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Sunday, Oct 10, 2004

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It's Classic Ten vs. Nominate

HYDERABAD, OCT. 10. Classic Ten and Nominate should fight out the finish of the category I Police Cup (1,400m), the main event of today's races.

There will be no false rails.

1 1-45 Faridoon S. Chenoy Memorial Cup

2,000m, Cat. II, 3/y/o & over (Terms)

1 *000 Forthcoming (Satheesh) Kariappa 2 60.0

2 *232 Eyes Right (Netto) Appu 1 58.0

EYES RIGHT: A consistent runner; will have a bold show.

1. Eyes Right

2 2-15 Pot of Gold Plate

1,600m, Cat. III, Md. 4/y/o & over,

rated upto 50

1 230 Sky Pack (Srinivas) B. V. Krishnan 3 60.0

2 403 Supreme Fantasy (Habibullah) Ravinder 1 58.5

3 *00 Ruffled Beauty (Deshmukh) A. Joshi 5 55.0

4 *042 Stronghold (Satheesh) Kariappa 6 55.0

5 *433 Zulu Dance (Vatsalya) Madhu Kumar 7 54.0

6 *000 Silver Pride (Prasad R) N. Rawal 2 52.0

7 *044 Romanesque (Faisal) Chary 4 47.0

8 *000 Super Star (Srinivas) A. Ramana 8 47.0

9 4*00 Globocop (Srinivas) Suresh 9 47.0

SKY PACK: Has stripped fitter after her gallop in Arizona Wild Cat's 2,200m. STRONGHOLD: On board in his last two starts (1,200m); the present extended trip may suit him well. ZULU DANCE: Deserves following on his consistency. SILVER PRIDE: A failed favourite in his last start (1,800m); keep an eye.

1. Sky Pack, 2. Stronghold, 3. Zulu Dance

3 2-45 Maltese Prince Plate (D. II)

1,400m, Cat. IV, rated upto 25

1 *004 Merit Ranker (Sk. Kassam) Chauhan 5 60.0

2 *402 Way Of Living (Satheesh) Qazafi 1 59.5

3 *004 Bukhara (Srinivas) B. V. Krishnan 6 59.0

4 *000 Seattle Star (Vatsalya) Madhu Kumar 3 59.0

5 *000 I Defy (Srinivasa) Pavan Kumar 4 58.5

6 *000 Bold Choice (Raju) Suresh 2 58.0

7 0*00 Danbury (L.D'Silva) Joseph 7 58.0

8 *000 Sun Speed (Faisal) A. Imran Khan 8 53.5

9 0*00 Mr. Clean (Y. Khan) B. Shinde 9 50.0

MERIT RANKER: Has come on after his fourth to Peace Talks (1,200m). WAY OF LIVING: An impressive second to Celestial Queen over 1,200m; deserves another chance. SEATTLE STAR: Shaping well in the trials. DANBURY: Improved since her last run.

1. Way Of Living, 2. Merit Ranker, 3. Seattle Star

4 3-15 Attaturk Plate

1,400m, Cat. III, 3/y/o & over, rated upto 50

1 *012 Alakazam (L. D'Silva) Deep Shanker 15 60.0

2 *040 Cannon Ray (Raju) S. Sreekant 1 58.5

3 0*00 Blooming Dale (Deshmukh) Nishanth 6 58.0

4 *001 Citi Front (Habibullah) Abhinay 8 58.0

5 0*21 Ekta Ekta Ekta (Netto) Chauhan 14 58.0

6 *002 Pocket Dynamite (Vatsalya) Madhu Kumar 3 57.0

7 *000 Presidency (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 13 55.5

8 *000 Daring Fantasy (Habibullah) Ravinder 11 54.0

9 *300 Sunaina (Netto) K. Anil 10 52.0

10 *010 Gran Canaria (Sk. Kassam) M. Krishna 4 50.5

11 0*00 Arden Arcade (L.D'Silva) Christopher 5 50.0

12 0*00 Guard Of Honour (Thompson) Suresh 9 49.0

13 0*00 Dream Pal (Thompson) B. Shanker 2 48.5

14 *000 I Am Special (Shamsuddin) Sk. Farokh 7 48.5

15 *400 Muckhart (Thompson) Lakshmi Kant 12 48.0

ALAKAZAM: Ran Maid For Eachother to ½ length over 1,400m; moving well in the morning trials. EKTA EKTA EKTA: won comfortably over 1,200m; may repeat. POCKET DYNAMITE: Improved since her second to Rare Insight (second win) over 1,400m. GUARD OF HONOUR: Seen finishing on well in Rare Insight (second win) over 1,400m; has an each way chance.

