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Connaught Square in fine nick

BANGALORE: Connaught Square, who is in fine nick, is expected to score in the Ardent Knight Cup (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday.

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 HOLENARSIPUR PLATE (1,100m), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms) — 1-30 p.m: 1. Einstein (Eshwer) 1 Srinath 55, 2. Commander's Wish (Ganapathy) 4 B. Prakash 55, 3. Masurathi (Lokanath) 3 J. Shukla 55, 4. Prince Of Byerly (S. Narredu) 2 Rajesh Babu 55, 5. Olympic Wonder (Samar) 10 Amarpreet 55, 6. Royal Retort (Darashah) 6 Gnaneshwar 53.5, 7. Dancing Huntress (Darius) 8 Appu 53.5, 8. Alyquin (Inayathulla) 7 R. Marshall 53.5, 9. Lyocel (I. Ghatala) 9 Mrs. Silva 53.5 and 10. Silver Crest (Puttanna) 5 Krishnan 53.5.

EINSTEIN: First run; sharpened up well. COMMANDER'S WISH: Looks fit and well. DANCING HUNTRESS: Track movements impressive. LYOCEL: A good second to Appreciate over 1,100m on her debut; has improved.

1. Einstein, 2. Commander's Wish,

3. Dancing Huntress

2 KALINADI PLATE (1,600m), rated 00 to 15 — 2-00: 1. Gallardo (Darius) 4 Gnaneshwar 62, 2. Ferrazza (I. Ghatala) 10 B. Paswan 62, 3. Ikon Brown (S. Narredu) 9 Qureshi 62, 4. Simply Glorious (Byramji) 6 A. Velu 61.5, 5. Fountainoffortune (Dominic) 2 Imran Khan 61, 6. Bay Island (Samar) 1 Amarpreet 56.5, 7. Esteban (Inayathulla) 8 Tauseef 56.5, 8. Storm Eagle (Santosh) 7 Warren 55, 9. Pine Forest (Puttanna) 3 Vivek 54.5 and 10. Miss Flaunt (Sirajuddin) 5 Shahbuddin 54.5.

FERRAZZA: A fair fourth to Dancing Duke over 1,400m in the higher class; tracking well. SIMPLY GLORIOUS: Has come on since her fourth to Dingle (1,200m). STORM EAGLE: A good third to Pat On The Back (second win) over 1,600m; in fine trim. PINE FOREST: Deserves following on his consistency.

1. Ferrazza, 2. Pine Forest,

3. Storm Eagle

3 SUMMER DUST PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 10 to 25 — 2-30: 1. Kaliyug Raja (Samar) 5 Harish 59, 2. Born Winner (S. Komandur) 9 Suraj Narredu 54, 3. Elusive Fantasy (Puttanna) 4 Vivek 54, 4. Hey Hero (Darashah) 7 A. Velu 54, 5. Keep Guessing (Sirajuddin) 6 B. B. Ahmed 54, 6. Royal Danzig (Ganapathy) 3 Raja Rao 54, 7. Tosccanini (Lokanath) 2 R. Marshall 53.5, 8. Royal Prescence (Karan) 1 B. Prakash 53 and 9. Heroines Power (S. Narredu) 8 Shanth Kumar 52.5.

KALIYUG RAJA: Withdrawn on veterinary grounds in Bumper Prize's 1,200m; he is well within himself as evidenced by his track movements. BORN WINNER: Fourth to Bumper Prize; in fine shape. TOSCCANINI: Well in at the weights. ROYAL PRESCENCE: Fit for the fray.

1. Born Winner, 2. Royal Prescence,

3. Kaliyug Raja

4 VIJAYANAGAR CUP (1,400m), rated 20 to 35 — 3-00: 1. Slavic (G. Sandhu) 6 Srinath 61.5, 2. Talk Of The Devil (Sirajuddin) 7 Shahbuddin 61, 3. Step On The Gas (Eshwer) 8 C. Stefan 59, 4. Estrella (Darius) 2 Appu 59, 5. Global Gal (S. Narredu) 10 Rajesh Babu 55.5, 6. Divin Lumiere (Byramji) 5 Suraj Narredu 55, 7. Heroines Beauty (S. Narredu) 1 N. Harsha 55, 8. Jojoba (Eshwer) 9 Rajesh 54, 9. High Tower (Darashah) 4 Ranjeet 53.5 and 10. Magical Spirit (Puttanna) 3 Vivek 51.

SLAVIC: An impressive winner of his last start over 1,400m at Mysore; in fine trim. STEP ON THE GAS: Carried 62 kg to a comfortable win over 1,200m in the lower class; maintains form. GLOBAL GAL: A consistent runner; should be persisted with. DIVIN LUMIERE: A failed favourite in Confluence's 1,800m; may make amends.

