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Time To Celebrate well prepared for Sringeri Plate

BANGALORE: Time To Celebrate, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the Sringeri Plate (1,400m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday, March 25.

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

1 BHADRAVATHI PLATE (1,400m), rated 00 to 15, 5 & 6-y-o — 2-30 p.m.: 1. Green Park (Puttanna) 2 Vivek 61.5, 2. Shining Example (G. Sandhu) 3 A. Velu 61, 3. Born Purple (Amit Caddy) 5 A. Imran Khan 58.5, 4. Lace And Whiskey (I. Ghatala) 1 B. Paswan 58, 5. Pay The Price (Md. Khan) 4 N.M. Khan 58, 6. Cincinnatus (Darashah) 6 L. Marshall 57, 7. Kandalla (Md. Khan) 11 Vijay Kumar 57, 8. Algebra (Habib Khan) 9 Appu 57, 9. Tough Love (N. Gowda) 8 Srinath 56.5, 10. Bay Island (Samar) 7 Jagadeesh 54 and 11. Continental Pearl (Santosh) 10 Christophar 53.

GREEN PARK: Looks fit and well. SHINING EXAMPLE: A faraway fourth to Alvinia over 1,400m; working well. ALGEBRA: A good third to Summer Serenade over 1,400m; in fine shape. TOUGH LOVE: A comfortable winner of her last start over 1,200m; retains form.

1. Tough Love, 2. Algebra,

3. Shining Example

2 MAGADI PLATE (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 3-00: 1. Knight (Arjun) 11 Gallagher 55, 2. Damgood (Inayathulla) 6 Tauseef 55, 3. Lifes Laughter (Ponnappa) 3 Chandrashekar 55, 4. Vharchasvha (Pradeep) 5 Shobhan 55, 5. Royal Millennium (Puttanna) 1 Krishnan 53.5, 6. Mint Royal (Darashah) 8 Gnaneshwar 53.5, 7. Alandra (Darius) 4 C. Alford 53.5, 8. Turbo Babe (Eshwer) 9 Appu 53.5, 9. Artic Blast (Habib Khan) 10 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 10. Forming Dale (Puttanna) 12 P. Ramesh 53.5, 11. Hazy Light (Puttanna) 2 Vivek 53.5 and 12. Hurricane Rose (S. Singh) 7 S. Ramesh 53.5.

KNIGHT: First run; sharpened up well. VHARCHASVHA: Fit for the fray. ALANDRA: Well prepared. TURBO BABE: Track movements impressive.

1. Vharchashva, 2. Alandra,

3. Turbo Babe

3 SRINGERI PLATE (1,400m), rated 30 to 45, 5 & 6-y-o — 3-30: 1. Crown Royal (Ponnappa) 8 Appu 59, 2. Emilio (Darashah) 1 Gnaneshwar 54.5, 3. Time To Celebrate (Nityanand) 7 Srinath 53.5, 4. Aurelian (Dhariwal) 4 A. Imran Khan 53, 5. Spark Of Glory (Eshwer) 2 Christopher 53, 6. Solar Crystal (Dhariwal) 5 Gallagher 52, 7. Lanark (Arjun) 6 Rajesh 51.5 and 8. Sense Of Style (Dominic) 3 Jagadeesh 49.

TIME TO CELEBRATE: Judiciously prepared. AURELIAN: A consistent performer; in fine nick. SOLAR CRYSTAL: With a late run finished a game second to Greenlawn over 1,400m in the lower class; in fine shape. LANARK: Appeals on weights.

1. Time To Celebrate, 2. Aurelian,

3. Solar Crystal

4 AGUMBE TROPHY (1,200m), rated 10 to 25 — 4-00: 1. Janasheen (S. Narredu) 4 N. Harsha 62, 2. Elegant Embrace (Ganapathy) 2 I. Chisty 58, 3. Little Robin (Habib Khan) 8 A. Imran Khan 56, 4. Peakaboo (Puttanna) 1 P. Ramesh 55.5, 5. Money With Talent (Darius) 7 R. Marshall 52.5, 6. Cashfirsttiketnext (Lokanath) 3 Jagadeesh 52, 7. Ikon Brown (S. Narredu) 6 Koch 50 and 8. Azraff (Md. Sajid) 5 Ranjeet 47.5.

