Aster Rose proves a thorn in rivals’ flesh
Arjun Mangalorkar-trained Aster Rose was ably ridden by S. John to win The Deccan Fillies Championship Stakes 1600 metres, the main event of Monday’s races here. The Results: 1. The Blue Max Cup 1600m: Like Wise 58.5 (Chouhan) 1, Elysian 59 (Akshay) 2, Monte Rosa 49.5 (Naresh) 3, Surprise Party 60 (Aneel) 4, Won by: 11/4, 31/2, dist, Time: 1-41.74. Favourite: Like Wise. Winner Owned by: Mr.M.Narayanan. Winner trained by: (K.Satheesh). 2. The A. Krishnaswami Memorial Cup 1200m: City Of Harmony 53.5 (Chouhan) 1, Dancing Leaf 50.5 (Sandesh) 2, Charlie Brown 52.5 (Sai Kumar) 3, Dream Vision 50 (Akshay) 4, Won by: 13/4, 51/2, 4, Time: 1-12.76. Favourite: City Of Harmony, Winner Owned by: M/s K. Thribhuvan Reddy & K. Vivek Reddy. Winner trained by: (M. Satya-narayana). Withdrawn: Tinsel Town. 3. The Con Amore Cup 1200m: Awesome Approach 59.5 (Trevor) 1, Indian Dreams 55.5 (Sai Kiran) 2, Paprika 58 (Chouhan) 3, Gorgeous Lady 57 (Sai Kiran) 4, Won by: 3, 1/2, 11/2. Time: 1-14.34. Favourite: Awesome Approach, Winner Owned by: Mr.A.V. Jayaprakash. Winner trained by: (R.H.Sequeira). 4. The Delage Plate 2400m: Rio Rojo 59.5 (Suraj) 1, Blue Eyed Babe 60 (Mukesh) 2, Humraaj 56 (Deepshanker) 3, Strengthandbeauty 60 (Rawal) 4, Won by: dist, 5, 21/2, Time: 237.32. Favourite: Rio Rojo, Winner Owned by: Mr.Rudraraju Rajendra Verma. Winner trained by: (K.S.V.Prasad Raju). Withdrawn: Tiger. 5. The Starsky Plate 1400m: Princess Rose 54 (Deepshanker) 1, Apache Gal 52.5 (Sandesh) 2, Lavender 62 (Dileep) 3, Accelerator 58 (Tograllu) 4. Won by: 21/4, 1/2, shd, Time: 1-29.25. Favourite: Apache Gal, Winner Owned by: M/s. S.A.Shehzad Abbas & Sudershan Rathore. Winner trained by: (S.A. Shehzad Abbas). 6. The Deccan Fillies Championship Stakes (Grade III) 1600m: Aster Rose 56 (S John) 1, Prospero 56 (Sandesh) 2, Aika Aika Aika 56 (Chouhan) 3, Cheerleader 56 (Suraj) 4, Won by: 11/2, 11/4, 3/4, Time: 1-41.01, Favourite: Aster Rose, Winner Owned by: Miss.Ameeta Mehra. Winner trained by: (Arjun Mangalorkar). 7. The Diablo Plate 1200m: Queen To Rule 54.5 (P Ajeeth K) 1, Harvest Moon 54.5 (Deepshanker) 2, Super Racer 56 (Tograllu) 3, Good Image 54.5 (Mukesh Kumar) 4, Won by: 31/2, shd, 23/4, Time: 1-15.96. Favourite: Super Racer, Winner Owned by: M/S.A.Vijaya Vardhan Reddy & Sunil Kumar Sethi. Winner trained by: (T. Srinagesh). Withdrawn: Good Taste.