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Touch Of Gold may repeat

Hyderabad: Touch Of Gold, a winner last time out, may repeat in the Sri. S. Ramakrishnam Raju Memorial Cup (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails (width about 3m from 900m to 450m) will be in position.

1 COIN OF SILVER PLATE (Div. I) (1,600m) — Cat. IV, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25 — 1-15 p.m: 1. Blue Wave (Habibullah) 5 Abhinay 60, 2. Ritual (Vatsalya) 1 G. Sandeep 60, 3. Captain Steve (Srinivas) 10 B. V. Krishnan 58, 4. Secret Archives (F. Hassan) 7 Ali Khan 57.5, 5. Cannon Lake (Silvester) 6 Aadesh 56.5, 6. Snow Lands (Raju) 2 Sreekant 56.5, 7. All My Heart (Prasad) 3 M. Chauhan 55, 8. Tycoon Baby (Kassam) 4 Joshi 54.5, 9. Warfare (Srinivas) 8 Laxmikanth 53.5 and 10. Mombasa (Netto) 9 K. Anil 50.

BLUE WAVE: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. RITUAL: Ignore her previous runs; she looks fit. SNOW LANDS: Finished on the board in her last two starts; will have a bold show. WARFARE: Well in at the weights.

1. Blue Wave, 2. Snow Lands,

3. Warfare

2 DONEGAL PLATE (Div. II) (1,600m) — Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 1-45: 1. Famous Tribute (Vatsalya) 8 G. Sandeep 60, 2. Highway Man (Kassam) 7 R. B. Shinde 58.5, 3. Blizzard (Vatsalya) 6 D. Singh 56, 4. Alakazam (F. Hassan) 1 M. Krishna 55.5, 5. Racing Is Fun (Shamsuddin) 2 Sk. Farookh 55, 6. Full House (Raju) 5 Ravi Shanker 54.5, 7. Zindabad (Srinivas) 4 Ramana 54 and 8. Negress Doll (Habibullah) 3 Chary 52.

HIGHWAY MAN: Shaping well in the trials. BLIZZARD: Has come to hand after his third to In Vogue (1,600m). RACING IS FUN: Looks fit and well. ZINDABAD: Has improved since his last run.

1. Blizzard, 2. Highway Man,

3. Zindabad

3 GOLD SOVEREIGN PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m) — Cat. II, maiden 3-y-o, (Terms) — 2-15: 1. Cannon Scot (Raju) 11 Chary 55, 2. Peremptory (Netto) 10 Sequeira 55, 3. Priceless Legacy (N. Rao) 2 Ravi Shanker 55, 4. Royal Flyer (Prasad) 5 R. B. Shinde 55, 5. Sir Creek (S. Abbas) 6 Rutherford 55, 6. Star World (Satheesh) 3 A. Imran Khan 55, 7. Bees Way (Hassan) 9 Laxmikanth 53.5, 8. Charming Prospect (Netto) 4 K. Anil 53.5, 9. Since (Srinagesh) 8 G. Sandeep 53.5, 10. Star Shell (Faiyaz) 1 Ali Khan 53.5 and 11. Traditional Chic (L. D'Silva) 7 Appu 53.5.

PEREMPTORY: A fair fourth to Good Speed over 1,200m; an each way chance. ROYAL FLYER: Ran Highland Queen to 1/2 length over 1,100m; extra distance may suit. SINCE: Should have benefitted from her two race gallops. TRADITIONAL CHIC: Third to Highland Queen; can make a race of it.

1. Royal Flyer, 2. Traditional Chic,

3. Peremptory

4 M. C. E. M. E. ROLLING TROPHY (1,800m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, (Terms) — 2-45: 1. State City (Vatsalya) 5 B. V. Krishnan 61, 2. Republic Day (Rafaat) 4 Chary 58, 3. Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) 2 A. Imran Khan 56.5, 4. On The Trail (L. D'Silva) 1 Appu 56.5, 5. Flying Knight (Netto) 7 R. B. Shinde 55, 6. Adelaide (N. Rao) 3 Ravi Shanker 50.5 and 7. In Vogue (L. D'Silva) 6 D. Singh 50.5.

REPUBLIC DAY: Won two races in a row comfortably; may complete a hat-trick. ON THE TRAIL: A facile winner over 1,600m; maintains form. FLYING KNIGHT: A late fifth to stablemate Stampede (first win) over 1,400m; the extra 400m may suit him well. IN VOGUE: An upset prospect.

1. Republic Day, 2. On The Trail,

3. Flying Knight

5 SRI. S. RAMAKRISHNAM RAJU MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m) — Cat. I, 4-y-o & over, (Terms) — 3-15: 1. Roanoke (L. D'Silva) 6 Appu 56, 2. Bruno Magli (Faiyaz) 9 Ali Khan 52, 3. Spanish Cruise (Netto) 8 Sequeira 52, 4. Camarero (Habibullah) 3 Abhinay 50.5, 5. All Round (Prasad) 4 Aadesh 49, 6. Special Force (S. Abbas) 1 Chary 49, 7. Tallahassee (L. D'Silva) 5 D. Singh 49, 8. Touch Of Gold (Prasad) 2 R. B. Shinde 49 and 9. Cannon Glow (N. Rao) 7 N. Rawal 47.5.

