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Gaslight runs with a good chance

BANGALORE, MARCH 11. Gaslight runs with a good chance in the Nagarahole Cup (1,400m), the main event of this afternoon's meeting.

False rails (width about 2m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 2-00 March Plate (D. II)

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

1 *0 Clas (Byramji) Srinath 1 55.0

2 *0 Sharp N Smart (Ganapathy) B. Prakash 9 55.0

3 — Siguru (Mahesh) Raja Rao 5 55.0

4 *0 War Head (S. Narredu) Krishnan 8 55.0

5 *0 Olympic Glory (Samar) Amarpreet 4 55.0

6 — Azraff (S. Singh) S. Rajesh 3 55.0

7 *0 Soul Music (Darius) Badel 2 53.5

8 — Samarrah (Dhariwal) Ruzaan 10 53.5

9 — Star Movements (Mangalorkar)

Chandrashekar 11 53.5

10 *0 Space Angel (Manohar) S. Babu 7 53.5

11 *0 Fashion Statement (Puttanna) Vivek 6 53.5

CLAS: Track movements impressive. SHARP N SMART: Fit for the fray. SOUL MUSIC: Had a lung-opener in Heroine Style's 1,200m; in fine trim. SAMARRAH: First run; sharpened up well.

1. Sharp N Smart, 2. Clas, 3. Samarrah

2 2-30 Ramnagar Plate

1,400m, rated 00 to 15

1 *040 Sense Of Style (Dominic) Appu 5 61.5

2 *000 Jism (Md. Khan) Md. Yasin 8 61.5

3 *003 Onghi Onghi Onghi (Ponnappa) Asgar 7 60.5

4 0*0 Lightning Bay (Karan) R. Marshall 6 60.5

5 0*20 Garuda (Puttanna) Vivek 10 60.0

6 *000 Pat On The Back (Samar) Amarpreet 1 60.0

7 *004 Passionandemotion (Mahesh) Raja Rao 2 59.0

8 *000 Maple Fondant (Nityanand) P. Ramesh 9 58.5

9 *404 Melody Power (Kuts) Whelan 11 57.5

10 0*03 Torrentee (Santosh) Warren 12 56.5

11 *000 Kriskav (Inayathulla) Vijaykumar 4 55.5

12 00*0 Appolo Reef (Chawla) Christopher 3 52.5

SENSE OF STYLE: Has run with better company, can score in this set. GARUDA: Ignore his last run. MELODY POWER: A fair fourth to Benvenuta over 1,800m; in fine shape. TORRENTEE: A game third to Beyond Limits (1,400m); well tuned.

1. Sense Of Style, 2. Garuda, 3. Torrentee

3 3-00 Bandipur Cup (D. II)

1,200m, rated 10 to 25

1 *322 Aiyana (Nityanand) Chandrashekar 5 59.0

2 *230 Alagi (Dominic) Mahendran 8 58.5

3 *000 Adriel (A. Mangalorkar) R. Marshall 2 56.0

4 *040 Sporty (Inayathulla) Faisal 6 55.0

5 3*20 Classic Time (Santosh) Md. Shafiq 3 53.5

6 *0 Golden Ballerina (Sirajuddin) Jagadeesh 4 53.0

7 00*0 Sublimity (Ganapathy) Babu 7 53.0

8 00*0 Dhrona (Puttanna) J. Rahul 1 52.5

9 0 Pure Brilliance (Santosh) P. Kumar 9 48.0

AIYANA: As a favourite finished second to Lovely Empress over 1,600m; should be persisted with. ALAGI: Runs with an upsetting chance. ADRIEL: Systematically prepared. CLASSIC TIME: Ran off the board in Big Dream's 1,200m in her last start; that run is best ignored.

1. Aiyana, 2. Classic Time, 3. Adriel

4 3-30 Vibrant Plate

1,400m, rated 10 to 25, 5 & 6/y/o

1 *000 Candrakanta (Ponnappa) Vijaykumar 8 60.5

2 *400 Princess Chand (Samar) Tauseef 9 60.0

3 *200 Flower Dew (Pradeep) Jagadeesh 3 59.5

4 *403 Silver Cat (Dominic) Mahendran 7 58.0

5 *000 Hello Hero (Md. A. Abbas) I. Chisty 1 57.5

6 000 Juan De Voux (Santosh) P. Kumar 6 56.5

7 *000 Temple Town (Inayathulla) Faisal 2 56.0

8 *004 Simple And Sweet (Arshad) Appu 5 55.0

9 *004 Silver Victress (B. Shiva) Chandrashekar 4 51.5

PRINCESS CHAND: Judiciously prepared. FLOWER DEW: Looks fit enough; may spring a surprise. TEMPLE TOWN: Has stripped fitter after his three race gallops. SILVER VICTRESS: A good fourth to San Gimminano over 1,400m; well tuned.

