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Romantic Getaway may make amends

BANGALORE: Romantic Getaway, a failed favourite, may make amends in the J.B. Mallaradhya Memorial Cup (1,400m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (July 22).

False rails (width about 1.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 CHANTILLE PLATE (1,200m) — rated 00 to 30, 2-00 p.m: 1. Royal Retort (Neil Darashah) 8 C.S. Jodha 61.5, 2. Regal Music (Prithviraj) 6 Mahendran 61, 3. Mexikan Wave (Lokanath) 7 M. Kharadi 60.5, 4. Rossi (S. Narredu) 3 Tauseef 60.5, 5. Hazy Light (Puttanna) 2 Suraj Narredu 60.5, 6. Royal Filly (Samar) 4 Shahbuddin 60.5, 7. One To Conquer (Karan) 1 B. Prakash 58.5 and 8. Touch Of Realism (Puttanna) 5 Krishnan 56.

REGAL MUSIC: Ignore his last run. HAZY LIGHT: Working well; may upset. ONE TO CONQUER: Seen finishing on well in Rosalinee's 1,400m; well tuned; now running with blinkers and tongue strap on. TOUCH OF REALISM: Well in at the weights.

1. One To Conquer,

2. Touch Of Realism, 3. Regal Music

2 SNOW DEW PLATE (1,600m) — maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 2-30: 1. Ace Of The Race (Arjun) 1 Gallagher 56, 2. Vangelis (I.A. Sait) 5 M. Narredu 56, 3. Sunny Connexion (I. Ghatala) 2 C. Alford 56, 4. Ravininski (Mangalorkar) 8 Appu 56, 5. Special Event (Byramji) 6 Ruzaan 54.5, 6. Auriferous (Faraz) 4 Suraj Narredu 54.5, 7. Golden Circle (Ganapathy) 3 B. Prakash 54.5 and 8. Ruby Rocket (Padmanabhan) 7 Gnaneshwar 54.5.

VANGELIS: Has come to hand after his gallop in Jet Fire's 1,200m; now running with tongue strap and cross nose band on. SUNNY CONNEXION: A faraway second to Amorina over 1,400m; tracking well. GOLDEN CIRCLE: With a late run finished a good second to Almandine over 1,400m; now running with tongue strap on; in fine trim. RUBY ROCKET: Comes into the reckoning on her third to Appeasing (1,200m).

1. Vangelis,

2. Golden Circle,

3. Sunny Connexion

3 SANTORINI STAR PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m) — maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 3-00: 1. Alekona (Arjun) 1 C. Alford 56, 2. Rapid Response (Britto) 2 T.S. Jodha 56, 3. Zolton Khaparsy (Byramji) 7 Ruzaan 56, 4. Fearless Spirit (Karan) 3 B. Prakash 56, 5. Oojah (Arti Doctor) 11 M. Narredu 54.5, 6. Girl Next Door (Byramji) 8 Shobhan 54.5, 7. Amazing Senorita (Darius) 6 Suraj Narredu 54.5, 8. Royal Liason (Padmanabhan) 4 Gnaneshwar 54.5, 9. Runway Model (Prasad Raju) 9 Neeraj 54.5, 10. Silver Crest (Puttanna) 5 Krishnan 54.5 and 11. Silver Paris (Samar) 10 Gajender Singh 54.5.

ALEKONA: First run; sharpened up well; running with tongue strap and cross nose band on. FEARLESS SPIRIT: A fair third to Mint Royal over 1,100m; in fine shape; now running with hanging bit and basket bit on. OOJAH: Looks fit enough; running with tongue strap on. AMAZING SENORITA: Judiciously prepared.

1. Amazing Senorita,

2. Alekona,

3. Fearless Spirit

4 AZHAR PLATE (2,200m) — rated 20 to 50, 3-30: 1. Flightingale (I. Ghatala) 2 Vijay Kadam 62, 2. Right Again (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 61, 3. Gallardo (Darius) 7 Ruzaan 60.5, 4. Chand Tara (Samar) 5 Mahendran 57, 5. Saregama (Zadmal) 1 C. Alford 56.5, 6. Air Warrior (Habib Khan) 4 T.S. Jodha 55.5, 7. Cartouche (Md. Khan) 9 Appu 55, 8. Fast Colours (S. Narredu) 3 Christopher 53.5 and 9. Glenbervie (Chenoy) 8 M. Kharadi 53.

FLIGHTINGALE: A consistent runner; should be persisted with. RIGHT AGAIN: His nowhere in stablemate Storm Regent's 2,200m is best ignored. SAREGAMA: After leading in the straight failed to hold Flicker by a long neck over 2,000m in his last start; warrants another chance. AIR WARRIOR: Runs with an upsetting chance.