CAMARERO: Deserves following on her consistency. ALL ROUND: His previous runs are best ignored. SPECIAL FORCE: Track movements pleasing. TALLAHASSEE: A good third to Red Key Point (1,400m) in his last start; in fine trim. TOUCH OF GOLD: Maintains winning form. CANNON GLOW: A handicap chance.

1. Touch Of Gold, 2. Camarero,

3. Tallahassee

6 DONEGAL PLATE (Div. I) (1,600m) — Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-45: 1. Keep In Touch (Satheesh) 2 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Sammurai (Shamsuddin) 6 Ganesh 58, 3. Sugar Line (Raju) 5 M. Chauhan 57, 4. Al Falujah (Netto) 7 Sequeira 54, 5. Star Valley (Vatsalya) 4 G. Sandeep 54, 6. Divine Perfection (Prasad) 3 B. Shanker 53.5, 7. Fever Few (Srinagesh) 1 N. Rawal 53 and 8. Gran Canaria (Kassam) 8 Laxmikanth 47.

KEEP IN TOUCH: Seen finishing on well in Ocean City's 1,800m; will have a bold show. SAMMURAI: Working well enough. SUGAR LINE: Deserves following on his consistency. GRAN CANARIA: May cause an upset.

1. Keep In Touch, 2. Sugar Line,

3. Sammurai

7 FIRE DANCE PLATE (1,200m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75 — 4-15: 1. Buddy Brothers (Netto) 12 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Cannon Target (Raju) 2 Sreekant 59.5, 3. Shikra (Netto) 14 B. V. Krishnan 59.5, 4. Al Jazeera (Netto) 4 K. Anil 58, 5. Amazing Dancer (L. D'Silva) 9 D. Singh 57, 6. Mirbat Battle (S. Abbas) 1 Qazafi 56, 7. Flower Princess (L. D'Silva) 13 Appu 55.5, 8. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 3 Ali Khan 54.5, 9. Classic Art (Habibullah) 10 Abhinay 54, 10. Cosmic Run (Prasad) 6 N. Rawal 54, 11. Battle Glory (S. Abbas) 5 Ramana 52.5, 12. Dream Traveller (Raju) 11 Aadesh 52.5, 13. Jetage (Netto) 7 Sequeira 52 and 14. Fitting Tribute (Vatsalya) 8 G. Sandeep 51.5.

BUDDY BROTHERS: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; maintains form. SHIKRA: Impressed in the morning trials. MIRBAT BATTLE: Has come on since his second to Cannon Target (1,200m). CLASSIC ART: Fit for the fray.

1. Buddy Brothers, 2. Classic Art,

3. Mirbat Battle

8 COIN OF SILVER PLATE (Div. II) (1,600m) — Cat. IV, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25 — 4-45: 1. Bon Fire (Kassam) 4 K. Anil 60, 2. Continuity (Habibullah) 7 Chary 60, 3. Lady B (Deshmukh) 1 D. Singh 58, 4. Fort Collins (Srinivas) 6 Laxmikanth 57.5, 5. Bigwig (Shehzad) 8 Qazafi 57, 6. Springing Strides (Raju) 2 Ali Khan 57, 7. Raise The Moon (Prasad) 9 N. Rawal 55.5, 8. Super Star (Srinivas) 5 Pavan Kumar 55 and 9. Barely Even (Silvester) 3 G. Sandeep 49.5.

BON FIRE: Has improved since his fourth in Muscat Ranger's 1,600m. CONTINUITY: Comes into the reckoning on her second to Chalukya (1,400m). LADY B: A fair fourth to Divine Perfection (1,400m); may upset. BIGWIG: Working well enough.

1. Bon Fire, 2. Continuity, 3. Bigwig

9 GOLD SOVEREIGN PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m) — Cat. II, maiden 3-y-o, (Terms) — 5-15: 1. Dark Stranger (S. Abbas) 5 Rutherford 55, 2. Dera Bugti (Vatsalya) 3 Ali Khan 55, 3. Don Vinton (L. D'Silva) 6 D. Singh 55, 4. Thundering Gold (N. Rao) 7 B. V. Krishnan 55, 5. Cogent (Netto) 1 Sequeira 53.5, 6. Gazer Glitz (Hassan) 9 Ritesh 53.5, 7. Point Blank Range (Netto) 4 K. Anil 53.5, 8. Portfolio (Satheesh) 10 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 9. Sugar Lady (Raju) 2 Chary 53.5 and 10. Title Shot (Prasad) 8 R. B. Shinde 53.5.

DARK STRANGER: On the board in all his four starts; may upset. DON VINTON: Shaping well in the trials. GAZER GLITZ: Comes into the reckoning on her close third in Good Speed's 1,200m. PORTFOLIO: Ran Good Speed to one length over 1,200m; should be given another chance. TITLE SHOT: Deserves following on her consistency.

1. Portfolio, 2. Title Shot,

3. Don Vinton

Days best: Buddy Brothers

Double: Republic Day — Bon Fire

Jkt: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9. Treble: (i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 4, 5 & 6, (iii): 7, 8 & 9. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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