Christophany bags the Mulraj Goculdas Trophy

Trainer Imtiaz Sait’s ward Christophany, ridden by Neeraj Rawal, claimed the Mulraj Goculdas Trophy, the chief event of Sunday’s (Feb. 9) races.

The winner is owned by Mr. C. Arayama Sundaram. Jockey A. Sandesh stole the limelight by riding three winners of the day.

1. NAWABZADA RASHIDUZZAFAR KHAN TROPHY (1,600m): SUBSTANTIAL (A. Sandesh) 1, Mighty Sparrow (Ajinkya) 2, Eaton Square (S.J. Sunil) 3 and Chardikala (Zervan) 4. 3/4, 1-1/4 and 3/4. 1m 36. 62s. ₹21 (w), 14, 13 and 19 (p). SHP: 40, FP: 77, Q: 43, Tanala: 353 and 240. Favourite: Substantial.

Owners: Mr. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Kishore P. Rungta, Mr. S.R. Sanas, Mr. Achuthan Siddharth, Mr. Saleem Fazelbhoy, Mr. Ajay K. Arora & Miss. Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.

2. MULRAJ GOCULDAS TROPHY (1,400m): CHRISTOPHANY (Neeraj Rawal) 1, It’s My Time (Sandesh) 2, Alpine Star (Aditya) 3 and Son Of A Gun (Mustakim) 4. 1, 4-1/2 and 3. 1m 22. 85s. ₹14 (w), 11 and 15 (p). SHP: 15, FP: 22, Q: 24, Tanala: 37 and 16. Favourite: Christophany.

Owner: Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram. Trainer: Imtiaz A. Sait.

3. SONNY BRAR TROPHY (2,000m): KIMIKO (A. Sandesh) 1, Endurance (Mustakim) 2, Giant King (Vivek G) 3 and Multiverse (S. Kamble) 4. Long Neck, 4 and 3/4. 2m 01. 85s. ₹43 (w), 22 and 12 (p). SHP: 49, FP: 355, Q: 129, Tanala: 966 and 276. Favourite: Gordon.

Owners: Mr. Roopesh M. Kaul rep. Phantom Racing LLP & Mr. Tagbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.

4. NADIR & YAWAR RASHID TROPHY (1,400m): BASHIR (A. Sandesh) 1, Celestial (Vivek G) 2, Axlrod (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Lord And Master (Merchant) 4. 4-1/2, 1 and Short Head. 1m 22. 19s. ₹18 (w), 10, 10 and 15 (p). SHP: 34, FP; 47, Q: 19, Tanala: 69 and 42. Favourite: Bashir.

Owners: Mrs. Anasuya Gupta & Mr. Abhiroop Gupta rep. A.G. Bloodstock LLP. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.

5. R.M. & RUKMANI GOCULDAS MILLION (1,000m): MALET SPRING (Santosh G) 1, Mojo (Vivek G) 2, Maysara (Bhawani) 3 and Arbitrage (Gore) 4. 3/4, 2-1/2 and 1/2. 58. 28s. ₹103 (w), 25, 12 and 10 (p). SHP: 25, FP: 857, Q: 120, Tanala: 1,004 and 338. Favourite: Maysara.

Owners: M/s. Kunal N. Sharma & Chirag Sharma. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.

6. N.M. IRANI TROPHY (1,400m): RED BISHOP (C. Umesh) 1, Superstar (Vivek G) 2, Abhyankar (S.J. Sunil) 3 and Machiavellian (C.S. Jodha) 4. 1/2, 3-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 23. 59s. ₹79 (w), 14,13 and 71 (p). SHP: 28, FP: 256, Q: 106, Tanala: 10,681 and 4,577. Favourite: Superstar.

Owners: Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.

7. GENTLEMEN’S GROOMERS TROPHY (1,200m): APPLAUSE (S. Zervan) 1, Otello (Aditya) 2, Trillionaire (Mustakim) 3 and Dagger’s Strike (Mosin) 4. 4, Long Neck and 3. 1m 11. 19s. ₹28 (w), 13, 17 and 18 (p). SHP: 59, FP: 74, Q: 46, Tanala: 394 and 368. Favourite: Applause.

Owners: M/s. Gaurav Sethi, Amit V. Menda, Chirag V. Shah, Vishal K. Doctor rep. Deciding Factor LLP, Mr. Ketan S. Wakkar, Mrs. Jalpa K. Boricha & Ms. Roshni C. Punjabi rep. Aditya Solar Solutions (PF), Mr. Shantanu Sharma & Miss. Anita A. Khalakdina. Trainer: Altamaash A. Ahmed.

Note: In this race, The Sengol Queen played up at the start and jumped out riderless, leaving jockey Siddharth standing at the starting stalls.

Jackpot: 70%: ₹1,02,570 (1 tkt), 30%: 8,792 (5 tkts.).

Treble: 3,913 (6 tkts.).

Super Jackpot: 70%: 45,353 (c/f), 30%: 19, 437 (1 tkt.).