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Sharp N Smart well prepared

BANGALORE: Sharp N Smart, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the Nilgiris Cup (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Friday.

False rails (width about 5m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 8m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 DODABALLAPUR PLATE (1,400m) — rated 00 to 15 — 2-30 p.m.: 1. Prime Authority (Karan) 1 M. Ravi 61, 2. Heroines Power (S. Narredu) 7 Rajesh Babu 61, 3. Tropical Ridge (Darashah) 3 Gnaneshwar 60.5, 4. Global Agenda (Puttanna) 6 Krishnan 60, 5. Choice Is Blue (Nityanand) 2 Shakti 59.5, 6. Azraff (Md. Sajid) 5 R. Marshall 59, 7. Kandalla (Md. Khan) 9 P. Laxman 58.5, 8. Star Danzig (Ganapathy) 8 I. Chisty 58 and 9. Rosalinee (Dominic) 4 Vijay Kumar 56.

TROPICAL RIDGE: Runs with an upsetting chance. GLOBAL AGENDA: Has come down a class; can tackle the present lot. CHOICE IS BLUE: Ignore his last run. STAR DANZIG: Looks fit enough.

1. Star Danzig, 2. Choice Is Blue,

3. Tropical Ridge

2 SAVADATTI PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m) — maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 3-00: 1. Bluffmaster (Amit Caddy) 10 A. Imran Khan 55, 2. Allied Victory (Ganapathy) 1 D. Patel 55, 3. Mexikan Wave (Lokanath) 5 I. Chisty 55, 4. Super Speed (S. Narredu) 6 Srinath 55, 5. Sun Zone (Puttanna) 4 Krishnan 55, 6. Olympic Crown (Samar) 11 Rajesh 55, 7. Divine Royal (Darashah) 7 Gnaneshwar 53.5, 8. Handiwork (Darius) 2 Appu 53.5, 9. Shes A Melody (Dominic) 3 Gallagher 53.5, 10. Chocolate River (Nityanand) 8 Shakti 53.5, 11. Palace Star (Karan) 9 Raja Rao 53.5 and 12. Hurricane Rose (S. Singh) 12 S. Ramesh 53.5.

SUPER SPEED: Has improved since his fourth to Celtic Princess (1,100m). DIVINE ROYAL: Should have profitted from her gallop in Sieze The Night's 1,100m. HANDIWORK: A forward runner in Sarabande's second win (1,200m); well tuned. SHES A MELODY: A good third to Appreciate over 1,100m on her debut; in fine nick.

1. Super Speed, 2. Shes A Melody,

3. Divine Royal

3 GUMBAZ CUP (1,400m) — rated 10 to 25 — 3-30: 1. Olympic Glory (Samar) 7 Chandrashekar 59.5, 2. Princess Emily (S. Narredu) 3 Srinath 59, 3. Royal Dazzle (Puttanna) 5 Gnaneshwar 57.5, 4. Fashion Statement (Puttanna) 1 Shahbuddin 57.5, 5. King Of Queens (Dominic) 4 Faisal 56.5, 6. Apollo Crown (Samar) 6 Ashwin Rao 55.5, 7. Tamoses (Darius) 2 Appu 54, 8. Mani On The Way (Pradeep) 8 Shobhan 52.5, 9. Azazel (Lokanath) 10 Jagadeesh 51.5, 10. Daring Game (Karan) 11 M. Ravi 51.5 and 11. Desire For Gold (Karan) 9 Raja Rao 51.5.

PRINCESS EMILY: A comfortable winner of her last start over 1,400m; may score an encore. ROYAL DAZZLE: Twice fourth; may spring a surprise. FASHION STATEMENT: After winning a 1,400m easily in the lower class, finished fourth to Star Force over 1,400; in fine trim. TAMOSES: Running after a long lay off; impressed in a mock race.

1. Princess Emily, 2. Tamoses,

3. Royal Dazzle

4 NILGIRIS CUP (1,600m) — rated 30 to 45 — 4-00: 1. Essex (Eshwer) 5 Gallagher 59.5, 2. Indian Tech (S. Singh) 6 Tauseef 58, 3. Glorious Spirit (Ganapathy) 1 D. Patel 57, 4. Aashirwaad (Padmanabhan) 4 Srinath 55, 5. Sharp N Smart (Ganapathy) 8 B. Prakash 55, 6. Jumping For Joy (Byramji) 7 R. Marshall 54.5, 7. Spark Of Glory (Eshwer) 3 A. Velu 54 and 8. Awesome Royal (Ponnappa) 2 Chandrashekar 50.

