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Aashirwaad expected to score

BANGALORE: Aashirwaad, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the Karnataka Sub-Area Cup (1,400m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (June 24).

False rails (width about 4.5m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 7m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 HIGH COMMISSION CUP (Div. I), (1,200m)— maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 2-00 p.m: 1. Private Eye (Arti Doctor) 5 R. Marshall 56, 2. Salut D'Amour (Karan) 12 Shakti 56, 3. Zanzara (Lokanath) 10 M. Reuben 56, 4. Life Is Wonderful (Amit Cady) 6 T.S. Jodha 54.5, 5. Appeasing (Darius) 1 C. Alford 54.5, 6. Liela (Dhariwal) 2 Deep Shanker 54.5, 7. Footstepinthesky (Mangalorkar) 8 A. Imran Khan 54.5, 8. Royal Retort (Neil Darashah) 3 Chary 54.5, 9. Ruby Rocket (Padmanabhan) 9 Neeraj 54.5, 10. Dear To My Heart (Prasad Raju) 7 N. Rawal 54.5, 11. Analika (Puttanna) 11 Nagesh 54.5 and 12. Illusive Girl (Warren) 4 Ruzaan 54.5.

PIRVATE EYE: Unplaced in Escravos 1,200m on his debut at Mumbai; shaping well in the morning trials here. APPEASING: First run; judiciously prepared. LIELA: Running with tongue strap and cross nose band on; looks fit enough. RUBY ROCKET: First run; impressed in a mock race; running with cross nose band and tongue strap on.

1. Appeasing, 2. Ruby Rocket,

3. Private Eye

2 BEAUTIFUL BABE PLATE (1,600m)— rated 20 to 50— 2-30: 1. Our Conquest (Vatsalya) 6 Alikhan 60.5, 2. Sir Creek (S. Abbas) 2 A. Imran Khan 59, 3. Apollo Crown (Samar) 10 A. Ramana 58.5, 4. Prejudice (Sirajuddin) 5 M. Reuben 55.5, 5. Don Vinton (L.D'Silva) 7 Ravinder Singh 55, 6. Fast Colours (S. Narredu) 1 Christopher 54, 7. Hidalgo (Hidyat Khan) 9 T.S. Jodha 54, 8. Nano Blue (Vatsalya) 4 G. Sandeep 53.5, 9. Jedi Knight (Darashah) 8 Gnaneshwar 53, 10. Exclusive Lady (Warren) 3. Suraj Narredu 50.5, and 11. New Pastures (Lokanath) 11 Shanth Kumar 48.

SIR CREEK: A fair third to Sir Onslaught over 1,200m; in fine fettle. DON VINTON: A faraway third to Shes A Melody over 1,100m; in good shape. FAST COLOURS: Unplaced in Rebellious' 1,200m; working well. EXCLUSIVE LADY: Well in at the weights.

1. Sir Creek, 2. Exclusive Lady,

3. Fast Colours

3 NEW MARKET PLATE (1,200m)— rated 00 to 30, 4 & 5-y-o— 3-00: 1. Bullet Proof (Byramji) 3 R. Marshall 60, 2. Azazel (Lokanath) 5 Vijay Kadam 59, 3. Sporty (Inayathulla) 11 A. Velu 59, 4. Heroines Power (S. Narredu) 6 Tauseef 58.5, 5. Over Power (Sirajuddin) 1 B. Paswan 58, 6. Maha Rani (Pradeep) 2 Biramne 57.5, 7. Khoka (Amit Cady) 7 T.S. Jodha 57, 8. Touch Of Realism (Puttanna) 12 Krishnan 57, 9. Prime Authority (Karan) 10 I. Chisty 56.5, 10. Okinawa (Nityanand) 4 A. Imran Khan 56.5, 11. Worth A Diamond (Warren) 8 A. Ramana 55 and 12. Tough Love (N. Gowda) 9 M. Reuben 54.5.

BULLET PROOF: Fit for the fray. AZAZEL: A consistent runner at winter; in fine shape. HEROINES POWER: Despite being slowly off finished a good second to Artic Bride over 1,200m; well tuned. TOUCH OF REALISM: Ignore her last two runs.

1. Heroines Power,

2. Touch Of Realism,

3. Bullet Proof

4 MANJRI STUD PLATE (1,600m)— rated 60 to 90— 3-30: 1. Arturo (Darius) 3 R. Rupesh 62, 2. Shaolin (Darius) 6 R. Marshall 58, 3. State City (Vatsalya) 2 Chary 56.5, 4. Dama Grande (Vatsalya) 12 Alikhan 56, 5. Pricewise (Ganapathy) 1 D. Patel 54.5, 6. Asiatique (Shroff) 4 Ruzaan 54, 7. Orpheus (L.D'Silva) 9 Gallagher 54, 8. Ryeback (Mrs. Lalwani) 5 Suraj Narredu 54, 9. Glorious Spirit (Ganapathy) 10 S. Sameer 54, 10. Fashion Verdict (Lokanath) 8 Jagadeesh 53, 11. Lahinch (B. Chenoy) 11 M. Kharadi 50.5 and 12. Kodava Fire (Ponnappa) 7 T.S. Jodha 50.

SHAOLIN: Should have profited by his gallop in Man Of The Match's 1,400m. ORPHEUS: Runs with an upsetting chance. LAHINCH: An impressive winner of his last two starts at Mumbai; he is in fine trim as evidenced by his mock race here. KODAVA FIRE: Appeals on weights.

