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It's Sarabande vs. Maximise

Hyderabad: Sarabande and Maximise may fight out the finish of the Golconda Juvenile Million (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

There will be no false rails.

1 BONZER PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 12-15 p.m: 1. Always Ahead (Laxman S) 13 Laxman 55, 2. Chief De Mission (Deshmukh) 11 Appu 55, 3. Concur With Honour (S. Abbas) 3 Rutherford 55, 4. Don Vinton (L. D'Silva) 12 D. Singh 55, 5. Good Books (Habibullah) 4 Ritesh 55, 6. Hummer (Hassan) 5 B. V. Krishnan 55, 7. Key To Relax (L. D'Silva) 10 Ganesh 55, 8. Star World (Satheesh) 2 A. Imran Khan 55, 9. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 6 Aadesh 53.5, 10. Bundle Of Roses (Srinivas) 15 Christopher 53.5, 11. Charming Prospect (Netto) 8 R. B. Shinde 53.5, 12. Cogent (Netto) 1 K. Anil 53.5, 13. Gold Mint (Vatsalya) 9 Ali Khan 53.5, 14. Golden Castle (L. D'Silva) 7 Deep Shanker 53.5 and 15. Point Blank Range (Netto) 14 Sequeira 53.5.

CHIEF DE MISSION: A fair fourth to Classic Hummer over 1,100m; may run a decent race. CONCUR WITH HONOUR: Placed second in both his outings; will put up a bold show. GOOD BOOKS: Has improved since his fourth in Cheetah's 1,100m. BUNDLE OF ROSES: Seen finishing on well in Proud Accolade's 1,100m; can make a race of it.

1. Chief De Mission,

2. Concur With Honour,

3. Bundle Of Roses

2 PRINCE PRADEEP CUP (2,400m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over (Terms) — 12-45: 1. Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) 4 B. Prakash 56.5, 2. Queen Of Kazran (Shamsuddin) 1 A. Imran Khan 56.5, 3. King Cobra (Rafaat) 6 Gallagher 55, 4. Rare Insight (Netto) 3 R. B. Shinde 53.5, 5. Eternal Prince (Vatsalya) 5 Ali Khan 52 and 6. Bribe N Prejudice (Deshmukh) 2 D. Singh 50.5.

QUEEN OF KAZRAN: Ignore her run in Parthenon's 1,600m; looks well. KING COBRA: Won his last start comfortably over 2,200m; in fine nick. BRIBE N PREJUDICE: Ran Scintilating Skill to 3/4 length in the Golconda Oaks; running with a fair chance.

1. Bribe N Prejudice, 2. King Cobra

3 SILVER ACADEMY PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75 — 1-15: 1. Al Jazeera (Netto) 9 Sequeira 60, 2. Punjab Regiment (Srinivas) 10 B. V. Krishnan 59.5, 3. Bulbasaur (L. D'Silva) 3 Deep Shanker 57.5, 4. Adroit (N. Rao) 2 G. Sandeep 56.5, 5. Cannon Target (Raju) 8 Sreekant 56.5, 6. Mirbat Battle (S. Abbas) 4 Qazafi 55.5, 7. Sim Sim (Shamsuddin) 5 D. Singh 55, 8. Australis (Vatsalya) 1 Ali Khan 54, 9. Star Crush (Satheesh) 7 A. Imran Khan 53 and 10. Sweet Suzzanne (L. D'Silva) 6 R. B. Shinde 49.5.

PUNJAB REGIMENT: Poised for a hat-trick. ADROIT: Has improved after his second to Spring Dawn over 1,200m. MIRBAT BATTLE: His nowhere in Punjab Regiment's 1,400m is best ignored. STAR CRUSH: Shaping well in the trials.

1. Punjab Regiment,

2. Mirbat Battle,

3. Star Crush

4 SILVER ACADEMY PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75 — 1-45: 1. Activa (Habibullah) 2 Gallagher 60, 2. Great Combination (Shamsuddin) 4 Laxman 59, 3. Royal Sapper (S. Abbas) 8 M. Krishna 58, 4. River Angel (Satheesh) 10 Pawar 56.5, 5. Flower Princess (L. D'Silva) 1 Aadesh 56, 6. Buddy Brothers (Netto) 3 R. B. Shinde 54.5, 7. Cosmic Run (Prasad) 6 N. Rawal 54.5, 8. Foot Print (Netto) 9 Sequeira 54, 9. Dream Traveller (Raju) 5 Chary 53.5 and 10. Unexpected Twist (Deshmukh) 7 Appu 49.

ACTIVA: Comes into the reckoning on her second to Hunting Hawk's 1,200m. FLOWER PRINCESS: Fit for the fray. BUDDY BROTHERS: Working well enough. UNEXPECTED TWIST: Second to Combe Bassett over 1,400m in the lower class; a handicap chance.

