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Saturday, Dec 18, 2004

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Sugar Mine runs with a good chance

HYDERABAD, DEC. 18. Sugar Mine runs with a good chance in the Cat. I Sri Shamlal Gupta Memorial Cup (1,400m), the feature event of the races here today.

False rails (width about three metres from 1,400m to 450m) will be in position.

1 1-15 Ballo Plate

1,200m, Cat. II, Md. 2/y/o only (Terms)

1 — Adoring Star (Satheesh) Kariappa 5 55.0

2 *0 Just A Dream (Satheesh) Ravinder 7 55.0

3 *0 Kilroy Classic (Netto) Ritesh 1 55.0

4 — Silver Bullet (L. D'Silva) Christopher 4 55.0

5 — Altai (Deshmukh) Srinath 3 53.5

6 *4 Battle Glory (Thompson) Whelan 6 53.5

7 *00 Iamtheone (Raju) D. Singh 2 53.5

ADORING STAR: Looks fit. KILROY CLASSIC: Improved since his maiden run. ALTAI: Working well. BATTLE GLORY: A fair fourth to Stampede (1,200m); runs with a decent chance.

1. Adoring Star, 2. Altai,

3. Battle Glory

2 1-45 Flirting Vision Plate

1,200m, Cat. II, 4/y/o & over (Terms)

1 0*01 Treasure Gift (Rao) Christopher 1 61.0

2 33*0 Minivet (Netto) A. Imran Khan 2 59.5

3 *301 Mr. Bureaucrat (Srinivas) Lakshmikant 7 58.0

4 03*1 Oxford Days (Satheesh) Kariappa 8 58.0

5 *004 Spring Dawn (Srinivas) B. V. Krishnan 3 56.5

6 3*00 Chivas Gold (Raju) D. Singh 4 53.5

7 0*43 Maid Of The Mist (Deshmukh) Aadesh 6 53.5

8 *003 Riddhi (Netto) K. Anil 5 50.5

TREASURE GIFT: Speedy customer; may try pillar-to-post victory. MINIVET: Ignore her earlier runs; she looks fit for the fray. OXFORD DAYS: A gutsy winner over 1,200m; retains form. CHIVAS GOLD: Shaping well in the trials.

1. Treasure Gift, 2. Oxford Days,

3. Chivas Gold

3 2-15 Olympic Flame Plate (D. I)

1,200m, Cat. IV, rated upto 25

1 0*00 Festival Match (Srinivas) B.V. Krishnan 8 60.0

2 *003 Shanaruma (L. D'Silva) Qazafi 3 60.0

3 00*0 Excuse Me (Faisal) M. Krishna 10 58.0

4 0*00 Kirstie (Abbas) Chauhan 7 57.5

5 0*00 Kazas Might (Raju) Ravishanker 4 57.0

6 *000 Red Mile (Prasad) N. Rawal 9 56.0

7 3*10 Csardas (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 6 55.0

8 00*4 First Warrior (Sk. Kassam) A. Imran Khan 2 54.0

9 *000 Rock Dancer (Vatsalya) Nishanth 5 54.0

10 0*00 Sonatina (Faiyaz) Uday Kiran 1 54.0

SHANARUMA: Comes into the reckoning on his third to Baseline over 1,200m. EXCUSE ME: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop today. CSARDAS: Ignore her last run; earlier won comfortably over 1,200m. FIRST WARRIOR: Looks fit and well.

1. Shanaruma, 2. Excuse me,

3. First Warrior

4 2-45 Jockey V. Rajasekhar Memorial Cup (D. I)

1,600m, Cat. III, 3/y/o & over, rated upto 50

1 *030 Diesel (Vatsalya) Srinath 1 60.0

2 0*33 Galway (Srinivas) B.V. Krishnan 4 59.0

3 1*00 Chalukya (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 9 56.5

4 *004 Quantum Leap (Sk. Kassam) Joshi 2 56.0

5 2*40 Celestial Queen (Prasad) Rutherford 8 55.0

6 2*03 Milesworth (Satheesh) Kariappa 5 53.0

7 0*40 Arden Arcade (L. D'Silva) Christopher 6 52.5

8 32*0 Racing Is Fun (Shamsuddin) Abhinay 3 49.0

9 *001 Bold Choice (Raju) Aadesh 7 48.5

GALWAY: Seen finishing on well in Guard Of Honour's (second win) 1,200m; should be given another chance. MILESWORTH: Deserves following on her third to All Round (third win) over 1,400m. RACING IS FUN: An impressive second to stablemate Secret Champ over 1,600m in her last start of the monsoon season; in fine shape. BOLD CHOICE: Well in at the weights.

