P. Shroff trained Fynbos (Trevor up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Bangalore Summer Derby (2,000m), the stellar attraction of the races held here on Sunday (July 13).
The winner is owned by Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Miss. Anita J. Captain.
The stablemate Matisse set the pace till the bend, while Trevor confidently kept the gutsy filly in mid-bunch till the bend before manoeuvering the home stretch. Fynbos responded well to the reminders and galloped with giant strides to overtake the leader Prokofiev passing the last 150m and won resolutely.
1. TURF AUTHORITIES OF INDIA TROPHY (1,800m): INSPIRE (Antony) 1, Storm Shadow (Trevor) 2, Lux Aeterna (Ramswarup) 3 and Knotty Scotty (Akshay K) 4. 2-1/4, 1 and Nk. 1m 52.08s. Rs. 19 (w), 12, 13 and 19 (p), SHP: 33, THP: 49, FP: 66, Q: 57, Trinella: 423/162, Exacta: 1,069/324. Favourite: Inspire.
Owners: M/s. Arun Alagappan Racing LLP, Mr. Haider Soomar, Mr. Rajan Aggarwal & M/s. Rapar Galloping Stars LLP rep. by Mr. Rajendran. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
2. INDIAN PATTERN COMMITTEE TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m): MONEY BAGS (Akshay K) 1, Basilica (Trevor) 2, Bellavita (Srinath) 3 and Glorious Spectre (Dhanu S) 4. 6, 1/2 and 1. 1m 12.44s. Rs. 13 (w), 11, 18 and 16 (p), SHP: 33, THP: 45, FP: 47, Q: 32, Trinella: 117/68, Exacta: 722/389. Favourite: Money Bags.
Owners: Capt Jamshed J. Appoo, Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal & Mr. J. Ramesh. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
3. MUMBAI CUP (1,200m): UCHCHAIHSHRAVAS (Neeraj) 1, Credence (Ramswarup) 2, Imperial Blue (Pavan) 3 and Star Glory (Darshan) 4. 1/2, Nose and 1-1/4. 1m 12.17s. Rs. 144 (w), 27, 14 and 23 (p), SHP: 31, THP: 41, FP: 573, Q: 217, Trinella: 3,641/1,652, Exacta: 82,606/35,402. Favourite: Masato.
Owners: Mr. Vara Prasad Reddy & Mr. A.C. Subbaiah. Trainer: Neelesh N Rawal.
4. AMOKBASH B.T.C. ANNIVERSARY CUP (1,400m): PRANA (Suraj) 1, Crown Drive (Hindu S) 2, Meropi (Trevor) 3 and Knotty Charmer (Antony) 4. Not run: Berrettini. 3/4, 1/2 and 2-1/4. 1m 24.11s. Rs. 32 (w), 15 and 38 (p), SHP: 57, THP: 44, FP: 261, Q:198, Trinella: 332/100, Exacta: 1,660/1,185. Favourite: Meropi.
Owner: M/s. Rapar Galloping Stars LLP rep. by Mr. Rajendran. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
5. FIVE STARS SHIPPING MILLION (1,600m): BAYCHIMO (A. Prakash) 1, Arrived (S. Saqlain) 2, Knight Regent (Srinath) 3 and Cigar Galaxy (G. Vivek) 4. Lnk, Lnk and 1/2. 1m 38.05s. Rs. 185 (w), 36, 28 and 13 (p), SHP: 83, THP: 41, FP: 2,593, Q: 766, Trinella: 6,251/2,267, Exacta: 15,805/16,934. Favourite: Schoenberg.
Owners: Diamond Band Rac Syn Pvt Ltd rep. by Mr. Shiven Surendranath, Mr. Kersi H. Vachha, Bachhawat Farms Pvt Ltd rep. by Mr. Vikram Bachhawat & Dr. Syed Ainuddin Arif. Trainer: Adhiraj S Jodha.
Fynbos (jockey P. Trevor, up) winning The Zavaray S. Poonawalla Bangalore Summer Derby, at the Bangalore Turf Club, in Bengaluru on July 13, 2025.
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K. MURALI KUMAR
6. ZAVARAY S. POONAWALLA BANGALORE SUMMER DERBY (2,000m): FYNBOS (Kingda Ka – Mahali) Trevor 1, Prokofiev (Leitir Mor – Balmoral Castle) Suraj 2, Miracle Star (Excellent Art – Romantic Star) Neeraj 3 and Red Bishop (Kingda Ka – Solar Midnight) Sandesh 4. 3-1/2, 2 and 1/2. 2m 03.28s. Rs. 27 (w), 14, 16 and 80 (p), SHP: 51, THP: 195, FP: 82, Q: 55, Trinella: 1,633/1,866, Exacta: 11,975/2,979. Favourite: Fynbos.
Owners: Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Miss. Anita J. Captain. Trainer: P. Shroff.
7. HYDERABAD SALVER (1,400m): PROMISEOFTHEFUTURE (Pavan) 1, Mountain Jewel (Antony) 2, Don Carlos (Trevor) 3 and Hidden Dreams (Angad) 4. 3-1/2, 6-3/4 and 2. 1m 25.26s. Rs. 36 (w), 13, 11 and 15 (p), SHP: 33, THP: 42, FP: 69, Q: 32, Trinella: 115/55, Exacta: 546/305. Favourite: Mountain Jewel.
Owner: Ms. Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala.
8. INDIAN PATTERN COMMITTEE TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m): FLAMING SWORD (Trevor) 1, Slice Of Luck (Sai Kiran) 2, Eclipse Pulse (G. Vivek) 3 and Feeling Good (Vinod Shinde) 4. 3-3/4, 3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 13.06s. Rs. 21 (w), 12, 14 and 18 (p), SHP: 34, THP: 46, FP: 36, Q: 31, Trinella: 169/122, Exacta: 1,456/1,050. Favourite: Flaming Sword.
Owner: Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram. Trainer: S. Dominic.
Jackpot: Rs. 11,898 (159 tkts); Runner-up: 2,151 377 (tkts); Treble (i): 20,363 (one tkt); (ii): 240 (162 tkts).