1. Unexpected Twist,

2. Buddy Brothers,

3. Activa

5 BALLERINA STAR PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) — Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 75 — 2-15: 1. Gift A Future (Satheesh) 5 Ganesh 60, 2. Artistic Way (Kassam) 8 Christopher 58, 3. Acanthus (L. D'Silva) 11 Deep Shanker 56.5, 4. Starry Shine (Satheesh) 13 A. Imran Khan 56.5, 5. Ne Tlus Ultra (Deshmukh) 4 Joshi 55, 6. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 6 Ali Khan 54.5, 7. Intercity (F. Hassan) 1 M. Krishna 53.5, 8. Celestial Queen (Hassan) 10 N. Rawal 53, 9. Sincerity (Rafaat) 9 Gallagher 53, 10. Green Passion (Habibullah) 3 Chary 51.5, 11. Mystic Crown (Prasad) 7 B. Shanker 51.5, 12. Fashion For Ever (Netto) 12 Sequeira 50 and 13. Math Mario (Shamsuddin) 2 Sk. Farookh 49.

ACANTHUS: Led till beaten by One Tough Guy (1,600m); present trip may suit. STARRY SHINE: Looks fit and well. SINCERITY: A fair fourth to Arnage (1,400m); may do well. MYSTIC CROWN: If he takes a level start he may trouble the best. FASHION FOR EVER: Has improved since her fourth to Achernar over 1,400m.

1. Acanthus, 2. Fashion For Ever,

3. Starry Shine

6 BONZER PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o, (Terms) — 2-45: 1. Cannon Run (Raju) 4 Chary 55, 2. Careerist (L. D'Silva) 7 Aadesh 55, 3. Dera Bugti (Vatsalya) 8 G. Sandeep 55, 4. Easy Mover (Hassan) 13 Ritesh 55, 5. Good Speed (L. D'Silva) 6 R. B. Shinde 55, 6. Irish Intellect (Prasad) 11 M. Chauhan 55, 7. Peremptory (Netto) 5 Sequeira 55, 8. Time Square (Kassam) 15 Ali Khan 55, 9. Time To Sparkle (L. D'Silva) 10 Deep Shanker 55, 10. Cannon Treasure (Raju) 2 Sreekant 53.5, 11. Classic Cruise (Netto) 12 K. Anil 53.5, 12. Gazer Glitz (Hassan) 14 D. Singh 53.5, 13. Hurricane Run (Srinivas) 3 Christopher 53.5, 14. Macadamia (Netto) 1 Pawar 53.5 and 15. Portfolio (Satheesh) 9 B. Prakash 53.5.

GOOD SPEED: Ran Classic Hummer to a short head over 1,100m; should be given another chance. PEREMPTORY: Has come to hand after his second to Shelly Green over 1,200m. GAZER GLITZ: An impressive third in King's Fortune's 1,100m; may give a fight. PORTFOLIO: Shaping well in the morning trials.

1.Gazer Glitz, 2. Portfolio,

3. Good Speed

7 DELHI RACE CLUB TROPHY (1,400m) — Cat. I, 4-y-o & over — 3-15: 1. Special Force (S. Abbas) 12 Rutherford 60, 2. Tallahassee (L. D'Silva) 13 D. Singh 58.5, 3. Bruno Magli (Faiyaz) 7 A. Imran Khan 58, 4. Royal Ruby (Prasad) 9 N. Rawal 58, 5. Ryder (Netto) 3 Sequeira 55.5, 6. All Round (Prasad) 8 R. B. Shinde 54.5, 7. Red Key Point (Deshmukh) 5 Appu 54, 8. Royal Hawk (N. Rao) 11 Aadesh 54, 9. Exclusive Run (Prasad) 6 Pawar 53.5, 10. Master Prospect (Prasad) 4 B. Shanker 53, 11. Santana Row (L. D'Silva) 2 Christopher 52.5, 12. An Angel (Netto) 10 K. Anil 50 and 13. Bombay Sapper (S. Abbas) 1 Ramana 49.

TALLAHASSEE: An impressive second to Ryder (1,600m); warrants support. RYDER: A gutsy winner over 1,600m; the present trip looks ideal. RED KEY POINT: Deserves following on his consistency. ROYAL HAWK: A consistent performer.

1. Tallahassee, 2. Ryder,

3. Red Key Point

8 MOUNT EVEREST PLATE (Div. I) (1,600m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-45: 1. Regal Image (Silvester) 2 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Gallant Commander (Deshmukh) 11 D. Singh 58.5, 3. Alfa Romeo (Vatsalya) 3 Ali Khan 58, 4. Sammurai (Shamsuddin) 4 Ganesh 58, 5. Actual Grace (Laxman S) 6 B. V. Krishnan 57, 6. Choice Of White (S. Abbas) 1 Qazafi 56.5, 7. Gutsy Rider (Satheesh) 5 A. Imran Khan 54.5, 8. Al Falujah (Netto) 12 Sequeira 54, 9. Divine Perfection (Prasad) 7 N. Rawal 53.5, 10. Fever Few (Srinagesh) 8 Chary 53.5, 11. Ekam Ekam Ekam (N. Rao) 10 Pawar 52, 12. Royal Assembly (N. Rao) 15 G. Sandeep 51, 13. Negress Doll (Habibullah) 9 Christopher 50, 14. Royal Haven (Srinivas) 13 Ramana 49 and 15. War Blue (Netto) 14 K. Anil 48.

