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Flareon well tuned

BANGALORE: The Mumbai challenger Flareon, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the K.N. Guruswamy Memorial Cup (1,800m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (June 3).

False rails (width about 3.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 BUCK PASSER PLATE (Div.II), (1,100m)— maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms)— 2-00 p.m.: 1. The Force (Darashah) 5 Chary 56, 2. Allanridge (Ganapathy) 4 Raja Rao 56, 3. Premier Thrill (D. Netto) 3 N.M. Seuqeria 54.5, 4. Priceless Forever (Ganapathy) 1 Shakti 54.5, 5. Smiles Of Gold (I. Ghatala) 7 B. Paswan 54.5, 6. Go Baby Go (Karan) 2 Sameer 54.5, 7. Legendary Lass (Manohar) 6 M. Ravi 54.5 and 8. Raving Rocket (Prasad Raju) 8 N. Rawal 54.5

THE FORCE: Had a lung opener in Gallery Queen's 1,100m on the opening day; in fine condition. PRICELESS FOREVER: Working well; may upset. SMILES OF GOLD: Has come on after her run in Panchakshari's 1,100m. RAVING ROCKET: Looks fit and well.

1. The Force, 2. Smiles Of Gold,

3. Raving Rocket

2 BUCK PASSER PLATE (Div.I), (1,100m)— maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms)— 2-30: 1. Flying Viking (Karan) 5 D. Patel 56, 2. Mystic Powers (Karan) 1 M.R. Singh 56, 3. Zanzara (Lokanath) 9 A. Imran Khan 56, 4. Dream Counsel (D. Netto) 6 N.M. Sequeria 54.5, 5. Mesmerising (Ganapathy) 8 Raja Rao 54.5, 6. Multicultural (Ganapathy) 4 S. Babu 54.5, 7. Imperial Dancer (Manohar) 7 M. Ravi 54.5, 8. Come On Sania (S. Abbas) 3 Qazafi 54.5 and 9. Hurricane Rose (S. Singh) 2 S. Ramesh 54.5.

ZANZARA: First run; sharpened up well. DREAM COUNSEL: A fair third to Gallery Queen over 1,100m on the opening day; in fine nick; now running with hanging bit on. COME ON SANIA: Runs with an upsetting chance. HURRICANE ROSE: Her nowhere in Knight's 1,100m during winter is best ignored; sporting blinkers now.

1. Dream Counsel,

2. Hurricane Rose,

3. Zanzara

3 STAR SUPREME PLATE (1,400m)— rated 20 to 50— 3-00: 1. Proud Accolade (Prasad Raju) 6 N. Rawal 62, 2. Prince Of Byerly (S. Narredu) 12 M. Narredu 60.5, 3. Indian Ocean (Samar) 5 B.V. Krishnan 59.5, 4. Bold Blaze (Ganapathy) 1 I. Chisty 59, 5. Pick Me Up (Samar) 9 Gajender Singh 57, 6. Nano Blue (Vatsalya) 8 G. Sandeep 54, 7. Race To The Music (Dominic) 3 Mahendran 54, 8. Rajadesing (B. Shiva) 2 B.B. Ahmed 54, 9. Noble Guest (Puttanna) 7 Krishnan 53, 10. Super Royalty (Karan) 11 Narasimha 52.5, 11. Palace Star (Karan) 4 M. Ravi 51.5 and 12. Rossi (S. Narredu) 10 Koch 50.5.

PROUD ACCOLADE: Has stripped fitter after his gallop in Chief's Dream's 1,200m on the second day. PRINCE OF BYERLY: An impressive winner of his last start over 1,200m at winter; in fine trim. INDIAN OCEAN: Fit for the fray. BOLD BLAZE: Finished second in her last two starts at winter; may raise a winning gallop today.

1. Prince Of Byerly, 2. Indian Ocean,

3. Bold Blaze

4 BRIG.V.P. NAIB MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m)— rated 40 to 70, 4 & 5-y-o— 3-30: 1. India Shining (Ponnappa) 1 Appu 62, 2. Golden Venture (Santosh) 9 Ashwin Rao 61.5, 3. Wafadar (Arjun) 4 Gallagher 61, 4. Tina's Triumph (Inayathulla) 7 Vivek 60, 5. Assaye (Eshwer) 8 Md. Ghous 59, 6. Ashwaraaj (Darashah) 6 D. Singh 57.5, 7. Endless Passion (S. Narredu) 2 Suraj Narredu 57, 8. Artist (Vatsalya) 3 Alikhan 56.5, 9. Estrella (Darius) 10 Ruzaan 54.5 and 10. Brace Bheem (Samar) 5 Jagadeesh 53.5.

WAFADAR: After leading till the last 300m finished a good third to Flaming Glory over 1,400m in the higher class; weight may not prove a stopper. TINA'S TRIUMPH: A consistent performer at winter; continues to shine in the morning trials. ENDLESS PASSION: Won two of her three starts at winter; in fine nick. ESTRELLA: Well in at the weights.

