Iris romps home to victory
Suleiman S. Attaollahi trained Sakura, who went down fighting the eventual winners twice over a mile at Mysore.

Bengaluru: Despite losing a couple of lengths at the start and lying last until passing the final 400 metres mark, the Irfan Ghatala trained Iris produced a dazzling turn of foot under regular partner Anjar Alam when it matter most to foil the pillar to post bid of Ultimate Warrior close home en route to a facile victory in the Rajyotsava Trophy, the feature event of the inaugural day’s races held here on Friday.
1. The Inauguration Plate. 1100 metres: Hunters Moon 53½ (K. Nazil) 1, Tudor Prince 58½ (A. Imran Khan) 2, Desert Gilt 57 (Antony Raj S) 3, Sheer Magic 55½ (Md. Akram) 4. Won by: 1½, Shd, Lnk. Time: 1:7.99. Win: 73 Place: 21, 14, 14 Shp: 33 Thp: 45 Fc: 239 Qn: 122 Trn: 467 & 266.
2. The Badami Plate. 1200 metres: Ramon 58½ (Dhanu Singh Deora) 1, So Mi Dar 53½ (Md. Akram) 2, Aine 58 (Y.S. Srinath) 3, Alvarez 58 (Sunil Samson) 4. Won by: Shd, ¾, 2¼. Time: 1:13.83. Win: 74 Place: 20, 15, 11 Shp: 43 Thp: 53 Fc: 446 Qn: 118 Trn: 360 & 119.
3. The Broadacres Stud Plate. 1400 metres: Cerise Noir 57½ (S. Zervan) 1, Lycurgus 60 (Harish B) 2, Game Changer 59 (Arshad Alam) 3, Lightning Attack 53½ (Adarsh G) 4. Won by: 9¼, ¾, 3½. Time: 1:24.20. Win: 18 Place: 11, 21, 11 Shp: 56 Thp: 55 Fc: 170 Qn: 181 Trn: 149 & 27.
4. The Rajyotsava Trophy. 1400 metres: Iris 54½ (Anjar Alam) 1, Ultimate Warrior 56 (Darshan R N) 2, Siobhan 56½ (A. Sandesh) 3, New Moon 51½ (Arshad Alam) 4. Won by: 1, 2½, 1½. Time: 1:23.63. Win: 52 Place: 16, 17, 31 Shp: 52 Thp: 58 Fc: 611 Qn: 252 Trn: 3,533 & 1,247.
5. The Kabini Cup. 1200 metres: Turf Star 54 (K. Nazil) 1, Hot N Fire 57 (Antony Raj S) 2, Mongolian King 56½ (S. Zervan) 3, Life Awaits 60 (Y.S. Srinath) 4. Won by: 2, ¾, 1½. Time: 1:12.26. Win: 138 Place: 26, 17, 11 Shp: 39 Thp: 63 Fc: 1,073 Qn: 429 Trn: 2,143 & 660.
6. The Adichunchanagiri Plate. 1100 metres: Alpha 60 (Arshad Alam) 1, Kudla Punch 55 (Naveen M) 2, Secretsuperstar 54½ (Janardhan Paswan) 3, Smile Of Courage 52 (Nazerul Alam) 4. Won by: 4¼, 3¾, Nk. Time: 1:7.43. Win: 14 Place: 11, 25, 71 Shp: 57 Thp: 149 Fc: 76 Qn: 57 Trn: 679 & 642.
1st Exacta: 6,021 & 2,779. 2nd Exacta: 2,610 & 1,459. 3rd Exacta: 1,099 & 895. 4th Exacta: 6,459 & 1,685. 5th Exacta: 8,589 & 7,362. 6th Exacta: 4,785 & 2,051. Jackpot: 17,388 & 6,323. Treble: 723. 2nd Treble: 2,417.
Bangalore selections:
Suleiman S. Attaollahi trained Sakura, who went down fighting the eventual winners twice over a mile at Mysore, is all set to win the Air Force Trophy, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday.
1st race: The November Plate. Distance 1600 Metres. Horses Rated 15 To 35. Time 2:15 PM. 1. Fiorenzo, 2. Czar Rule, 3. Proud Prince
2nd race: The B.A.R.I Plate. Distance 1200 Metres. Horses Rated 00 To 20. Time 2:45 PM. 1. Gin Daisy, 2. Rocket Punch, 3. She's Stylish
3rd race: The Master Key Plate. Distance 1400 Metres. Horses Rated 15 To 35. Time 3:15 PM. 1. Winning Force, 2. Angelino, 3. I Do What I Do
4th race: The Kentucky Plate. Distance 1200 Metres. Maiden Horses Three-Years-Old Only. Time 3:45 PM. 1. Summer Palace, 2. Winning Heart, 3. Camila
5th race: The Air Force Trophy. Distance 1400 Metres. Horses Rated 45 To 65. Time 4:15 PM. 1. Sakura, 2. Star Cracker, 3. Good Time Indeed
6th race: The Vidhana Soudha Cup. 1200 Metres. Horses Rated 30 To 50. Time 4:45 PM. 1. Kvasir, 2. Panama, 3. Miniver Rose
7th race: The Aihole Plate. 1200 Metres. Horses Rated 15 To 35 (Whips Not Allowed). Time 5:15 PM. 1. Full Bloom, 2. Tio Rico, 3. Varcasva
Day’s best: Sakura

