Sir Cecil claims The Villoo Poonawalla Indian 2000 Guineas (Gr1)

Mumbai: The Mumbai racing season at the Royal Western India Turf Club witnessed the second Classic of the season: 'The Villoo Poonawalla Indian 2000 Guineas' on Sunday 16th December 2018 with a large crowd gathered to witness the Indian 2000 Guineas. The WINNER, Sir Cecil, owned by Mr Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt Ltd. trained by Mr. S. Padmanabhan was ridden to victory by jockey David Allan. What makes this race even more special is that Sir Cecil remains UNBEATEN and is truly a champion.

'The Indian 2000 Guineas', is a Group 1 race for 3-year-old colts and fillies run over a distance of a mile at level weights, the fillies claiming 1.5 kg allowance. Geldings were not permitted to race till 1965 and for a few years in between thereafter. The 2000 Guineas, The Derby and The St. Leger, together form the “Triple Crown” of thoroughbred racing of that age group. It is the second Classic out of the five Indian Classics (4 run in Mumbai and 1 in Pune). It was first run on Saturday, 16th January 1943.

The inaugural running was won by “Princess Beautiful”, owned by His Highness The Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda, trained by M.C. Patel and ridden by Jockey E.Britt, won by 8 lengths and 9 runners faced the Starter. The winners’ stakes was Rs.20,250/-. Interestingly, in the year 1967, the closest finish was a dead-heat (till date) between two horses “Bulund” and “Our Select”. Later on, “Our Select” went on to win the Triple Crown that year.

Placing	Horse	Wt	Jockey	Trainer	Length	Odds	Time	Horse Wt
1	SIR CECIL	57.00	David Allan	S. Padmanabhan	1 1/4	45/100	1:36:003	509
2	STAR SUPERIOR	57.00	Suraj Narredu	Rajesh Narredu	6 3/4	11/2	1:36:209	522
3	SACRED ROMAN	57.00	Leigh Roche	P. Shroff	3 1/4	25/1	1:37:325	525
4	AWESOME ONE	57.00	Yash Narredu	Deepesh Narredu	nk	25/1	1:37:883	478
5	BUSHTOPS	57.00	A. Sandesh	M. K. Jadhav	nk	50/1	1:37:929	442
6	INTENSE STYLIST	57.00	P. Trevor	S. K. Sunderji	3 1/2	18/1	1:37:969	490
7	EXCELLENT	57.00	Neeraj Rawal	Dallas Todywalla	10 1/4	30/1	1:38:534	423
8	JETFIRE	57.00	T. S. Jodha	A. M. Jadhav		60/1	1:40:242	479
Owner		Mr Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt Ltd***'s,