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Sharp N Smart in fine form

BANGALORE: Sharp N Smart, who is in fine form, may extend his winning streak in the Jog Cup (2,000m), the main event of the races to be held here on Friday.

False rails (width about 4.5m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 7.5m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 NOVICE PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m) — maiden 2-y-o only (Terms) — 1-30 p.m.: 1. Forest Knight (Ganapathy) 2 B. Prakash 55, 2. Mischevious Star (Inayathulla) 10 Suraj Narredu 55, 3. Royal Flash (Padmanabhan) 7 Gallagher 55, 4. Light Speed (Darashah) 5 Ranjeet 53.5, 5. Opera Princess (Dominic) 3 Appu 53.5, 6. Chocolate River (Nityanand) 1 Chandrashekar 53.5, 7. Peace Prize (Ganapathy) 8 D. Patel 53.5, 8. Silver Paris (Samar) 4 Amarpreet 53.5, 9. Bold Request (Puttanna) 9 Krishnan 53.5 and 10. Exclusive Lady (Santosh) 6 R. Marshall 53.5.

FOREST KNIGHT: Had a lung opener in Kodava Fire's 1,100m; has come on. MISCHEVIOUS STAR: Has improved after his gallop in Mister Elegant's 1,100m. ROYAL FLASH: First run; judiciously prepared. OPERA PRINCESS: A faraway second to Mister Elegant on her debut; moving well in the morning trials.

1. Royal Flash, 2. Opera Princess,

3. Forest Knight

2 KAKANAKOTE PLATE (1,400m) — rated 00 to 15 — 2-00: 1. Wizzy Noise (S. Narredu) 2 Suraj Narredu 62, 2. Tropical Ridge (Darashah) 5 Srinath 61.5, 3. Choice Is Blue (Nityanand) 4 Ashwin Rao 61.5, 4. Darktan (Lokanath) 12 C. Stefan 61, 5. Kandalla (Md. Khan) 6 Amarpreet 60.5, 6. Artic Sunlight (Padmanabhan) 11 R. Marshall 60.5, 7. Subaggregate (Dominic) 8 Imran Khan 60, 8. Allot (S. Komandur) 3 Ranjeet 59, 9. Wacow (Darius) 7 Rajesh Babu 59, 10. Worth A Diamond (Santosh) 9 Warren 58.5, 11. Young Indian (Puttanna) 1 Krishnan 55 and 12. Chand Tara (Samar) 10 Gnaneshwar 50.

WIZZY NOISE: Found Aspen Bay too good over 1,200m in her last start; warrants another chance. TROPICAL RIDGE: Has come down a class can tackle the present lot. CHOICE IS BLUE: Ignore his last two runs in the higher class; tracking well. DARKTAN: Well prepared.

1. Darktan, 2. Wizzy Noise,

3. Tropical Ridge

3 NOVICE PLATE (Div. I),(1,200m) — maiden 2-y-o only (Terms) — 2-30: 1. Rameses (Arjun) 4 C. Stefan 55, 2. Diamond Hunter (Eshwer) 10 Srinath 55, 3. Hima's Pride (8) Jagadeesh 55, 4. National Trust (Ganapathy) 1 B. Prakash 55, 5. Right Again (Ganapathy) 5 D. Patel 55, 6. Salut D'Amour (Karan) 9 Narasimha 55, 7. Boomer (Lokanath) 2 J. Shukla 55, 8. Sun Zone (Puttanna) 7 Krishnan 55, 9. Chaila Babu (Samar) 3 Gnaneshwar 55 and 10. This Is Magic (Dominic) 6 Rajesh 53.5.

RAMESES: Has improved after his second to Southern Empire (1,200m). DIAMOND HUNTER: Comes into the reckoning on his fourth to Mister Elegant (1,100m); now running with cross nose band on. NATIONAL TRUST: First run; sharpened up well. THIS IS MAGIC: A good second to Jersey Pride over 1,200m on her debut; in fine nick.

1. National Trust, 2. Rameses,

3. Diamond Hunter

4 ROYAL RUSSIAN PLATE (1,600m) — rated 10 to 25, 4 & 5-y-o — 3-00: 1. Accordance (Faraz) 8 R. Marshall 62, 2. Zabdiel (I. Ghatala) 3 B. Paswan 61.5, 3. Storm Hawk (Faraz) 1 Srinath 61, 4. Sunlight King (Faraz) 7 Shobhan 61, 5. Pat On The Back (Samar) 2 Rajesh 60, 6. Flicker (Darashah) 4 Gnaneshwar 59, 7. Verve (Faraz) 6 Suraj Narredu 55.5 and 8. Apollo Storm (Samar) 5 P. Ramesh 52.5.

