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Legal Steps gets past Ronaldo

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PUNE, SEPT 5: Jockey Aslam Kader struggled hard but managed to extract the best out of Legal Steps who succeeded in holding Ronaldo and prevailed in The Threptin General Rajendrasinhji Million (Grade 3), 1800m, the prime event of the 11th day of Pune Meeting today.

The rider of Run Forrest Run who finished fourth in the feature took an objection against Inglenook for hampering the passage. Steward upheld and reversed the verdict.

Only two clear favourites obliged in the card of eight events.

1. The Christoffe Plate (Terms 3 yrs.) 1400: Great Investment (Gautam Kotwal) 57 Bajrang Singh 1, Amorosa 50.5 Aslam Kader 2, Viking 52 B Prakash 3, Hunting Ground 57 M A Gallagher 4. All 9 ran. 2, 3/4, 1 1/4. 1-28.51 Rs 367; 39, 10, 6 Shp 64 Fc 1,787 Q 628 Tanala 5,893 & 3,608 (Ms Arti Doctor)

2. The K.Raghunath Stakes (IV) (18 to 42) 2000: Balancita (R L Agarwal) 59 S R Bhagwat 1, Sayyonee 52.5 Hanut Singh 2, Prime Of Life 52 C Rajendra 3, Stormy Skies 58 S N Chavan 4. All 9 ran. 7, 1 1/2, N.2-9.40 Rs 18; 7, 13, 10 Shp 69 Fc 4279 Q 225 Tanala 619 & 241 (Robert D'Mellow)

3. The Victoria Falls Stakes (Terms 4 yrs.) (0-12) 1000: Monte Picaieo (Huzaifa H Nensey) 53 P S Chouhan 1, Sweet Dancer 51.5 P S Deora 2, Big Wish 53 Hanut Singh 3, Shamara 51.5 Dilip Singh 4. All 12 ran. 6 1/2, 4, 1. 1-1.66. Rs 36; 12, 12, 10 Shp 60 Fc 490 Q 178 Tanala 1,818 & 580 (Magansingh P Jodha)

4. The Northern Star Plate (Terms 3 yrs. maiden) 1100: Family Fortune (V S Dhanasekar) 56 Mansoor Khan 1, Columbus 56 Bajrang Singh 2, Flying First 54.5 H G Rathod 3, Proper Pride 54.5 C Ruzaan 4. Not run: Abu. 2, 1, 3/4. 1-9.93 Rs 47; 15, 9, 9 Shp 44 Fc 550 Q 260 Tanala 1,673 & 735 (S K Sunderji)

5. The F.A. & K.A. Irani Trophy (III) (36 to 60) 1600: Loretta (D'Mellow, R L Agarwal and Akil N Patel) 55 S R Bhagwat 1, Sonalika 56.5 C Ruzaan 2, Alderney 57 B Prakash 3, Northern Angel 53 Sunny Chinoy 4. All 17 ran. 1 1/4, 3 1/2, 2 1/4. 1-40.97 Rs. 351; 69, 14, 14 Shp 135 Fc 3,525 Q 2,374 Tanala 13,309 &4,563 (Robert D'Mellow)

6. The Threptin General Rajendrasinghji Million (GR 3) (Tems 3 yrs.) 1800: Legal Steps (D Khaitan & Maj P K Mehra) 54 Aslam Kader 1, Ronaldo 49.5 B Prakash 2, Run Forrest Run 53.5 M A Gallagher 3, Inglenook 51 Hanut Singh 4. All 9 ran. 1, D, 3/4. 1-33.83. Rs 10; 5, 7, 27 Shp 30 Fc 44 Q 37 Tanala 433 & 173 (Imtiaz A Sait)

7. The Princess Beautiful Trophy (Class I) (78) 1200: Splendid Ann (Dr M A M Ramaswamy) 43 Mandeep Mann 1, Nash Tiger 54 M.A.Gallagher 2, Centillion 55 H G Rathod 3, Khaalis 52.5 S S Bhati 4. All 11 ran. Sh, 3/4, 3/4. 1-12.78 Rs 33; 10, 9, 52 Shp 57 Fc 206 Q 81 Tanala 6,993 & 3,372 (Dallas Todywalla)

8. The Noble Fella Plate (Class V) (0-24) 1600: Reactor (S R Marathe, C K Kamath, R M Sahgal and Mrs Pushpa Sethi) 54 M Kharadi 1, Avalanche 56.5 C Ruzaan 2, Dominant Force 57.5 R Rupesh 3, Catchastar 47 G Janardhan 4. All 15 ran. N, 2 1/4, 3/4. 1-43.98. Rs 17; 9, 22, 14 Shp 85 Fc 569 Q 415 Tanala 4,449 & 1,695(RobertD'Mellow)

Jackpot: 70% Rs. 1,65,840 (8 tkts) & 30% Rs. 31,589 (18 tkts)

Treble: (I) Rs. 26,828 (2 tkts) and (II) Rs. 383 (323 tkts)

Place Pot: Rs. 6,196 (3 tkts)

Double Fc: (I) & (II) CF.

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