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Southern Regent expected to score

Hyderabad: Southern Regent, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the Golconda St. Leger (2,800m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

There will be no false rails.

1 CHITTOOR PLATE (1,600m), Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated up to 75 — 12-45 p.m.: 1. Bench Mark (Raju) 1 Chary 60, 2. Acanthus (L. D'Silva) 2 Christopher 58, 3. True Legend (Prasad) 5 Suraj Narredu 57.5, 4. On The Trail (L. D'Silva) 3 Appu 57 and 5. Albuquerque (L. D'Silva) 4 A. Imran Khan 55.

BENCH MARK: Finished fourth to Brown Star over 1,600m; capable of tackling the present lot. TRUE LEGEND: Shaping well in the trials. ON THE TRAIL: A facile winner over 1,400m; may defy the penalty.

1. On The Trail, 2. Bench Mark

2 POT OF GOLD PLATE (1,100m), Cat. III, Md. 3-y-o only, rated up to 50 — 1-15: 1. Unexpected Twist (ex: Red Glamour) (Deshmukh) 5 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Combe Bassett (L. D'Silva) 6 Sreekant 59, 3. Royal Assembly (N. Rao) 1 Appu 57.5, 4. High Lands (Raju) 3 Chary 57, 5. Benazir (Shamsuddin) 4 Suraj Narredu 56, 6. Greeku Veerudu (Vatsalya) 2 Madhu Kumar 54 and 7. Daimler (Vatsalya) 7 Sandeep 52.5.

UNEXPECTED TWIST: Impressed in the morning try-outs. COMBE BASSETT: Looks fit and well. ROYAL ASSEMBLY: An upset prospect. DAIMLER: Well in at the weights.

1. Unexpected Twist, 2. High Lands,

3. Royal Assembly

3 NAGARJUNA SAGAR PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated up to 75 — 1-45: 1. Bulbasaur (L. D'Silva) 3 Sandeep 60, 2. Ne Tlus Ultra (Deshmukh) 7 Suraj Narredu 59, 3. Bon Vivant (S. Abbas) 6 M. Chauhan 57.5, 4. Royal Sapper (S. Abbas) 4 Qazafi 56.5, 5. Al Jazeera (Netto) 8 K. Anil 56, 6. Line To Conquer (N. Rao) 2 Appu 55.5, 7. Chickluckchick (Srinagesh) 1 Laxmikanth 54.5 and 8. Sammurai (Shamsuddin) 5 Sk. Farookh 52.5.

BULBASAUR: Speedy; may try pillar-to-post victory. BON VIVANT: A forward runner in Ride And Shine (second win) over 1,400m; has an each-way chance. LINE TO CONQUER: Deserves following on his consistency. SAMMURAI: A handicap chance.

1. Line To Conquer, 2. Bulbasaur,

3. Bon Vivant

4 SMT. C. MOHANA KUMARI SATYANARAYANA MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I), (1,400m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated up to 50 — 2-15: 1. Aapki Merzi (Shamsuddin) 12 Laxman 60, 2. Aberlour (L. D'Silva) 9 Sreekant 59.5, 3. Secret Silence (Shamsuddin) 3 A. Imran Khan 59, 4. Nashville (Laxman S) 2 Pavan Kumar 58.5, 5. Fitting Tribute (Srinagesh) 11 R.B. Shinde 57, 6. Battle Glory (S. Abbas) 1 Ramana 56.5, 7. Cinnamon (Silvester) 10 Sandeep 54.5, 8. Gun Rock (L. D'Silva) 4 Deep Shanker 52.5, 9. Thrust Two (N. Rao) 5 Appu 52, 10. Alakazam (Faisal Hassan) 7 Ali Khan 50.5, 11. Highway Man (Kassam) 8 Chary 49.5 and 12. Splendid Fantasy (Raju) 6 Ravi Shanker 48.

ABERLOUR: Has improved since his second to Regal Image (1,600m). SECRET SILENCE: Systematically prepared. BATTLE GLORY: Ignore her last run; may spring a surprise. THRUST TWO: A gutsy winner over 1,400m; retains form. HIGHWAY MAN: Appeals on weights.

1. Secret Silence, 2. Thrust Two,

3. Battle Glory

5 S. RAMAKRISHNAM RAJU MEMORIAL CUP (2,400m), Cat. I, 3-y-o & over — 2-45: 1. Regal Revolution (Satheesh) 5 A. Imran Khan 62, 2. Here Comes The Sun (Rafaat) 4 D. Singh 51.5, 3. Royal Hawk (N. Rao) 2 Appu 50.5, 4. Eyes Right (Netto) 3 R.B. Shinde 48 and 5. Copenhagen (L. D'Silva) 1 Suraj Narredu 47.

