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Aquilo for Golconda Derby Stakes

Hyderabad: Aquilo, who is in fine trim, is expected to win the Golconda Derby Stakes (Grade I) (2,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

There will be no false rails.

1 SQUANDERER CUP (Div. II) (1,600m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 75 — 12-15 p.m: 1. On The Trail (L.D'Silva) 1 Appu 60, 2. Sarfaroosh (S. Abbas) 3 Rutherford 58, 3. Beauty On Duty (Deshmukh) 6 Gallagher 57.5, 4. Victoria Cross (Netto) 5 D. Singh 57, 5. Dream Traveller (Raju) 4 Aadesh 56, 6. Celestial Queen (F. Hassan) 8 Ritesh 55.5, 7. Fitting Tribute (Vatsalya) 2 R. B. Shinde 55 and 8. Cosmic Champ (Shamsuddin) 7 Ali Khan 50.

ON THE TRAIL: A fair fourth to Scintilating Skill over 2,400m; warrants support. BEAUTY ON DUTY: Deserves following on her consistency. VICTORIA CROSS: Ignore her last two runs; looks fit. FITTING TRIBUTE: A comfortable winner in the lower class; present weight is to her advantage.

1. On The Trail, 2. Beauty On Duty, 3. Fitting Tribute

2 AFFABLE PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o, (Terms) — 12-45: 1. Chief De Mission (Deshmukh) 8 P. Kamlesh 55, 2. Good Speed (L. D'Silva) 12 Nazim 55, 3. Madho (Srinivas) 5 Christopher 55, 4. Recast (Raju) 3 Aadesh 55, 5. Back To Back (F. Hassan) 1 Ritesh 53.5, 6. Classic Hammer (Srinagesh) 9 Chary 53.5, 7. Gold Mint (Vatsalya) 6 R. B. Shinde 53.5, 8. Milky Way (Netto) 10 Appu 53.5, 9. Millennium Queen (Hassan) 2 Ali Khan 53.5, 10. Portfolio (Satheesh) 11 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 11. Red Carpet (S. Abbas) 4 Qazafi 53.5 and 12. Traditional Chic (L. D'Silva) 7 D. Singh 53.5.

GOOD SPEED: Has come to hand after his third to Walk In The Park. MADHO: Working well. MILKY WAY: Ran Proud Accolade to a neck over 1,100m; should be given another chance. PORTFOLIO: Should benefit from her two race gallops.

1. Milky Way, 2. Portfolio,

3. Good Speed

3 SQUANDERER CUP (Div. I) (1,600m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 75 — 1-15: 1. Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) 3 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Eternal Prince (Vatsalya) 6 Ali Khan 55, 3. Secret Silence (Shamsuddin) 5 D. Singh 55, 4. Arden Arcade (L. D'Silva) 4 Deep Shanker 54.5, 5. Basha (Kassam) 7 Christopher 53, 6. Intercity (F. Hassan) 2 Laxmikanth 53, 7. First Crush (Netto) 1 K. Anil 52 and 8. King Challenger (S. Abbas) 8 Ramana 49.5.

LUXURY CRUISE: Seen finishing on well in One Tough Guy's 1,600m; capable of tackling this lot. SECRET SILENCE: Gelded after his third to Armstrong (second win) over 2,000m; may run well. ARDEN ARCADE: Ignore her run in Arnage's 1,400m; will put up a bold show. KING CHALLENGER: Appeals on weights.

1. Luxury Cruise, 2. Secret Silence,

3. Arden Arcade

4 AFFABLE PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o, (Terms) — 1-45: 1. Blooming Star (L. D'Silva) 11 D. Singh 55, 2. Easy Mover (F. Hassan) 2 M. Chauhan 55, 3. Glaring Godzilla (Deshmukh) 4 C. Rajendra 55, 4. Golden Gate (Netto) 8 M. Narredu 55, 5. King's Fortune (Satheesh) 1 B. Prakash 55, 6. Our Conquest (Vatsalya) 13 Ali Khan 55, 7. Sir Creek (S. Abbas) 10 Rutherford 55, 8. Time To Sparkle (L. D'Silva) 12 R. B. Shinde 55, 9. Aadi Aadi Aadi (N. Rao) 7 N. Rawal 53.5, 10. Citi Empress (Habibullah) 5 Ritesh 53.5, 11. Gazer Glitz (Hassan) 9 Gallagher 53.5, 12. Herecomesthebabe (Rafaat) 3 P. Kamlesh 53.5 and 13. Highland Queen (L. D'Silva) 6 Appu 53.5.

