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Glorious Breaker well tuned

BANGALORE: Glorious Breaker, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the Shantiniketan Cup (1,600m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

False rails (width about 1.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 NOVEMBER PLATE (1,200m) — maiden 2-y-o only (Terms) — 1-30 p.m.: 1. Commander's Wish (Ganapathy) 1 M.R. Singh 55, 2. Mister Elegant (Ganapathy) 9 Narasimha 55, 3. Red Apache (Ganapathy) 8 D. Patel 55, 4. Serious Warrior (S. Narredu) 6 Rajesh Babu 55, 5. Ghadothkach (Samar) (— ) (— ) 55, 6. Sarvaguna Sampanna (S. Singh) 4 Appu 55, 7. Sarabande (Dhariwal) 3 Gallagher 53.5, 8. Mixed Blessings (Karan) 2 Shakti 53.5 and 9. Palace Star (Karan) 7 Raja Rao 53.5.

RED APACHE: Track movements pleasing. SERIOUS WARRIOR: Impressed in the gate practice. SARVAGUNA SAMPANNA: Well prepared. SARABANDE: Fit for the fray.

1. Sarabande, 2. Serious Warrior,

3. Sarvaguna Sampanna

2 MOUNT JOY PLATE (1,600m) — rated 00 to 15 — 2-00: 1. Hawaiian Flower (Manohar) 7 Narasimha 62, 2. Romantic Whisper (Ganapathy) 3 V. Patel 61.5, 3. Soul Music (Darius) 12 Harish 61.5, 4. Purple Glade (Puttanna) 6 Vivek 60.5, 5. Rare Talent (Padmanabhan) 11 R. Marshall 60.5, 6. Dynamic Power (Karan) 5 Shakti 59.5, 7. Rosalinee (Dominic) 10 Faisal 59, 8. Divine Hero (Mahaesh) 2 Raja Rao 58.5, 9. Miss Flaunt (Sirajuddin) 4 Asgar 58.5, 10. Esteban (Inayathulla) 1 Tauseef 56, 11. Pat On The Back (Samar) 8 Rajesh 53.5 and 12. Golden Ballerina (Sirajuddin) 9 Chandrashekar 51.5.

SOUL MUSIC: A nose second to Arisia over 1,800m at Mysore; tracking well here. PURPLE GLADE: Looks fit enough. RARE TALENT: Well prepared. PAT ON THE BACK: Well in at the weights.

1. Soul Music, 2. Rare Talent,

3. Purple Glade

3 DANDELI PLATE (1,400m) — rated 10 to 25 — 2-30: 1. Royal Scandal (Darius) 1 C. Alford 62, 2. Rajadesing (B. Shiva) 8 S. Ramesh 58.5, 3. Dingle (Padmanabhan) 4 R. Marshall 57.5, 4. Tintorino (I. Ghatala) 12 Mrs. Silva 57, 5. Craigielaw (Dominic) 11 T. Vijayan 57, 6. Princess Emily (S. Narredu) 6 Rajesh Babu 56, 7. Dhanush (Puttanna) 9 Krishnan 54, 8. Big Thrillz (Faraz) 5 M. Reuben 53, 9. Choice Is Blue (Nityanand) 2 Suraj Narredu 53, 10. Magical Mystery (Arjun) 10 Gallagher 52.5, 11. Susanita (Samar) 3 Shahbuddin 52.5 and 12. Worth A Diamond (Santosh) 7 Appu 49.5.

ROYAL SCANDAL: A comfortable winner over 1,200m in his only start at Mysore; in fine nick. TINTORINO: His nowhere in Seis Corona's 1,400m at summer is best ignored. BIG THRILLZ: Runs with an upsetting chance. MAGICAL MYSTERY: Well placed on weights.

1. Royal Scandal, 2. Tintorino,

3. Magical Mystery

4 SHANTINIKETAN CUP (1,600m) — rated 40 & above — 3-00: 1. Baffert (Arjun) 7 R. Marshall 61, 2. Assessed (Lokanath) 8 C. Alford 59, 3. Crown Secret (Dhariwal) 1 Gallagher 58, 4. Randsberg (Padmanabhan) 1 P.S. Chouhan 52.5, 5. Glorious Breaker (Darius) 2 Harish 52, 6. Essex (Eshwer) 4 Rajesh 50.5, 7. Democraticus (Padmanabhan) 5 Appu 50 and 8. Mystic Heights (Samar) 6 Jagadeesh 49.

ASSESSED: Looks fit and well. CROWN SECRET: Working attractively; may trouble the best. GLORIOUS BREAKER: Judiciously prepared. DEMOCRATICUS: Appeals on weights.

1. Glorious Breaker,

2. Democraticus, 3. Crown Secret

5 PUNJAB STUD PLATE (1,400m) — rated 30 to 45 — 3-30: 1. Torodoro (I. Ghatala) 7 Mrs. Silva 59, 2. Scintilating Skill (Ganapathy) 9 B. Prakash 58.5, 3. Spark Of Glory (Eshwer) 8 Ghous 57.5, 4. Lindsay (Eshwer) 5 Srinath 57.5, 5. Roda Rosan (Nityanand) 4 P. Ramesh 56, 6. Demanding (B. Shiva) 11 Rajesh Babu 55.5, 7. Cedros (Dhariwal) 2 Gallagher 55, 8. Thursday Nite (Arjun) 1 R. Marshall 54.5, 9. Royal Assault (Darashah) 12 Gnaneshwar 53, 10. Risada (Padmanabhan) 10 P.S. Chouhan 52, 11. Equally Good (Ponnappa) 6 Chandrashekar 51.5 and 12. Fashion Verdict (Lokanath) 3 Raja Rao 50.