1. Racing Is Fun, 2. Milesworth,

3. Galway

5 3-15 Cyndy Plate

1,400m, Cat. II, 5/y/o & over, rated upto 75

1 2*13 Aapki Merzi (Shamsuddin) Rutherford 10 60.0

2 2*40 Native Glory (Satheesh) Uday Kiran 3 60.0

3 00*2 An Angel (Netto) A. Imran Khan 4 58.5

4 10*0 Satin Gold (Raju) Sreekant 11 58.5

5 *323 Broken Silence (Laxman S) Whelan 9 58.0

6 000 Snow Shine (Rao) N. Rawal 1 54.0

7 *004 Perfect Fighter (Sk. Kassam) Christopher 2 53.5

8 0*00 Belper (Raju) D. Singh 5 51.0

9 4*14 Ingenuity (Raju) Chary 12 49.5

10 10*0 Star Conqueror (Srinagesh) Deep Shanker 6 48.0

11 0*40 Royal Scope (Faisal) Lakshmikant 8 47.5

12 *400 Lady At Peace (Silvester) Abhinay 7 47.0

NATIVE GLORY: Impressed in the trials. AN ANGEL: A late second to Fire Brigade (third win) over 1,200m; the longer trip may suit her well. BROKEN SILENCE: Deserves following on her consistency. BELPER: Runs with an upsetting chance.

1. An Angel, 2. Broken Silence, 3. Native Glory

6 3-45 Jockey V. Rajasekhar Memorial Cup (D. II)

1,600m, Cat. III, 3/y/o & over, rated upto 50

1 10*0 Elusive Prince (Vatsalya) Srinath 1 60.0

2 0*00 Regal Image (Prasad) Rutherford 3 58.0

3 33*1 Outtostealthescene (Deshmukh) Aadesh 7 57.0

4 0*00 Queens English (Srinivas) Ramana 5 56.5

5 *402 Dancing Butterfly (Abbas) A. Imran Khan 4 54.0

6 *010 Port Royal (Silvester) G. Sandeep 9 53.0

7 *030 Scenario (Shamsuddin) Chary 6 52.0

8 *310 Royal Dream (Faiyaz) Ravinder 8 51.5

9 *224 Serengetti (L. D'Silva) Deep Shanker 2 50.0

ELUSIVE PRINCE: His spurt on Thursday was eye-catching. OUTTOSTEALTHESCENE: Won well over 1,200m; the extended trip may suit her better. QUEENS ENGLISH: Looks fit for the fray. SCENARIO: Set the pace for her stablemate The Bee (2,000m); has an each-way chance.

1. Elusive Prince, 2. Scenario, 3. Outtostealthescene

7 4-15 Sri Shamlal Gupta Memorial Cup

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

1 *000 Raise The Prize (Prasad) G. B. Khade 7 59.0

2 4*14 Athlone (Laxman S) Whelan 4 55.5

3 324 Run For Roses (L. D'Silva) Christopher 9 55.5

4 2*42 Sugar Mine (Raju) D. Singh 3 55.5

5 3*00 Battle Honour (Thompson) Lawrence 8 55.0

6 4*10 Blue Falcon (Shamsuddin) Ritesh 5 52.0

7 2*21 Spanish Cruise (Netto) A. Imran Khan 1 52.0

8 00*4 Cool Deal (Satheesh) Kariappa 6 50.5

9 0*00 Sarfaroosh (Faisal) G. Sandeep 2 50.5

ATHLONE: A game fourth in Classic Ten's 1,400m; has an each-way chance. RUN FOR ROSES: Improved since her fourth in Onnu Onnu Onnu's 1,200m. SUGAR MINE: Deserves following on her consistency. SPANISH CRUISE: Well in at the weights.

1. Sugar Mine, 2. Spanish Cruise, 3. Athlone

8 4-45 Olympic Flame Plate (D. II)

1,200m, Cat. IV, rated upto 25

1 0*00 Maceio (Faisal) Ritesh 4 60.0

2 *00 Shine Away (Abbas) Chauhan 6 60.0

3 0*34 Mimsy (Netto) A. Imran Khan 9 59.0

4 0*00 Victory Moon (Sk. Kassam) Joshi 5 57.0

5 00*0 Dames Bond (Laxman S) G. Sandeep 8 56.5

6 *002 Muckhart (Thompson) Whelan 7 55.5

7 *402 Stylish Hunter (Faiyaz) Sk. Sharookh 1 55.0

8 *300 Danbury (L. D'Silva) H. Moses 3 54.5

9 00*0 Superstar (Srinivas) Lakshmikant 2 49.0

SHINE AWAY: Has come down a class; may upset. MIMSY: On the board in her last two starts; keep an eye. MUCKHART: An impressive second to Dhamanaka over 1,400m; should be given another chance. STYLISH HUNTER: Comes into the reckoning on his second to Base Line over 1,200m.