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Sports
Monday, October 20, 2003
HORSE-RACING
Storm at Sea calms down to reclaim cup
Despite carrying the top weight, Julie McCann-trained Storm At Sea, ridden by apprentice jockey Judy Limb, clinched the Kenyatta Cup over 1,200 metres at Ngong racecourse yesterday.
The five-year-old runner, whose last victory was in last year's Kenyatta Cup, beat Anfield – with James Kariuki aboard – by two lengths to hand back the cup to owners R. Devani, K. Shah and Romolo Severini.
Results: 2.00pm: First Race – The Mangu Maiden, 1,000m. 1. Triathlon (I. Wachira); 2. Lambourne (S. Njuguna); 3. Morning Glory (J. McGinn). Distance: 8-½--3L; Time: 1:00.1 secs; Tote win: Sh36; Places: Sh16, Sh36; Forecast: Sh221; Runners: 7; Winner owned by Mr & Mrs Ari Grammaticas. Trainer: Ken Coogan; Fav: Divinity.
2.30pm: Second Race – The Harambee Handicap, 2,060m. 1. Blue Devil (J. Fortune); 2. Pickwick (Craig Carver); 3. Millfield (Pinky Mhajan). Distance: 8L--1; Time: 2:14.6 secs; Tote win: Sh57; Places: Sh28, Sh27; Forecast: Sh85; Runners: 7; Winner owned by Natasha and David Ansell; Trainer: Gavin Laurence; Fav: Pickwick.
3.00pm: Third Race – The Kimathi Maiden, 1,800m. 1. Fernando (W. Matee); 2. Dallago (J. Kariuki); 3. Tadoussac (D. Tanui). Distance: 5½-4-1; Time: 1:65.6 secs; Tote win: Sh56; Places: Sh18, Sh17, Sh26; Winner owned by Rainbow Warriors; Trainer: Oliver Gray; Fav: Dallago.
3.30pm: Fourth Race – The Kenyatta Cup, 1,200m. 1. Storm At Sea (J. Limb); 2. Anfield (J. Kariuki); 3. Dreamcatcher (W. Matee). Distance: 2L-2-1; Time: 1:13 secs; Tote win: Sh38; Places: Sh20, Sh20; Forecast: Sh83; Runners: 7; Winner oned by M/s Devani, K. Shah and R. Severini; Trainer: Julie McCann; Fav: Dreamcatcher.
4.00pm: Fifth Race – The Thogoto Handicap, 2,400m. 1. Ravenscliffe (Craig Carver); 2. Laisamis (James Kariuki); 3. Hallmark (Ibrahim Wachira). Distance: ½-NK-5; Time: 2:38.2 secs; Tote win: Sh21; Places: Sh12, Sh25, Sh14; Forecast: Sh176; Runners: 8; Winner ownd by C. Bremnor, P. A. Sercombe, Nora and Zarko Petkovic; Trainer: P. A. Sercombe; Fav: Winner.
4.30pm: Sixth Race – The Kapenguria Handicap, 1,400m. 1. Strathspey (P. Mungai); 2. Avlona (J. Kariuki); 3. It's A Secret (Julie McCann). Distance: ½-4L-1L; Time: 1:29.8 secs; Tote win: Sh48; Places: Sh23, Sh19; Forecast: Sh1,570; Runners: 6; Winner owned by Club Together; Trainer: Pinky Mhajan; Fav: It's A Secret; Jackpot: Not won; Placepot: Sh25,000, four people.