1. Princess Chand, 2. Flower Dew, 3. Silver Victress

5 4-00 Nagarahole Cup

1,400m, rated 40 & above

1 *043 Just Brave (Darashah) Gnaneshwar 2 61.0

2 00 Prince Valiant (Darius) Mark 4 57.5

3 *000 Daring Don (Samar) Mahendran 11 56.0

4 *323 Polar Force (Ganapathy) B. Prakash 8 55.0

5 *040 Blue Hare (Md. Khan) — — 54.0

6 *232 Gaslight (Byramji) Badel 10 52.5

7 0*30 Starzaan (I. Ghatala) Mrs. Silva 7 52.0

8 2*00 Zidane (Eshwer) Harish 5 49.5

9 *440 Arabian Storm (S.K.H. Khan) Appu 1 49.0

10 *014 Capannelle (Dhariwal) Ruzaan 6 48.5

11 *000 Siberean (Dhariwal) T. Moses 9 48.5

JUST BRAVE: A noteworthy third to Aerographer (second win) over 1,400m; in fine condition. POLAR FORCE: A consistent performer; continues to shine in the trials. GASLIGHT: Deserves following on her second to Amatol (third win) over 1,200m. ARABIAN STORM: Well in at the weights.

1. Gaslight, 2. Polar Force, 3. Just Brave

6 4-30 Bandipur Cup (D. I)

1,200m, rated 10 to 25

1 *000 Patrichian (Nityanand) P. Ramesh 3 61.5

2 *000 Power of Dreams (S. Singh) Babu Rao 5 61.0

3 *004 Ariba (Kuts) Appu 8 60.5

4 *240 Miracle Fantasy (Dominic) Faisal 9 58.0

5 *341 Green Park (Puttanna) Chandrashekar 2 58.0

6 *000 Reach Out (A. Mangalorkar) Mark 6 57.0

7 2*0 She's A Bird (Santosh) Warren 1 56.5

8 *202 Shubha Mangala (B. Shiva) S. Ramesh 7 56.0

9 *004 Copper Sky (Inayathulla) Md. Yasin 4 55.5

ARIBA: An easy fourth to Show N Tell (second win) over 1,200m; working well. GREEN PARK: An impressive winner of her last start over 1,200m; maintains form. REACH OUT: Looks very fit; may upset. SHUBHA MANGALA: Comes into the reckoning on her second to Grey Hawk over 1,200m.

1. Shubha Mangala, 2. Ariba, 3. Green Park

7 5-00 Jeenabhai Davidoss Memorial Plate

1,600m, rated 20 to 35, 5 & 6/y/o

1 *344 Red Mamma (I. Ghatala) Mrs. Silva 4 60.5

2 *301 Initiation (Samar) Amarpreet 7 60.0

3 *004 Space Craft (I. Ghatala) B. Paswan 5 60.0

4 *330 Greenlawn (S. Singh) S. Ramesh 11 60.0

5 0 Cybergenic (Dhariwal) Mark 9 59.5

6 *210 Lusitania (Puttanna) Appu 2 58.0

7 *000 Most Convincing (Mahesh) Raja Rao 10 57.0

8 *310 Dramatic Heights (Padmanabhan) — — 56.5

9 *000 Flying Spur (Lokanath) R. Marshall 3 54.0

10 *300 Newmachar (Darashah) Whelan 8 53.5

11 001 Daughteroffortune (Santosh) Md. Shafiq 1 49.5

INITIATION: A facile winner of his last start over 1,600m in the lower class; may defy the penalty. SPACE CRAFT: A fair fourth to The Zamindar (second win) over 2,200m in the higher class; may tackle the present lot. GREENLAWN: Her nowhere in Highlevel's 1,400m is best ignored. NEWMACHAR: Track movements pleasing.

1. Newmachar, 2. Space Craft, 3. Greenlawn

8 5-30 March Plate (D.I)

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

1 — Forza (Darius) Badel 4 55.0

2 — Gaileon (Eshwer) Md. Ghous 9 55.0

3 *3 Power Of Gold (Inayathulla) Faisal 10 55.0

4 *0 Subaggregate (S. Narredu) Rajesh Babu 6 55.0

5 *00 Royal Dazzle (Puttanna) Vivek 1 55.0

6 *340 Brave Bheem (Samar) Amarpreet 2 55.0

7 *30 Bumper Prize (Sirajuddin) — — 55.0

8 — Simply Glorious (Byramji) R. Marshall 3 53.5

9 *22 Royal Assault (Darashah) Whelan 8 53.5

10 *02 Worth A Gold (Santosh) Md. Shafiq 5 53.5

11 *003 Cellisima (S. Singh) Harish 7 53.5

FORZA: First run; well prepared. ROYAL ASSAULT: Twice second; may raise a winning gallop today. WORTH A GOLD: A failed favourite in Heroine Style's 1,200m; should be given another chance. CELLISIMA: After a forward run finished a close third to Talk Of The Devil over 1,100m; in fine fettle.