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Saturday, Feb 26, 2005

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Rising Force maintains form

BANGALORE, FEB. 26. Rising Force, who maintains form, may score an encore in the Governor's Trophy (1,600m), the feature event of this afternoon's meeting.

False rails (width about 4m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 6.5m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position.

The carried over amount of Rs. 3,85,026 will be added to the combined jackpot pool today.

1 2-00 Infants Plate (D. II)

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

1 *0 Admiral Star (Inayathulla) Jayaprakash 9 55.0

2 *000 Rocket Of Passion (Mangalorkar)

P. Ramesh 7 55.0

3 *000 Little Robin (Samar) Amarpreet 4 55.0

4 *0 Bay Bomber (Sirajuddin) S. Rajesh 1 55.0

5 *0 Penny Tweedy (Darashah) Whelan 8 53.5

6 — Soul Music (Darius) Harish 5 53.5

7 *00 Royal Conqueror (Karan) S. Babu 10 53.5

8 *000 Heroine Style (S. Narredu) M. Narredu 3 53.5

9 *0 Purple Glade (Puttanna) Vivek 2 53.5

10 *0 Worth A Gold (Santosh) Srinath 6 53.5

PENNY TWEEDY: Has come on after her run in Zooming's 1,200m. SOUL MUSIC: First run; sharpened up well. HEROINE STYLE: Looks very fit after her three race gallops. WORTH A GOLD: Had a lung-opener in Cabbala's 1,100m; working impressively.

1. Worth A Gold, 2. Heroine Style,

3. Penny Tweedy

2 2-30 Alchemy Plate (D. II)

1,200m, rated 10 to 25

1 3*22 Lyricist (I. Ghatala) Mrs. Silva 4 59.0

2 *022 Special Rocket (Mangalorkar) Srinath 1 57.0

3 *00 Bay Shimmer (Komandur) Ranjeet 2 53.5

4 *034 Green Park (Puttanna) Chandrashekar 8 53.5

5 *00 Janasheen (S. Narredu) Koch 5 53.5

6 *000 Smiling (B. Shiva) Vivek 6 52.0

7 *044 Aspen Bay (Kuts) Harish 9 52.0

8 *002 Driven (Dominic) Dickie 7 51.5

9 *000 Courtier (Inayathulla) Raja Rao 3 50.0

LYRICIST: Twice second; may raise a winning gallop today. SPECIAL ROCKET: Found Nuncio too good over 1,200m in her previous start; should be given another chance. GREEN PARK: A consistent runner; continues to shine in the trials. ASPEN BAY: Runs with an upsetting chance.

1. Special Rocket, 2. Lyricist, 3. Green Park

3 3-00 Infants Plate (D. I)

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

1 *03 Badge Of Honour (Darashah) Whelan 7 55.0

2 — Gallardo (Darius) R. Marshall 6 55.0

3 *3 Sven (Dhariwal) Harish 9 55.0

4 — Darktan (Lokanath) S. Rajesh 1 55.0

5 *2 India Shining (Ponnappa) Appu 5 55.0

6 — Olympic Glory (Samar) Amarpreet 2 55.0

7 — Caramel (Byramji) M. Narredu 4 53.5

8 *0 Silken Star (Ganapathy) B. Prakash 3 53.5

9 — Safari Brown (S. Narredu) Koch 8 53.5

BADGE OF HONOUR: An impressive third to Rising Force over 1,400m; in fine condition. SVEN: A fair third to Winfoot (second win) over 1,400m on his debut; well tuned. INDIA SHINING: A nose second to Steed Stack 1,200m in his only start; moving attractively in the morning trials. SILKEN STAR: Fit for the fray.

1. India Shining, 2. Sven, 3. Silken Star

4 3-30 Lively Empery Plate

1,400m, rated 10 to 25

1 *000 Grand Ceremony (Padmanabhan)

Guruprasad 11 61.5

2 *034 Annakita (A. Mangalorkar) Badel 5 60.0

3 *002 Money Shop (Lokanath) Qureshi 6 59.0

4 4*20 Great Seal (Byramji) Srinath 7 57.5

5 *000 Spark Of Fire (Kuts) Vijay Kumar 1 57.5

6 *010 Ondhu Ondhu Ondhu (Ponnappa) Asgar 3 57.0

7 *010 Air Warrior (S.K.H. Khan) Chandrashekar 2 56.0

8 *242 Ranveer (Puttanna) Krishnan 12 56.0

9 *000 Apollo Storm (Samar) Amarpreet 10 55.0

10 0*04 Cincinnatus (Darashah) Ranjeet 4 53.0

11 *410 Breeze Dancer (Inayathulla) Md. Yasin 8 51.5

12 *000 Sunlaa (Dominic) Mahendran 9 48.5

GRAND CEREMONY: Has run with better class horses; can tackle the present company. ANNAKITA: On the board in her last two starts; should be persisted with. MONEY SHOP: Ran Gatling to 1-3/4 lengths over 1,400m in her previous start; working well. GREAT SEAL: His nowhere in Big B's first win (1,600m) is best ignored.

