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Greyhound fancied for Stewards Cup

Hyderabad: Greyhound looks best among the 13-runners in the fray for the Stewards Cup (1,200m) the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Aug. 13).

False rails (width about 4 metres from 1,400m to 900m and 5 metres from 900m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 DASHMESH STUD PLATE (1,600m) — Cat. III, 3-y-o, rated upto 50 — 1-45 p.m: 1. Vijay Marg (Laxman Singh) 2 Suraj Narredu 60.5, 2. Our Conquest (Vatsalya) 3 K. Chary 58.5 and 3. Amazing Galloper (L. D'Silva) 1 Uday Kiran 48.

VIJAY MARG: Lost by half a length to Glaring Godzilla (first win) over 1,400m in his last start; should be given another chance. AMAZING GALLOPER: A handicap possibility.

1. Vijay Marg, 2. Amazing Galloper

2 INDISCRETION PLATE (1,600m) — Cat. II, maiden 3-y-o (Terms) — 2-15: 1. Cannon Run (Raju) 6 S. Sreekant 56, 2. Dark Stranger (S. Abbas) 5 K. Suresh 56, 3. Don Vinton (L. D' Silva) 1 Ravinder 56, 4. Nano Blue (Vatsalya) 4 G. Sandeep 56, 5. Barcelona (Deshmukh) 8 D. Singh 54.5, 6. Hollywood Star (Satheesh) 7 I. Chisty 54.5, 7. Torrestrella (Srinivas) 3 Pavan Kumar 54.5 and 8. Vanen Berg (Habibullah) 2 Qazafi 54.5.

DON VINTON: Shaping well in the trials. NANO BLUE: A game second to Cannon Treasure in a 1,400m; an each way chance. BARCELONA: Could not perform to potential when her saddle slipped back in the straight last time out. HOLLYWOOD STAR: Looks fit.

1. Barcelona, 2. Hollywood Star,

3. Don Vinton

3 ARMY CUP (1,800m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 2-45: 1. Beauty On Duty (Deshmukh) 1 D. Singh 60, 2. One Tough Guy (Rafaat) 9 K. Chary 59, 3. Victoria Cross (Netto) 5 Sequeria 56.5, 4. Turbanator (Satyanarayana) 2 Qazafi 54.5, 5. Adoring Star (Satheesh) 8 I. Chisty 53, 6. Basha (Sk. Kassam) 6 Ali Khan 53, 7. Secret Silence (Shamsuddin) 3 R. B. Shinde 53, 8. Favourable Terms (Vatsalya) 4 Suraj Narredu 51.5 and 9. Silver Bullet (S. Abbas) 7 J. Panas 51.

BEAUTY ON DUTY: Won a race over a sprint; may upset. ONE TOUGH GUY: A noteworthy second to Whisper City (1,600m), the extra 200m may suit him better. ADORING STAR: A good outsider. SECRET SILENCE: Working well.

1. One Tough Guy, 2. Secret Silence, 3. Adoring Star

4 AMBA ALAGI PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 3-15: 1. Peace Talks (Srinivas) 4 A. Ramana 60, 2. Alakazam (F. Hassan) 11 M. Krishna 59, 3. Freak Fantasy (Prasad) 1 R. B. Shinde 58.5, 4. Royal Agenda (Vatsalya) 3 G. Sandeep 57.5, 5. Fever Few (Srinagesh) 8 Manasseh 57, 6. Frankie (Satheesh) 6 Suresh 57, 7. Ritual (Laxman Singh) 9 Deep Shanker 55.5, 8. Royal Assembly (N. Rao) 2 D. Singh 55.5, 9. Sugar Waves (Sk. Kassam) 10 Laxman 55, 10. Scenario (Shamsuddin) 5 Ali Khan 53.5 and 11. Cannon Lad (Raju) 7 A. Joshi 51.5.

PEACE TALKS: A fair second to Diesel (first win) over 1,200m; will have a bold show. ROYAL AGENDA: Working well. FREAK FANTASY: Has come on after her last run. FRANKIE: Looks fit. CANNON LAD: Appeals on weights.

