LEGENDARY IMPACT edged out Meghann in a closely fought finish to win The Nyveli Plate at Mysore Race Club on Friday, 16 October 2026. The opening race of the Mysore Race Club Monsoon Races 2026, run over 1200 metres at 2:00 PM, saw Legendary Impact prevail in 1:14.489 under jockey Aleemuddin. Trained by V Lokanath and owned by M/s Sharath M Narayana and H K Lakshman Gowda, the winner secured the verdict by a narrow margin.
Legendary Impact Holds Firm in The Nyveli Plate
The first race of the 14th day produced a competitive sprint, with the leading contenders separated by fractions of a second at the finish. Legendary Impact showed the pace required over the 1200-metre distance and maintained the advantage to cross the line first. Aleemuddin judged the finish well, guiding the runner to victory in a contest that kept the result in doubt until the closing strides.
Meghann, ridden by Laxman Singh and trained by Warren Singh, finished a close second in 1:14.600, just 0.111 seconds behind the winner. Double Scotch, with Imran Chisty in the saddle and S Shoban Babu as trainer, took third place in 1:14.889. The three finishers recorded closely matched times, making The Nyveli Plate a competitive start to the day’s programme at Mysore Race Club.
With the opening race concluded, attention now turns to The Mount Everest Plate (Div II), scheduled for 2:30 PM, as the Mysore Race Club Monsoon Races 2026 meeting continues.
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