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Fly The Fury well placed on weights

BANGALORE, DEC. 25. Fly The Fury, who has been well placed on weights, runs with an excellent chance in the Karnataka Police Trophy (1,200m), the main event of this afternoon's meeting.

False rails (width about 4m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 7.5m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 1-30 p.m. Bangarpet Plate

1,200m, rated 00 to 15

1 03*4 Allot (Komandur) Ranjeet 2 62.0

2 *420 Beyond Limits (Darashah) Gnaneshwar 1 61.5

3 02*0 Jism (Md. Khan) Md. Yasin 5 61.5

4 00 Summer Serenade (Ganapathy) V. Patel 6 61.5

5 0*00 Coalition Force (B. K. Arshad) T. Rahul 10 61.0

6 0 Indian Fame (S. Singh) S. Ramesh 3 60.0

7 00*3 Laptop (Dominic) Mahendran 4 59.5

8 00*3 Kriskav (Inayathulla) Ashwin Rao 7 58.0

9 0*34 Breeze Dancer (Inayathulla) Prithviraj 9 56.5

10 00*0 Continental Pearl (Santosh) P. Kumar 8 54.0

INDIAN FAME: Fit for the fray. LAPTOP: Third to Celtic Chief (first win) over 1,200m in the higher class: can tackle the present company. KRISKAV: A good third to Pay The Price (1,200m) in fine condition. BREEZE DANCER: A consistent runner; continues to shine in the trials; now running without blinkers.

1. Indian Fame, 2. Laptop, 3. Kriskav

2 2-00 Dr. S. R. Girirajan Memorial

Plate (D. II)

1,400m, rated 20 to 35

1 134 Saddler's Quest (Ganapathy) S. Babu 4 59.0

2 1*00 Chequered Flag (Mangalorkar) Prithviraj 9 56.0

3 33*1 Equally Good (Ponnappa) Chandrashekar 2 55.0

4 31*0 Dazzling Quintet (Ganapathy) P. Eddery 7 54.5

5 2*01 Fashion Verdict (Lokanath) Qureshi 3 54.5

6 32*2 Synopsis (Nityanand) Appu 6 54.5

7 323 Sandokan (I. Ghatala) Mrs. Silva 5 52.5

8 30*3 Power Of Dreams (S. Singh) R. Marshall 8 52.0

9 22*2 Syrian Spice (Dhariwal) Suraj Narredu 1 51.5

EQUALLY GOOD: A facile winner of his last start over 1,400m in the lower class; may defy the penalty. DAZZLING QUINTET: Has stripped fitter after his gallop in stablemate Star Admiral's 1,400m. SANDOKAN: Impressed in a mock race. SYRIAN SPICE: Ran Copper Bracelet to ½ length over 1,200m; in fine nick.

1. Equally Good, 2. Syrian Spice,

3. Dazzling Quintet

3 2-30 Gomos Plate

1,100m, rated 10 to 25

1 02*2 Austin Powers (Eshwer) Srinath 8 60.0

2 0*40 Rhapsody In Blue (Darashah) Velu 1 59.0

3 13*3 Alagi (Dominic) Mahendran 7 58.0

4 3*22 Roda Rosen (Nityanand) P. Ramesh 11 57.5

5 002 She's A Bird (Santosh) Warren 3 57.5

6 0*00 Adriel (A. Mangalorkar) R. Marshall 4 57.0

7 00*0 Over Power (Sirajuddin) Jagadeesh 10 55.5

8 20*1 Sedgemere (Ponnappa) Chandrashekar 6 54.5

9 — Choreographer (S.K.H. Khan) Rajesh Babu 2 54.0

10 *2 Tribal Fantasy (Puttanna) Appu 5 53.5

11 0*00 Pole Star (Ganapathy) Afsar 12 53.0

12 00*0 Khoka (Lokanath) Krishnan 9 49.0

AUSTIN POWERS: As a favourite finished second to Shown N Tell over 1,200m in his previous start; warrants another chance. RODA ROSEN: Comes into the reckoning on her consistency; sporting blinkers now. OVER POWER: Running with basket bit on; may spring a surprise. TRIBAL FANTASY: A faraway second to Noble Excellency (first win) over 1,200m on her debut; should be persisted with.

1. Austin Powers, 2. Roda Rosen,

3. Tribal Fantasy

4 3-00 Dr. S.R. Girirajan Memorial

Plate (D. I)

1,400m, rated 20 to 35

1 10*3 Lanark (Darashah) Whelan 7 62.0

2 00*0 Highlevel (Hidayat) Rajesh Babu 8 60.5

3 123 Path Of Honour (Karan) P. Eddery 1 59.5

4 2*42 Dr. Evil (Eshwer) Srinath 2 58.0

5 0*31 Way To Wealth (Lokanath) J. Shukla 4 57.0

6 13*0 Shalivahana (Pradeep) Qureshi 9 56.5

7 11*0 Atlantic Heiress (Ganapathy) D. Patel 3 55.5

8 221 Freebee (I. Ghatala) Mrs. Silva 5 55.0

9 43*0 Cameo Role (Dhariwal) O'Donoghue 6 53.5

PATH OF HONOUR: A good third to Splash Of Class over 1,200m at Mysore; shaping well in the trials here. DR. EVIL: An impressive second to Celtic Chief over 1,400m; well tuned. WAY TO WEALTH: A fluent winner of his last start over 1,200m; retains form. FREEBEE: Deserves following on her mock race.