1. Freak Fantasy, 2. Peace Talks,

3. Frankie

5 P. M. BOKDAWALA MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m) — Cat. II, 3-y-o (Terms) — 3-50: 1. Be Vigilant (Vatsalya) 4 K. Chary 56, 2. Evanston (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 56, 3. Fearless Flame (L. D'Silva) 5 Deep Shanker 56, 4. Proud Accolade (Prasad) 6 R. B. Shinde 56, 5. Sixth Element (Laxman Singh) 7 Suraj Narredu 56, 6. Walk In The Park (Srinivas) 2 Lakshmikant 54.5 and 7. Irish Intellect (Prasad) 1 N. Rawal 51.

BE VIGILANT: An impressive winner over 1,200m; retains form. EVANSTON: Working well after his win over 1,400m. PROUD ACCOLADE: A good outsider. SIXTH ELEMENT: Shaping well in the trials. WALK IN THE PARK: Fit for the fray.

1. Sixth Element, 2. Be Vigilant,

3. Walk In The Park

6 KUMAR BUILDERS TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,400m) — 4-y-o & over (Terms) — 4-10: Refer Pune race card.

7 STEWARDS CUP (1,200m) — Cat-I, 3-y-o & over — 4-50: 1. Greyhound (Deshmukh) 5 Suraj Narredu 61.5, 2. Camarero (Habibullah) 13 Abhinay 58, 3. Fire Brigade (Sk. Kassam) 1 D. Singh 55.5, 4. Touch Of Gold (Prasad) 12 R. B. Shinde 55, 5. Visonahld (L. D'Silva) 2 Ravinder 52, 6. Chivas Gold (Raju) 9 Chary 50.5, 7. Lenavi (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 49, 8. Master Prospect (Prasad) 3 Uday Kiran 48.5, 9. Rare Insight (Netto) 10 Ali Khan 48.5, 10. Exclusive Run (Prasad) 8 N. Rawal 48, 11. Santana Row (Satyanarayana) 7 Ramana 47.5, 12. Hunting Hawk (S. Abbas) (-) (-) 47, 13. Ride And Shine (Prasad) 11 Sk.Farookh 47 and 14. Rock Breaker (Prasad) 4 Ravi Shanker 47.

GREYHOUND: Has improved since his last run. CAMARERO: Looks fit after her two race gallops. TOUCH OF GOLD: Working well enough. VISONAHLD: Seen finishing on well in Khaleels Pride's 1,200m; can make a race of it.

1. Greyhound, 2. Visonald,

3. Camarero

8 AMBA ALAGI PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 5-20: 1. Bang Baba Bang (Srinagesh) 12 Manasseh 60, 2. Thrust Two (N. Rao) 5 G. Sandeep 60, 3. Dependable (Satheesh) 7 I. Chisty 59, 4. Mutual Fund (Shamsuddin) 2 D. Singh 58.5, 5. War Blue (Netto) 6 Sequeria 58, 6. Blazing Rhythm (Laxman) 1 Deep Shanker 57.5, 7. Festivals Of India (Srinivas) 3 Lakshmikant 57, 8. Clare Bridge (F. Hassan) 10 R. B. Shinde 55.5, 9. Air Max Fly (F. Hassan) 8 Ali Khan 55, 10. Zagreb (Vatsalya) 4 Chary 55, 11. Track Rule (Habibullah) 9 Qazafi 52 and 12. Springing Strides (Raju) 11 Ravi Shanker 48.

DEPENDABLE: A fair fifth to Excuse Me (1,100m); will have a bold show. WAR BLUE: Has had a run; may raise a winning gallop. CLARE BRIDGE: Looks fit. TRACK RULE: Has improved since her second to First Warrior (1,400m).

1. Dependable, 2. War Blue,

3. Track Rule

Days best: Vijay Marg

Double: One Tough Guy

— Sixth Element

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

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