GALLANT COMMANDER: Has improved since his fourth to Aberlour over 1,400m. ALFA ROMEO: A forward runner in her last start; may trouble the field. GUTSY RIDER: Looks fit; may spring a surprise. ROYAL HAVEN: Impressed in a mock race. WAR BLUE: Well in at the weights.

1. War Blue, 2. Gutsy Rider,

3. Gallant Commander

9 GOLCONDA JUVENILE MILLION (Grade III) (1,400m) — 3-y-o, (Terms) — 4-15: 1. Atomize (Deshmukh) 1 Sequeira 55, 2. Birthday Star (Ganapathy) 8 B. Prakash 55, 3. Jersey Pride (Eshwer) 5 Srinath 55, 4. Maximise (Rafaat) 6 D. Singh 55, 5. Najam Millennium (S. Abbas) 3 Rutherford 55, 6. Royal Glory (Deshmukh) 7 Appu 55, 7. Bossei Girl (Satheesh) 2 A. Imran Khan 53.5 and 8. Sarabande (Dhariwal) 4 Gallagher 53.5.

BIRTHDAY STAR: Winner of the Godolphin Barb Stakes over 1,400m; may repeat. MAXIMISE: A gutsy winner of the Darley Arabian Stakes (1,200m); may be involved in the finish. ROYAL GLORY: Met with an interference while finishing third to Birthday Star; can make a race of it. SARABANDE: Winner of three races; maintains form.

1. Sarabande, 2. Maximise,

3. Royal Glory

10 BALLERINA STAR PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) — Cat-II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 75 — 4-45: 1. Mr Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 12 Ramana 60, 2. Rock Breaker (Prasad) 2 M. Chauhan 58, 3. Stornoway (Rafaat) 8 M. Krishna 56.5, 4. Battle Honour (S. Abbas) 5 Rutherford 55.5, 5. Ashatamasha (Srinagesh) 7 Chary 55, 6. Awesome Win (Netto) 4 R. B. Shinde 53.5, 7. Aberlour (L. D'Silva) 1 Deep Shanker 52.5, 8. Line To Conquer (Faiyaz) 11 Ali Khan 52.5, 9. Ekta Ekta Ekta (N. Rao) 13 G. Sandeep 51.5, 10. One More Time (Satheesh) 9 Aadesh 51, 11. Nashville (Laxman S) 6 Christopher 50.5, 12. Jetage (Netto) 3 Sequeira 50 and 13. Highway Prospector (Hassan) 10 N. Rawal 48.

ROCK BREAKER: Fit for the fray. AWESOME WIN: Ignore his last run. ABERLOUR: An impressive winner (1,400m) in the lower category; in fine nick. JETAGE: Well in at the weights.

1. Aberlour, 2. Awesome Win,

3. Rock Breaker

11 MOUNT EVEREST PLATE (Div. II) (1,600m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 5-15: 1. In Vogue (L. D'Silva) 11 D. Singh 60, 2. Ambiens (Prasad) 13 N. Rawal 59, 3. Base Line (Laxman S) 12 Rutherford 59, 4. Angel Of Glory (Raju) 14 Ali Khan 57.5, 5. Highway Man (Kassam) 1 Joshi 57.5, 6. Ballistic (Netto) 8 Sequeira 56, 7. Blizzard (Vatsalya) 5 Chary 54.5, 8. Fire Lover (Satheesh) 9 A. Imran Khan 54, 9. Scenario (Shamsuddin) 3 Deep Shanker 53.5, 10. World Vision (Srinivas) 2 Pavan Kumar 53, 11. Ripples (Netto) 15 K. Anil 51.5, 12. Kodos (F. Hassan) 10 Christopher 51, 13. Chalukya (Srinivas) 7 Ramana 50, 14. Gun Rock (N. Rao) 4 Sk. Farookh 48.5 and 15. Track Rule (Habibullah) 6 Jagdale 48.

IN VOGUE: An easy sixth to stablemate Combe Bassett (1,400m); an each way chance. FIRE LOVER: Shaping well in the trials. WORLD VISION: A fair second to Pure And Simple (1,200m) should be given another chance. RIPPLES: A comfortable winner in the lower category (1,400m); may repeat.

1. Ripples, 2. Fire Lover, 3. In Vogue

Day's best: Bribe N Prejudice

Double: Tallahassee — Sarabande

Jkt: (i):2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, (ii): 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11.

Treble: (i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 3, 4 & 5,(iii): 6, 7 & 8, (iv): 9, 10 & 11.

Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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