JANASHEEN: Comes into the reckoning on her second to Sunlaa over 1,200m; now running with tongue strap on. ELEGANT EMBRACE: A consistent runner; in fine trim. LITTLE ROBIN: On the board in his last two starts; well tuned. MONEY WITH TALENT: Running after a long lay off; impressed in a mock race.

1. Money With Talent,

2. Little Robin,

3. Elegant Embrace

5 N.E. RAYMOND MEMORIAL PLATE (1,600m), rated 20 to 35, 5 & 6-y-o — 4-30: 1. Initiation (Samar) 7 Appu 61, 2. Kartikerri (Darashah) 1 Gnaneshwar 61, 3. City Zip (Md. Sajid) 6 Qureshi 59.5, 4. National Victory (N. Gowda) 8 Christopher 58, 5. Armidale (Ponnappa) 3 Shahbuddin 55.5, 6. Mazeppa (Nityanand) 9 I. Chisty 54.5, 7. Flightingale (I. Ghatala) 4 Mrs. Silva 54.5, 8. Alvinia (Arjun) 5 Srinath 54 and 9. Royal Brackla (Mangalorar) 2 A. Imran Khan 53.

INITIATION: An impressive second to Habat over 2,000m in the higher class; weight may not prove a stopper. CITY ZIP: A noteworthy third to Minstrel Girl over 1,600m; in fine fettle. FLIGHTINGALE: Deserves following on her track movements. ALVINIA: Carrying 61 kg finished a close second to Royal Recreation over 1,400m in the lower class; may trouble the best.

1. Initiation, 2. Fightingale,

3. Alvinia

6 CHAMARAJANAGAR PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 35 — 5-00: 1. Matter Of Opinion (Ponnappa) 1 Appu 62, 2. My Winning Charm (Pradeep) 5 Shahbuddin 61, 3. Wafadar (Arjun) 11 Gallagher 58.5, 4. Indian Fame (S. Singh) 3 A. Velu 57.5, 5. Step On The Gas (Eshwer) 8 I. Chisty 57, 6. Distributor (Habib Khan) 6 A. Imran Khan 56, 7. Witch Doctor (Eshwer) 2 Md. Ghous 55, 8. Elusive Fantasy (Puttanna) 9 Vivek 53.5, 9. Wistling Straights (Darashah) 4 Ranjeet 53.5, 10. Heroines Beauty (S. Narredu) 10 Koch 53 and 11. Place Her Well (Byramji) 7 Christopher 52.

MY WINNING CHARM: Found Hawaiian Sunrise too good over 1,200m in her last start; should be given another chance. WAFADAR: A facile winner over 1,200m in the lower class; may defy the penalty. DISTRIBUTOR: Has improved since his second to Matter Of Opinion (1,200m). PLACE HER WELL: Well in at the weights.

1. Wafadar, 2. My Winning Charm,

3. Distributor

7 MAKALIDURGA PLATE (1,400m), rated 10 to 25, 5 & 6-y-o — 5-30: 1. Maple Fondant (Nityanand) 2 I. Chisty 62, 2. Wild At Heart (Lokanath) 1 Jagadeesh 59.5, 3. Wizzy Noise (S. Narredu) 6 Koch 59.5, 4. Pat On The Back (Samar) 7 Rajesh 59, 5. Salam Namasthe (Md. Khan) 8 Christopher 58.5, 6. Gem Of A Lady (Dominic) 5 Shahbuddin 58, 7. Amazing Ability (Ponnappa) 4 Chandrashekar 56, 8. Beyond Limits (Darashah) 10 L. Marshall 55, 9. Global Agenda (Puttanna) 3 Krishnan 54 and 10. Dirham (Sirajuddin) 9 Vivek 53.

SALAM NAMASTHE: Looks fit enough. GEM OF A LADY: A fair third to Fantasy Moon over 1,400m; in good shape; now running without cross nose band. AMAZING ABILITY: Runs with an upsetting chance. DIRHAM: Has come on after his second to Summer Serenade (1,400m).

1. Gem Of A Lady, 2. Dirham,

3. Amazing Ability

Day's best: Money With Talent

Double: Vharchasvha - Wafadar

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

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