ESSEX: After finishing fourth to Democraticus (1,600m) in the higher class, did not reach the frame in Rafaga's 1,400m; she is well within herself. AASHIRWAAD: Justified the oddson favouritism by winning a 1,400m impressively in the lower class; retains form. SHARP N SMART: His nowhere in Perfect Mover's second win (2,000m) is best ignored. AWESOME ROYAL: Well in at the weights.

1. Sharp N Smart, 2. Aashirwaad,

3. Essex

5 H. DEVEREUX MEMORIAL PLATE (1,200m) — rated 20 to 35, 5 & 6-y-o — 4-30: 1. Eskimo Boy (Manohar) 4 Shakti 59.5, 2. Mount Royale (Ponnappa) 8 Srinath 59.5, 3. Equally Good (Ponnappa) 7 Chandrashekar 58.5, 4. Black Berry (Eshwer) 9 Gallagher 57.5, 5. Indian Fame (S. Singh) 6 Tauseef 57.5, 6. Overdrive (Darius) 1 R. Marshall 56, 7. Lufness (Dominic) 2 Shobhan 54.5, 8. Kinrara (Samar) 5 B. Paswan 54.5, 9. Missedent (Darashah) 11 Suraj Narredu 54.5, 10. Maple Fondant (Nityanand) 3 I. Chisty 53 and 11. Courtier (Inayathulla) 10 Vijay Kumar 47.5.

MOUNT ROYALE: Has run with better class horses; weight may not prove a stopper. BLACK BERRY: Has come on since her third to Winds Of Fire (1,400m); now running without blinkers. OVERDRIVE: Had a lung opener in Eskimo Boy's 1,200m; looks fit. COURTIER: Appeals on weights.

1. Mount Royale, 2. Black Berry,

3. Overdrive

6 SAVADATTI PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m) — maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 5-00: 1. Kicking Clear (Amit Caddy) 3 A. Imran Khan 55, 2. Compton Star (Darius) 11 R. Marshall 55, 3. Fantastic Force (Karan) 2 Raja Rao 55, 4. Zaios (Lokanath) 4 Ashwin Rao 55, 5. Smart N Excellent (Manohar) 8 Shakti 55, 6. Stone Of Destiny (Santosh) 5 Warren 55, 7. All Ours (Byramji) 12 Jagadeesh 53.5, 8. Sunny's Instinct (Darashah) 10 Gnaneshwar 53.5, 9. Opera Princess (Dominic) 9 Appu 53.5, 10. Le Reve (Eshwer) 6 Srinath 53.5, 11. Bold Blaze (Ganapathy) 7 B. Prakash 53.5 and 12. Nach Baliye (S. Narredu) 1 Suraj Narredu 53.5.

OPERA PRINCESS: Running with basket bit on; may upset. LE REVE: First run; sharpened up well. BOLD BLAZE: Her last run in stablemate Celtic Princess' 1,100m should be ignored. NACH BALIYE: Found Ruby Brown too good over 1,100m in her last start; warrants another chance.

1. Le Reve, 2. Bold Blaze,

3. Nach Baliye

7 DHARMASTHALA PLATE (1,200m) — rated 10 to 25, 6-y-o only — 5-30: 1. Big Dream (N. Gowda) 6 I. Chisty 62, 2. Onetouch Toomuch (Ponnappa) 7 N. Harsha 61, 3. Prince Of Rome (B. Shiva) 8 P. Krishna 61, 4. Zabdiel (I. Ghatala) 2 B. Paswan 61, 5. One First (S. Narredu) 4 L. Marshall 59.5, 6. Just Perfect (S. Narredu) 3 Koch 59, 7. `Caitraratha (Pradeep) 11 Asgar 58, 8. Maggie Thatcher (Arjun) 12 Faisal 58, 9. Son Of Fortune (I. Ghatala) 9 Ashwin Rao 55, 10. Diamond

Cut (Inayatulla) 5 Vijay Kumar 53.5, 11. Hey Hero (Darashah) 1 Gnaneshwar 52.5 and 12. Copper Sky (Inayathulla) 10 Shahbuddin 51.5.

BIG DREAM: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop here. ZABDIEL: Looks fit and well. ONE FIRST: With a late run finished a good second to Kinrara (1,200m); in fine nick. `CAITRARATHA: Fit for the fray.

1. 'Caitraratha, 2. Big Dream,

3. Zabdiel

Day's best: Sharp N Smart

Double: Super Speed — Le Reve

Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7; Mini Jkt: 2, 3, 4 & 5; Tr: 4, 6 & 7; Exacta: 5, 6 & 7.

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