GLARING GODZILLA: Looks fit. GOLDEN GATE: Ran a close second to Fearless Flame over 1,100m; warrants support. KING'S FORTUNE: Has improved since his third in Horatio's 1,100m. HERECOMESTHEBABE: Systematically prepared.

1. King's Fortune, 2. Golden Gate,

3. Herecomesthebabe

5 R. W. I. T. C. CUP (1,200m) — Cat. I, 4-y-o & over — 2-15: 1. Picture Me (Netto) 3 Sequeira 62.5, 2. Da Vinci Rose (L. D'Silva) 9 D. Singh 61.5, 3. Camarero (Habibullah) 2 M. Narredu 60.5, 4. Shakira (L. D'Silva) 12 Appu 58.5, 5. Bruno Magli (Faiyaz) 1 R. B. Shinde 56, 6. Chivas Gold (Raju) 10 Chary 55.5, 7. Exclusive Run (Srinagesh) 8 N. Rawal 52, 8. Master Prospect (Srinagesh) 6 B. Shanker 52, 9. Fire Brigade (Kassam) 4 Christopher 51, 10. Visonahld (L. D'Silva) 5 Deep Shanker 50, 11. Bombay Sapper (S. Abbas) 11 Laxmikanth 48 and 12. Mr Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 7 Ramana 47.5.

PICTURE ME: A consistent runner; capable of carrying top weight to victory. DA VINCI ROSE: Won a race in close finish in her last start; retains form. CAMARERO: Comes into the reckoning on her second in Khaleels Pride's 1,400m. EXCLUSIVE RUN: May cause an upset.

1. Da Vinci Rose, 2. Camarero,

3. Picture Me

6 ARISTOCRAT CUP (Div. I) (1,800m) — Cat.III, 5-y-o & over, rated up to 50 — 2-45: 1. Silver Princess (Shamsuddin) 9 Christopher 60, 2. Ambiens (Srinagesh) 3 N. Rawal 58.5, 3. Keep In Touch (Satheesh) 4 A. Imran Khan 57.5, 4. Highway Man (Kassam) 2 Aadesh 57, 5. Land Of Royalty (Srinivas) 1 Laxmikanth 56.5, 6. Diesel (Vatsalya) 7 G. Sandeep 56, 7. Regal Image (Silvester) 8 R. B. Shinde 55, 8. Negress Doll (Habibullah) 5 Abhinay 50 and 9. Mahseer (Deshmukh) 6 P. Kamlesh 49.

SILVER PRINCESS: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. KEEP IN TOUCH: Deserves following on her consistency. HIGHWAY MAN: A surprise winner over 1,400m in his last start; maintains form. MAHSEER: Well in at the weights.

1. Mahseer, 2. Silver Princess,

3. Highway Man

7 DECCAN PRINCE CUP (1,400m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 75 — 3-25: 1. Shikra (Netto) 9 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Rock Breaker (Srinagesh) 4 M. Chauhan 59, 3. Adams Madame (Srinagesh) 2 Gallagher 57.5, 4. Artistic Way (Kassam) 11 Joshi 57.5, 5. Commando Chief (S. Abbas) 5 Rutherford 57.5, 6. Cannon Target (Raju) 1 Sreekant 56, 7. Artist (F. Hassan) 3 Laxmikanth 54.5, 8. Australis (Vatsalya) 6 Ali Khan 53, 9. Mystic Crown (Srinagesh) 10 N. Rawal 53, 10. Ekta Ekta Ekta (N. Rao) 8 Ravi Shanker 52 and 11. Albuquerque (L. D'Silva) 7 D. Singh 51.5.

