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Southern Empire in fine nick

BANGALORE: Southern Empire, who is in fine nick, may score again in the Narasimharaja Cup (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Friday.

False rails (width about 5m from1 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 SRIHARIKOTA PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 2-00 p.m.: 1. Ecuador (Darashah) 2 Srinath 55, 2. Regal Dream (Karan) 10 Shakti 55, 3. Hole In One (Ponnappa) 3 Chandrashekar 55, 4. Ghadothkach (Samar) 1 R. Marshall 55, 5. Real Excellence (Ganapathy) 7 Raja Rao 53.5, 6. Ruby Brown (Ganapathy) 5 B. Prakash 53.5, 7. Modal (Inayathulla) 6 Tauseef 53.5, 8. Nache Baliye (S. Narredu) 4 Harish 53.5, 9. Perfect Rhythm (Padmanabhan) 8 P. S. Chouhan 53.5 and 10. Hurricane Rose (S. Singh) 9 Appu 53.5.

ECUADOR: Looks fit and well. GHADOTHKACH: Runs with an upsetting chance; now running with tongue strap and cross nose band on. RUBY BROWN: Has striped fitter after her gallop in stablemate Southern Empire's 1,200m. PERFECT RHYTHM: First run; sharpened up well.

1. Ruby Brown,

2. Ecuador,

3. Perfect Rhythm

2 VEDAVATI PLATE (1,800m), rated 10 to 25 — 2-30: 1. Dangerous Diva (Darius) 3 R. Marshall 61.5, 2. Air Warrior (Habib Khan) 5 Appu 60.5, 3. Epic (Arjun) 4 Srinath 59, 4. Apollo Crown (Samar) 8 Ashwin Rao 55.5, 5. Absolute Black (— ) (— ) 55, 6. Gallardo (Darius) 2 Gnaneshwar 54, 7. Rare Talent (Padmanabhan) 6 P. S. Chouhan 53.5, 8. Apollo Storm (Samar) 1 Jagadeesh 52.5 and 9. Magical Mystery (Arjun) 7 Gallagher 52.5.

DANGEROUS DIVA: A consistent runner; should be persisted with. EPIC: After a forward run did not reach the frame in Refreshing's Bangalore Oaks (2,400m); shaping well in the trials. RARE TALENT: Twice second; may raise a winning gallop today. MAGICAL MYSTERY: After leading till the final bend finished third to Predominant (2,000m); in fine condition.

1. Dangerous Diva,

2. Rare Talent,

3. Magical Mystery

3 SRIHARIKOTA PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 3-00: 1. Master Strategist (Amit Caddy) 5 A. Imran Khan 55, 2. Brothers In Arms (Darashah) 1 Ranjeet 55, 3. Amazing Quest (Karan) 9 D. Patel 55, 4. Mister Trooper (Md. Khan) 6 Ashwin Rao 55, 5. Snob Value (Mangalorkar) 7 Appu 55, 6. Smart N Excellent (Manohar) 8 Raja Rao 55, 7. Super Speed (S. Narredu) 2 Shanth Kumar 55, 8. Bold Blaze (Ganapathy) 3 Shakti 53.5 and 9. Celtic Princess (Ganapathy) 4 B. Prakash 53.5.

MASTER STRATEGIST: First run; working well enough. SNOB VALUE: A faraway third to Bold Faith (1,200m) on his debut; has come on. BOLD BLAZE: Found Balthazar too good over 1,200m in her last start; should be given another chance. CELTIC PRINCESS: Bolted before come under starter's order and was withdrawn in Chief's Dream's 1,200m; well tuned.

1. Celtic Princess,

2. Bold Blaze,

3. Snob Value

4 AMAR LULLA MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 35 — 3-30: 1. Fearless Princess (Darius) 4 Rajesh Babu 60, 2. Step On The Gas (Eshwer) 6 P. S. Chouhan 59, 3. Hold That Tiger (S. Narredu) 5 N. Harsha 58.5, 4. Baghzad (Lokanath) 9 C. Stefan 57.5, 5. Star Of Lords (N. Gowda) 1 Harish 57, 6. Brave Bheem (Samar) 7 Shahbuddin 56.5, 7. Dingle (Padmanabhan) 2 Srinath 56, 8. Custer (Darashah) 8 Gnaneshwar 54 and 9. Caramel (Byramji) 3 Appu 52.5.

FEARLESS PRINCESS: After winning a 1,200m comfortably, ran unplaced in her subsequent start; she is well within herself. BAGHZAD: A facile winner over 1,100m in the lower class; may defy the penalty. DINGLE: Justified the favouritism by winning a 1,200m easily in the lower class; maintains form. CARAMEL: Well in at the weights.

