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Yutai appeals most

HYDERABAD, JAN. 2. Yutai appeals most among the ten runners in the Golconda Oaks (2,400m), the main event of the races here on today.

There will be no false rails.

1 12-45 Concordial Plate (D. II)

1,200m, Cat. II, Md. 3/y/o only (Terms)

1 — Citi Storm (Habibullah) Rutherford 6 55.0

2 *0 Fitting Tribute (Srinagesh) B. Shinde 2 55.0

3 *0 Hooves Of Destiny (L. D'Silva) Laxman 4 55.0

4 — Royal Duty (Raju) Chary 3 55.0

5 *4 Silver Bullet (L. D'Silva) Christopher 8 55.0

6 *20 Ice River (Satheesh) R. Marshall 1 53.5

7 — Ripples (Netto) Sequeira 5 53.5

8 *00 Sweet Suzzanne (Sk. Kassam) Qazafi 7 53.5

CITI STORM: Looks fit. FITTING TRIBUTE: Had a lung opener in the Adelaide's 1,200m; sharpened up well. SILVER BULLET: Looks fit after his fourth to Battle Glory's 1,200m. ICE RIVER: Should be benefited by his two race gallops.

1. Silver Bullet, 2. Fitting Tribute, 3. Ice River

2 1-15 Concordial Plate (D. I)

1,200m, Cat. II, Md. 3/y/o only (Terms)

1 — Candy Man (Satheesh) Kariappa 3 55.0

2 — Classic Art (Habibullah) B. Shinde 2 55.0

3 *4 Gutsy Rider (Satheesh) R. Marshall 6 55.0

4 *432 Mirbat Battle (L. D'Silva) A. Imran Khan 1 55.0

5 *0 Bellflower (L. D'Silva) Qazafi 8 53.5

6 — Favourable Terms (Vatsalya) Aadesh 5 53.5

7 — Muir Of Ord (Rafaat) Fargeat 7 53.5

8 *04 Royal Haven (Srinivas) B. V. Krishnan 4 53.5

CLASSIC ART: Working well. GUTSY RIDER: Improved since his fourth to Da Vince Rose's 1,100m. MIRBAT BATTLE: On the board in all his three starts; may upset. MUIR OF ORD: First run; sharpened up well.

1. Muir Of Ord, 2. Gutsy Rider, 3. Mirbat Battle

3 1-45 Salarjung Cup (D. II)

1,600m, Cat. III, 4/y/o and over, rated up to 50

1 *000 Intonation (Vatsalya) Nishanth 7 60.0

2 1*33 Golden Babe (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 2 59.0

3 *402 Celestial Queen (N. Rao) Rutherford 10 58.0

4 *040 Quantum Leap (Sk. Kassam) Lakshmi Kant 5 56.5

5 *241 Serengetti (L. D'Silva) Deep Shanker 3 55.0

6 0*00 Sugar Line (Raju) Ravi Shanker 1 55.0

7 020 Tannenprinzessin (Deshmukh) Aadesh 8 54.0

8 — Continuity (Habibullah) B. Shinde 6 52.0

9 *002 Wise Prince (Faiyaz) Chary 9 51.0

10 2*00 Racing Is Fun (Shamsuddin) Sk. Sharookh 4 49.5

CELESTIAL QUEEN: Has stripped fitter after her second to Galway's 1,600m. SERENGETTI: A gutsy winner over 1,600m; retains form. TANNENPRINZESSIN: Ignore her previous run; she looks fit. RACING IS FUN: Well in at the weights.

1. Serengetti, 2. Celestial Queen,

3. Racing Is Fun

4 2-15 RCTC Trophy

1,200m, Cat. I, 4/y/o and over

1 04*3 Picture Me (Netto) A. Imran Khan 7 60.5

2 *111 Cannon Glow (N. Rao) D. Singh 3 58.0

3 2*43 Run For Roses (L. D'Silva) B.V. Krishnan 9 57.0

4 *320 Shakira (L. D'Silva) Christopher 1 56.0

5 13*3 Autocracy (Raju) Aadesh 10 53.0

6 *010 Treasure Hunt (N. Rao) B. Shinde 8 51.5

7 0*40 Cool Deal (Satheesh) Ravinder 2 49.0

8 *432 Bar-At-Lawn (Laxman S) Sk. Sharookh 5 48.5

9 *004 Burjo Fire (N. Rao) N. Rawal 4 48.0

10 *000 Aware (Sk. Kassam) Lakshmi Kant 6 47.0

CANNON GLOW: Won six races in a row; may continue her winning streak. SHAKIRA: Shaping well in the trials. AUTOCRACY: Deserves following on her consistency. BURJO FIRE: A handicap chance.

1. Cannon Glow, 2. Shakira, 3. Autocracy

5 2-45 Salarjung Cup (D. I)

1,600m, Cat. III, rated up to 50, 4/y/o & over

1 *000 Bet And Bowl (Faisal) D. Singh 4 60.0

2 *020 Royal Hollo Way (Sk. Kassam) A. Joshi 10 58.5

3 4*01 Flying Knight (Netto) A. Imran Khan 8 56.5

4 *000 Regal Image (N. Rao) Rutherford 6 55.5

5 *000 Eternal Prince (Vatsalya) N. Rawal 2 55.0

6 *424 Presidency (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 5 53.5

7 0*40 Fever Few (Srinagesh) B. Shinde 9 53.0

8 3*33 Far Better (Satheesh) Ravinder 3 51.5

9 *422 Gem Of A Guy (L. D'Silva) Christopher 1 50.0

10 *121 Secret Archives (Silvester) G. Sandeep 7 49.5

ROYAL HOLLO WAY: Seen finishing on well in Golden Sambar (second win) over 1,200m; the extra 400m may suit him well. FLYING KNIGHT: An impressive winner over 1,400m; may repeat. REGAL IMAGE: Looks fit for the fray. GEM OF A GUY: Deserves following on his consistency.