1. Wafadar, 2. Tina's Triumph,

3. Endless Passion

5 K.N. GURUSWAMY MEMORIAL CUP (1,800m)— rated 80 & above— 4-00: 1. Star Of Windsor (Ganapathy) 2 R. Rupesh 63, 2. Friendly Fire (L.D'Silva) 4 Appu 59, 3. Flareon (Padmanabhan) 1 Gallagher 57, 4. Scintilating Skill (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 56, 5. Thats The Touch (Ponnappa) 3 T.S. Jodha 51.5 and 6. Crown Court (P. Shroff) 5 Ruzaan 47.

FRIENDLY FIRE: After a forward run finished fourth to Adesina over 1,600m on the opening day; in fine shape. FLAREON: After winning the C.N. Wadia Gold Cup (2,400m) in a runaway manner, ran unplaced in Mystical's Indian St. Leger (2,800m) at Mumbai; moving attractively in the morning trials here. SCINTILATING SKILL: A failed favourite in Adesina's race; may make amends.

1. Flareon, 2. Scintilating Skill

6 NANOLI STUD PLATE (1,200m)— rated 60 to 90, 4 & 5-y-o— 4-30: .1 Aurelian (Dhariwal) 4 Vijay Kumar 61.5, 2. Stilton (Eshwer) 7 Appu 61.5, 3. Diomedes (Darius) 9 Shahbuddin 60.5, 4. Amazing Striker (Ganapathy) 12 V. Patel 59.5, 6. Royal Assault (Darashah) 6 Gnaneshwar 58, 7. Evatina (Ganapathy) 3 B. Prakash 57, 8. Hawaiian Sunrise (Arjun) 5 C. Alford 55.5, 9. Amazing Forest (Lokanath) 1 Lakshmikant 54, 10. Steelium (S. Narredu) 10 Rajesh Babu 53, 11. Illusive Lady (Santosh) 2 R. Shelar 52 and 12. Fort Knox (Padmanabhan) 8 Neeraj 49.

ROYAL ASSAULT: With a late run finished a game third to Green Bax 1,400m in her last start during winter; in pink of condition. EVATINA: After leading in the straight finished a close fourth to Green Bax at winter; well tuned. HAWAIIAN SUNRISE: A good second to Aura over 1,200m at winter; tracking well. FORT KNOX: Appeals on weights.

1. Evatina, 2. Royal Assault,

3. Fort Knox

7 JERRY CAN SALVER (1,400m)— maiden 3-y-o only— 5-00: 1. Charing Cross (Arjun) 12 Gallagher 56, 2. Compton Star (Darius) 3 Ruzaan 56, 3. Autograph (Dhariwal) 8 Appu 56, 4. Mischevious Star (Inayathulla) 9 Suraj Narredu 56, 5. Firestone (I. Ghatala) 10 Gnaneshwar 56, 6. Star Matador (Karan) 4 M.R. Singh 56, 7. The Bravest (Manohar) 2 Shakti 56, 8. Steersman (Prasad Raju) 5 Neeraj 56, 9. Acceptance (A. Doctor) 7 R. Marshall 54.5, 10. Almandine (I.A. Sait) 6 C. Alford 54.5, 11. Executive Grey (Karan) 11 D. Patel 54.5 and 12. Sloane Square (Padmanabhan) 1 Asgar 54.5.

CHARING CROSS: As an odds-on favourite finished neck second to Rising Fame over 1,400m in his last start at winter; should be given another chance. AUTOGRAPH: Second to Chief's Dream`s first win over 1,100m in his only start at winter; tracking well. MISCHEVIOUS STAR: Deserves following on his consistency. ALMANDINE: As a favourite finished second to Spinoza over 1,400m on her debut at Mumbai; moving impressively in the morning trials here.

1. Almandine, 2. Charing Cross,

3. Mischevious Star

8 BRIG.V.P. NAIB MEMORIAL PLATE (Div.II), (1,200m)— rated 40 to 70, 4 & 5-y-o— 5-30: 1. Mount Royale (Ponnappa) 7 Christopher 62, 2. Fearless Princess (Darius) 4 R. Marshall 56.5, 3. Cascabel (Dhariwal) 5 Gallagher 56, 4. Missedent (Darashah) 2 Gnaneshwar 54, 5. Vesuvio (Darius) 3 Jagadeesh 53.5, 6. Star Of Lords (N. Gowda) 8 V. Kadam 53. 7. Tintorino (I. Ghatala) 9 Suraj Narredu 52, 8. Faction Leader (Hidayat Khan) 1 S. Ramesh 51.5 and 9. Kinrara (Samar) 6 N. Jodha 51.5.

FEARLESS PRINCESS: A failed favourite in Matter Of Opinion's 1,200m in her last start at winter; warrants another chance. CASCABEL: A faraway third Flashy Wings over 1,400m on the second day; in good shape; now running with tongue strap on. TINTORINO: Won a 1,400m easily in the lower class at winter; in fine trim. FACTION LEADER: A comfortable winner over 1,200m in the lower class at winter; at a tidy weight.

1. Fearless Princess, 2. Cascabel,

3. Faction Leader

Day's best: Flareon

Double: Evatina — Almandine

Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

Mini Jkt: 3, 4, 6 & 8

Tr (i): 2, 3 & 4; (ii): 5, 7 & 8; Exacta: 6, 7 & 8.

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