Mehta guides Artistic Baby to victory in main event

Thursday, May 15 1997

Mehta guides Artistic Baby to victory in main event

Ashwamitra

MUMBAI, May 14: Ashish Mehta succeeded in bringing home public choice Artistic Baby in The Ashok G Piramal Trophy, 1000 metres, the star attraction of the seventh and the concluding day of Amateur Riders' Club's (ARC) Gymkhana Race meeting held on Wednesday at Mahalakshmi.

Due to the increased number of contenders in the current season the authorites were forced to have a nine-event card on almost all the days. The champions for the season:

Owners: M/s Dimple Shah, Vikram Agarwal and Hemant Biramne. Gentleman rider: S Ambavale. Pony rider: Sameer Shaikh. Apprentice jockey: Sushil Ranjane. Bookmaker: M/s Minoo F Nava. Tipster: Cole race card.

Results

1 The Vithal Mehta Stakes 600: Music Power Scr. Sushil Ranjane 1, Khilona 2, Miss Sundara 3, Raj 4. H, 1 1/4, N. 0-46.5 Rs. 85; 31, 5, 8 Fc carried over Shp 27 Q 305 Tanala 2,160 and 926.

2 The Byramji Tata Memorial Stakes (Div III) 600: Pukar Scr. S Ambavale 1, Rancha 2, Brahma Raj 3, Parichay 4. 4 3/4, 2 1/4, 1/2. 0-47 Rs.30; 8, 5, 13 Fc carried over Shp 34 Q 319 Tanala 2,318 and 497.

3 Byramji Tata (Div.I) 600: Risky Boy Scr. Sushil Ranjane 1, Sakura 2, Mysterious Boy 3, Jagjit 4. 2 1/2, SH, 1 3/4. 0-43.5 Rs.13; 5, 7, 10 Fc 29 Shp 23 Q 27 Tanala 140 and 82.

4 The Usha Challenge Cup 600: Rome Scr. S B Bagade 1, Raunaq 2, Shahzada 3, Enigma 4. D, 1 3/4, 3 1/4. 0-36.5 Rs. 63; 14, 6, 21 Fc 902 Shp 43 Q and 30% Tanala carried over, 70% Tanala 2,942.

5 The Nilanjana Challenge Cup 600: Hit Man - 20 Virendra Kadam 1, Jhabaaz 2, Firetino 3, Royal Treasure 4. 3 1/2, 1 1/4, 2. 0-46.5 Rs. 6; 5, 61, 18 Fc 102 Shp 44 Q 187 Tanala 3,088 and 1,323.

6 The Cole Turf Challenge Cup 600: Racing Heart - 60 Imran JKhan 1, Handsome Mover 2, Brown Classic 3, White Star 4. 6 3/4, 4, H. 0-42 Rs. 20; 6, 7, 14 Fc 937 Shp 88 Q 313 Tanala 3,542 and carried over.

7. The Ashok G Piramal Trophy 1000: Artistic Baby - 2- Ashish Mehta 1, Space Shuttle 2, Merlin 3, Talib's Pet 4. 2 1/2, 3, N. 1-5 Rs. 7; 5, 12, 19 Fc 244 Shp 84 Q 233 Tanala 791 and 339.

8. The Firdauz H J Taleyarkhan Memorial Trophy 600: Apple King - 40 Noor Khan 1, Fantoccinni 2, Lloyd 3, Wind 4. 1 1/2, 8, H. 0-41 Rs. 12; 7, 7, 11 Fc 1,122 Shp 162 Q 89 Tanala 3,756 and 1,610.

9. Byramji Tata (Div.II) 600: Capricorn - 20 Sadiq Ahmed 1, Smokey 2, Golden Flash 3, New Silencer 4. 3/4, SH, 1 1/4. 0-46 Rs. 30; 16, 15, 19 Fc 1,309 Shp, Q and Tanala: carried over.

Treble: (I) Rs 1,232 (1 ticket) and (II) Rs 1,498 (9 tickets). Jackpot: 70% carried over and 30% Rs.1,759 (6 tickets). Six-up and Double forecasts: carried over.