1. Saregama, 2. Right Again,

3. Air Warrior

5 J.B. MALLARADHYA MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m) — rated 80 & above, 4-00: 1. Parthenon (Byramji) 8 R. Marshall 61, 2. King Of The Turf (G. Sandhu) 5 M. Kharadi 59, 3. Romantic Getaway (Darius) 9 C. Alford 58, 4. Green Bax (Eshwer) 10 Christopher 57.5, 5. Cedros (Dhariwal) 1 Gallagher 56, 6. Just Brave (Neil Darashah) 4 C.S. Jodha 54.5, 7. Powerthrust (Padmanabhan) 3 Suraj Narredu 54.5, 8. Big B (Lokanath) 6 T.S. Jodha 52.5, 9. Florican (S. Narredu) 7 Appu 50.5 and 10. Canny Lad (Mrs. Lalwani) 2 Ruzaan 50.

ROMANTIC GETAWAY: As a favourite finished fourth to King Of The Turf over 1,400m in his last start; may make amends. CEDROS: Found Khaleels Pride too good in his last start; should be given another chance. POWERTHRUST: Looks fit and well. CANNY LAD: A good second to Bratz over 1,200m; well tuned.

1. Romantic Getaway,

2. Cedros,

3. Powerthrust

6 SANTORINI STAR PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m) — maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 4-30: 1. Appoint (Byramji) 9 C. Alford 56, 2. Caribbean Pirate (Nityanand) 11 Shakti 56, 3. Moon Forest (Ganapathy) 5 B. Prakash 56, 4. Hakuna Matata (Hidyat Khan) 7 S. Ramesh 56, 5. Reborn (Mahesh) 3 Chandrashekar 56, 6. Fast Machine (Samar) 2 Gajender Singh 56, 7. Acceptance (Arti Doctor) 1 M. Narredu 54.5, 8. Kinnari (B. Chenoy) 8 M. Kharadi 54.5, 9. Adair (Britto) 6 T. Vijayan 54.5, 10. Shantala (I. Ghatala) 4 Ruzaan 54.5 and 11. Kioko (Lokanath) 10 T.S. Jodha 54.5.

MOON FOREST: Looks very fit after his mock race. ACCEPTANCE: A short head second Elmwood over 1,100m in his last start; in fine nick. KINNARI: A failed favourite in Artic Blast's 1,100m; warrants another chance. SHANTALA: Has come on after her fourth to Native Strategy (1,200m).

1. Acceptance,

2. Moon Forest,

3. Shantala

7 LT. COL. GAUNT MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m) — rated 40 to 70, 4 & 5-y-o, 5-00: 1. Fashion Verdict (Lokanath) 9 N. Imam 62, 2. Puissant (Mrs. Lalwani) 11 Suraj Narredu 60, 3. Cote D'Azur (Byramji) 7 R. Marshall 59.5, 4. Ashwaraaj (Darashah) 3 Ranjeet 56, 5. Pat On The Back (Samar) 12 Rajesh 55, 6. Radical Power (Padmanabhan) 8 Appu 55, 7. Hold That Tiger (S. Narredu) 2 Rajesh Babu 54.5, 8. City Zip (Md. Sajid) 1 Mahendran 54, 9. Vesuvio (Darius) 6 Shobhan 53, 10. Mazeppa (Nityanand) 10 I. Chisty 51.5, 11. Worth A Gold (Warren) 4 Christopher 51 and 12. Perfectremembrance (Mohd Abbas) 5 M. Kharadi 49.

PUISSANT: Impressed in a mock race. COTE D' AZUR: Has come on since her third to Carra Mia (second win) 1,400m. RADICAL POWER: A good second to Dhanush over 1,600m in his last start; in fine condition. WORTH A GOLD: Appeals on weights.

1. Puissant, 2. Radical Power,

3. Worth A Gold

8 SARDAR KHAN MEMORIAL PLATE (1,400m) — rated 40 to 70, 5-30: 1. Pride (Mrs. Lalwani) 10 Suraj Narredu 61, 2. Native Strategy (I.A. Sait) 12 C. Alford 59.5, 3. Asiaticus (Dhariwal) 9 Gallagher 58.5, 4. Ranveer (Puttanna) 8 Krishnan 57, 5. Ruby Brown (Ganapathy) 3 B. Prakash 56.5, 6. Knight (Arjun) 4 Khalander 54, 7. Be For You (I. Ghatala) 11 B. Paswan 53, 8. Rebellious (Faraz) 6 T.S. Jodha 53, 9. Shalivahana (Pradeep) 1 J. Shukla 52.5, 10. Gallery Queen (Md. Khan) 2 R. Marshall 52, 11. Kaliyug Raja (Samar) 7 Rajesh 51.5 and 12. Stone Of Destiny (Warren) 5 Appu 51.

PRIDE: Poised for a hat-trick. NATIVE STRATEGY: Came out of the maiden ranks in a resolute manner; maintains form. ASIATICUS: Ran Bold Faith (first win) to one length over 1,200m in his last start; in fine trim. RUBY BROWN: A pace maker in stablemate Haunting Memories' Fillies Trial Stakes (1,600m); working impressively.

1. Native Strategy, 2. Ruby Brown,

3. Asiaticus

Day's best: Native Strategy

Double: Vangelis — Acceptance

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

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