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Southern Regent well tuned

BANGALORE: Southern Regent, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the Karnataka Cup (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

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

1 BARALOY PLATE, Div. II (1,200m) — rated 10 to 25 — 2-30 p.m: 1. Heroine Style (S. Narredu) 6 Nazim 59, 2. Daksinam (Darashah) 10 A. Velu 55.5, 3. Badge Of Honour (Darashah) 3 M. Narredu 54.5, 4. Supreme Princess (Ganapathy) 7 B. Prakash 53.5, 5. Admiral Star (Inayathulla) 1 Abhinay 53, 6. Adriel (Arjun) 8 R. Marshall 52.5, 7. Heekh Heekh Heekh (N. Rao) 2 Jagdale 52.5, 8. Wizzy Noise (Dominic) 4 Mahendran 50, 9. Algebra (Habib) 5 Ali Khan 49.5 and 10. Tug Boat (N. Gowda) 9 Jagadeesh 49.5.

BADGE OF HONOUR: Finished third in one of his three starts at winter; tracking well. SUPREME PRINCESS: Had a lung opener in Queen Of Swords' 1,400m; has come on; now running with blinkers and tongue strap. ADMIRAL STAR: Runs with an upsetting chance. TUG BOAT: A gutsy winner of her last start over 1,200m in the lower class at winter; well placed on weights.

1. Supreme Princess,

2. Badge Of Honour,

3. Tug Boat

2 OWN OPINION CUP (1,400m) — Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 3-00: 1. Prince Danzig (Karan) 3 S. Babu 56, 2. Special Promise (Mangalorkar) 7 A. Imran Khan 56, 3. Force Furor (S. Narredu) 8 Rajesh Babu 56, 4. Hold That Tiger (S. Narredu) 5 M. Narredu 56, 5. Craigielaw (Darashah) 1 Suraj Narredu 54.5, 6. Samarrah (Dhariwal) 4 Ruzaan 54.5, 7. Artic Sunlight (Padmanabhan) 6 Appu 54.5 and 8. Amanat (S. Kolse) 2 Srinath 54.5.

CRAIGIELAW: Found Queen Of Swords too good over 1,400m on the second day; should be given another chance. SAMARRAH: Working well; may spring a surprise. ARTIC SUNLIGHT: Looks fit enough. AMANAT: A failed favourite in Enaksi's 1,200m at Mumbai; moving fluently in the morning trials here; now running with blinkers.

1. Amanat, 2. Craigielaw,

3. Artic Sunlight

3 ABDUL WAJID MEMORIAL PLATE (1,600m) — rated 20 to 35 — 3-30: 1. Bollinger (Puttanna) 4 P. Ramesh 59, 2. Romantic Liaison (Vijay) 5 C. Alford 58, 3. Sandokan (Ghatala) 8 B. Paswan 56.5, 4. Flying Chief (Manohar) 7 R. Marshall 55, 5. Sweet Angel (Manohar) 1 I. Chisty 55, 6. Dramatic Heights (Padmanabhan) 9 Biramne 53.5, 7. Mirbat Battle (L. D'Silva) 10 Appu 53, 8. The Peak (Darashah) 2 M. Narredu 53, 9. Ministry Of Sound (Padmanabhan) 6 Rajesh 48 and 10. Scottsville (Dhariwal) 3 Ruzaan 47.

ROMANTIC LIAISON: A fair third to Star Princess in the Gool S. Poonawalla Million (1,200m) at Mumbai; moving attractively in the morning trials here; now running with tongue strap and cross nose band. MIRBAT BATTLE: Has improved since his third to Candrakanta over 1,200m on the opening day. THE PEAK: Came out of the maiden ranks in an impressive manner; in fine condition. SCOTTSVILLE: At a tidy weight.

1. Romantic Liaison,

2. Mirbat Battle, 3. The Peak

4 KARNATAKA CUP (1,600m) — 4-y-o & over (Terms) — 4-00: 1. Star Of Windsor (Ganapathy) 2 Gallagher 60, 2. Southern Regent (Ganapathy) 7 B. Prakash 58, 3. Full Speed (Ghatala) 5 Mrs. Silva 58, 4. Staranzano (Dhariwal) 3 Ruzaan 56, 5. Only For Gold (Ganapathy) 1 R. Marshall 55.5, 6. King Of Hearts (Padmanabhan) 8 Appu 52, 7. Ministrel Heights (Ganapathy) 4 I. Chisty 50 and 8. Formal Invitation (Vijay) 6 Suraj Narredu 50.