1. Slavic, 2. Divin Lumiere,

3. Global Gal

5 BRAHMAPUTRA PLATE (1,400m), rated 30 to 45, 4 & 5-y-o — 3-30: 1. Stride To Glory (Ganapathy) 1 B. Prakash 59, 2. Jumping For Joy (Byramji) 8 A. Velu 56.5, 3. Time To Celebrate (Nityanand) 11 C. Stefan 56, 4. Torodoro (I. Ghatala) 2 Mrs. Silva 55.5, 5. Spark Of Glory (Eshwer) 6 Srinath 55, 6. Ladyfeelgood (Darius) 4 Harish 55, 7. Lindsay (Eshwer) 7 Rajesh 54.5, 8. Ranveer (Puttanna) 3 Krishnan 52.5, 9. Sneak Preview (Mangalorkar) 5 Appu 52, 10. Solar Crystal (Dhariwal) 10 Gallagher 51 and 11. Greenlawn (S. Singh) 9 Suraj Naredu 50.

STRIDE TO GLORY: A facile winner over 1,400m in the lower class; may defy the penalty. JUMPING FOR JOY: Her run in Diamond Caves' 1,400m is best ignored. SNEAK PREVIEW: A faraway second to Stride To Glory; working well. SOLAR CRYSTAL: Appeals on weights.

1. Sneak Preview, 2. Solar Crystal,

3. Jumping For Joy

6 ARDENT KNIGHT PLATE (1,600m), rated 40 & above — 4-00: 1. Al Qamar (Byramji) 3 R. Marshall 59.5, 2. Baffert (Arjun) 1 Faisal 59, 3. Baracudda (Eshwer) 4 C. Stefan 56.5, 4. Connaught Square (G. Sandhu) 5 Harish 55.5, 5. Discman (Habib Khan) 2 B. Paswan 54, 6. Believer (S. Narredu) 7 Nagesh 53.5, 7. Amazing Striker (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 50, 8. Cedros (Dhariwal) 9 Suraj Naredu 48 and 9. Mystic Heights (Samar) 8 Chandrashekar 48.

CONNAUGHT SQUARE: Despite being slowly off won a 1,400m impressively; may repeat. DISCMAN: A fair third to Connaught Square; in good shape. AMAZING STRIKER: Ignore his last run. CEDROS: A neck winner over 1,600m in the lower class; at a tidy weight.

1. Connaught Square, 2. Cedros,

3. Amazing Striker

7 SUMMER DUST PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 10 to 25 — 4-30: 1. Pretty Queen (S. Narredu) 7 Srinath 61, 2. Brave Bheem (Samar) 2 Shahbuddin 59, 3. Ariba (S. Singh) 9 Ashwin Rao 58.5, 4. Courtier (Inayathulla) 1 Tauseef 58, 5. King Of Queens (Dominic) 5 Gallagher 55.5, 6. Little Robin (Habib Khan) 3 Qureshi 55.5, 7. Elegant Embrace (Karan) 4 Raja Rao 55.5, 8. Sky Bright (Faraz) 8 Shobhan 54.5, 9. Moon Tango (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 54 and 10. Jango (Lokanath) 10 R. Marshall 53.

PRETTY QUEEN: Third to Bumper Prize (1,200m); in good condition. KING OF QUEENS: Unplaced in Dingle's 1,200m; earlier finished a close second to Faction Leader over 1,200m; well tuned. MOON TANGO: Looks fit and well. JANGO: Deserves following on his track movements.

1. Jango, 2. Moon Tango,

3. Pretty Queen

8 STAR CONTENDER PLATE (1,400m), rated 10 to 25, 5-y-o — 5-00: 1. Princess Chand (Samar) 1Ashwin Rao 62, 2. Daddy's Darling (Md. A. Abbas) 4 Srinath 61, 3. Madam Marina (S. Singh) 7 Suraj Narredu 61, 4. More To Come (Darashah) 5 Ranjeet 60, 5. Maggie Thatcher (Sharat) 10 A. Velu 59.5, 6. One First (S. Narredu) 6 Rajesh Babu 58, 7. Royal Brackla (Mangalorkar) 8 Appu 57.5, 8. Mehek (S. Narredu) 2 Harish 57, 9. Son Of Fortune (I. Ghatala) 11 B. Paswan 55, 10. Rule The Fashion (N. Gowda) 3 Vivek 54.5 and 10 Copper Sky (Inayathulla) 9 Vijay Kumar 49.

MADAM MARINA: Fourth to Vogue over 1,200m; shaping well in the trials. MEHEK: Well prepared. RULE THE FASHION: Looks fit enough. COPPER SKY: On the board in both the starts; in fine nick.

1. Mehek, 2. Madam Marina,

3. Rule The Fashion

Day's best: Slavic

Double: Sneak Preview —

Connaught Square

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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