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Powerthrust well prepared

BANGALORE: Powerthrust, who has been judiciously prepared is expected to score, in the Madras Race Club Cup (1,400m), the feature event of the races, to be held here on Friday.

False rails (width about 6m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 8m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position

1 CHINTAMANI PLATE (1,400m), rated 00 to 15, 4 & 5-y-o— 1-30.p.m: 1. Goli Master (S. Narredu) 7 Appu 62, 2. Grey Eagle (Manohar) 1 Raja Rao 61, 3. Candramala (Ponnappa) 10 Asgar 60.5, 4. Lace Aand Whiskey (Md. Sajid) 5 Qureshi 60, 5. Forespe (Darius) 8 C. Alford 59.5, 6. Rare Talent (Padmanabhan) 3 R. Marshall 59.5, 7. Esteban (Inayathulla) 9 Tauseef 56, 8. Storm Eagle (Santosh) 2 A. Velu 54, 9. Tough Love (N. Gowda) 4 Jagadeesh 53 and 10. Pine Forest (Puttanna) 6 Vivek 51.5.

GOLI MASTER: A close second to Diamond Cut over 1,200m in his last start; should be persisted with. FORESPE: As a favourite finished second to Differential over 1,400m at Mysore; should be given another chance. RARE TALENT: A fair fourth to Pat On The Back over 1,600m; in fine trim. PINE FOREST: Despite being slowly off finished a game third to Diamond Cut over 1,200m; well tuned.

1. Forespe, 2. Pine Forest,

3. Rare Talent

2 P. ANTHONY MEMORIAL PLATE (Div.II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 35 — 2-00: 1. Tina's Triumph (Inayathulla) 3 R. Marshall 59, 2. Heroines Beauty (S. Narredu) 6 Appu 59, 3. Exclaim (Byramji) 4 Suraj Narredu 58.5, 4. Custer (Darashah) 8 Gnaneshwar 57.5, 5. Fearless Princess (Darius) 7 C. Alford 57, 6. Hawaiian Sunrise (Arjun) 2 Gallagher 56.5, 7. Jojoba (Eshwer) 5 Srinath 56 and 8. Global Gal (S. Narredu) 1 Nagesh 55.5.

EXCLAIM: Fit for the fray. FEARLESS PRINCESS: Ran Razpazazz to 3/4 length over 1,200m in her last start; in fine fettle. HAWAIIAN SUNRISE: Track movements impressive. JOJOBA: A consistent performer during summer; in fine condition; now running with blinkers on.

1. Fearless Princess, 2. Exclaim,

3. Hawaiian Sunrise

3 BELLARY PLATE (1,600m), rated 10 to 25— 2-30: 1. Maggie Thatcher (Sharat) 7 Md. Yasin 60.5, 2. Badge Of Honour (Darashah) 3 Gnaneshwar 58.5, 3. Zest (Byramji) 5 R. Marshall 57, 4. Flicker (Darashah) 8 A. Velu 56.5, 5. Forever Grande (Padmanabhan) 6 Guruprasad 56, 6. Epic (Arjun) 2 C. Alford 56, 7. Fabuleux Dancer (Ganapathy) 10 D. Patel 56, 8. Berkley Square (Darius) 4 Suraj Narredu 54, 9. Wonder Splendour (Md. Khan) 9 Amarpreet 51.5 and 10. Touch Of Realism (Puttanna) 1 Krishnan 51.

BADGE OF HONOUR: A good fourth to Worth A Gold over 1,600m; in fine shape. EPIC: Comes into the reckoning on her consistency. BERKLEY SQUARE: Fit as a fiddle. TOUCH OF REALISM: Well in at the weights.

1. Berkley Square, 2. Epic,

3. Badge Of Honour

4 TAJ STUD PLATE (Div.I), (1,400m), rated 30 to 45, 4 & 5-y-o— 3-00: 1. Alcindor (Byramji) 4 Jagadeesh 61.5, 2. Stilton (Eshwer) 7 Srinath 61.5, 3. Supreme Power (Darius) 8 C. Alford 59, 4. Pricewise (Ganapathy) 2 Narasimha 58, 5. Torodoro (Ghatala) 5 Mrs. Silva 56, 6. Corsican Gal (Dhariwal) 6 Gallagher 53.5, 7. Demanding (Shiva) 3 S. Ramesh 53 and 8. Thursday Nite (Arjun) 1 Faisal 52.

ALCINDOR: Has come on after his two race gallops at Mysore. STILTON: Won both his starts resolutely at Mysore; may extend his winning streak. SUPREME POWER: A failed favourite in Opera Queen's 1,200m; may make amends. CORSICAN GAL: An impressive second to Linette over 1,200m at Mysore; systematically prepared.