1. Baghzad,

2. Dingle,

3. Fearless Princess

5 NAGARAHOLE CUP (1,400m), rated 40 & above — 4-00: 1. Just Brave (Darsahah) 11 Gnaneshwar 59, 2. Connaught Square (G. Sandhu) 4 Harish 55.5, 3. Stride To Glory (Ganapathy) 9 B. Prakash 55.5, 4. Discman (Habib Khan) 10 A. Imran Khan 54, 5. Nordic Star (Ponnappa) 1 Appu 53.5, 6. Green Bax (Eshwer) 3 Srinath 52.5, 7. Grosvenor Square (Tharun) 2 R. Marshall 52.5, 8. Rainer (Padmanabhan) 7 P. S. Chouhan 51, 9. Indian Tech (S. Singh) 8 Vijay Kumar 48.5, 10. Mystic Heights (Samar) 6 Jagadeesh 48.5 and 11. Corsican Gal (Dhariwal) 5 Ruzaan 47.5.

STRIDE TO GLORY: Poised for a hat-trick. GREEN BAX: A failed favourite in India Shining's second win (1,200m); may make amends. RAINER: After leading in the straight finished fourth to Spectacular Blaze over 1,600m in his last start; moving well in the morning trials. CORSICAN GAL: Appeals on weights.

1. Green Bax,

2. Stride To Glory,

3. Rainer

6 NARASIMHARAJA CUP (1,400m), 3-y-o (Terms) — 4-30: 1. Carabinieri (Dhariwal) 4 Hallagher 57, 2. Southern Empire (Ganapathy) 2 B. Prakash 57, 3. Kodava Fire (Ponnappa) 1 Appu 55.5, 4. Red Apache (Ganapathy) 5 D. Patel 53, 5. Chaila Babu (Samar) 3 R. Marshall 53 and 6. Olympic Wonder (Samar) 6 Rajesh 53.

CARABINIERI: Came out of the maiden ranks in a gutsy manner over 1,200m; retains form. SOUTHERN EMPIRE: A resolute winner over 1,200m on his debut; may score an encore. KODAVA FIRE: Won a 1,100m fluently; in fine fettle.

1. Southern Empire,

2. Carabinieri

7 TIPTUR PLATE (1,200m), rated 10 to 25, 5 & 6-y-o — 5-00: 1. Power Of Dreams (S. Singh) 4 Shahbuddin 62, 2. Time Is Life (Md. Khan) 12 Md. Thameem 59.5, 3. Alagi (Dominic) 2 Srinath 59, 4. Courtier (Inayathulla) 10 Tauseef 58.5, 5. Ariba (Ponnappa) 6 P. S. Chouhan 58.5, 6. Kinrara (Samar) 8 B. Paswan 58, 7. One First (S. Narredu) 9 Noorulla 58, 8. Forespe (Tharun) 1 Harish 56, 9. Shubha Mangala (B. Shiva) 7 P. Krishna 56, 10. Faiza (Darashah) 3 Gnaneshwar 54, 11. Money Shop (N. Gowda) 5 I. Chisty 53 and 12. Over Power (Sirajuddin) 11 Appu 53.

POWER OF DREAMS: Found Aura too good over 1,200m in his last start; warrants another chance. ALAGI: Deserves following on her consistency. COURTIER: A good third to Spring Fair (1,100m); may upset. ARIBA: Fit for the fray; sporting blinkers now.

1. Alagi,

2. Power Of Dreams,

3. Ariba

8 AMAR LULLA MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 35 — 5-30: 1. Estrella (Darius) 4 Jagadeesh 59, 2. Star Distinction (Ganapathy) 7 I. Chisty 56.5, 3. Distributor (Habib Khan) 9 Appu 56, 4. Heroines Beauty (S. Narredu) 8 Rajesh Babu 56, 5. Kaliyug Raja (— ) (— ) 55.5, 6. Avacado (Puttanna) 5 Gnaneshwar 55.5, 7. Hawaiian Sunrise (Arjun) 6 Srinath 55.5, 8. High Tower (Darashah) 3 Ranjeet 54.5 and 9. Place Her Well (Byramji) 2 R. Marshall 53.5.

STAR DISTINCTION: Comes into the reckoning on his third to Winfoot (1,400m). DISTRIBUTOR: Has improved a lot since his third to Zooming (1,200m); now running with blinkers and tongue strap on. HAWAIIAN SUNRISE: Third to Global Gal over 1,200m; moving impressively in the morning try-outs. PLACE HER WELL: Well in at the weights.

1. Distributor,

2. Hawaiian Sunrise,

3. Star Distinction

Day's best: Southern Empire

Double: Celtic Princess — Baghzad

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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