SOUTHERN REGENT: As an odds-on favourite went down by a head to Warsaw Pact in the Indian St. Leger (2,800m) at Mumbai; may make amends. FULL SPEED: His nowhere in Southern Regent's Indian Turf Invitation Cup (2,400m) at Chennai is best ignored. KING OF HEARTS: A consistent runner; should be persisted with. FORMAL INVITATION: Appeals on weights.

1. Southern Regent, 2. Full Speed,

3. King Of Hearts

5 BARALOY PLATE, Div. I (1,200m) — rated 10 to 25 — 4-30: 1. Smart Vision (Ganapathy) 2 M.R. Singh 62, 2. Amazing Ability (Ponnappa) 9 Chandrashekar 61, 3. Amazing Forest (S. Narredu) 5 Rajesh Babu 61, 4. In Vogue (L. D'Silva) 4 Nazim 59, 5. Thousand Stars (Nitiyanand) 1 T. Rahul 58, 6. Spring Fair (Arshad) (— ) (— ) 57, 7. Sporty (Inayathulla) 6 Vijay Kumar 56.5, 8. Hey Hero (Darashah) 3 F. Irani 56, 9. Siroco (Eshwer) 8 Suraj Narredu 56 and 10. Silent Witness (Dominic) 7 Ali Khan 53.

AMAZING ABILITY: Has come down a class; weight may not prove a stopper. SPORTY: A comfortable winner over 1,200m at winter; in fine nick. HEY HERO: Runs with an upsetting chance. SIROCO: Fit for the fray; sporting blinkers now.

1. Siroco, 2. Amazing Ability,

3. Sporty

6 SIR M. VISVESVARAYA MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m) — rated 20 to 35, 4 & 5-y-o — 5-00: 1. Emilio (Darashah) 4 Md. Shafiq 61.5, 2. Connaught Square (Darius) 1 Suraj Narredu 60, 3. Fashion Verdict (Lokanath) 11 A. Qureshi 59.5, 4. Dasanandini (Ponnapa) 9 Chandrashekar 56.5, 5. Faustino (Ghatala) 2 Mrs. Silva 56, 6. Crown Charter (Dhariwal) 7 Ruzaan 55.5, 7. Greenlawn (S. Singh) 5 Tauseef 55, 8. Indian Tech (S. Singh) 3 S. Ramesh 54, 9. Rivendell (Eshwer) 6 Srinath 54, 10. Synopsis (Nityanand) 8 N. Rawal 50 and 11. Cameo Role (Dhariwal) 10 T. Moses 50.

CONNAUGHT SQUARE: A good fourth to Elite Zone in the Golconda Derby Stakes (2,400m) at Malakpet; moving well in the morning try-outs here. FAUSTINO: Looks fit and well. CROWN CHARTER: Deserves following on her track movements. RIVENDELL: Running after a long lay-off; has had a mock race here; now running without drop nose band.

1. Rivendell, 2. Crown Charter,

3. Connaught Square

7 MAMMA'S MINK PLATE (1,600m) — rated 10 to 25, 4 & 5-y-o — 5-30: 1. No Opposition (Santosh) 9 Warren 62, 2. Newmarchar (Darashah) 1 Gnaneshwar 60.5, 3. Miss Beautiful (Ghatala) 6 Mrs. Silva 59.5, 4. Apollo Storm (Samar) 7 Mahendran 58.5, 5. Cartouche (Md. Khan) 3 Appu 58, 6. Grand Ceremony (Padmanabhan) 8 Suraj Narredu 56.5, 7. Storm Hawk (Arshad) 2 M. Reuben 56, 8. Top Cat (S. Narredu) 12 M. Narredu 55.5, 9. Great Seal (Arjun) 11 Aadesh 55, 10. Eden (Eshwer) 10 Neeraj 54, 11. Be A Honey (Dhariwal) 5 Badel 53 and 12. Cold War (N. Gowda) 4 P. Ramesh 49.

NO OPPOSITION: Comes into the reckoning on his third to Ladyfeelgood over 1,400m on the opening day. MISS BEAUTIFUL: Impressed in a mock race; now running without basket bit. CARTOUCHE: Ignore his last run at winter. TOP CAT: Well prepared. GREAT SEAL: Twice third at winter; may raise a winning gallop today.

1. Top Cat, 2. Miss Beautiful,

3. No Opposition

Day's best: Southern Regent

Double: Supreme Princess —

Rivendell

Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7; Mini Jkt: 2, 3, 4 & 5; Tr: 5, 6 & 7; Exacta: 4, 6 & 7.

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