irish Gold, ridden by A. Sandesh, claimed the Mathradas Goculdas Trophy, the main event of Thursday’s (Jan. 23) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Mukul Sonawala, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. Nozer Panthaky. Sandesh stole the limelight by riding four winners on the day.

1. PRADEEP VIJAYAKAR PLATE (1,800m): KIMIKO (A. Sandesh) 1, Nostalgia (Neeraj) 2, Floyd (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Applause (Mustakim) 4. 2-3/4, 4-3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 50.53s. ₹34 (w), 12, 13 and 12 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 229, Q: 95, Tanala: 774 and 297. Favourite: Ataturk. Owners: Mr. Roopesh M. Kaul rep. Phantom Racing LLP & Mr. Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.

2. MATHRADAS GOCULDAS TROPHY (1,200m): IRISH GOLD (A. Sandesh) 1, Portofino Bay (N. Bhosale) 2 and Baby Bazooka (Zervan) 3. 2-1/2 and 5. 1m, 10.85s. ₹15 (w), SHP: 24, FP: 35. Favourite: Irish Gold. Owners: Mr. Mukul Sonawala, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. Nozer Panthaky. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.

3. ROYAL BARBERSHOP TROPHY (Div. II) (1,200m): JETFIRE (Prashant P. Dhebe) 1, Demetrius (Zervan) 2, Milli (Likith Appu) 3 and Mila (Vivek G) 4. Not run: Prince Igor and Ariyana Star. Neck, 3/4 and Head. 1m, 11.94s. ₹175 (w), 70 and 49 (p). SHP: 110, FP: 4,964, Q: 918, Tanala: 4,292. Favourite: Mila. Owners: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Racing and Breeding Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Ranjit Kapadia. Trainer: S.S. Shah.

4. AZIZ H. AHMEDBHOY TROPHY (1,600m): CHARLIE (A. Sandesh) 1, Pride’s Prince (Neeraj) 2, Singer Sargent (Vivek G) 3 and Regal Command (Bhawani) 4. 1/2, 1-1/2 and Neck. 1m, 36.93s. ₹27 (w), 16 and 14 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 81, Q: 46, Tanala: 418 and 224. Favourite: Pride’s Prince. Owners: Mr. Peter Deubet & Mrs. Farzin V. Gaekwad. Trainer: Vinesh.

5. NADIA MARY HOMI WADIA TROPHY (1,200m): JOHNNY MAC (Vivek G) 1, Jackson (Sandesh) 2, Tyrannus (Likith Appu) 3 and Exciting (C. Umesh) 4. 1-1/2, 2 and 1-1/4. 1m, 12.38s. ₹74 (w), 27 and 15 (p). SHP: 30, FP: 194, Q: 93, Tanala: 1,702 and 1,276. Favourite: Jackson. Owners: Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Hosidar Daji.

6. ROYAL BARBERSHOP TROPHY (Div. I) (1,200m): ART COLLECTOR (A. Sandesh) 1, Esperanza (P. Vinod) 2, The General (Bhawani) 3 and Liam (Vivek G) 4. 1-3/4, 2 and 3-1/4. 1m, 10.46s. ₹33 (w), 12, 57 and 15 (p). SHP: 85, FP: 298, Q: 357, Tanala: 2,458 and 372. Favourite: Liam. Owners: Mr. Ashok Ranpise, Mr. Deepak Suryavanshi, Mrs. Aban N. Chotia, Mr. Dinsha P. Shroff, Mr. Anil Saraf, Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain & Mr. Aman Altaf Hussain. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.

Note: Northern Singer (S. Kamble up) jumped out awkwardly and dislodged the rider who escaped unhurt.

7. A. GEDDIS PLATE (1,400m): LITTLE MINISTER (Amyn Merchant) 1, Luminosity (Shelar) 2, Otello (N. Bhosale) 3 and Anoushka (Gore) 4. 6-3/4, Short Head and 1-1/4. 1m, 24.84s. ₹67 (w), 25, 28 and 13 (p). SHP: 116, FP: 457, Q: 216, Tanala: 352 and 134. Favourite: Otello. Owner: Mr. Thanniru Srinivas. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas.

Jackpot: 70%: ₹51,313 (1 tkt.) & 30%: 5,498 (4 tkts.).

Treble: 1,557 (13 tkts.).

Super Jackpot: 100%: 30,175 (c/f).