1. Kodava Fire, 2. Lahinch,

3. Shaolin

5 KARNATAK SUB-AREA CUP (1,400m)— rated 80 & above— 4-00: 1. Parthenon (Byramji) 5 R. Marshall 61, 2. Romantic Getaway (Darius) 2 C. Alford 59, 3. Aashirwaad (Padmanabhan) 10 A. Imran Khan 57, 4. Green Bax (Eshwer) 6 T.S. Jodha 57, 5. Star Hopeful (Ganapathy) 12 M.R. Singh 57, 6. Just Brave (Neil Darashah) 1 Gnaneshwar 55.5, 7. Big B (Lokanath) 9 M. Reuben 53.5, 8. King Of The Turf (G. Sandhu) 4 M. Kharadi 53, 9. So Perfect (Shroff) 7 Ruzaan 53, 10. Wafadar (Arjun) 11 Gallagher 52.5, 11. Fioredoro (I. Ghatala) 3 B. Paswan 51.5 and 12. Discman (Habib Khan) 8 A. Ramana 47.5.

PARTHENON: Working impressively; may trouble the best. ROMANTIC GETAWAY: Has improved after his fourth to Khaleels Pride (1,400m). AASHIRWAAD: An easy third to Adesina over 1,600m on the opening day; in fine fettle. GREEN BAX: A faraway third to Southern Empire in the Karnataka Police Cup (1,400m); tracking well.

1. Aashirwaad, 2. Green Bax,

3. Romantic Getaway

6 HIGH COMMISSION CUP (Div.I), (1,200m)— maiden 3-y-o only (Terms)— 4-30: 1. Be Vigilant (Vatsalya) 11 Alikhan 56, 2. Elmwood (B. Chenoy) 10 M. Kharadi 56, 3. Ansonia (L.D'Silva) 7 Deep Shanker 56, 4. Ounce Of Luck (Dominic) 4 Mahendran 56, 5. Billy Blackjack (Eshwer) 12 T.S. Jodha 56, 6. Caribbean Pirate (Nityanand) 9 Shakti 56, 7. Vangelis (I.A. Sait) 1 Ruzaan 56, 8. Jet Fire (I. Ghatala) 3 B. Paswan 56, 9. Amazing Look (S. Narredu) 8 Suraj Narredu 56, 10. Olympic Crown (Samar) 5 Rajesh 56, 11. Flambeur (Darashah) 2 Neeraj 54.5 and 12. Star Bird (Ganapathy) 6 D. Patel 54.5.

BE VIGILANT: Has had a run; may spring a surprise. ANSONIA: A close fifth to Royal Flyer over 1,100m; in fine condition. BILLY BLACKJACK: Comes into the reckoning on his fourth to Three Of Arts (1,100m). AMAZING LOOK: Twice second; may raise a winning gallop today.

1. Amazing Look, 2. Ansonia,

3. Billy Blackjack

7 B.R. RAM MEMORIAL PLATE (1,400m)— rated 40 to 70— 5-00: 1. Empire Star (Ganapathy) 3 V. Patel 61, 2. Cote D' Azur (Byramji) 11 R. Marshall 59, 3. Maximise (Rafaat) 12 C. Alford 58, 4. Rudolph Valentino (Prasad Raju) 4 A. Imran Khan 58, 5. Einstein (Eshwer) 7 A. Ramana 57.5, 6. Ranveer (Puttanna) 2 Krishnan 57, 7. Glaring Godzilla (Deshmukh) 5 Suraj Narredu 56, 8. City Zip (Md. Sajid) 8 Ranjeet 55, 9. Game Fighter (Faraz) 9 T.S. Jodha 55, 10. Penny Tweedy (Darashah) 6 Chary 55, 11. Carra Mia (Dhariwal) 1 Gallgher 54 and 12. Airliner (Ganapathy) 10 Raja Rao 53.5.

COTE D' AZUR: A consistent runner during winter; in fine nick. MAXIMISE: After winning two races in a row finished a late third to Sarabande in the Golconda Juvenile Million (1,400m) at Malakpet; first run after being gelded; working attractively here. RUDOLPH VALENTINO: Runs with an upsetting chance. GLARING GODZILLA: Came out of the maiden ranks in an impressive manner; retains form. CARRA MIA: Justified the odds-on favouritism by winning a 1,200m resolutely on her debut; may repeat.

1. Maximise, 2. Cote D' Azur,

3. Carra Mia

8 HONEYDAY PLATE (1,200m)— rated 20 to 50— 5-30: 1. Key To Relax (L.D'Silva) 1 Uday Kiran 62, 2. Gold Mint (Vatsalya) 6 Alikhan 61, 3. Graduate (Dominic) 11 T.S. Jodha 60, 4. Spring Fair (Faraz) 2 Suraj Narredu 59.5, 5. Sarvaguna Sampanna (Hidayat Khan) 10 Gnaneshwar 57, 6. Breeze Dancer (Inayathulla) 7 Nagesh 55, 7. Toms River (Puttanna) 4 P. Ramesh 54, 8. Aspiring Seven (Amit Caddy) 5 Md. Thameem 53, 9. Noble Guest (Puttanna) 3 Krishnan 52, 10. South Parade (Amit Caddy) 12 J. Shukla 52, 11. Friendly Wind (Karan) S. Babu 51.5 and 12. Sparklette (Lokanath) 9 Jagadeesh 49.5.

KEY TO RELAX: Had a lung opener in Power Of Dreams' 1,200m; in fine shape. GOLD MINT: Has come on since her third to Alagi (1,100m). GRADUATE: As Panmure led till the last 350m and finished fourth to Flashy Wings over 1,400m; the change in name may bring her luck. SARVAGUNA SAMPANNA: Looks fit and well.

1. Gold Mint, 2. Key To Relax,

3. Sarvaguna Sampanna

Day's best: Appeasing

Double: Heroines Power —

Aashirwaad

Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Mini Jkt: 2, 4, 6 & 7; Tr: 6, 7 & 8; Exacta: 3, 5, 7 & 8.

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