1. Corsican Gal, 2. Stilton,

3. Supreme Power

5 P. ANTHONY MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 35— 3-30: 1. Power Of Gold (Inayathulla) 6 Tauseef 60, 2. Safari Brown (S. Narredu) 8 Rajesh 60, 3. Zooming (Eshwer) 4 Suraj Narredu 59.5, 4. Hold That Tiger (S. Narredu) 3 Rajesh Babu 59, 5. Amazing Forest (Lokanath) 2 C. Alford 59, 6. My Winning Charm (Pradeep) 5 Ashwin Rao 58, 7. Vesuvio (Dairus) 7 Srinath 57 and 8. Distributor (Habib Khan) 1 Appu 55.

ZOOMING: Running after a long lay-off; working attractively. HOLD THAT TIGER: A comfortable winner over 1,100m in the lower class at Mysore; may defy the penalty. AMAZING FOREST: Looks fit enough. VESUVIO: Fourth to Slavic over 1,400m; earlier won a 1,200m with absolute ease in the lower class at Mysore; in fine nick.

1. Zooming, 2. Vsuvio,

3. Amazing Forest

6 MADRAS RACE CLUB CUP (1,400m), rated 40 & above — 4-00: 1. Al Qamar (Byramji) 9 R. Marshall 60.5, 2. Just Brave (Darashah) 11 Gnaneshwar 59.5, 3. Stage Craft (Dhariwal) 5 Gallagher 59, 4. Big B (Lokanath) 8 Ashwin Rao 58, 5. Baracudda (Eshwer) 3 Srinath 57, 6. Solar Rocket (Sirajuddin) 10 Shakti 56.5, 7. Amatol (Pradeep) 6 Asgar 54, 8. Polar Force (Ganapathy) 7 Raja Rao 53, 9. Nordic Star (Ponnappa) 4 Appu 52.5, 10. Powerthrust (Padmanabhan) 1 P.S. Chouhan 52, 11. The Music Lover (Dominic) 12 Rajesh 52 and 12. Amazing Striker (Ganapathy) 2 C. Rajendra 51.

AL QAMAR: An impressive winner of his last three starts; continues to be in good form. STAGE CRAFT: Looks fit; may spring a surprise; sporting blinkers now. POWERTHRUST: After three races in a row finished a faraway third to stablemate Holding Court in the Kingfisher Derby Bangalore (2,000m) at summer; in great heart. AMAZING STRIKER: Appeals on weights.

1. Powerthrust, 2. Amazing Striker,

3. Al Qamar

7 BELOVED PRINCE PLATE (1,200m), rated 10 to 25, 4 & 5-y-o — 4-30: 1. Vouge (Md. Sajid) 12 Qureshi 60, 2. Madam Marina (S. Singh) 8 Babu Rao 60, 3. Kinrara (Samar) 1 J. Rahul 59.5, 4. Amazing Ability (Ponnappa) 9 Chandrashekar 59, 5. So Ravishing (Darashah) 3 A. Velu 57.5, 6. Sporty (Inayathulla) 2 Tauseef 57.5, 7. Son Of Fortune (I. Ghatala) 11 B. Paswan 57, 8. One First (S. Narredu) 7 Rajesh Babu 57, 9. Daksinam (Darashah) 5 Ranjeet 55.5, 10. Money Shop (N. Gowda) 10 Ashwin Rao 54, 11. Reach Out (Arjun) Suraj Narredu 53.5 and 12. Over Power (Sirajuddin) 4 Shahbuddin 52.5.

MADAM MARINA: Runs with an upsetting chance. AMAZING ABILITY: Fourth to My Winning Charm over 1,200m in his last start at summer; tracking well. SON OF FORTUNE: Well prepared. REACH OUT: Found Dinesa too good over 1,200m in her last start at summer; moving impressively in the morning try-outs.

1. Reach Out, 2. Amazing Ability,

3. Son Of Fortune

8 TAJ STUD PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 40 to 45, 4 & 5-y-o— 5-00: 1. Jumping For Joy (Byramji) 9 R. Marshall 59, 2. Ladyfeelgood (Darius) 7 Suraj Narredu 57, 3. Ranveer (Puttanna) 1 Krishnan 54.5, 4. Alannah (Arjun) 3 C. Alford 54, 5. Arizza (Dhariwal) 4 Gallagher 54, 6. Diamond Caves (Sirajuddin) 6 Mahendran 54, 7. Dr Evil (Eshwer) 8 P.S. Chouhan 53.5, 8. Emilio (Darashah) 5 Ranjeet 53.5 and 9. Greenlawn (S. Singh) 2 Tauseef 53.5.

LADYFEELGOOD: Her nowhere in Knight Of The Turf's 1,400m at Mysore is best ignored. RANVEER: A facile winner over 1,600m in the lower class; maintains form. ALANNAH: Has come on since her second to Ranveer. ARIZZA: Deserves following on her track movements.

1. Ranveer, 2. Alannah,

3. Ladyfeelgood

Day's best: Powerthrust

Double: Fearless Princess —

Corsican Gal

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

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