1. Great Seal, 2. Money Shop, 3. Grand Ceremony

5 4-00 Governor's Trophy

1,600m, 3/y/o (Terms)

1 *124 Turbo Shot (Eshwer) Srinath 2 57.0

2 *01 Rising Force (Ganapathy) B. Prakash 3 57.0

3 *000 Indian Ocean (Samar) S. Rajesh 4 57.0

4 *0 Epic (A. Mangalorkar) Badel 1 55.5

5 *02 Grantown (Darashah) Whelan 6 55.5

6 *41 Cabbala (Darius) M. Narredu 5 55.5

TURBO SHOT: Comes into the reckoning on his fourth to Galloping Bay (second win) over 1,400m, RISING FORCE: Came out of the maiden ranks in a gutsy manner over 1,400m; may score again. GRANTOWN: An impressive second to Across The Country over 1,400m last week; in fine nick.

1. Rising Force, 2. Grantown

6 4-30 Alchemy Plate (D. I)

1,200m, rated 10 to 25

1 *330 Austin Powers (Eshwer) Md. Ghous 2 61.5

2 0*12 Passing Glance (Karan) R. Marshall 4 61.5

3 *004 Spring Fest (Nityanand) Chandrashekar 1 61.5

4 *310 Barnabee (I. Ghatala) B. Paswan 9 60.5

5 *000 Daksinam (Darashah) Velu 5 58.5

6 *22 Langley Wood (Darius) Badel 8 58.0

7 *000 Reach Out (A. Mangalorkar) Mark 3 58.0

8 4*02 Sneak Preview (Mangalorkar) Appu 7 57.0

9 *000 Copper Sky (Inayathulla) Md. Yasin 6 56.5

PASSING GLANCE: As a favourite finished second to Barnabee over 1,200m; warrants another chance. SPRING FEST: Has improved since her fourth to Bravo Bedford over 1,200m, LANGLEY WOOD: Finished second in both his starts; may trouble the best. SNEAK PREVIEW: A noteworthy second to Pocket Full (second win) over 1,100m; in pink of condition.

1. Sneak Preview, 2. Langley Wood, 3. Spring Fest

7 5-00 Delhi Race Club Cup

1,600m, rated 40 & above

1 *120 Camarioca (Byramji) R. Marshall 6 59.0

2 *004 Blue Hare (Md. Khan) Md. Yasin 10 58.0

3 *311 Aerographer (S.K.H. Khan) Appu 9 57.0

4 02*0 Supreme General (Ganapathy) B. Prakash 7 57.0

5 *401 Crown Royal (Ponnappa) Srinath 12 56.0

6 *203 Jumping For Joy (Byramji) Badel 5 55.5

7 00*3 Starzaan (I. Ghatala) Mrs. Silva 1 55.0

8 *000 Augill Castle (Puttanna) Vivek 11 54.0

9 22*0 Zidane (Eshwer) Ranjeet 2 53.5

10 *030 Spark Of Glory (Eshwer) S. Rajesh 8 52.5

11 *231 Allectus (Darius) M. Narredu 4 51.0

12 43*0 Crown Secret (Dhariwal) Harish 3 50.0

CAMARRIOCA: Did not reach the frame in Forever Elegance's Ponawalla Bangalore Derby (2,400m); that run is best ignored. SUPREME GENERAL: Deserves following on his track movements. JUMPING FOR JOY: Despite a rough passage finished a good third to Staranzano over 1,600m; in fine trim. STARZAAN: Needed the run in Crown Royal's 1,400m. CROWN SECRET: Well in at the weights.

1. Camarioca, 2. Supreme General,

3. Crown Secret

8 5-30 Jagirdar Of Arni Memorial Plate

1,200m, rated 20 to 35

1 *301 Thursday Nite (A. Mangalorkar) M. Narredu 7 61.5

2 *000 Amazing Warrior (Samar) S. Rajesh 3 58.0

3 *210 Proud Tradition (Padmanabhan) Shareef 10 58.0

4 *020 Golden Venture (S. Narredu) Narendra 2 57.0

5 2*41 Noble Possession (Ganapathy) R. Marshall 11 57.0

6 3*12 Equally Good (Ponnappa) Chandrashekar 1 56.5

7 *020 Missedent (Darashah) Whelan 5 55.5

8 *402 Ladyfeelgood (Darius) Srinath 6 54.5

9 *411 Pocket Full (Lokanath) Jagadeesh 8 54.5

10 0*00 Everblazing (S. Narredu) Koch 4 53.0

11 *00 Rule The Fashion (Lokanath) Raja Rao 9 49.5

12 *323 Alagi (Dominic) Mahendran 12 49.0

THURSDAY NITE: Carried 57kg to a comfortable win over 1,200m in his last start; may repeat. EQUALLY GOOD: After winning a 1,400m in a facile manner in the lower class, finished a game second to Fashion Verdict over 1,400m; in fine fettle. LADYFEELGOOD: Has come on since her second to Thursday Nite. POCKET FULL: A gutsy winner over 1,200m in the lower class; maintains form.