Cherie Chevalier obliges in Telangana Plate

Trainer K.S.V. Prasad Raju’s ward Cherie Chevalier, ridden by Neeraj Rawal, won the Telangana Plate, the main event of Tuesday’s (Mar. 24) races. The winner is owned by Mrs. Smita Bajoria, Mr. Seshadri Reddy Pochana, Mr. Bollineni Krishnaiah, Mr. Teegala Vijender Reddy, Mr. Teegala Sumant Reddy and Mr. Pochana Arjun Reddy. Jockey Akshay Kumar scored a treble on the day.

1. BUSINESS TYCOON PLATE (1,400m): CATCHME IF YOU CAN (Antony Raj S) 1, Sadiya (P. Ajeeth K) 2, Smart Boy (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Sucker Punch (Rafique Sk.) 4. Not run: Take A Breath. 3-1/4, 4-1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m, 29.07s. ₹16 (w), 15, 17 and 10 (p). SHP: 31, THP: 32, FP: 54, Q: 36, Tanala: 154. Favourite: Catchme If You Can. Owners: Col. M.P. Singh & Mr. Shailendra Singh. Trainer: Magan Singh.

2. RISING STAR PLATE (1,200m): THE LAST AVTAR (Akshay Kumar) 1, Advait (Antony Raj) 2, Excalibur (P. Ajeeth K) 3 and She’s A Bomb (H.M. Akshay) 4. 2, 2-3/4 and 1. 1m, 13.74s. ₹69 (w), 22, 12 and 20 (p). SHP: 47, THP: 66, FP: 145, Q: 48, Tanala: 374. Favourite: Advait. Owner: Mr. Hari Sharan Devgan. Trainer: K. Satheesh.

3. BRAVE HUNTER PLATE (1,200m): AYUSHMAN (Kuldeep Singh Sr.) 1, Emerald Touch (Ashad Asbar) 2, Greif (Akshay K) 3 and Turiya (Antony Raj) 4. 1/2, 1/2 and 3-1/2. 1m, 13.07s. ₹53 (w), 10, 15 and 18 (p). SHP: 19, THP: 125, FP: 272, Q: 238, Tanala: 486. Favourite: Greif. Owners: Mr. Suchit Jayraj Shah, The Estate of Late Mr. Rajesh Sanghani & Mr. Mirza Ayub Baig. Trainer: D. Netto.

4. MEDCHAL PLATE (1,200m): ARTHISHA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Konaseema (Santosh Raj) 2, Onslaught (Ashad Asbar) 3 and December Caspian (Md. Ekram) 4. 2-1/2, 3-1/2 and 2-3/4. 1m, 13.71s. ₹32 (w), 14, 16 and 17 (p). SHP: 26, THP: 61, FP: 82, Q: 37, Tanala: 265. Favourite: Konaseema. Owner: Mr. Prashant Datta Kankonkar. Trainer: Magan Singh. 

Note: Opera Queen (H.M. Akshay up) planted into the stalls and did not participate.

5. KHAMMAM PLATE (1,800m): ANDRE (Antony Raj S) 1, Corte Madera (Akshay K) 2, Pride Aside (B. Nikhil) 3 and China Town (P. Ajeeth K) 4. 3-3/4, 1 and 2. 1m, 54.20s. ₹18 (w), 13, 13 and 14 (p). SHP: 21, THP: 29, FP: 36, Q: 15, Tanala: 64. Favourite: Corte Madera. Owners: Mrs. Anasuya Gupta & Mr. Abhiroop Gupta rep. A.G. Bloodstock LLP, Miss. Ameeta Mehra, Mr. Atul Singh & Mr. Shantanu Sharma. Trainer: Bharath Singh.

6. TELANGANA PLATE (1,600m): CHERIE CHEVALIER (Neeraj Rawal) 1, Reigning Beauty (Md. Ismail) 2, N R I Superpower (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Truth (I. Chisty) 4. 3-1/4, 1 and 2. 1m, 39.72s. ₹14 (w), 12, 16 and 10 (p). SHP: 113, THP: 62, FP: 164, Q: 112, Tanala: 437. Favourite: Cherie Chevalier. Owners: Mrs. Smita Bajoria, Mr. Seshadri Reddy Pochana, Mr. Bollineni Krishnaiah, Mr. Teegala Vijender Reddy, Mr. Teegala Sumant Reddy & Mr. Pochana Arjun Reddy. Trainer: K.S.V. Prasad Raju. 

7. MALVADO PLATE (1,100m): NOORIAN (Akshay Kumar) 1, Dhanadeepa (Antony Raj) 2, Iconic Star (Rafique Sk.) 3 and Niloufer The Great (G. Naresh) 4. 2, 1/2 and 3-3/4. 1m, 08.42s, ₹38 (w), 23, 10 and 96 (p). SHP: 48, THP: 371, FP: 75, Q: 43, Tanala: 2,307. Favourite: Danadeepa. Owners: Mr. Sardar Jivtesh Singh & Mr. Chukkala Ashok. Trainer: S.S.F. Hassan.

Jackpot: 70%:₹2,486 (178 tkts.) & 30%: 298 (636 tkts.).

Mini jackpot: 3,456 (23 tkts.).

Treble: (i) 4,298 (6 tkts.), (ii) 125 (332 tkts.).

Published – March 24, 2026 06:59 pm IST