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Khaleels Pride may score again

Hyderabad: Khaleels Pride, who maintains his winning form, may score an encore in the Independence Cup (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Tuesday (Aug. 15).

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 NAWAB KHAJA MOINUDDIN KHAN MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m) — Cat. II, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 1-45 p.m: 1. Cannon Target (Kassam) 3 Laxman 61, 2. Clear Zone (N. Rao) 4 Ravi Shanker 58.5, 3. Flying Knight (Netto) 7 D. Singh 58.5, 4. Maximise (Rafaat) 6 Suraj Narredu 58.5, 5. State City (Vatsalya) 5 R. B. Shinde 58.5, 6. Lancashire (L. D' Silva) 2 A. Imran Khan 55 and 7. Artistic Show (S. Abbas) 1 Ramana 50.5.

MAXIMISE: Won his last start comfortably; may repeat. STATE CITY: He is in good form as evidenced by his track movements. LANCASHIRE: Failed to collar Sir Onslaught (second win) by half a length; will fight out the finish.

1. Maximise, 2. Lancashire,

3. State City

2 TREASURE WIND PLATE (2,000m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 2-15: 1. Bench Mark (Raju) 3 Sreekant 60.5, 2. Celestial Queen (F. Hassan) 4 D. Singh 59.5, 3. Sugar Line (Raju) 1 Ravi Shanker 55, 4. The Bee (Shamsuddin) 2 Sk. Farookh 52, 5. Negress Doll (Habibullah) 5 K. Anil 48, 6. Mahseer (Deshmukh) 7 Ramana 47 and 7. Raise The Moon (Prasad) 6 N. Rawal 47.

CELESTIAL QUEEN: Seen finishing on well in Unexpected Twist's 1,600m; can make a race of it. THE BEE: Shaping well in the trials. MAHSEER: A good outsider.

1. The Bee, 2. Celestial Queen,

3. Mahseer

3 NOBLE QUEST PLATE (1,400m) — Cat. III, Maiden 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 2-45: 1. Realtor (S. Abbas) 7 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Fire Wings (L. D'Silva) 9 Deep Shanker 59.5, 3. Citi Star (Habibullah) 3 Abhinay 58, 4. Star Is Reborn (Shamsuddin) 5 D. Singh 57.5, 5. Classic Cruise (Netto) 2 Sequeira 57, 6. Execute (Ex: Hurricane Run) (Srinivas) 10 Pavan Kumar 55, 7. Mi Jhinkle (Habibullah) 1 R. B. Shinde 54.5, 8. Parineeta (Srinivas) 4 Laxmikanth 54.5, 9. Comoros (Satheesh) 6 K. Anil 53.5 and 10. Inheritor (Satheesh) 8 I. Chisty 53.5.

REALTOR: Finished a late second to Golden Castle (1,200m) last time; he deserves another chance. FIRE WINGS: Looks well. STAR IS REBORN: Working well enough. CLASSIC CRUISE: Fit for the fray. MI JHINKLE: Has an outside chance.

1. Realtor, 2. Classic Cruise,

3. Fire Wings

4 DECCAN STAR PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 3-15: 1. Blue Chief (Satheesh) 9 Suresh 56, 2. Careerist (L. D'Silva) 4 A. Imran Khan 56, 3. Golden Gate (Netto) 1 R. B. Shinde 56, 4. Recast (Raju) 6 Pawar 56, 5. Bundle Of Roses (Srinivas) 2 Pavan Kumar 54.5, 6. Citi Empress (Habibullah) 8 Abhinay 54.5, 7. Red Carpet (S. Abbas) 7 Suraj Narredu 54.5, 8. Star N Style (Kassam) 5 A. Joshi 54.5 and 9. Tropical Blossom (Prasad) 3 N. Rawal 54.5.

BLUE CHIEF: An upset prospect. CAREERIST: Found Milky Way too good in his last start; should be persisted with. GOLDEN GATE: Has improved since his last run. RED CARPET: Should wage a keen battle.

1. Red Carpet, 2. Golden Gate,

3. Careerist

5 INDEPENDENCE CUP (1,400m) — Cat. I, 3-y-o & over, (Terms) — 3-45: 1. Khaleels Pride (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 57.5, 2. Ryder (Netto) 2 Sequeira 53.5, 3. All Round (Prasad) 4 R. B. Shinde 50.5 and 4. Golden Blaze (Satyanarayana) 1 Deep Shanker 50.5.

KHALEELS PRIDE: An impressive winner last time out; maintains form. RYDER: May go close.

1. Khaleels Pride, 2. Ryder

6 DIVINE DREAMS PLATE (1,200m) — Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 4-15: 1. Buddy Brothers (Netto) 8 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Albuquerque (L. D'Silva) 2 A. Imran Khan 57, 3. Bulls Vision (Shamsuddin) 6 Laxman 57, 4. Classic Art (Habibullah) 12 Suraj Narredu 57, 5. Great Combination (Shamsuddin) 4 Abhinay 56, 6. True Legend (Prasad) 9 D. Singh 56, 7. Bulbasaur (Satyanarayana) 15 Ravinder 55, 8. Gift A Future (Satheesh) 11 J. Antony 53, 9. Big Budget (Netto) 13 Sequeira 52, 10. Foot Print (Netto) 10 Ali Khan 51.5, 11. Artistic Way (Kassam) 7 A. Joshi 51, 12. Cosmic Run (Prasad) 5 N. Rawal 51, 13. Battle Glory (S. Abbas) 1 J. Panas 50.5, 14. Gold Rush (Satheesh) 3 I. Chisty 50.5 and 15. Secret Champ (Shamsuddin) 14 Sk. Farookh 50.5.

ALBUQUERQUE: Should strip fitter after her second to Star Crush (1,200m). CLASSIC ART: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; retains form. BATTLE GLORY: Twice fourth; may raise a winning gallop. GOLD RUSH: Well in at the weights.

1. Gold Rush, 2. Classic Art,

3. Albuquerque

7 DECCAN STAR PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 4-45: 1. Always Ahead (Satyanarayana) 2 Ravinder 56, 2. Good Books (Habibullah) 1 Qazafi 56, 3. Jay Jay (Deshmukh) 10 A. Joshi 56, 4. Madho (Srinivas) 7 Suraj Narredu 56, 5. Sha Baaz (Shamsuddin) 9 Manasseh 56, 6. Cogent (Netto) 3 Ali Khan 54.5, 7. Dear To My Heart (Prasad) 5 N. Rawal 54.5, 8. Fair Touch (Raju) 6 Sreekant 54.5, 9. Hot Seat (F. Hassan) 8 R. B. Shinde 54.5 and 10. Since (Srinagesh) 4 Laxmikanth 54.5.

ALWAYS AHEAD: Has improved since his last run. MADHO: Working well enough to win without a benefit of a run. COGENT: A close fourth to Golden Castle in a 1,200m; will have a bold show. DEAR TO MY HEART: Fit for the fray. SINCE: An each way chance.

1. Cogent, 2. Always Ahead, 3. Madho

8 LAND OF GLORY PLATE (1,200m) — 3-y-o (Terms) — 5-00: (Refer Pune race card).

Day's best: Khaleels Pride

Double: Maximise — Realtor

Jackpot: 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7. Treble:(i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 4, 6 & 7. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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