REGAL REVOLUTION: Finished second to Friendly Fire (2,200m); weight may not prove a stopper. HERE COMES THE SUN: Won a close race from Red Key Point over 1,600m; maintains form. COPENHAGEN: A comfortable winner over 1,800m in the lower class; the present weight is to his advantage.

1. Here Comes The Sun,

2. Regal Revolution

6 NAGARJUNA SAGAR PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated up to 75 — 3-15: 1. Amazing Dancer (L. D'Silva) 2 Sreekant 60, 2. Cannon Hope (Raju) 3 D. Singh 60, 3. Access Speed (Vatsalya) 5 Madhu Kumar 58, 4. Great Combination (Shamsuddin) 8 Suraj Narredu 57.5, 5. Adroit (Prasad) 7 N. Rawal 57, 6. Priyam (Rafaat) 1 Chary 57, 7. Royal Sieger (S. Abbas) 9 A. Imran Khan 55.5, 8. Cannon Ray (N. Rao) 4 Appu 53 and 9. First Crush (Netto) 6 Ganesh 52.5.

AMAZING DANCER: Looks fit for the fray. ACCESS SPEED: Has an each way chance. ADROIT: A gutsy winner over 1,200m; retains form. ROYAL SIEGER: Speedy; may upset. CANNON RAY: A handicap possibility.

1. Amazing Dancer, 2. Royal Sieger,

3. Cannon Ray

7 GOLCONDA ST. LEGER (2,800m), 4-y-o (terms) — 3-45: 1. Connaught Square (-) (-) 57, 2. Friendly Fire (L. D'Silva) 3 Suraj Narredu 57, 3. Southern Regent (Ganapathy) 2 B. Prakash 57 and 4. Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) 1 A. Imran Khan 55.5.

FRIENDLY FIRE: Poised for a hat-trick; current trip is ideal. SOUTHERN REGENT: His spurt on Thursday was impressive.

1. Southern Regent,

2. Friendly Fire

8 ELURU PLATE (1,400m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over (terms) — 4-15: 1. Aryanoush (Rafaat) 2 A. Imran Khan 61, 2. Mr. Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 4 B.V. Krishnan 61, 3. Red Key Point (Deshmukh) 3 Suraj Narredu 61, 4. All Round (Prasad) 10 R.B. Shinde 58, 5. Golden Blaze (L. D'Silva) 5 Christopher 58, 6. Chivas Gold (Raju) 1 D. Singh 56.5, 7. Gift A Future (Satheesh) 6 B. Prakash 56.5, 8. Rudraksha (Raju) 7 Chary 56.5, 9. Broken Silence (Laxman S) 8 Deep Shanker 53.5 and 10. Maid Of The Mist (Habibullah) 9 Abhinay 53.5.

ARYANOUSH: A facile winner over 1,400m; in fine trim. RED KEY POINT: Despite a rough passage finished second to Here Comes The Sun (1,600m); should be persisted with. ALL ROUND: A consistent performer; may be involved in the finish. CHIVAS GOLD: Ran Easy Rider to a short head over 1,200m; a handicap chance.

1. Red Key Point, 2. Aryanoush,

3. Chivas Gold

9 SMT. C. MOHANA KUMARI SATYANARAYANA MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II), (1,400m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated up to 50 — 4-45: 1. Activa (Habibullah) 4 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Jazz Man (Raju) 10 D. Singh 59.5, 3. Land of Royalty (Srinivas) 9 Pavan Kumar 58.5, 4. Excuse Me (Faisal Hassan) 2 Ritesh 56.5, 5. Silver Bullet (L. D'Silva) 1 A. Imran Khan 56.5, 6. Alpha Centauri (L. D'Silva) 8 Christopher 54, 7. Money Care (Shamsuddin) 7 Laxman 53, 8. Jetage (Netto) 3 Sequeira 52.5, 9. Heekh Heekh Heekh (N. Rao) 6 Appu 50.5, 10. Sea Blue (Faiyaz) 11 Laxmikanth 50, 11. Air Max Fly (Faisal Hassan) 5 M. Krishna 49.5 and 12. Just Stunning (Srinagesh) 12 N. Rawal 49.5.

ACTIVA: Ignore her previous run; will have a bold show. JAZZ MAN: Working well. SILVER BULLET: Fit for the fray. HEEKH HEEKH HEEKH: Well in at the weights.

1. Activa, 2. Heekh Heekh Heekh,

3. Jazz Man

Days best: Activa

Double: Secret Silence —

Amazing Dancer

Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9.

Treble: (i): 1, 2 & 3; (ii): 3, 4 & 5; (iii): 6, 8 & 9.

Tanala: Will operate on all races where there are five or more starters.

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