SCINTILATING SKILL: Did not figure on the board in Bratz's Mysore 1000 Guineas (1,600m); moving attractively in the morning trials here; now running with blinkers and tongue strap on. LINDSAY: Fourth to Dilaawar over 1,400m in her last start at Mysore; in fine condition. CEDROS: Comes into the reckoning on his second to Psychic Strength (second win) over 1,800m. RISADA: A faraway third to Mystical in the Usha Stud Bangalore Summer Million (1,600m); well tuned.

1. Scintilating Skill, 2. Cedros,

3. Risada

6 AIR FORCE CUP, Div. I (1,400m) — rated 20 to 35 — 4-00: 1. Ashwaraaj (Darashah) 11 Gnaneshwar 62, 2. Talk Of The Devil (Sirajuddin) 12 Shahbuddin 61.5, 3. Purusharth (Pradeep) 1 Appu 59, 4. Romantic Getaway (Darius) 9 C. Alford 59, 5. Mazeppa (Nityanand) 7 P. Ramesh 58.5, 6. Cote D' Azur (Byramji) 6 Suraj Narredu 58, 7. Rafaga (Padmanabhan) 10 P.S. Chouhan 57.5, 8. Sneak Preview (Mangalorkar) 8 Harish 57, 9. Luffness (Dominic) 4 T. Vijayan 56, 10. Star Distinction (Ganapathy) 3 B. Prakash 56, 11. Simply Amazing (Puttanna) 5 Krishnan 55.5 and 12. Matter Of Opinion (Ponnappa) 2 Chandrashekar 54.

ROMANTIC GETAWAY: After winning a 1,200m easily finished a faraway third to Mystical (second win) over 1,400m at summer; moving well in the morning try-outs. COTE D' AZUR: Found Mystical too good over 1,400m in her last start at summer; warrants another chance. RAFAGA: After winning both the starts impressively at summer, ran unplaced in Bratz's Mysore 1000 Guineas (1,600m); shaping well in trials. STAR DISTINCTION: Carrying 58 kg won a 1,200m comfortably in the lower class at summer; may defy the penalty.

1. Cote D' Azur,

2. Romantic Getaway, 3. Rafaga

7 SARB-KLA PLATE (1,200m) — rated 10 to 25 — 4-30: 1. Razpazazz (Eshwer) 10 Srinath 62, 2. Shalivahana (Pradeep) 3 Asgar 61.5, 3. Fearless Princess (Darius) 11 Harish 61, 4. Solar Fire (Ponnappa) 1 Appu 61, 5. Thousand Stars (Nityanand) 5 Shakti 59.5, 6. Swing Lucky (Arjun) 6 C. Alford 59, 7. Kilspindie (Dominic) 9 Faisal 57, 8. Dancing Duke (Inayathulla) 8 S. Narredu 56, 9. Hey Hero (Darashah) 2 Ranjeet 55, 10. Laughing Buddha (Byramji) 7 R. Marshall 53, 11. Look Alike (Mahaesh) 4 Raja Rao 52.5 and 12. Musical Signature (S. Narredu) 12 Md. Thameem 50.5.

RAZPAZAZZ: A consistent runner; should be persisted with. SOLAR FIRE: Did not reach the frame in Green Bax's 1,400m in her last start at Mysore; working well here. SWING LUCKY: A gutsy winner of her last start over 1,200m at summer; may score again. DANCING DUKE: Comes into the reckoning on his track movements.

1. Razpazazz, 2. Solar Fire,

3. Dancing Duke

8 AIR FORCE CUP, Div. II (1,400m) — rated 20 to 35 — 5-00: 1. Winfoot (Darashah) 1 Gnaneshwar 59, 2. Our Lancer (Pradeep) 4 Arun Rao 58, 3. Tina's Triumph (Inayathulla) 8 Tauseef 58, 4. Shaolin (Darius) 12 Srinath 57.5, 5. India Shining (Ponnappa) 5 Chandrashekar 55.5, 6. Sunlight King (Faraz) 2 Shakti 55, 7. Divin Lumiere (Byramji) 10 R. Marshall 55, 8. Most Convincing (Mahaesh) 3 Raja Rao 54, 9. Star Blue (Nityanand) 6 P. Ramesh 53.5, 10. Magical Spirit (Puttanna) 9 Vivek 53, 11. Wafadar (Arjun) 11 Faisal 51.5 and 12. Gem Of A Lady (Dominic) 7 Rajesh 50.5.

OUR LANCER: A facile winner over 1,400m in the lower class at Mysore; may repeat. SHAOLIN: First run after being gelded; track movements pleasing. SUNLIGHT KING: Deserves following on his second to Aurelian over 1,600m at Mysore; sporting blinkers now. DIVIN LUMIERE: A failed favourite in both her starts at summer; may make amends.

1. Shaolin, 2. Our Lancer,

3. Divin Lumiere

Day's best: Scintilating Skill

Double: Cote D' Azur

— Razpazazz

Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Mini Jkt: 2, 4, 6 & 7; Tr (1): 3, 4 & 5; (II): 6, 7 & 8; Exacta: 5, 7 & 8.

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