1. Dr. Evil, 2. Way To Wealth,

3. Path Of Honour

5 3-30 Gangavathi Cup

1,200m, 2/y/o only (Terms)

1 *1 Turbo Shot (Eshwer) Srinath 5 55.0

2 *1 Go For Gold (Ganapathy) P. Eddery 6 53.5

3 — Supreme Chieftan (Ganapathy) S. Babu 4 51.0

4 *0 Prime Authority (Karan) Afsar 2 51.0

5 *0 Azazel (Lokanath) J. Shukla 12 51.0

6 — Holding Court (Padmanabhan) Appu 11 51.0

7 — High Tower (Darashah) Gnaneshwar 1 49.5

8 — Choice Is Blue (Nityanand) R. Marshall 3 49.5

9 — Baby Don (S. Narredu) R. Koch 8 49.5

10 — Pretty Queen (S. Narredu) Rajesh Babu 10 49.5

11 — My Winning Charm (Pradeep)

Shoban Babu 9 49.5

12 — Prejudice (Sirajuddin) M. Ravi 7 49.5

TURBO SHOT: A gutsy winner over 1,200m on his debut: maintains form. GO FOR GOLD: Justified the odds on favouritism by winning a 1,100m in a runaway manner: may score again. HOLDING COURT: First run: sharpened up well. CHOICE IS BLUE: Looks fit and well.

1. Go For Gold, 2. Turbo Shot, 3. Holding Court

6 4-00 Karnataka Police Trophy

1,200m, rated 40 & above

1 4*23 Explosivo (Eshwer) Srinath 9 60.5

2 4*00 Soviet Bay (I.Ghatala) G.Moses 8 60.0

3 211 Taurian (Puttanna) Nagesh 6 60.0

4 1*22 Laguna Blue (Inayathulla) R.Marshall 11 59.0

5 004 Saratoga Sizzle (Dhariwal) O'Donoghue 5 58.0

6 3*00 The Music Lover (Dominic) M.Mark 7 57.5

7 02*4 Netstar (A.Mangalorkar) S.Fargeat 1 56.5

8 11*0 Ciraja (SamarSingh) J. Rahul 3 55.5

9 22*0 Star Alone (Eshwer) Md.Ghous 10 53.5

10 3*00 Conqueress (Dhariwal) Whelan 2 51.5

11 110 Fly The Fury (Padmanabhan) SurajNarredu 4 47.0

EXPLOSIVO: A fair third to stablemate River God over 1,200m: in fine fettle. LAGUNA BLUE: Twice second: may raise a winning gallop today. SARATOGA SIZZLE: Track movements pleasing: may trouble the best. FLY THE FURY: Appeals on weights.

1. Fly The Fury, 2. Laguna Blue, 3. Explosivo

7 4-30 Capt. H.D. Fownes Memorial Plate

1,600m, 4 & 5/y/o, rated 20 to 35

1 20*0 Capannelle (Dhariwal) O'Donoghue 5 61.0

2 0*01 Inquisitive (Valavi) Mahendran 9 60.0

3 1*22 The Zamindar (A. Mangalorkar)

Suraj Narredu 10 60.0

4 00*0 Bajo Grande (Padmanabhan) M. Narredu 4 60.0

5 2*40 Milan (Darashah) Md. Shafiq 2 59.0

6 311 Tunisia (I. Ghatala) Mrs. Silva 8 58.5

7 40*0 Most Convincing (Mahesh) T. Rahul 6 58.0

8 4*21 The Big Fight (Byramji) Appu 3 57.5

9 2*03 Newmachar (Darashah) Whelan 7 55.5

10 0*01 Triple Treasure (B. K. Arshad) R. Marshall 12 53.0

11 1*00 Princess Chand (Samar) Ranjeet 1 52.0

12 0*00 City Of Angels (Mangalorkar) Jagadeesh 11 48.0

THE ZAMINDAR: Despite being slowly off finished a close second to The Big Fight over 1,600m; deserves another chance: now running with blinkers on. BAJO GRANDE: Her nowhere in Gem's 1,200m is best ignored. TUNISIA: An impressive winner of her last two starts at Mysore: may extend her winning streak. NEWMACHAR: Has come on since his third to The Big Fight.

1. The Zamindar, 2. Bajo Grande, 3. Newmachar

8 5-00 Nelamangala Plate

1,400m, 4 & 5/y/o rated 10 to 25

1 0*24 Royal Prose (Puttanna) M. Mark 1 62.0

2 4*40 Exalted (Darashah) Ranjeet 2 61.5

3 3*33 Spark Of Fire (C. A. Kuts) Vijay Kumar 3 60.5

4 44*2 No Opposition (Santosh) Warren 8 57.5

5 0 Port To Port (Mangalorkar) P. Ramesh 6 57.5

6 0 More To Come (Darashah) Gnaneshwar 9 57.0

7 200 Emerald Ocean (Samar) Jagadeesh 11 56.5

8 2*04 Ondhu Ondhu Ondhu (Valavi) Asgar 10 53.0

9 *000 Just Perfect (S. Narredu) Suraj Narredu 5 53.0

10 0*40 Hunter Jones (Pradeep) Afsar 4 52.5

11 4*1 San Gimminano (Darius) — — 52.0

12 00*2 Settle The Score (Dominic) Shoban Babu 7 51.5

ROYAL PROSE: On the board in both his starts; tracking well. EXALTED: Has come down a class; weight may not prove a stopper. NO OPPOSITION: Found Inquisitive too good over 1,600m in his last start; well prepared. PORT TO PORT: Fit as a fiddle. EMERALD OCEAN: Runs with an upsetting chance.