1. Flying Knight, 2. Regal Image,

3. Gem Of A Guy

6 3-15 Step Aside Plate

2,000m, Cat. II, 4/y/o & over (Terms)

1 *301 Bench Mark (Raju) D. Singh 3 59.5

2 1*00 Eyes Right (Netto) A. Imran Khan 2 58.0

3 *000 Forthcoming (Satheesh) Kariappa 1 58.0

4 1*41 Here Comes The Sun (Rafaat) Fargeat 5 58.0

5 0*13 State City (Vatsalya) Srinath 6 58.0

6 33*2 Turbanator (Rafaat) O'Donoghue 4 58.0

7 *233 Broken Silence (Laxman S) G. Sandeep 7 56.5

8 *012 Royal Hawk (Raju) Aadesh 8 55.0

HERE COMES THE SUN: A fluent winner over 1,600m; capable of a repeat. STATE CITY: After winning a race over 2,000m finished third to Royal Hawk's 2,200m; has an each way chance. TURBANATOR: Failed on photo to Royal Hawk in his start-to-finish mission; should be given another chance. ROYAL HAWK: Failed to collar Friendly Fire's 1,600m; may run a decent race.

1. Here Comes The Sun, 2. State City,

3. Royal Hawk

7 3-45 Byerly Turk Stakes

1,200m, Fillies 3/y/o only (Terms)

1 *31 Adams Madame (Srinagesh) Fargeat 7 54.0

2 *1 Adelaide (Deshmukh) Srinath 2 54.0

3 *1 Da Vinci Rose (L. D'Silva) Christopher 1 54.0

4 21 Opera Queen (Eshwer) O'Donoghue 8 54.0

5 *31 Star Crush (Satheesh) Eddery 9 54.0

6 *3 Bribe N Prejudice (Deshmukh) Aadesh 6 50.0

7 — Dama Grande (Vatsalya) N. Rawal 3 50.0

8 *00 Ocean City (Habibullah) B. Shinde 5 50.0

9 — Victoria Cross (Netto) A. Imran Khan 4 50.0

ADAMS MADAME: A facile winner over 1,100m; retains form. DA VINCI ROSE: Justified the odds on favouritism by winning a 1,100m in a run away manner; may repeat. OPERA QUEEN: Won a race over 1,200m at Bangalore; maintains form. STAR CRUSH: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; in fine nick.

1. Da Vinci Rose, 2. Star Crush,

3. Opera Queen

8 4-15 Golconda Oaks

2,400m, Fillies, 4/y/o only (Terms)

1 30*1 Aryanoush (Rafaat) Fargeat 4 57.0

2 1*03 Carradale (D. Thompson) Whelan 8 57.0

3 24*4 Crown Secret (Dhariwal) O'Donoghue 10 57.0

4 220 Esperante (Byramji) D. Singh 1 57.0

5 11*4 Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) Kariappa 2 57.0

6 100 Pas De Surprise (Ganapathy) R. Marshall 3 57.0

7 300 Perfect Mover (Eshwer) A. Imran Khan 6 57.0

8 010 Pleasure Palace (Todywalla) Ravinder 9 57.0

9 100 Solar Flower (Todywalla) Eddery 5 57.0

10 122 Yutai (Darius) Srinath 7 57.0

ARYANOUSH: Shaping well in the trials. CROWN SECRET: A fair fourth to Only For Gold; may run a decent race. SOLAR FLOWER: Well prepared at Mumbai. YUTAI: A late second to Only For Gold over 1,600m; trip is ideal.

1. Yutai, 2. Solar Flower,

3. Crown Secret

9 4-45 Sweet Girl Plate

1,200m, Cat. II, 5/y/o & over

1 *000 Amazing Dancer (L. D'Silva) Deep Shanker 10 60.0

2 *400 Native Glory (Satheesh) Chary 4 60.0

3 *200 Sling Shot (Netto) K. Anil 3 60.0

4 *433 Spring Dawn (Srinivas) B.V. Krishnan 1 59.5

5 000 Royal Baby (Raju) S. Sreekant 7 54.0

6 *400 Royal Shine (Faisal) B. Shinde 11 54.0

7 *000 Royal Sapper (S. Abbas) O'Donoghue 6 53.0

8 03*3 Inglewood (Vatsalya) G. Sandeep 8 52.5

9 *213 Love At Firstfight (Deshmukh) A. Joshi 9 52.0

10 *000 Belper (Raju) D. Singh 2 50.0

11 3*30 Line To Conquer (N. Rao) Ravi Shanker 5 48.0

AMAZING DANCER: Track movements pleasing. NATIVE GLORY: Speedy; may try start to finish tactics. SPRING DAWN: On the board in her last three outings; can make a race of it. BELPER: Well in at the weights.