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Psychic Strength in great heart

BANGALORE: Darius Byramji's ward Psychic Strength, who is in great heart, appeals most in the Harvins Bangalore 2000 Guineas (1,600m), the second classic of the season to be held here on Saturday.

There will be no false rails

1 HAVERI PLATE (1,100m), maiden, 2-y-o only (Terms) — 1-00 p.m: 1. Brothers In Arms (Darashah) 12 S. Fargeat 55, 2. Carabinieri (Dhariwal) 9 Gallagher 55, 3. Red Cloud (Eshwer) 6 Srinath 55, 4. Precede (Karan) 3 Raja Rao 55, 5. Fast Colours (S. Narredu) 5 Suraj Narredu 55, 6. Appreciate (Padmanabhan) 11 M. Narredu 55, 7. Great Chieftan (Puttanna) 1 Krishnan 55, 8. Olympic Wonder (Samar) 2 Amarpreet 55, 9. Shes A Melody (Dominic) 4 Appu 53.5, 10. Lyocel (I. Ghatala) 10 Mrs. Silva 53.5, 11. Pacific Pride (Karan) 8 B. Prakash 53.5 and 12. Palace Star (Karan) 7 Shakti 53.5.

CARABINIERI: First run; sharpened up well. RED CLOUD: Looks fit enough. APPRECIATE: Track movements impressive. SHES A MELODY: Fit for the fray. LYOCEL: Runs with an upsetting chance.

1. Red Cloud, 2. Shes A Melody,

3. Appreciate

2 SIRSI PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 10 to 25 — 1-30: 1. Kilspindie (Dominic) 5 Mahendran 59, 2. Apollo Crown (Samar) 7 Gnaneshwar 57, 3. Forza (Darius) 1 Jagadeesh 57, 4. World Of Dreams (Puttanna) 6 Krishnan 57, 5. Choice Is Blue (Nityanand) 9 Suraj Narredu 55.5, 6. Azraff (Md. Sajid) 2 Arun Rao 55, 7. Darktan (Lokanath) 8 Raja Rao 55, 8. Sleek And Lively (Md. Khan) 4 Appu 55 and 9. Game On (S. Singh) 3 Tauseef 50.5.

KILSPINDIE: Had a lung opener in Razpazazz's 1,200m; in fine shape. WORLD OF DREAMS: Well prepared. CHOICE IS BLUE: Has come on since his run in Royal Scandal's 1,400m. SLEEK AND LOVELY: A fair second to Fashion Statement over 1,400m; well tuned.

1. World Of Dreams,

2. Sleek And Lovely,

3. Choice Is Blue

3 PLANETARIUM PLATE (1,600m), rated 00 to 15 — 2-00: 1. Pat On The Back (Samar) 6 Rajesh 62, 2. Wonder Splendour (Md. Khan) 7 Amarpreet 58.5, 3. Far Storm (Karan) 9 Shakti 61.5, 4. Rosalinee (Dominic) 4 Shobhan 59, 5. Cold War (N. Gowda) 3 R. Marshall 57, 6. Full Style (S. Narredu) 8 Suraj Narredu 56.5, 7. Miss Flaunt (Sirajuddin) 5 Shahbuddin 56.5, 8. Storm Eagle (Santosh) 1 Rajesh Babu 54, 9. Pine Forest (Puttanna) 2 Vivek 51.5 and 10. Chand Tara (Md. Sajid) 10 Gnaneshwar 51.

PAT ON THE BACK: An impressive winner of his last start over 1,600m; may defy the penalty. COLD WAR: Has run with better class horses; can tackle the present company. FULL STYLE: An easy third to Fashion Statement over 1,400m; in fine shape. PINE FOREST: Twice third; may raise a winning gallop today.

1. Full Style, 2. Cold War,

3. Pine Forest

4 SIRSI PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 10 to 25 — 2-30: 1. Pretty Queen (S. Narredu) 8 M. Narredu 61, 2. Kaliyug Raja (Samar) 2 Gnaneshwar 58.5, 3. Shubha Mangala (B. Shiva) 3 J. Rahul 57.5, 4. Alagi (Dominic) 6 Vivek 57, 5. Breeze Dancer (Inayathulla) 7 Tauseef 56, 6. Born Winner (S. Komandur) 5 Suraj Narredu 54, 7. Bumper Prize (Sirajuddin) 1 Appu 54 and 8. Jasmine Star (S. Singh) 4 Chandrashekar 51.5.

PRETTY QUEEN: Has improved after her fourth to Step On The Gas (1,200m). KALIYUG RAJA: After leading till the last 200m finished third to Step On The Gas; should be persisted with. ALAGI: A good third to Star Of Lords over 1,100m; in fine trim. BUMPER PRIZE: Deserves following on his track movements.

1. Pretty Queen, 2. Kaliyug Raja,

3. Bumper Prize

5 A.R. KESHAVA MUDALIAR MEMORIAL PLATE (1,800m), rated 20 to 35 — 3-00: 1. City Zip (Md. Sajid) 1 Arun Rao 61.5, 2. Shaolin (Darius) 5 Srinath 61.5, 3. Superestrella (Dhariwal) 9 Gallagher 58.5, 4. Royal Scandal (Darius) 6 S. Fargeat 58, 5. Confluence (Padmanabhan) 7 M. Narredu 57, 6. Divin Lumiere (Byramji) 2 R. Marshall 56, 7. Pick Me Up (Samar) 4 Amarpreet 53.5, 8. Worth A Gold (Santosh) 8 Rajesh 53 and 9. Accordance (Faraz) 3 Shobhan 52.