ZABDIEL: After leading till the last 300m finished third to Most Convincing over 1,400m; in fine condition. STORM HAWK: Looks fit and well. SUNLIGHT KING: Unplaced in both the starts; working impressively. PAT ON THE BACK: Poised for a hat trick.

1. Pat On The Back, 2. Sunlight King, 3. Zabdiel

5 AMATHOS PLATE (1,400m) — rated 10 to 25 — 3-30: 1. Cellisima (S. Singh) 3 Gallagher 62, 2. Pal Joey (Darashah) 4 Gnaneshwar 61.5, 3. Olympic Glory (Samar) 1 Amarpreet 60.5, 4. Royal Dazzle (Puttanna) 2 Srinath 59, 5. Fantasy Moon (Padmanabhan) 5 R. Marshall 57.5, 6. Apollo Crown (Samar) 9 B. Paswan 56, 7. Rossi (S. Narredu) 6 Shanth Kumar 54.5, 8. Purple Glade (Puttanna) 8 Vivek 53 and 9. Azazel (Lokanath) 7 Jagadeesh 51.5.

CELLISIMA: In a start to finish attempt ran third to Tintorino over 1,400m in her last start; in fine trim; now running with tongue strap on. OLYMPIC GLORY: With a late run finished a good second to Tintorino; moving well in the morning try-outs. ROYAL DAZZLE: Looks fit; may spring a surprise. FANTASY MOON: Ran Susanita to 1-1/4 lengths over 1,200m in her last start; well tuned.

1. Fantasy Moon, 2. Cellisima,

3. Royal Dazzle

6 JOG CUP (2,000m) — rated 30 to 45 — 4-00: 1. Wingnaprayer (Darius) 3 R. Marshall 59, 2. Perfect Mover (Eshwer) 1 Appu 58.5, 3. Sharp N Smart (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 57.5, 4. Lanark (Arjun) 2 C. Stefan 56.5, 5. Shaolin (Darius) 5 Srinath 55.5 and 6. Arizza (Dhariwal) 4 Gallagher 55.5.

PERFECT MOVER: A fair second to Spectacular Blaze over 1,600m; in fine nick. SHARP N SMART: An impressive winner of his last two starts; may make it three in a row. SHAOLIN: A consistent performer; continues to shine in the trials.

1. Sharp N Smart, 2. Perfect Mover

7 A. V. VENKATESH MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m) — rated 20 to 35 — 4-30: 1. City Zip (Md. Sajid) 3 Gallagher 60.5, 2. Star Force (Ganapathy) 1 B. Prakash 58.5, 3. Badge Of Honour (Darashah) 2 Gnaneshwar 56, 4. Habat (Darius) 4 Srinath 56, 5. Initiation (Samar) 6 Amarpreet 55, 6. Dancing Duke (Inayathulla) 7 Suraj Narredu 54, 7. Radical Power (Padmanabhan) 9 R. Marshall 53, 8. Royal Strider (Ganapathy) 5 Raja Rao 53 and 9. Worth A Gold (Santosh) 8 M. Suresh 53.

CITY ZIP: Despite a rough passage finished noteworthy fourth to Confluence over 1,800m; in fine fettle. STAR FORCE: Justified the favouritism by winning a 1,400m easily in the lower class; may defy the penalty. HABAT: An impressive second to Our Lancer over 1,400m in his last start; moving attractively in the morning trials. DANCING DUKE: A comfortable winner over 1,400m in the lower class; retains form.

1. City Zip, 2. Habat, 3. Star Force

8 P. R. SHAMSUNDAR MEMORIAL PLATE (1,200m) — rated 20 to 35, 4 & 5-y-o — 5-00: 1. Illusive Lady (Santosh) 4 Warren 62, 2. Blairgowrie (G. Sandhu) 5 Srinath 61.5, 3. Way To Wealth (Lokanath) 7 C. Stefan 59.5, 4. Overdrive (Darius) 8 R. Marshall 56.5, 5. Missedent (Darashah) 1 A. Velu 55.5, 6. Barnabee (G. Sandhu) 9 Vivek 54.5, 7. Black Cat (Samar) 6 Shahbudin 54.5, 8. Eskimo Boy (Ganapathy) 2 B. Prakash 54, 9. Lyricist (I. Ghatala) 10 Mrs. Silva 53 and 10. Onetouch Toomuch (S. Singh) 3 Chandrashekar 52.5.

ILLUSIVE LADY: A gutsy winner of her last start over 1,200m; may repeat. BLAIRGOWRIE: Won a 1,200m resolutely; may score an encore. WAY TO WEALTH: Justified the oddson favouritism by winning a 1,400m comfortably; maintains form. ESKIMO BOY: Well in at the weights.

1. Blairgowrie, 2. Way To Wealth,

3. Eskimo Boy

Day's best: Fantasy Moon

Double: Darktan —

National Trusts

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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