SHIKRA: Won two races fluently; may complete a hat-trick. ROCK BREAKER: Fit for the fray. ADAMS MADAME: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; retains form. ARTIST: A fair second to Indrajit (third win) over 1,200m; an each way chance.

1. Shikra, 2. Adams Madame,

3. Rock Breaker

8 GODOLPHIN BARB STAKES (Grade III) (1,400m) — 3-y-o, (Terms) — 4-00: 1. Birthday Star (Ganapathy) 2 B. Prakash 54, 2. Horatio (L. D'Silva) 1 Appu 54, 3. Mission Chief (S. Abbas) 7 C. Rajendra 54, 4. Royal Glory (Deshmukh) 5 Srinath 54, 5. Dancing Huntress (Byramji) 6 C. Alford 52.5, 6. Gentlemans Deal (Laxman S) 8 D. Singh 50, 7. Hummer (F. Hassan) 4 R. B. Shinde 50 and 8. Hauhaiwunai (Rafaat) 3 P. Kamlesh 48.5.

BIRTHDAY STAR: A facile winner over 1,400m in his last start at Bangalore; in fine nick. HORATIO: Has improved further after a comfortable victory over 1,100m. ROYAL GLORY: Won a 1,400m race last time out; should be in the fighting line. DANCING HUNTRESS: A winner on debut at Bangalore; may run a decent race. HAUHAIWUNAI: A handicap chance.

1. Birthday Star, 2. Horatio,

3. Royal Glory

9 GOLCONDA DERBY STAKES (Grade I) 2,400m — 4-y-o, (Terms) — 4-35: 1. Aquilo (Vinayak) 8 M. Narredu 57, 2. Candy Man (Satheesh) 4 A. Imran Khan 57, 3. Libertador (Rafaat) 3 P. Kamlesh 57, 4. Psychic Strength (Darius) 7 Srinath 57, 5. Star Hopeful (Ganapathy) 2 B. Prakash 57, 6. Yes Es Yes Ses (Deshmukh) 5 Gallagher 57, 7. Berkley Square (Darius) (-) (-) 57, 8. Glorious Breaker (Darius) 1 C. Alford 55.5 and 9. Scintilating Skill (Ganapathy) 6 C. Rajendra 55.5.

AQUILO: Finished fifth to Mystical (2,000m) at Mumbai; can make it an interesting finish. PSYCHIC STRENGTH: He is in fine condition. YES ES YES SES: Ran Acindor to half a length over 1,600m in his last start; has further improved. SCINTILATING SKILL: Despite a rough passage won the Golconda Oaks (2,400m); in good condition.

1. Aquilo, 2. Yes Es Yes Ses,

3. Scintilating Skill

10 ARISTOCRAT CUP (Div. II) (1,800m) — Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated up to 50 — 5-20: 1. The Bee (Shamsuddin) 2 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Choice Of White (S. Abbas) 4 Qazafi 58.5, 3. Maid For Eachother (Faiyaz) 6 Laxman 58.5, 4. Gem Of A Guy (L. D'Silva) 3 D. Singh 57.5, 5. Miraculous Ruler (Rafaat) 8 Chary 57.5, 6. Blizzard (Vatsalya) 5 R. B. Shinde 56.5, 7. Sugar Line (Raju) 7 Ravi Shanker 54.5 and 8. Presidency (Srinivas) 1 Pavan Kumar 50.5.

THE BEE: Shaping well in the trials. CHOICE OF WHITE: Ignore her previous runs; she looks fit. GEM OF A GUY: Won a 2,400m event fluently; retains form. MIRACULOUS RULER: Seen finishing on well in First Crush's 1,400m; an each way chance. PRESIDENCY: Appeals on weights.

1. Choice Of White, 2. The Bee,

3. Miraculous Ruler

Day's best: Milky Way

Double: King's Fortune — Aquilo

Jkt: 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. Treble(i): 2, 3 & 4, (ii): 5, 6 & 7, (iii): 8, 9 & 10. Tanala: All races.

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