SHAOLIN: A short head winner over 1,400m in his last start; may repeat. ROYAL SCANDAL: Carried 62 kg a comfortable win over 1,400m in the lower class; maintains form. CONFLUENCE: Fit as a fiddle. DIVIN LUMIERE: After an interesting duel went down by a short head to Shaolin; should be persisted with.

1. Divin Lumiere, 2. Shaolin,

3. Royal Scandal

6 ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB CUP (1,400m), rated 40 & above — 3-30: 1. Just Brave (Darashah) 3 Gnaneshwar 59.5, 2. Staranzano (Dhariwal) 7 Zia 59, 3. Dilaawar (Amit Caddy) 8 Suraj Narredu 58.5, 4. Crown Secret (Dhariwal) 2 S. Fargeat 57 5. Baracudda (Eshwer) 6 Srinath 56, 6. Discman (Habib Khan) 1 B. Paswan 54, 7. Nordic Star (S. Singh) 11 Appu 54, 8. Golden Fortune (Md. Khan) 10 Amarpreet 53, 9. Polar Force (Ganapathy) 5 Raja Rao 52, 10. Mystic Heights (Samar) 9 Mahendran 49, 11. Diamond Caves (Sirajuddin) 4 Rajesh 49 and 12. Connaught Square (Sandhu) 12 Vivek 48.5.

JUST BRAVE: With a late run finished a good third to Powerthrust over 1,400m; the 6-year-old continues to be zestful. CROWN SECRET: A forward runner in Democraticus's 1,600m; may spring a surprise. NORDIC STAR: A noteworthy second to Powerthrust; in fine nick. CONNAUGHT SQUARE: Looks very fit after his mock race.

1. Connaught Square, 2. Nordic Star,

3. Crown Secret

7 HARVINS BANGALORE 2000 GUINEAS (1,600m), 3-y-o (Terms) — 4-00: 1. Psychic Strength (Darius) 4 Suraj Narredu 57, 2. Green Bax (Eshwer) 5 Srinath 57, 3. Flashing Star (Ganapathy) 2 B. Prakash 57, 4. Full Steele (Lokanath) 1 R. Marshall 57, 5. Colour Bearer (Shroff) 3 Gallagher 57 and 6. Democraticus (Padmanabhan) 6 S. Fargeat 57.

PSYCHIC STRENGTH: Won all his three starts including the Mysore Derby (2,000m) in a resolute manner; may extend his winning streak. FLASHING STAR: A failed favourite in Psychic Strength's Derby; may make amends. DEMOCRATICUS: A fluent winner of his last start over 1,600m; in fine nick.

1. Psychic Strength, 2. Flashing Star

8 BELGAUM PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 35 — 4-30: 1. Purusharth (Pradeep) 9 Appu 59, 2. Aashirwaad (Padmanabhan) 1 M. Narredu 58.5, 3. Alejandros (Byramji) 3 Gallagher 58.5, 4. Razpazazz (Eshwer) 2 Srinath 58.5, 5. Code Of Law (Md. Sajid) 5 Arun Rao 57, 6. Heroines Beauty (S. Narredu) 6 Rajesh Babu 56.5, 7. High Tower (Darashah) 4 Ranjeet Singh 55, 8. Magical Spirit (Puttanna) 8 Vivek 50.5 and 9. Wafadar (Arjun) 7 Krishnan 49.5.

PURUSHARTH: His nowhere in Sneak Preview's 1,400m is best ignored. AASHIRWAAD: Track movements pleasing. ALEJANDROS: Well prepared. RAZPAZAZZ: Justified the oddson favouritism by winning 1,200m in a gutsy manner in the lower class; retains form. CODE OF LAW: A facile winner over 1,400m in the lower class; may score again.

1. Aashirwaad, 2. Alejandros,

3. Razpazazz

9 DAVANGERE PLATE (1,800m), rated 10 to 25, 4 & 5-y-o — 5-00: 1. Cartouche (Md. Khan) 4 Appu 62, 2. Sunlight King (Faraz) 5 Shakti 62, 3. No Opposition (Santosh) 8 Warren 61, 4. Maggie Thatcher (Sharat) 9 R. Parmod 60.5, 5. Esperante (Byramji) 7 R. Marshall 58.5, 6. Flicker (Darashah) 6 Gnaneshwar 56.5, 7. Air Warrior (Habib Khan) 3 Srinath 55.5, 8. Verve (Faraz) 2 Shobhan 55.5 and 9. Apollo Storm (Samar) 1 Amarpreet 54.5.

CARTOUCHE: An impressive second to Worth A Gold over 1,600m; in fine shape. SUNLIGHT KING: Has come down a class; weight may not prove a stopper. ESPERANTE: A short neck second to Pick Me Up in her last start at Mysore; moving well in the morning trials here. AIR WARRIOR: Looks fit and well.

1. Air Warrior, 2. Sunlight King,

3. Cartouche

Day's best: Psychic Strength

Double: Connaught Square

— Aashirwaad

Jkt: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9

Mini Jkt (I): 2, 4, 6 & 8; (II): 3, 5, 7 & 9

Tr (I): 4, 5 & 6; (II): 7, 8 & 9

Exacta: 6, 8 & 9.

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