1. Ekta Ekta Ekta,

2. Guard Of Honour,

3. Pocket Dynamite

5 3-45 Golconda Empress Plate

1,200m, Cat. II, 4/y/o & over, rated upto 75

1 *000 Snow Shine (Raju) S. Sreekant 4 60.0

2 *003 Amazing Dancer (L.D'Silva) Joseph 6 59.0

3 *003 Indian Gift (Faisal) G. Sandeep 5 58.5

4 0*00 Access Speed (Prasad R.) G.B. Khade 7 57.5

5 *000 Smile Of Success (Prasad R.) Rutherford 10 57.5

6 003 Acropolis (Prasad R.) B. Shinde 2 55.5

7 *000 Catridge (Shamsuddin) Azhar Khan 1 55.0

8 *100 Coming Along (Satheesh) Qazafi 9 54.5

9 *010 Inglewood (Y. Khan) Madhu Kumar 8 54.5

10 *000 The Serow (Prasad R.) N. Rawal 3 52.0

AMAZING DANCER: A fair third to Treasure Gift (1,200m); can make a race of it. INDIAN GIFT: Third to stablemate Sarfaroosh's 1,400m; may go close. COMING ALONG: Speedy; may try pillar to post victory. THE SEROW: Well in at the weights.

1. Amazing Dancer, 2. Coming Along, 3. Indian Gift

6 4-15 Police Cup

1,400m, Cat. I, 3/y/o & over

1 0*20 Space Time (Rafaat) B. V. Krishnan 4 61.5

2 *331 Athlone (Laxman S.) A. Imran Khan 3 59.0

3 *000 Bruno Magli (Faiyaz) H. Moses 9 53.5

4 *111 Classic Ten (Raju) Suresh 5 50.5

5 000 Royal Carnival (Laxman S.) G. Sandeep 7 49.5

6 22*2 Nominate (L.D'Silva) Appu 6 49.0

7 *400 Sher-E-Babbar (Shamsuddin) Sk. Farokh 1 49.0

8 00*0 Royal Sign (Raju) Chary 8 48.5

9 2*00 An Angel (Netto) K. Anil 2 47.0

ATHLONE: An impressive winner in her last start over 1,400m; may defy the penalty. BRUNO MAGLI: Ignore his last run. CLASSIC TEN: Won three races in a row; maintains form. NOMINATE: Has stripped fitter after his second to Ocean Blue (third win) over 1,200m.

1. Classic Ten, 2. Nominate, 3. Athlone

7 4-45 Maltese Prince Plate (D. I)

1,400m, Cat. IV, rated upto 25

1 *000 Dames Bond (Vatsalya) Madhu Kumar 4 60.0

2 *003 Flock Together (Satheesh) Kariappa 2 59.5

3 *023 Wise Prince (Faiyaz) H. Moses 10 59.5

4 *001 Noble Empress (Thompson) A. Ramana 9 59.0

5 *000 Full House (Raju) Sk. Farokh 1 58.5

6 *000 Shanaruma (L. D'Silva) Joseph 5 58.5

7 *000 First Warrior (Sk. Kassam) Ravinder 6 58.0

8 *202 Great Power (Srinivas) Lakshmi Kant 3 56.5

9 *000 Triveni Sangam (Srinivas) G. Sandeep 8 51.5

10 0*00 Golden Cheval (Y. Khan) Azhar Khan 7 49.0

DAMES BOND: Looks fit and well. FLOCK TOGETHER: A notable third to Noble Empress over 1,800m; may upset the calculations. NOBLE EMPRESS: A facile winner over 1,800m; capable of repeating. GREAT POWER: A late second to Peace Talks (1,200m); may run a decent race.